What you can plant in March:
March is a great time for planting selected fruits and veggies, getting some warm season seeds started, improving the soil, and other gardening projects!
January Garden Tips
Dream up your new plans for this year’s garden – can you add more wildlife habitat, increase your curb appeal, sweeten up your entertainment areas, and design for plants that make you smile?
Getting Festive with Fraser Firs
During the holiday season, we carry fragrant Fraser Fir cut trees, wreaths, swags, garland, and kissing balls grown by local tree farmers. All natural decorations bring a lush, earthy element to celebrations with family and friends. Fraser firs have long lasting fragrance, sturdy yet pliable branches for holding ornaments, have beautiful foliage and a naturally pyramidal shape, with comfortable needles.
Veggie Garden Success
A few hints to get you going this season: Start small. You can grow a lot of food in a 4 x 8 bed. Choose a full sun site – minimum 6-8 hours direct sun. Site near a water spigot for convenience. Avoid siting your garden in a frost pocket. Locate your garden where you...
Apple Trees – Heirloom vs. Modern?
Let’s talk about apples! Apples come in a surprising range of flavors, textures, and colors. What you are able to find at the grocery store is a very limited selection of what is available in the apple world.
Pruning Vines in Winter
It might seem very scary to cut into a plant, as if you are hurting things that you love. But the reality is that many plants respond well to pruning, and vines in particular seem to exceptionally thrive when given this kind of care.
The Wonder of Trees
Clockwise: Red Maple, Dogwood, White Oak, Crape Myrtle
Trees are such an integral part of Western North Carolina’s beauty and natural appeal – it is hard to imagine our part of the world without the green that carpets our mountains.
Along with cooling our planet – trees in our home landscapes cheer us…
Fruits Are Here!!
Are you interested in creating the edible garden of your dreams? We carry a very large selection of fruits, with the largest orders of the year rolling right now!
How to make a Terrarium
In winter, we always enjoying getting our hands dirty indoors. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on social media to join one of our fun terrarium classes taught by our experienced terrarium-constructing staff. They make a great date / family / group activity!...
June Garden Tips
Image from @Gardenista
Keep your garden happy & healthy – here are a few June gardening tips:
– Lawns and vegetable gardens need one inch of water per week. Use a rain gauge to track weekly precipitation and water supplementally when we receive less than one inch of rain.
– To prevent diseases, don’t mow grass when it is wet.