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Simple Tips to Keep Your Pumpkins Lasting Longer
Our pumpkin greenhouse is full of beautiful pumpkins in every shape, size, and color! Today, we are sharing five simple tips to keep your pumpkins lasting longer once you get them home. Five simple tips to keeping your pumpkins lasting longer: Choose carefully. Pick pumpkins that are firm and do not have cuts or damage. September and early October can still be hot in Middle Tennessee. Try to keep your pumpkins in part shade or shade rather than the hot sun all day. 3. Keep yo
Rebekah
Sep 251 min read


How Leaves Change Color in Fall
Very soon, we will be enjoying autumn's big show! Foliage will begin changing colors, and here at the nursery, we always love seeing the deciduous plants show off their fall colors. But how do leaves change color at this time of the year? one of our tree fields here at Riverbend Nurseries Leaves change color in fall due to the breakdown of chlorophyll (which is what makes leaves green). As chlorophyll breaks down, it allows other pigments of color within the leaves to become
Rebekah
Sep 231 min read


How to Plant a B&B Tree
"They're big. They're heavy. But to plant one in the yard? It would look amazing! It would give us the shade tree we've been wanting. How do you plant a tree with a root ball that looks.... like that? What do you do with the burlap?..." These might be some of the questions you have initially about planting a B&B tree. Read below for help when planting a tree this size. How to prepare the planting hole for a B&B tree Dig the space at least 3 times the width of the root bal
Rebekah
Sep 33 min read

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