A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose

Purple blooming hellebores, also known as lenton rose

HOLD ON NOW – NOT SO FAST – THIS BLOG IS ABOUT THE LENTEN ROSE Gertrude Stein used “a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” in 1913 in one of her poems. It means “something is beautiful for what it is” and “beauty has many different ways to display itself in … Read more

Thinking Ahead

A winter gardens setup

WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING TO PREPARE OUR GARDENS FOR WINTER Here we are in November. Our plants have been working very hard these past months to impress us with their beauty and to make us happy that they are in our landscape. But, now these plants are ready for a break and a nap. … Read more

To Prune Or Not To Prune – That Is The Question

We should avoid any pruning in October to avoid unnecessary complications

QUICK ANSWER – NOT!! Here we are in the middle of October. The air has cooled down. Leaves are changing color and falling. It’s a beautiful sight! I love fall. When it comes to pruning, we need to control our eagerness with our pruners and loppers. There is something about fall that gets people to … Read more

Doug’s Houseplant Highlight – Bromeliads

Bromeliads are a great choice to add a bit of the tropics to your indoor spaces

ADDING A TASTE OF THE TROPICS INDOORS Here we are into fall. Our daylight hours are now shorter. Most of our shrubs and trees have stopped blooming and are in the beginning process of going dormant for the winter. Just because it may seem more gloomy outdoors does not mean your life inside can’t be … Read more

How to Make Plants Grow

Learn how to make plants grow

FALL IS FOR PLANTING It may seem to you that I am a broken record when it comes to my saying “RIGHT PLANT / RIGHT LOCATION” when it comes to having your plants grow and thrive versus struggling and dying. RIGHT PLANT / RIGHT LOCATION When customers come to me and say they have an … Read more

Coffee Grounds

Do you use coffee grounds in your garden?

THE PROS AND CONS OF USING COFFEE GROUNDS AROUND PLANTS I don’t know about you but when I decided to write this blog on coffee grounds nostalgia struck me. When I was growing up both sets of grandparents had large gardens. It was only natural for my grandparents to toss their coffee grounds into the … Read more

Professor Doug’s Nursery School

A group of children celebrating while learning about gardening terms

UNDERSTANDING GARDENING TERMINOLGIES Professor Doug here. Our local schools are now back in session for the new year. I thought that it was only fitting that we do some school work as well with gardening terms. I always stress knowledge being a major key to being a successful gardener. Knowing plant terminology is a major … Read more

GARDENING INFO FROM DOUG – Fall, Why Plant Now?

September is the best time to start your fall planting

THE PLANT INDUSTRY LOOKS AT THE ENTIRE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS THE BEGINNING OF FALL We like to look at the fall planting season starting on the first of September and going through the end of November. Like the astronomical definition, our fall planting season begins with the autumnal equinox. Equinoxes are the result of … Read more

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