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11 Sep
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Fall is for Planting!

Many people think that as cooler autumn temperatures creep in, it’s time to stop gardening and start putting our gardens to bed for the winter. Not so! Fall is an ideal time for planting. The weather is cool but the soil is still warm enough for root development, daylight is gentler, and autumn rains typically keep the soil nicely moist. Trees, shrubs, perennials, lawns, vegetables, lawn grass, and yes, even annuals, love this kind of weather.

09 Sep
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Planting and Protecting Your Spring Bulbs

Bulbs are some of the easiest and most dramatic flowers you can add to your landscape and containers, and you can make them even more spectacular when you create layers of bulbs for lush growth and bursts of brilliant color, month after month. But the number one complaint we hear about bulbs is that squirrels and other critters gobble them up right away. So here are some tips on proper bulb planting, and ways to deter garden pests.

14 Jun
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Beginner Gardener | Top Ten Tips

daisy top ten beginner gardener tipsYou love flowers. You love being outside. You would love to get a pretty garden going. But how do you start? Here are 10 tips for the beginner gardener:

  1. Location. Plan how you’ll use and enjoy your garden areas. Think through what will flatter your home’s facade. Where do you often sit outside or host parties? Do you want more privacy from your neighbors? What do you most often look out at from the rooms in your home?

06 May
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Tree Peony: The Ancient Empress

In recent years, tree peonies have become increasingly popular and more readily available for landscape use. This plant is distinctly different from the herbaceous peony that we are so familiar with in our American perennial beds. The tree peony is a deciduous woody plant with fern-like foliage that produces larger flowers two weeks earlier than its perennial partner. These blossoms come in a wide range of shapes, colors and fragrances depending on the cultivar,

25 Mar
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The Edible Garden: Flowers for Foodies

For all you “foodies” out there, are you aware that there are numerous blooms that are not only beautiful but also delicious? Flowers make a striking, colorful, textural and flavorful addition to salads, baked goods, cocktails, and more.

Favorite Edible Flowers
There are surprising blooms that can be tasty accents to your favorite dishes. For the best flavor and freshness, harvest blooms at their peak early in the day. Younger and older blooms or blooms of different sizes often have subtly different flavors,