23 Jun
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Steve put together some advice on how to water your plants correctly -- especially newly installed ones.
25 Mar
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,
02 Aug
We are happy to be receiving more rain these days. But along with rain, and those humid systems blowing in from the south, we are seeing more plant damage from slugs. It is also the season for leaf miners (those bugs which will skelontonize...
19 Jul
Asparagus is one of those wonderful early spring plants that rewards you with a harvest before you do anything. Now it is mid-summer and those delicious spears have turned to large ferns with berries. You may be tempted to ignore the plants until next...
19 Apr
It is important to give your blueberry shrub care so that it remains healthy and to ensure a productive harvest. If you have planted blueberries in the last couple years, it is worthwhile to check the soil ph around your plants. They need an...
08 Mar
Everyone we talk to has commented on the temperature fluctuations of this winter. Damage will happen as we get closer to trees budding up and leafing out. Temperatures swinging from 60’s and 70’s for prolonged periods then dipping into the 20’s are the most dangerous....