While the warmer days of May have arrived, the rain continues with a few days of sun in between. The creeping phlox in the Wolf Creek botanical garden is finally blooming in its shades of pinks and blues as it spills over the rock wall down below from the Owl Barn. The single late tulips […]

Coming upon Memorial Day for sure the time has come to plant the garden. The official frost-free date for northern Ohio is May 30th which does not always hold true as on June 15, 1972, a frost occurred in Hartville, Ohio and some other areas. Warm ground temperatures of at least 55ºF play an important […]

Tree sales of Fraser Fir have been brisk resulting in a shortage of our cut trees early in the season. We have supplemented our cut trees by freshly cutting some local Canaan Fir that are quite similar to Fraser fir as far as branching, color and needle retention. Canaan Firs are native to the Canaan […]

While it’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week, plenty still needs accomplished in the garden such as: Spray deer repellent on susceptible plants. Take a soil test and apply lime if necessary depending on the results of the test. Dig and store Dahlia and Canna tubers if not done. Hill up roses about […]

As the summer solstice approaches with the long days of summer, growth of the vegetable garden and the weeds is prolific. Besides hoeing and pulling weeds, newspaper used as a mulch as well as corn gluten will inhibit the weed growth that will easily take over a garden quickly. In Avon, Ohio the large wholesale […]

You may think that natives equal an overgrown, messy landscape with a “weed patch” for a front yard.  Well, that is not the case!  The interest in natives is increasing and for good reason as many native plants are showy, compact and make terrific landscape plants. The benefits to planting native species are almost endless: […]

Today is the birthday of our 16th president born on this date in Kentucky in 1809. It is said he walked as much as 9 miles one way to go to school which is phenomenal by today’s standards. Many shipments of unrooted cuttings have arrived and so much so that all our available area for […]

Today is the beginning of our annual fall sale in which selected items will be at 50% off the regular tagged price meaning that some good buys can be had. Please note that not everything will be on sale as much of the stock is “new crop” which means while it is ready to be […]

Hundreds of grass seed varieties are available today.  However, many of these are not suited for your climate or specific application.  Turf Perfect blends and mixtures include only improved varieties designed specifically for your region and application.  Each seed formulation is a result of worldwide scientific research, regional performance evaluations, and application-specific considerations.  We design […]

New supplies of stock are arriving today of clematis paniculata covered in white blooms along with an interesting holly that is saturated with red berries.  Other interesting items are Magnolia with the dark purple Genie, yellow Sunsation and the white Dr. Merrill with a touch of pink and all in a tree form! The chrysanthemums […]

Now that most of the end of the year tax work is finished, the work of reviewing all purchase orders for errors still goes on. The purchase orders are necessary so that we may track what has been ordered and the available dates for the products we grow, which are many. They also are used […]

Perennials can often be divided to control size, retain vigor and to share with a friend. Other perennials decline if not divided every few years at the appropriate time. One of the easiest ways to propagate your prized perennials is to divide the plant into two or more. To divide a perennial, either cut down […]

Today is the last day of business for the nursery as now we will close down until March 1st except for opening on Saturdays for our Winter Seminar series of educational garden topics. While repairs, maintenance and clean up is the norm in winter, the greenhouse production will remain a flurry of activity. Transplanting of […]

After a cold, frosty night last Monday morning, the days became sunny and much warmer like a typical October day. Predictable is the fact that fall colors are not intense as usual because of the abnormally dry weather. Sugar maples in the surrounding woods at the nursery have shed many of their leaves before turning […]