Spring has sprung and it’s time to get that garden in tip-top shape! Spring is the ideal time to perform a thorough clean up and overhaul on your garden and yard to help it recover from the long winter. The first step ... Read More

Blackberry plants are a delightful bramble fruit that bring a deep and luscious flavor to any summer treat. Planting blackberries is reasonably easy, and the plants are hardy and fairly easy to keep. With a little care and preparation you ... Read More

Grow Goji Berry Plants which one of the easiest plants you can grow once it is established. They can be grown in either full or part sun, but prefers full sun and well drained soil. The rate of their growth ... Read More

  frost on grass (Photo credit: johnsam) Quick ways to protect your garden plants from frost damage. 1. Drape tender plants, potted plants or fruits and vegetable plants loosely with old sheets and blankets, bulap, towels or large scraps of fabric. Secure with string, ... Read More

When you think of fern plants, the first thing that comes to your mind is their long attractive leaves. Fern plants are interesting for many reasons. They can thrive in the shaded areas to great heights, texture and color. Ferns flourish ... Read More

Our Favorite Sun Garden Plants: Yucca Color Guard Elijah Blue Fescue Hen and Chicks The Fairy Rose Miss Ruby Buddleia Apricot Drift Rose Adagio Ornamental Grass Blue Scent Lavender This selection of sun garden plants is our choices for beginning a colorful long blooming sun garden in most zones. Check ... Read More

Greenwood's Favorite 8 Drought Tolerant Plants Strawberry Seduction Yarrow Barbeque Rosemary Provence Lavender Golden Japanese Ogon Sedum Juniper Skyrocket Sedum Autumn Fire Rosa Rugosa Red Dragon's Blood Red Sedum Plants that are drought tolerant still require regular supplemental watering to fully establish a strong root system. Once established, they ... Read More

Tips to reduce watering: Mulch around plants with shredded bark mulch, aged compost mix or aged manure mix If you can't mulch large areas, spread a good layer of straw (not hay) Hoeing the ground around the plants brings moisture closer to the ... Read More

Plants become stressed during hot weather, too. Here are tips for limiting their agony:   Water in the late evening – after sunset if possible Apply water the base of the plants at the soil level Don’t fertilize when the plants are stressed Shredded bark ... Read More

Ground cover plants are often forgotten in garden or landscape design until a problem occurs such as erosion. For erosion issues consider evergreen ground cover plants such as vinca, ivy or wintercreeper. To add color, select flowering ground covers such as creeping phlox, drift roses, ... Read More