Blueberries make great container plants! Watch this video from our friends at Espoma for tips and see how easy it is to grow blueberries in containers.

CONTAINER GARDENING, SHRUBSNew GardenMay 6, 2016BLUEBERRIES, CONTAINER GARDENING, FRUIT, SPRING17

Easy Container Gardening

Good container plantings require little maintenance aside from watering and can enhance your home through the spring, summer, and fall.

It's Not Too Late to Prune Crape Myrtles

Unlike some other flowering plants, crapes will develop their flower buds on new growth.

MAINTENANCE, PRUNING, TREESNew GardenApril 4, 2016CRAPE MYRTLE, PRUNING

2016 is Year of the Begonia Begonia: National Garden Bureau

With over 1,700 different species, Begonias (family Begoniaceae) is the fifth most diverse class of plants.

ANNUALS, FLOWERSNew GardenMarch 31, 2016NATIONAL GARDEN BUREAU, YEAR OF THE, BEGONIAS

Unseasonable Flowering

Is your forsythia starting to bloom for Christmas? Here's why some plants flower during warm winter days.

FALL, OTHER, WINTERNew GardenDecember 18, 2015BLOOMING OUT OF SEASON, CHILL REQUIREMENTS, VERNALIZATIONComment

What Killed my Pansies?

This is a question we have been asked frequently this fall.

FALL, FLOWERS, PLANT DISEASESNew GardenDecember 8, 2015PANSIES, FALL, VIOLAS, PLANT DISEASESComment

Leave the Leaves...or Not?

Where and why this is not bad advice, and where it’s a terrible idea.

FALL, LAWN CARE, MAINTENANCE, TREES, TURFNew GardenNovember 24, 2015FALL Comments

Overwintering Tropicals (infographic)

FALL, HOUSE PLANTS, INSECTS & PESTSNew GardenOctober 13, 2015OVERWINTERING, TROPICAL PLANTS, HIBISCUS, BOUGAINVILLEA, LANTANA, TIBOUCHINA, BRUGMANSIAComment

Spring Blooming (and Deer Resistant!) Bulbs to Plant

Plant some of these low-maintenance (and critter resistant) spring bloomers this fall.

FALL BULBS, PLANTING, FLOWERSNew GardenOctober 9, 2015BULBS, FALL IS FOR PLANTING

4 Reasons to Plant your Pansies Early

Don’t wait until your summer annuals give up the ghost to plant your fall pansies!

ANNUALS, FALL, FLOWERS, PLANTINGNew GardenSeptember 14, 2015PANSIES, VIOLAS, FALL IS FOR PLANTING, FALL16Comment

Should I Prune my Crape Myrtle in Fall?

Don't cut too much if you decide to tidy up your crape myrtles in late summer and fall!

MAINTENANCE, TREESNew GardenSeptember 3, 2015CRAPE MYRTLE, PRUNING, FALL, FALL16 Comment

That's not Silly String-it's Dodder!

It looks like someone Silly Stringed your garden, but it's actually a whole lot weirder.

INSECTS & PESTS, MAINTENANCENew GardenJuly 31, 2015PARASITIC PLANTS, DODDER, WEEDS, SUM17Comment

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