All living creatures, including plants and flowers, have expected lifespans. Recognizing the differences between annuals, perennials, and biennials can help you determine the life expectancies of different garden center plants so you can choose the varieties that will work best in your garden, landscape, and containers. Annual plants are fairly straightforward. These plants complete their entire… Source ..read more

You don’t need acres of space to grow a thriving vegetable garden. In fact, growing vegetables in pots can be very productive and bring a delicious, healthy harvest to your home no matter what type of garden space you have to work with. All you need is sunshine and some creativity! Whether you have a balcony, fire escape, small patio, narrow stoop, or windowsill for your gardening efforts… Source ..read more

Spring is the ideal time to spruce up your lawn. After a long winter, you can easily see where any bald, bare or thin patches exist, as well as where weeds or fungus may be taking over the lawn. Fortunately, there are easy ways to set your lawn to rights! If you are planning to seed a new lawn or overseed an existing lawn, it is best to seed as early as possible generally in April. Source ..read more

Spring bulbs faithfully reappear at the most advantageous time – after a long, cold winter, just when we’re longing for bright colors to relieve the monotony of winter snow and ice. Most spring bulbs are perennial and multiply in number every year, bringing more beauty to the flowerbeds each spring, but some problems can destroy a carefully planted bulb bed. Seemingly carefree, bulbs do require a… Source ..read more

Hybrid hellebores bring us all sorts of happiness. These are one of the first plants to bloom in the late winter and early spring and are available in flower colors of chartreuse, cream, white, pink, red and deep purple. Hybrid hellebores are also those rare and treasured perennials that provide year-round interest, giving you the most bang for your buck and brightening your landscape in every… Source ..read more

Hybrid hellebores bring us all sorts of happiness. These are one of the first plants to bloom in the late winter and early spring and are available in flower colors of chartreuse, cream, white, pink, red and deep purple. Hybrid hellebores are also those rare and treasured perennials that provide year-round interest, giving you the most bang for your buck and brightening your landscape in every… Source ..read more

It’s early spring – time to survey the damage that winter has produced. In some Winters, shrubs may still be hiding under piles of frozen snow, and could be crushed or compacted. Severed tree limbs may lie scattered across the landscape, and bark may be torn and stripped from trunks. It’s difficult to know what to tackle first, but fortunately, much of the damage is easily correctible. Source ..read more

Gorgeous yellow, pink, red, orange, white, and purple blooms put on a show in early spring from plants like forsythia, lilac, azaleas, rhododendron, mockorange, weigela, and bridal spirea. Summer then greets us with bold blossoms in hues of purple, magenta, blue and red from butterfly bush, hydrangea, and rose-of-sharon. These deciduous shrubs provide a beautiful backdrop for the garden and most… Source ..read more

All living creatures, including plants and flowers, have expected lifespans. Recognizing the differences between annuals, perennials, and biennials can help you determine the life expectancies of different garden center plants so you can choose the varieties that will work best in your garden, landscape, and containers. Annual plants are fairly straightforward. These plants complete their entire… Source ..read more

Ferns are magnificent, whether in the wild or under cultivation. Among the oldest plants on earth, ferns can be traced back to the Coal Age, over 300 million years ago. Today, ferns are one of the most overlooked and under-utilized perennials in the garden. Eastern North American native ferns are available in a vast array of sizes, forms, and textures and thrive in a variety of habitats. Source ..read more