Garden design
Gardening Among Mature Trees
Mature trees are valuable to our environment and your property values. Here is how to create a garden around larger oaks, maples and pines.
Read MoreMid-Summer Landscape & Garden Fix-ups
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…
Read MoreCreating A Water Feature ~ Ponds and Waterfalls
One of our missions at Hyannis Country Garden is to help people discover wellness. We help our customers to raise fresh, organically grown food and to use a diverse selection of plants that will bring them joy, outside and indoors. For almost 30 years our water gardening department has helped people to create landscape…
Read MoreFront Yard Seating
Most of us live in our backyards, and we tend to place decks, patios and seating areas there. Some are blessed to have farmer’s porches or other front-of-the-house seating, but this isn’t the norm. Yet on many properties, seating in the front yard should be considered. Many of our Cape Cod neighborhoods are attractive, and…
Read MoreTaking Time To See
On this early June morning I went out to the front porch with a cup of coffee and my phone. But instead of checking my email, or sending a text to one of my sons, I put the phone down on the arm of the Adirondack chair and watched the landscape. The sun was just…
Read MoreJune is Perennial Month
June is a month when gardeners and garden centers celebrate perennial plants. And there are so many to enjoy! Perennials are wonderful in the landscape because they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. But just as people come with assorted appearances and personalities, perennial plants do as well. The secret to having a good perennial…
Read MoreWhy Every Garden Needs Annuals
Most of our customers love flowers…the more the better. Flowering shrubs and trees are great for dependable, lower-maintenance color. Perennials provide an ever changing kaleidoscope of flowers that open at different points in the season. But even with a good selection of all of these plants, a garden needs annuals. Unlike perennials and shrubs, most annuals…
Read MoreLandscape Consultations ~ Cape Cod
Here’s a question that I hear frequently: “Do you do consultations?” I consider Country Garden’s on-site consultation service to be another way we can live up to our company motto: Large enough to serve you, small enough to know you. Many of our customers can be helped right in the nursery and store. Most of…
Read MorePlanning Plant Fun
There are many ways to be creative with your plants in the spring. Consider growing flowering annuals in unusual or recycled containers.
Read MoreFlowers 12 Months Per Year
You can have something in bloom outside in every month of the year on Cape Cod. Here are just a few plants for year-round flowers.
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