No doubt now that spring has sprung with the much warmer temperatures and April rains. Such a good time to transplant trees, shrubs and perennials although time is running out quickly as new growth is starting to push which will speed the end of transplanting mostly until next fall. The nursery is quite a buzz […]

Even though the dark days of winter have arrived, the good news is that the days will now progressively get longer culminating in the summer solstice on June 21st. The short duration of light during the day coupled with low temperatures serves well to keep plants on the outdoors “asleep.” In fact, periodic December or […]

The word at the nursery is mums, pansies, pumpkins, cornstalks as fall decorating is the norm.  Fall planting of trees, shrubs and perennials is popular as customers take advantage of the cool days and greater moisture resulting in an unseen explosion of root growth that will almost be like going an extra year of growth […]

Our weekly Saturday seminars continue with Carol Zeh’s presentation on Ohio Birds of Prey. Although the subject does not directly have an association with gardening, it will foster a better understanding of the operations of the natural world and how all animals are linked in our intricate woven web which even involves us. The greatest […]

With the heat of summer, everything including weeds has made exponential growth.  In a recent trip to Toledo, Ohio, winter wheat field corn and soybeans are growing nicely with adequate rainfall and the warmth of summer.  On a more recent trip some of the later fields of corn and soybean were small from late planting […]

You’ve been asking… what plants I plant that will bloom all summer??  Well, we have the answer!  The following plants have blooms that will go all summer or off an on all summer…. Quick Jump:Perennials Trees & Shrubs Agastache Hummingbird Mint Colorful flowers bloom all summer. Most plants are compact with superb branching. Blooms mid to […]

With the nice weather of last week and this past week, chores around the nursery have been easy to accomplish.  The plantings have still been going on in the botanical garden while about 3000 cuttings from Mexico and Guatemala have been stuck into their rooting plugs containing peat moss and some fine aggregate that will […]

With this week being Fourth of July week, we are in the full throw of summer and with the accompanying heat and humidity of this hottest month of the year.  With the subsidence of frequent rain and torrential rains, most of the gardens are beginning to grow and recover. At the Seiberling Farm in Norton, […]

With the two storms this past week, the rainfall recorded was more than an inch but it was the winds we could have done without. The storms and lightning on Tuesday evening took out out internet service, network infrastructure, computerized time clock and various other electronic devices. The strong winds tipped numerous plants over adding […]

With the coldest month of the year past, the question now is will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow which is supposed to signal 6 more weeks of winter although no one has ever explained the fact that whether or not Phil sees his shadow, six weeks of winter or more is yet to come. Tomorrow […]

While the last of the leaves are almost off the trees, flowering pears, dawn redwoods and bald cypress are stubborn about giving up their foliage. The burnt orange of the Dawn Redwood and Bald Cypress have a beautiful amber hue about them when the sun illuminates the tree. Flowering pears in addition to having brittle, […]

We are well on our way to winterizing the nursery as the trees and shrubs have been moved to winter storage except those that are in the ground in our pot-and-pot system. Their roots will pick up ground heat and not be killed by the winter cold. This past week we began covering our overwintering […]

The cooler weather or down right cold for May has put a halt on planting of the heat loving vegetable plants and annual flowers. The colder weather in May though is not anything new as in 1996, the Saturday before Mother’s Day experienced a high of 40ºF with a slow, steady rain all day!  Then […]

As this early Easter approaches, activity in plants outside has been restrained with the relatively cold March. The cold weather has caused delays in receiving bare-root trees and shrubs from Lake County that normally would have already been processed and potted. The main cause for delay is that the stock cannot be dug out of […]