Kalanchoe is a popular houseplant because their bright flowers are cheerful and they are easy to grow. There are numerous varieties available now, from the common Kalanchoe blossfeldiana that has bright red, pink, yellow or orange flowers to the v Kalanchoe are succulents so they can go a bit dry in between watering. Do water…

From all the Green Team at Hyannis Country Garden. And Happy New Year!

Once a heavy frost begins to cover the perennial gardens we hear this question from Cape Cod residents: “How do I need to protect my perennials over the winter?” The answer to this query largely depends on the perennials that you’re growing. Most perennials that are hardy on the Cape where we’re in a warm…

Twas the weeks before Christmas and all through the store,the Green Team is helping Cape Cod’s holidays to soar. Kids shout with excitement as they pick out their tree;Our guys cut, wrap, and tie it…once the parents agree. In front of the building the greenhouse is spreadWith full, lush Poinsettias in white, pink and red.…

Use wooden crates or milk-boxes for holiday greens. Recycle random containers or household items by filling them with evergreen branches.

It’s easy to make a holiday centerpiece that will hold one or more candles. Here’s how it’s done: You need a block of wet Oasis, a dish to hold the oasis, waterproof tape, plastic candle holder, candle, greens and any embellishments.

Here is how to dig your dahlia tubers in the fall, clean them and let dry before wrapping to save them for next summer.

My mother was a pretty wise woman and her advice was usually spot on. She told me to treat other people in the way I wanted to be treated, not to try and solve difficulties at night when I was tired, to always bring a hostess gift when I arrived, and write a thank you…

“Is my rhody confused?” our customers ask. “They’re flowering now, in the fall. Will they still bloom in the spring?” To some extent this happens every autumn. The hours of daylight and darkness are the same in the fall as in the spring, and the temperatures are a similar combination of warm days and cool…

Should you clean up your perennial garden in the fall as a way to put it to bed? There are reasons to leave at least some of the old stems and leaves.

In the height of the hurricane, as the letters were blowing off of Country Garden’s roof, employee Amelia Lynch watched as a man untied a bunch of corn stalks off of the fence and stole them.  He carted that corn away, complete with orange bow. Emergency decorating for a hurricane party?

To Help With General Recovery  Apply an inch or two of compost or composted manure to cover exposed roots and to help with root regeneration this fall and a healthy soil next spring. Leaning/Flattened PlantsPull plants back to their former position and use a staking kit or materials to hold them in place. Leave this…