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A Child’s Garden

Apr 29, 2014 | Garden Tips

A Child’s Garden – a Special Place to Grow “What’s best for the environment?” is often asked these days. Well, what’s best for the environment is teaching our children respect and concern for nature. One way to start this training early, and have some fun...

Organic Solutions to Protect Kids & Pets

Apr 21, 2014 | Garden Tips, Tips by Topic, Tips by Topic Sidebar

Organic Solutions in gardening may seem like a big task. There’s a new learning curve involved and some extra expense in some cases, but the rewards for you, your family and pets is great. It’s also getting easier by the year, as companies respond to the...

Fertilizer Numbers: What they Mean

Apr 17, 2014 | Garden Tips, Tips by Topic, Tips by Topic Sidebar

You see them on every plant food and lawn food package, but what do they mean? It’s not always necessary to know these days, as the packaging often tells you what you need to know. If the fertilizer or food is called tomato food, then most of us aren’t...

Winter Burn, What to Do

Apr 14, 2014 | Garden Tips, Shrubs, Trees & Vines, Tips by Topic, Tips by Topic Sidebar

Winter burn Rust colored needles where those nice green ones used to be. It’s really all about moisture. Cold winds or salt can dry out needles and leaves, and when the winter is particularly cold, this happens faster than the plant can replace water through its...

No Sweat Winners

Apr 7, 2014 | Garden Tips

Season Solutions – Winning Plants What? You aren’t looking for a second job? We in the garden center business can sometimes forget that not everyone wants to spend hours researching and shopping for landscape plants. Some of us just plain...

Planning Your Garden

Apr 7, 2014 | Garden Tips, Tips by Topic, Tips by Topic Sidebar

Planning Your Garden Key Planning Tips Start Small. If you decide to plant up some new areas this year, start small so that you can test for success and appearance. You can always make it bigger next year. Consider water access. If you are planting an area far...