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We Love Proven Winners Plants
It’s always a happy day for our garden center and customers when the Proven Winners shipments arrive. Pots of flowering annuals fill the benches with color, and texture. And because Proven Winners plants have been carefully selected for the qualities that homeowners and gardeners desire, we know that our garden center is also filled with…
Read MoreWhy Organic Fertilizers?
The beauty of organic fertilizers is that they feed plants slowly, which is usually a good thing. This is how nature provides nutrients after all, and we’re usually better off when emulating how plants grow in the natural world. Why do organics feed slowly? Because natural organic fertilizers are not immediately available to plants. They…
Read MoreTips For A Lush, Green Lawn
Here are some tips for starting and growing a lush, green lawn: start with Jonathan Green grass seed, & good mowing, watering, and repairing bare patches.
Read MoreOrganic Solutions From Bonide
When our customers have difficulties in their yards and gardens, they want organic solutions. That’s why we’re pleased to offer a range of garden problem-solvers from the Bonide company. Here are just three of the Bonide solutions that are favorites of our employees and customers. Horticultural Oil This is used to smother insects, and can…
Read More5 Great Shade Perennials For Cape Cod
Shade gardens emphasize the leaf colors and textures, with a few flowers thrown in for pleasure.
Read More5 Great Perennials For Sunny Cape Cod Gardens
Here are five sun-loving perennials for gardens on Cape Cod that are reliable and easy to grow. From short to tall, you’ll love these plants!
Read MoreGreat Vegetables To Grow on Cape Cod
Many gardeners on Cape Cod have smaller sized vegetable gardens, so they need varieties that will produce well. Here are some favorites.
Read MoreNotable Natives: Sweet Bay Magnolia
Are you looking for a native, flowering tree that is fragrant and doesn’t grow too large? The sweet bay magnolia is all of that and more!
Read MorePrune Blueberries Now, But Not Blue Hydrangeas
It’s time to prune your blueberry bushes, but in March and April it’s too early to prune hydrangeas. Here’s why, with photo illustrations.
Read MorePlant A Living Easter Basket
Here’s how to plant a basket of grass to create a living Easter basket this spring. You need a basket, potting mix, grass seed, a plastic bag.
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