Expert Plant & Gardening Advice | Faddegon’s Nursery, Inc. – Latham, NY
Welcome to our convenient Plant Advice hub at Faddegon’s Nursery, Inc. You will find valuable tips, guides, and resources to help your plants thrive! At Faddegon’s Nursery, we believe that a successful garden starts with the right knowledge. That’s why we’ve curated a library of expert advice to guide you through every step of your gardening projects, from planting and care to pest control and seasonal maintenance.
Shade Loving Annuals
Posted on Sunday, February 7, 2021
Annuals For Shady Spots Yes! You can have great bold colors or soft pastels in your shady areas. Each season it seems like growers come out with a few more varieties for shade gardening. Have you checked out all the new coleus’ that’s hit the market in the last few years? Some of them make [...]
Sun Loving Annuals
Posted on Sunday, February 7, 2021
Annuals For Sunny Spots This is a long list! Lots of colors, heights, shapes and combinations to choose from in this category! Ageratum Alyssum Angelonia Bacopa Calibrachoa (Million Bells) Celosia (Cockscomb) Cleome (Spider Plant) Cosmos Cuphea (Mexican Heather) Dahlberg Daisy Dahlia Daisy Dianthus (Pinks) Diascia Dusty Miller Geranium Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth) Helichrysum Heliotrope MarigoldNasturtium Nicotiana [...]
Christmas Tree Rules! 5 Things to Know
Posted on Friday, November 20, 2020
MEASURE! –Know the height of the ceiling in the room where you’ll place the tree. It’s not unusual for people to guess the height. After bringing a tree home, the last thing you want is to find out it’s too tall! 5 minutes with a tape measure will save you a huge inconvenience. Add in [...]
Holly Deciduous
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2020
Deciduous Hollies (Ilex verticillata) provide amazing ‘bling’ to the fall and winter landscape. Brilliant red, yellow or orange berries adorn graceful stems for a stunning display. The showy branches also make terrific decor in floral arrangements as well as in outdoor containers and window boxes. When choosing your holly (female shrubs have the berries), be [...]
Summer Bloomers
Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020
Achillea Better known as yarrow, achillea has many advantages. This is one tough and tolerant plant. Growing to between 1.5′ and 3′, yarrow isn’t very picky about soil conditions, can weather dry conditions and multiplies without any help at all. The traditional yarrow has yellow flowers, but available varieties come in pinks and red as [...]
Gold Foliage
Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2020
All That Glitters is Gold! Gold foliage jazzes up any garden. And since foliage works overtime – before, during and after bloom – or every month of the year in the case of evergreens, it’s a perfect color accessory. Gold, yellow and chartreuse leaves add sizzle, quickly grab the eye, and are exceptional for ‘connecting’ [...]
Biennials
Posted on Friday, August 7, 2020
Biennials can drive gardeners nuts as we desperately try to fit them into the mold of more predictable perennials. We scratch our heads each spring while staring at the sad remains of last year’s beautiful flowers. We sigh, shrug, and resignedly head off to the garden center to buy more plants. Let me help you [...]
Great Groundcovers
Posted on Monday, July 27, 2020
Think ‘outside the box’ and plant tough groundcovers where it is hard to mow or grow flowers. Many groundcovers can usually survive the toughest of conditions. Note I said usually. All living things will eventually give up the ghost. To make these hellstrip workhorses even more praiseworthy, I’m recommending those that are also drought-tolerant. Now let’s [...]