I took most of these snow covered tree photos early in the morning. Winter Time Plant Propagation Believe it or not, the dead of winter is the ideal time to make hardwood cuttings of many deciduous plants. Sounds crazy doesn’t it? However, with many plants it really is the ideal time. We do most of… Click here to read more…
How to Control Creeping Charlie
While there are plenty of people out there who know that Creeping Charlie is a menace to society, there are also a large number of people out there who think it is just another weed in the yard. It is only after a few weeks of hard work and trying to remove this weed that… Click here to read more…
‘Fireworks’ Fountain Grass
‘Fireworks’ Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’) PP18504 This is why I love plants! Like most mornings I grabbed a cup of coffee and headed to our sun room to read and enjoy my coffee. As the sun was coming up I looked outside and through the porch railing I see this spectacular display of red… Click here to read more…
How to Repair a Drought Damaged Lawn
Repairing a Drought Damaged Lawn is Fairly Easy to do. People say to me; “I don’t water my lawn during the summer, I just let it go dormant. It will come back.” Well . . . there’s a fine line between dormant and dead and this year I’m seeing a whole lot of dead. There… Click here to read more…
How to Plant Grass Seed
Planting grass seed. Planting grass seed is a pretty simple process, but there are a few things that you should know. What Kind of Grass Seed Should I Buy? There are People in Your Town that Would Love to Buy Small Plants from You. Seriously! Click to learn more. First, let’s start with selecting a good… Click here to read more…
Weed Barrier Fabric or Weed Barrier Cloth? Does it work?
In my opinion, and I have plenty of experience to back it up, weed barrier fabrics and weed barrier cloths do not work! How about black plastic? Black plastic doesn’t work either. I’ve spent most of my life working in the landscaping industry. I’ve landscaped well over 500 homes. Many of those were re-landscapes. In way too… Click here to read more…
Tree Stump Removal Tools
This is the nursery spade I recommend. This is the spud bar I recommend.
Animals Digging Up Lawn
So . . . whose lawn is getting dug up? Yours? Or your neighbors? This is an ad. Keep on making those baby plants! That’s what I tell the Backyard Growers and boy do they ever! http://freeplants.com/wanted.htm It’s that time of the year when you should take a tour of your yard. Pay close attention… Click here to read more…
Landscape Design Ideas
Heeling In Plants
What Does Heeling In Plants Mean? In the nursery business we often toss around terminology that some people get confused by. I often suggest to people that when they buy plants late in the fall to just “heel them in” until spring. And they often have no idea what I mean by that. Sometimes we… Click here to read more…