How To Determine The Proper Light Levels For Plants
We all know that water and light are essential in growing healthy plants. What’s not always apparent is the varying degrees of light some types of plants need when compared to others. 99.9% of all...
View ArticleFall Tasks
Fall has begun and it’s time to help our plants recover from summer, as well as strengthen their roots for fall, and eventually winter. We need to do that by providing nutrients and moisture. These...
View ArticleA Succulent For Every Season | Greenhouse Megastore
As a child growing up in the Pacific Northwest the only succulent I was ever aware of was the Hen and Chicks we had growing amongst our rockery wall. When I moved to the Midwest as an adult, I had my...
View ArticlePlanning a Flower Garden
Now is the time of the year to start planning for the planting season. If you are considering a new garden area, there are many areas to consider. Careful planning will help you to have a great...
View ArticleHeavy Snow on Evergreens
Evergreen boughs can break under the weight of heavy snow and ice, but use caution in removing it. There is a right way and a wrong way to do the job. Do not brush the snow in a downward motion!...
View ArticleThe Best Gardening Books For The Best Gardening Looks
Garden reading in the garden. Yes, the internet has a plethora of information, but let’s face it, curling up with an iPad or laptop just isn’t the same as curling up with a book. So I am always on the...
View ArticlePruning Pointer Time
This season is the perfect pruning time, late winter, just before the spring growth spurt starts. Pruning this time of year gives plants only a short time before the wound sealing process begins. There...
View ArticleBringing Life to Planter Boxes
Here are the planter boxes after a little bit of T.L.C. A little over six years ago we bought the current house we live in. One of the things that drew me to the house was that yard was literally a...
View ArticleVine Options Worth a View
When we bought our current home 7 years ago, it had a two-car detached garage that we wanted to use, but it had no real driveway leading up to it, and a fir tree that we had to cut down to gain access...
View ArticleGardening Terms Everyone Should Know
Digging in the dirt to plant some flowers. For many of us gardeners, we probably don’t think twice when we see or hear gardening terms. Recently I was at a local nursery when I had a complete stranger...
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