The Blog
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for 2023
Check out these fun Mother’s Day gift ideas from The Good Earth Gift Shop, from gardening tools to fundraising drinkware.
Choosing a Fountain
The Good Earth Garden Center’s Water Gallery has a broad selection of self-contained concrete, ceramic, natural and composite fountains in a variety of styles and sizes available. Each one is designed to compliment your home. A well placed fountain can create a unique visual statement, enhance your living space with their ambiance, and add to… Read more »
How to Cultivate a Cutting Garden
There are so many plants that work well in cut arrangements! Notice we left out the word ‘flower’; some of the most interesting additions to an arrangement are interesting greenery or stems. Proper planning will get you the best results. If you want to harvest and arrange year-round, you might need to add larger plant… Read more »
Captivated by Peonies
Beautiful, showy and full of romance, the flowers from the Peony make it to both weddings, and simple bouquets for around the home. Nostalgic, for many of us, the sight of Peonies remind of us of grandparents, or any loved ones who grew these year after year. That casual, simple elegance is what keeps… Read more »
Top 10 Spring Landscaping Tips for Arkansas…plus a few more!
1. Spring is a great time to plant all the things! Trees, shrubs, sod, perennials, veggies, herbs and annuals…all of it! The soil temperatures are warm, which encourages root development. 2. Look at the area before planting to learn how many hours of sun the area gets and whether it is afternoon or morning sun. … Read more »
Spring Blooming Landscape Plants
Learn about Spring blooming shrubs for Arkansas!
Spring Blooming Trees for Arkansas
We are lucky to have several different kinds of spring blooming trees that do well here in Arkansas, some of which are even native to our area! If you look around your landscape this spring and see not a bloom in sight, you might consider adding one of these trees… Ornamental Cherry Ornamental cherries are… Read more »
5 Ways to Add Some Spring to Your Step
1 Time to get the pots and beds all ready for spring color! Pansies, violas and ornamental greens had a hard winter. The warm winter transitioned fast into a brutally cold one, without providing cool season annuals a chance to acclimate, resulting in some rough looking pansies around town! If your pansies aren’t giving off… Read more »