Fertilizing & Weed Control The first time to fertilize your lawn is usually April 1st when the lawn is just beginning growth.  A fast release granular fertilizer or one combined with a crabgrass preventer can be applied at this time.  Greenview makes an excellent product called Crabgrass Preventer plus Lawn Food that will feed the lawn and prevent crabgrass […]

Tomorrow is the beginning of the winter solstice which is the shortest day of the year since the position of the earth around the sun has the greatest tilt away from it is the northern hemisphere. Although, the coldest days upon us are in January as the northern hemisphere will continue to lose heat even […]

The last (well almost last) of the perennials for next spring’s sales came last week and have now been potted. This includes a brand new line of Ajuga (Bugleweed) for 2021 called “Feathered Friends” that was propagated and grown by our friend Chris Hansen up in Zeeland, Michigan! Please remember to use all your Dayton […]

With the autumnal equinox, the fall season officially begins although no one would notice because of the summer like temperatures of this past week. Leaf color is beginning to appear and it remains to be seen whether or not it will be as intense as usual due to the mini-drought of at least the past […]

Last Friday in the late morning, the nursery received just over one-half inch of rain that gave some relief from the dry weather. Some of the nursery stock such as the tree hydrangeas must be watered by hand every few days as the dense canopy of foliage prevents adequate watering of the root system by […]

December 28, 2012 While the clock starts winding down on 2012, the days now are slowly growing longer daylight hours so that when the Vernal Equinox arrives in March, the day length all over Earth will be equal. Until March, plants will be in a state of “hibernation” so to speak. The dormant phase is […]

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 planted. The small 1½ gallon […]

With the unusually long heat wave this late in the summer, Chrysanthemum bloom is delayed even more as cool nights in addition to shorter days are necessary to open the flower buds. Hand watering of newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials is essential as the extreme heat causes rapid transpiration of water from the leaves […]

Availability of plant material varies constantly by the day, hour and minute. Because of this, we offer a current availability module on our website.  The inventory listed is LIVE directly from our database.  While it is not always completely accurate, it is a helpful tool while shopping or planning your landscape. CLICK HERE FOR THE […]

Landscapers, Lawn Service businesses and the like shall receive a 15%* discount on non-net items.  Annuals and items on sale are examples of net items.  Landscapers that call ahead at least 24 hours can have orders pulled & ready for pick-up.  We highly recommend taking advantage of this to ensure faster & more accurate service. […]

Whether we grow the plants here at the nursery or sourced from outside vendors, our plants are of the utmost quality at the time of purchase. However, we do understand that things do and will happen. For this reason, we guarantee our hardy trees & shrubs for one full year after purchase. Our policy ensures […]

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Feb 26, 2022 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… Feb 26, 2022 The Grave blanket construction […]