17 Oct
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From sea birds to song birds, we’re blessed with a wide assortment of beautiful birds to enjoy here in New England. If you’d like to make your yard a more attractive habitat for birds, here are some ways.
12 Oct
Rolling Green Nursery has a few tips to keep your plants healthy until springtime. Note that houseplant winter care calls for a change...
09 Oct
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.
11 Sep
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.
04 Sep
The days are shortening. The nights are cooling. Summer is leaving as September arrives. But that doesn’t mean we have to say goodbye...
14 Jun
You 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:
- 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 Jun
Last Saturday, June 1, to celebrate Plant Something NH Weekend, our friend Heather Poire from Bailey Nurseries presented Hydrangea Mania, a free lesson on how to properly care for...
30 May
Like humans, plants change over time. Their genes evolve, and their outward appearance shifts. An apple from 400 years ago, will not be the same apple we buy...
17 May
A 2015 study found that 88% of people cited mental wellbeing as a reason for heading out into the garden. The process of nurturing plants — and...