Iris plants need on-going care to look their best in the garden. Dividing, deadheading, cleanup of dried stems, and weeding are key.

The end of June is often a Good News/Bad News time for Hydrangeas. On the one hand, many varieties of this summer flowering shrub have come into beautiful bloom. On the other hand, it’s the time of year when we might notice that our plants have problems. Here’s a list of a few common Hydrangea…

Got shade? You need ferns. These lovely, low-maintenance plants add cooling colors and textures to a shade garden. Ferns combine well with other common shade plants such as Hosta and Tiarella (aka foam flower) and there is a fern for every garden. Here are some of our favorites. Lady Fern (Athyrium felix-femina) is a wonderful…

Are there places in your garden that could use more color? Sometimes our customers say that they like their landscape but that the gardens are “missing something.” Others express the need for bright colors, but say that there isn’t much space left for planting or enough sun for most annuals or perennials. For all of…

Are your smoke trees smoke-free? Are your hollies not berry berried? It’s possible that you need “the opposite sex” in your garden. Smoke trees and holly are two of the plants that are dioecious. This means that there are separate male and female plants and that in order to produce fruit you will need both…

Use a grouping of colorful pots on your front porch or back deck. Put five or more containers together and plant with flowers.

This video was made by John Sullivan, with a song by Andrew Rappo, made for PlantSomethingMA with homegrown talent from Cape Cod.

Here are some photos of window boxes we have noticed and loved. See successful plants, and learn about color combinations for boxes.

First-time vegetable gardener on Cape Cod? Learn how to make raised beds, what soil is best, when to pick veggies, garden problem-solving.

“It this a perennial or is it a weed?” Customers frequently come into our store in Hyannis with bunches of foliage and ask that question. Early in the season it’s sometimes hard to tell which plants are desirable perennials and which ones are unwanted weeds. One of the plants that frequently fools gardeners is mugwort…

Many on Cape Cod wonder if they should be worried about ivy growing in their trees. Yes, this is a concern! Read why to take ivy out of trees

It used to be that a vegetable garden was a rectangular patch of soil in the backyard, often fenced to keep out the rabbits. Next came the popularity of the raised bed garden, and many people decided to make their rectangles smaller and raise them off the ground.  Although some still choose these styles, the…