Landscaping & Gardening Information

Garden for The Health of It!


Gardening is good for your health! You have heard this before but take a look at the scientific facts that are available today.

Why Summer Is A Good Time to Plant


Were you aware that many people think you can only plant trees and shrubs in the spring or fall? This used to be true but that has all changed due to updated and modern growing practices in nurseries.

Care of Hanging Baskets


This is the time of year when gardeners with container gardens or hanging baskets become frustrated because their spring investment is starting to look pretty shaggy.

Should Gardeners Be Trying to Eliminate Every Bug in the Garden?


There are a number of insects that can injure the plants in our gardens but it is important to know which ones just cause cosmetic problems vs. those that actually destroy our flowers, shrubs and trees.

Protecting the Pollinators and Controlling the Bugs


Now that summer is here some gardeners are finding holes appearing in the leaves of their garden plants and are concerned that this damage will end up destroying their flowers or killing their plants.

Keeping Your Planters Looking Good All Summer


Keeping those beautiful hanging baskets looking good doesn't take a lot of time and it isn't necessary to work on them often.

Bag Worms Are in the Area


Some insects that feed on the plants in our landscapes are not that damaging but some of them, if allowed to go unchecked, can ruin a plant's ornamental value or actually kill it.

Keeping Your Plants Beautiful This Summer


Two of the most important things to remember about keeping our flowering plants and growing well are watering and feeding.

Garden Vegetables Are So Fresh & Tasty


Vegetable gardening has it's challenges every summer. Unlike 2015 with the frequent and abundant amount of rain and cooler temperatures, this season has been very warm with only spotty showers here in our area.

Not All Plants are Equal


There are many trees and shrubs that do well in the landscapes here in the Miami Valley and there are some that don't do so well and then there are some that simply die in a couple of years.

What Learning Are YOU Doing This Summer?


A number of our guests comment at this time of year about what people that work in greenhouses are doing, thinking it must be very slow because of the heat and after all it is the dog days of summer.

10 Things To Know About Perennials


Perennial plants are the backbone of many flower gardens. Unlike annual plants, which must be replanted each spring, herbaceous perennials die to the ground at the end of the season, and then re-grow from the same roots the following year.

Gardening This Fall Season


It is just around the corner! Yes, it will soon be the Fall season and that means we are all getting back to the routine for one of the best seasons of the year and then come the winter months.

Does Your Lawn Need Attention?


Right along with Fall being the best time to plant trees and shrubs it is also the best time to renovate or establish a new lawn.

Composting Makes "Cents"


Because most of us that enjoy gardening like to see our plants thriving with as little effort as possible, one way we can have this happen is by providing the best soil conditions for our plants.

Fall Garden Mums: Are They Hardy?


This is a question that we are asked frequently and the answer is - it depends.

Plant Some Great Plants this Fall


Now that we have had refreshing rains, perfect soil conditions for planting and cooler temperatures it is time to plant some beautiful additions to the landscape.

Winter Pruning Tips - Shade Trees


Now that winter is here there is a limited amount of outdoor work we can do so we'll spend a little time talking about dormant season pruning.

Christmas Season House Plants


Now that we are into the Christmas season we will see, and maybe even have, one or more of the holiday plants in our home.

Some Poinsettias Last, Others...Not So Much


Locally grown poinsettias look better and last longer in your home or office, and, when you can make your purchase directly from the grower, that is even better.

The Colder Weather is Here!


The colder weather is finally here. November temperatures have been above normal but now it appears we are back to our normal temperatures for this time of the year.

Winter Protection for Roses in Your Landscape


There are several methods of protecting rose plants from being killed or severely damaged due to some of the severe winters we can have in the Miami Valley.

Get Next Year's Weed Under Control This Fall


It is necessary to mention one thing before we get into the "weeds". It is VERY DRY and it is critically important that we keep watering our landscape plants, especially newly planted trees and shrubs.

Is Your Landscape Ready for Winter?


The warmer than average temperatures this fall may create some problems for our landscape plants.

Evergreens Shed, Really?


Sometime during the last month or about this time of year is when many gardeners think their evergreens- spruce, pines and arborvitaes are dying.

Are You Ready for the First Freeze?


This is about the time we normally get our first killing frost. Is your yard ready, is there anything we should be doing to be ready for the first real FREEZE.

Enjoying Your Garden Mums: This Fall & Next Year


There are a number of ways to improve the survivability of the "garden mums" that are so beautiful in our gardens this fall.

Stinkbugs


There are a couple of bugs that are becoming a real pest again this Fall in some areas.

Winter Damage


Many gardeners are finding that they have damaged plants in their landscapes this spring.

Improve Your Yard: How to Hire a Lawn Care or Landscape Professional


According to a recent survey by the Harris Poll with the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), 47% of Americans wish they could hire landscape professionals to improve their yards, and 67% think that professional landscape help would allow them to have a nicer yard.

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