Holes, Hornworms, Weird Vegetables and Aphids It’s August, and all kinds of interesting things are showing up in our gardens. From the weird to the wonderful, here are some of the things our customers are noticing in their gardens. Holes in the Hardy Hibiscus! If your hardy hibiscus leaves are looking like lace, you’re seeing…

If the shrubs and trees around your house are no longer attractive, it might be time to replant your foundation beds. Here are 5 tips for planting great curb appeal.

As we head into July, know that a few quick fixes can give a tremendous lift to your yard and garden. Here are some photos showing how to improve several situations to create areas that make you happy into October. The gardens on Cape Cod tend to look fantastic through October, so any changes you…

Are you looking for a perennial that is drought tolerant, supports pollinators and helps monarch butterflies? Butterfly weed!

Flowers make us happy! Here are 5 tips for keeping your annual containers, hanging baskets and flower beds in bloom all summer.

Whether you are growing blue lacecap or mophead Hydrangeas, or white oakleaf, smooth or panicle varieties, here are tips for mid-summer hydrangea care.

Late June or early July is the time to harvest garlic on Cape Cod. Here's how and when to dig your garlic crop.

Flower gardens are a creative way to have fun with color in your yard. Here are ten tips for success.

These ten tips will help vegetable gardeners to have a larger harvest and keep pests away.

Edible flowers are easy to grow and they make for joyful, beautiful meals and beverages.

If you’re wondering how to fertilize your plants in late-May, here are some pointers for Cape Cod gardeners. Most landscape plants are best fertilized with an organic fertilizer. Shrubs, trees and perennials seldom need the “fast food” of a synthetic fertilizer, and the slow release of nutrients that organics offer works in a way that…

When planting shrubs around a foundation of your house, it’s smart to think of three things: foliage, flowers and the future. We focus on foliage because in most such beds it’s good to have a mix of some plants that keep their leaves all year (evergreens) and some (deciduous) that drop leaves in the winter.…