My grandmother had great advice for her customers who wanted information on how to keep their Christmas plants growing. Her advice was simple, throw the poinsettia out. Over the years, poinsettias have changed. These plants now come in a variety of textures and colors. Even though the plants have been updated, my grandmother’s advice has […]
Yes, I hear you! You are just like my nephew Cameron when he was young and would ride in the back seat of my car on the way to somewhere and all he wanted to know was, “Are we there yet?” So with that being said, stop asking me if it’s time to start your […]
The beginning of every New Year is the best time to reflect on the past year and to make resolutions for changes whether in health, personal habits, or in this case gardening. Here are a few of my gardening resolutions for this coming year that may give you ideas for your own. As has been […]
Take advantage of the Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday this weekend (August 17-18) and save an additional 20% off fruit trees and topiary evergreens! FALL IS FOR PLANTING Spoiler Alert – It may even be the best time for planting! Spring is always such an exciting time to work at a garden center! Crazy, busy and […]
Reluctant is the politest word I can think of to describe spring this year. I’m probably not alone in muttering various other stronger things under my breath, and I’ve been told the old saying of “It’s New England, if you don’t like the weather just wait an hour” one too many times this cold, wet […]
2019 may indeed prove to be the year of the slug in most of our gardens. I don’t usually have a slug problem in my garden of benign neglect as I don’t have an irrigation system and often don’t water when I should, but this year with an endless amount of rainfall over the previous […]
I’m an incredibly lucky daughter! I’ve worked sunup to sunset every Mother’s Day weekend for as long as I can remember. Not a single one of these special weekends has passed without my Mom bringing me in my favorite snacks and coffee – and on more than one occasion she has been conscripted into working […]
My Dad is still in sunny Florida and he takes great joy in reminding me of how nice his weather is compared to mine. Today I beat him to the daily weather text with my own snarky – “Morning Dad! It’s raining again here, but I’m glad because the mud was just starting to dehydrate!”. […]
Your Rhododendrons and Hollies are not dead! Yes, I know they look horrible but what we are looking at is winter damage often referred to as Winter Burn. These last two weeks we have seen lots of gardeners bringing in pictures or samples of their damaged evergreens like rhododendrons, hollies and mountain laurel. The picture […]
Is it Spring yet? Often times I feel overwhelmed by April. I feel like every April qualifies as the most unsettled weather month on my calendar. But April should be amazing right? It is the month that I have spent all winter waiting for and as usual, now that it has arrived – I PANIC. […]