Every spring, Tallahassee Nurseries comes alive with a stunning array of roses in every color, shape and fragrance imaginable. For a few months, we see rose after rose ride away in little red wagons, destined for a new home in gardens across the city. If you’ve found yourself the proud parent of a new rose this year, read on for everything you need to know to keep your roses in tip-top shape.  Info at a Glance  1 Roses Need Full Sun 2 Pick a Site w/ Well-drained Soil 3 Plant at the Right Height  4 Amendments Go On Top  5 You Absolutely Must Fertilize 6 Mulch is Your Best ..read more

On the hunt for garden gold? There’s a bright yellow plant that will work for you, no matter your garden conditions. Read on for the details about our most popular golden shrubs. Eureka Gold Yaupon is a staff favorite for its ability to thrive in a wide range of conditions. This native shrub can grow in full sun, bright shade, moist soil, dry soil, sand, and even clay! Everything about Eureka Gold Yaupon is lush & lively, like the bright lemon-lime color & the dense layer of soft foliage. The leaves create a well-defined, yet natural, undulating surface to the shrub. The relaxed h ..read more

Less is More: thin your fruit crops for bigger, better results This winter and spring, we have had perfect weather for fruit trees, seeing huge bouquets of blooms on pears, peaches, apples, plums & more! If you’re very lucky, you might have a fruit tree loaded with tiny little fruits right now. For your own good, you need to go outside and pick most of them off right now…we mean it. We know it sounds counterintuitive, but thinning fruit is an essential process if you wish to harvest high-quality fruit. Fruit trees often set more fruits than they are able to support, which leads to one of ..read more

I’m a native son of Tallahassee, born and raised. For me, and so many others from this area, springtime means azaleas. Massive Indica Azalea hedges are such an integral part of the Tallahassee landscape. However, sometimes we forget they’re even there until the spring explosion of color reaches a crescendo. I’m ashamed to say, I’m now able to drive through a neighborhood full of blooming evergreen azaleas and not even slow down to admire the show. It would seem this most successful element of our city’s gardens has become ingrained in my eye as commonplace. I’ve begun to take its presence for ..read more

When a Christmas tree is cut, more than half its weight is water. With proper care, you can maintain the quality of your tree. Below are a number of tips on caring for your tree: Displaying trees in water in a traditional reservoir type stand is the most effective way of maintaining their freshness and minimizing needle loss problems.   To display the trees indoors, use a stand with an adequate water holding capacity for the tree. As a general rule, stands should provide 1 quart of water per inch of stem diameter. Devices are available that help maintain a constant water lev ..read more

Muscadine grapes deserve a place in any local landscape dedicated to edible plants. Their bold, exciting flavor is taste of the southern summer. These vines are native to the Southeast and thrive with minimal inputs. While many fruit-bearing plants are able to grow here, few are able to reach their full potential in our challenging climate. Since Muscadines call the Coastal Plain their home, you can expect these vines to reach their full potential in our region. We have compiled a list of reliable resources to help you become the best grape grower you can be! When searching for regionally a ..read more

Recently, I had the good fortune to pick fresh blueberries at Green Meadows Farm in Monticello, FL. Their adorable U-Pick operation highlights how amazingly well blueberries grow in North Florida and South Georgia. Owners Ronnie and Delores grow a diverse mix of Rabbiteye Blueberries on their farm, a type that is native to our region. Tallahassee Nurseries carries many of the same varieties you’ll pick from at Green Meadows because we know they are the very best for our region. If you can’t make it to the farm, plant a patch of Rabbiteye Blueberries at home and you’ll have a flavorful, frui ..read more

A container garden is a great way to bring the beauty of live plants to your outdoor space while adding drama to your garden without the care and maintenance required of flower beds.  Containers are super easy to change seasonally, and they add balance and color to foundation plantings. We’ll discuss how to select plants for your containers and get the design you desire using a method called Thriller-Filler-Spiller. The Thriller-Filler-Spiller formula of design is a method for creating pots like a pro!   Thriller, Filler, Spiller Thriller, Filler, Spiller is an easy rhyme designed ..read more

After many warm winters, Tallahassee got a real taste of cold this year, with four nights of freezing temperatures that dipped into the upper teens at its worst! At Tallahassee Nurseries we went to great lengths to protect our plants, by grouping together and covering literally thousands of them with frost cloth, so they came through clean and beautiful. That’s not always possible with the mature plants in your home landscape, as a result we’re seeing some noteworthy damage around town. Read on for help evaluating your plants and tips to get your garden back in shape. First and foremost, do ..read more

Poinsettias: a sign of the season! Emblematic of the holiday season, the poinsettia has been known by many names over the past few centuries. It’s often called the flor de Nochebuena (“Christmas flower”) in Mexico, and the French recognize it as the étoile de Noël (“star of Christmas”). Most people in the English-speaking world know it as the poinsettia, but other names have come in and out of fashion, such as the “Mexican flame flower” or “painted leaf plant.” Poinsettias are actually small shrubs that are native to Central America and southern Mexico. A Mexican legend from the sixteenth cen ..read more