2017 has been a wonderful gardening year in Southeast New Hampshire. Compared to the past couple of years where we experienced significant drought and high heat; this year brought ample rainfall and fairly moderate temperatures throughout the summer. We did begin to eperience a...
This time of year, Rolling Green Nursery often hears concerns from customers that their newly planted Chamaecyparis (false cypress) trees or shrubs are dying. The interior of the plants can turn orange or brown giving the appearance that the plant is in decline.
The good...
You have had the best of intentions to add a few more shrubs to your landscape. Or put in some bulbs for spring color. Or plant that fruit tree for some summer peaches. There is still time!
This 2017 fall season in Southeast New Hampshire...
Perfection is highly overrated, especially in gardening. While an immaculately manicured landscape can be impressive, there is something to be said for the beauty of plants gone by like the firecracker-shaped stalks of a globe allium, the seed heads of a coneflower, money plant...
Are you looking for something new and unique to add to your perennial herb garden? Consider fall-blooming Saffron Crocus. Saffron is one of the most expensive herbs in the world because each delicate red stigma from the Crocus Sativa must be removed by hand...
Oregano is a popular herb that is enjoyed thoughout the world. Mostly it is used in Mediterranean and Mexican cooking. It is a perennial herb growing from 7″ to just under 3′ tall and is one of the few herbs where the aroma and...
Is your herb garden exploding with lucious succulent herbs and suddenly you find yourself scrambling for ideas on how to preserve them? Herbed butter is an excellent recipe for freezing for winter. Wherever you use butter, this is your recipe to leave as is...
Sage Cream Cheese is super simple and fast to whip up at a moments notice. It is delicious as a dip for veggies, fruit, pretzels and crackers. Spread it on roast beef, chicken or vegetable sandwiches – and yummy on bagels. Adds interesting flavor...
Recipe
The recipe for Mint Syrup is versitile in a couple of ways. First you can drizzle Mint Syrup into about anything your imagination comes up with; iced or hot tea, hot cocoa, mojitos and cocktails, ice cream and frozen desserts, fruit cup, pastry glaze,...
Basil, Garlic & Chive Vinegar can not only be used to accent garden salads, but to power up potato or pasta salads. The Greeks often splash vinegar in some of their soups to add a bit of tang, imagine the height an herb infused...
Rosemary-Infused Lemonade Popcicles are a refreshing treat when temperatures rise. It is the herb infusion that takes this lemonade popcicle to an adult level of enjoyment. Start with a simple syrup, flavor and freeze. Play around with the herb infusion and create your own...
The importance of ‘Pinching Back’ annuals is key to lush looking plants. Annuals of all kinds, flowers and herbs, are a wonderful addition to your summer garden. They add a color and texture to your landscape. The invite pollinators. They add flavor to your...
Imagine if everyone starting a new garden made the conscious decision to plant for our pollinator friends? It wouldn’t have to be 100%, but enough to increase the pollinators in their yard and neighborhood? Reducing the use of chemicals: pesticides, herbicides and fungicides also...
For the last five years there has been a big resurgence in the interest of “grow your own” vegetables. Retiring boomers to new home owner millennials are looking for an efficient way to grow food at home. Here at Rolling Green we have listened...
Succulent success – what’s the secret? You’ve probably heard the words cacti and succulents thrown around interchangeably. However, this is a common misconception. Technically, all cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti. Cacti are simply one of the many types of succulents.
Succulents...