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How to Care for Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums are a fall favorite for many gardeners. They brighten up planter boxes and gardening beds in September, October, and November. There are early-blooming, mid-blooming, and late-blooming varieties. Our garden center is now full of these beauties! How to Care for Mums: They love full-sun locations and bloom best in 6+ hours of sunlight per day. The Mums we offer are perennial in our area. Plant them in the ground- they will come back again next year. You can plan
Rebekah
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Privacy Screening with Plants
There are many reasons why one might want a privacy screen (or several!) in their yard. Nosey neighbors, to block an unsightly view, to add visual boundaries to your yard, to create an "outdoor room" or add a sense of comfort and intimacy- these are just a few of the reasons to look into creating a privacy screen. There are many avenues to creating a privacy screen, including fencing, structures, as well as using plants. When using plants (whether in addition to hardscape as
Rebekah
Aug 12, 20233 min read


How to Grow 'Chicago Hardy' Fig
If you love figs, you may be interested to know you can easily grow your own in our region! Figs are delicious as a snack themselves, in jams and jellies, dishes and desserts. To us, they are a decadent-tasting fruit! 'Chicago Hardy' fig is as its name suggests, hardy in our region, stays compact, so it fits well in smaller landscapes, and can even be grown in a container pot. If left to its own devices and not often pruned, it can grow to be 10' tall by 10' wide. If grown in
Rebekah
Aug 2, 20232 min read

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