Today is the last day that Dayton Dollars may be spent at the nursery and hopefully everyone will have used up these dollars that garden club members receive. Tomorrow begins our fall sale that will be for garden club members only through Labor Day and then open to… 
As the summer winds down, Labor Day is traditionally the signal of the end of summer when actually it is the autumnal equinox on September 22nd. With the days growing progressively shorter and somewhat cooler, lawn repair and planting of new lawns is in vogue. Cooler… 
The dog days of summer are still persistent with the hot steamy days. Major orders of perennial “plugs” have arrived along with bare root hosta and daylilies. Daylilies root into their pot quite quickly so that they will be available in mid to late September… 
The recent planted pollinator garden planted in late spring on the south entrance of the Owl Barn is doing its job. Bumblebees, honeybees and butterflies are frequent visitors on a mixture of Crocosmia, Allium, Hibiscus and annuals such as lantana among others. It is… 
This past week has been propagation week as we have been taking cuttings of numerous shrubs in order to root them for potting up to grow next spring. Some of the shrubs and trees include azalea, magnolia, barberry, Franklinia, spiraea, hydrangea . . .! Unfortunately,…
