According to the Perennial Plant Association, Hostas have become the number one selling perennial! They demand little of you besides a bit of shade and will come back year after year. Hostas give a blast of bold texture as well as a variety of leaf colors, patterns and shapes. Complement large, bold Hosta foliage with ferns, […]

Pruning can serve many purposes. It can keep a plant’s size in check, encourage flowering or fruiting, remove or deter pest and disease problems or help to improve the overall appearance of a plant by changing its shape. Good quality, well-maintained pruning tools are essential. You may need a pruning saw, long-handled loppers, hedge shears, […]

The flowers in the landscape beds are gorgeous and with no frost predicted through October 26th it will be difficult to throw them out to the compost pile as we must start planting flower bulbs within a week. This year we are getting close to 15,000 bulbs that will be… The flowers in the landscape […]

What’s there to do in the garden the last half of June? Plenty! If not already accomplished, all evergreen azalea, deciduous azalea and small-leaved rhododendron need sprayed with a pesticide containing the active ingredient called acephate such as in the product with the trade name of Bonide Systemic Insect Spray. The insect that sure will […]

Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) is a large leaved, hardy European perennial herb that has been a culinary favorite for more than 3,000 years. Horseradish was used in England long before the Romans introduced the English to other herbs and spices. This fiery herb thrives in temperate climates and in the cool, high altitudes of tropical countries. […]

For as long as the American experiment has been going on, the American Bald Eagle has been revered as a symbol of strength and ideals of the United States with this bird of prey portrayed on the Great Seal with spread wings, a clutch of arrows in one set of talons and an olive branch […]

The snow was certainly a surprise on Sunday although timely for the fourteenth of November. Almost everything in the sales yard was put away into winter storage with the ongoing construction of another house for storage of plants in early spring, only to be vacated for annual flowers such as verbena, calibrachoa and petunias. After […]

Actindia varieties Kiwi Fruits better with male pollinator, smaller but sweeter than commercial grown Akebia quinata Fiveleaf Akebia Fruit is gooey and has a great, sweet taste but seedy.  The skin though is bitter.  Not self-fertile. Amelanchier species Serviceberry Sweet, small fruit ripen in June, can be used raw, cooked or dried Aronia melanocarpa Chokeberry […]

For quick reference, please see our Insect Control Chart 3 products in 1 – fungicide, insecticide & miticide! Natural and organic For indoor and outdoor use on ornamental flowering plants, trees, shrubs, foliage plants, vegetables, fruits and nuts. Controls fungal diseases such as black spot, mildews, rusts and scab. Kills mites and insects including whiteflies, aphids and scale. Can be […]

Ladybugs prefer to eat aphids and will devour up to 50 a day, but they will also attack scale, mealy bugs, boll worm, leaf hopper, and corn ear worm. They dine only on insects and do not harm vegetation in any way. Release Ladybugs should always be released after sundown since they only fly in […]

The last week of March is when massive amounts of bare root trees and shrubs are received from a variety of sources such as Oregon, Lake County, Ohio and Michigan. The plants are bare root in order that they may be shipped at low cost and then are potted into our potting mix. The process […]

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 and usually more moist conditions make for an ideal […]

Now that the Blueberry Fest is past we can concentrate on the Fall Family Fun Day that is normally one week before the Mum Fest and subsequent Cider Fest to not conflict with these festivals. Even more stock from potting early spring has been brought out such as Clump Whitespire Birch, Magnolia Genie more hydrangeas […]

Until this past week, temperatures have been perfect to keep our overwintering storage huts open for airflow through them to prevent fungus growth. Lows in the upper twenties and lower thirty’s at night are just right to keep the trees and shrubs in dormancy although only some would be prone to beginning growth and others […]