Today is the birthday of one of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson born on this date in 1743. Jefferson was a farmer, flower gardener, philosopher, statesman and architect. He is known for three pillars of government: 1. The author of the Declaration of Independence. 2. The guarantee of the freedom of religion. 3. Government support […]

There isn’t too much gardening going on in February except maybe applying the last application of deer repellent on susceptible plants, taking a soil test sample if the ground is not frozen, quickly planting any spring bulbs left over in the garage if not done and sowing some grass seed to thicken the lawn up […]

December 20, 2013 Tomorrow is the winter solstice and the beginning of the long winter. We can all look forward to the increasing daylight afterwards and the fact that the average temperatures will begin to rise after the 15th of February. It remains to be seen if Lake Erie will freeze over that might give […]

The botanical garden finally got a weed spraying as the catawbiense varieties of rhododendron as in their full glory such as catawbeinse ‘Alba’ and ‘Boursault’, ‘Nova Zembla’, ‘Ice Cube’ and ‘Boule de Neige’ just as the evergreen azaleas fade. Following will be the huge display of the maximum types of rhododendron that will start blooming […]

Well, today the annual flower house opens and as usual, it’s packed full of flower and veggie plants with at least 1,000 hanging baskets on display. This year though is a little different as our selection of tropical plants is much greater with at least one-third more than last year and more variety. I hope […]

6-28-19 blog While the nursery chores of potting, trimming, weeding, spacing and general cleanup still continues, another aspect of the nursery has ramped up as the Owl Barn has opened with the harvest of sweet corn and tomatoes from Marietta, Ohio. Growers along the Muskingum and Ohio river near the city take advantage of the […]

Trees come in all shapes and sizes, and so do their roots.   Choosing a tree for your landscape based on certain characteristics such as bloom time, leaf color and mature size are all very important but picking the wrong tree with the wrong root type can cause a plethora of problems down the road. Larger […]

As of last Tuesday, we have closed our doors for two weeks to comply with Governor DeWine’s order that all non-essential businesses must close in an effort to keep the spread of the Corona virus under control. While not open for business, we are still here as we must maintain the inventory as we still […]

With the month of April comes the annual return of the Eastern Bluebird. After some years of neglect and deterioration of our original bluebird houses, six new ones have been erected in Wolf Creek Garden that we hope these beautiful birds will find inviting to nest and raise their young. April also is the month […]

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… The Grave blanket construction is well under way as we […]

The Christmas season is finally running down as we are nearly out of cut trees but were able to get a few more Fraser Fir at a farm in New Philadelphia and they are priced just right at $29.99 each. We are at the end of cutting more branches from Galehouse Tree farm as we […]

As the Blueberry Bash advances towards the July 24th day (see details below), much preparation is in the works already. Fortunately, we were able to fill most of our usual entertainment venues with the usual fares even at a late date. The Fall Festival will follow in September, a week before the Barberton Mum Fest that this year should […]

Check out this week’s video: Our large Maples came in on schedule! Our selection includes 2″ caliper Autumn Blaze, Red Pointe and Red Sunset maples.  So what is the difference between these 3 different varieties? Autumn Blaze – Our best selling shade-tree-type maple with green foliage changing to long-lasting, blazing orange-red in fall. The habit is upright […]

Well next Monday starts the big project of putting stock away for winter in storage in the rear polyhouses. This year might be quite the squeeze to fit everything inside as we have purchased much stock for next spring’s sales as this “just in time” supply method does not work for plants. The stock has […]