Cooperative Extension, with it’s helpful group of regional garden experts associated with universities across the county, believes that 80% of plant problems can be traced back to soil that “limits … (read article)
3/23/2014 Soil & Compost: It All Starts Here, Starting Out
Perhaps your mother was a great gardener or maybe she just had success with that one gorgeous rose along the back fence. Either way the plant was amazing. Healthy, vigorous, … (read article)
3/23/2014 Flower Gardening & Design Tips, Gardening Know-How
Aphids are one of the most common destructive insects around. Safe to say, most gardeners have crossed paths with these little troublesome critters at one time or another. Aphids are small, … (read article)
3/22/2014 Insects, Snails & Slugs
We always say “It’s Like Vitamins for Your Plants!” So what does that really mean? Are you curious what’s in Spray-N-Grow Micronutrient Complex that makes it so effective? Curiosity is … (read article)
3/10/2014 Spray-N-Grow: Learn More
Ever feel guilty when you cut flowers in your garden, concerned that you’re destroying nature’s beauty or leaving gaps in your flowerbeds? Then consider planting a cutting garden designed to … (read article)
1/3/2014 Flower Gardening & Design Tips, Garden Design
Simple Composting Concepts and Considerations Seasoned gardeners often refer to compost as “black gold” because the value of good quality compost is huge. Wherever you live, compost can improve your … (read article)
1/3/2014 Gardening Know-How, Soil & Compost: It All Starts Here
The most common method of providing nutrients to plants is through the roots. This is done by placing nutrients in the soil at the base of the plant or through … (read article)
1/2/2014 Fertilizing: Feed Me, Gardening Know-How, Spray-N-Grow: Learn More
Grass needs good nutrition for proper growth, to be green and healthy. Grass requires three macronutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Each of these nutrients plays an important role in plant … (read article)
10/23/2013 Fertilizing: Feed Me
Cloning Plants Is Easy, Economical and Preserves Horticultural History Our friend owns an historic home, a lovely place that’s over 100 years old. The landscape is well established and the … (read article)
10/23/2013 Flower Gardening & Design Tips, Gardening Know-How
Holes in your plants’ foliage? Leaves that were full and healthy yesterday, and are gone now? Yes, this could be the work of snails or slugs (shell-less snails), those always … (read article)
10/23/2013 Insects, Snails & Slugs