Products
Some Basics About Fertilizers
At Hyannis Country Garden there’s an entire wall devoted to fertilizers. This selection is wonderful in that our customers are sure to find just the right product for their needs…but it can also be bewildering. We frequently help people who are confused about which product to buy. “Can I use this on all my flowers…
Read MoreYour Trees Are Being Eaten
From a distance, all looks well as the grass greens up, the perennials emerge and the trees break dormancy. But a close look at the trees and roses on the Cape will show that there is trouble in paradise…winter moth and gypsy moth larvae have both hatched and are eating away. Here are just two examples…
Read MoreWatering 101
Last week we had our employee training day at HCG, which gathers everyone together to jump-start the growing season. One of the things on the list every year to to bring all of our Green Team members up to speed on some of the issues that concern our customers. On the agenda this year, was…
Read MoreProblem Solving Products
If you watched Saturday Night Live when it first came on, you will remember Gilda Radner’s character, Roseanne Roseannadanna. She had a favorite phrase: “It’s always something!” That’s how home landscapers and gardeners frequently feel. There are problems and challenges everywhere we turn. Fortunately, there are good solutions to most situations we encounter in our…
Read MoreGarden Center Shopping: Comparing Apples to Apples
It’s impossible to compare prices of living plants with a phone call: unlike manufactured items, plants vary widely in appearance and health.
Read MoreGarden Gifts
Birdbaths can be used to hold water for the birds, but they can also be great places to make seasonal displays. And everyone loves a bench.
Read MoreSpots on Leaves
This is the time of year when many start to notice spots on foliage. This might be on your peppers, tomatoes, hydrangeas, perennials or herbs. Shrubs, trees, and flowering plants can all show signs of leaf spot and some plants are more susceptible to it than others. Most leaf spots are fungal. Some of them just…
Read MoreWhat is Eating My Tree Leaves?
Winter moth larvae eats leaves of many trees. Minor damage can be ignored, but extensive populations may need treatment.
Read MoreVole Damage
Vole damage on the lawn is more of a cosmetic issue after a snowy winter, but voles can eat roots and bark on trees.
Read MoreInstant Garden Improvement
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…
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