Author: Jennifer Gibson
All About the Cool Wave and Top Wave Pansy
Looking for cool-season color that trails over pots? Want a way to get tons of color in your landscape beds without spending hours planting? The Cool Wave pansy is your answer! Keep reading to learn all about Cool Wave pansies and why they’re one of the easiest, most rewarding cool-season blooms to grow. Whether… Read more »
Fall Tips for Your Landscape!
It’s almost fall, y’all! Which means that there are a few chores for your landscape so that your landscape will be healthier and happier next season! Plus find out how to correctly prep your annual color areas for pansies, violas, ornamental cabbage, kale and mums!
Fruit Trees in Arkansas
Keep reading for details on growing fruit trees in Arkansas! Home gardening as a hobby experienced huge growth last year and we are expecting this trend to continue. With this trend in mind, and knowing that many in our community are interested in either adding onto their ‘grocery’ garden or getting started, we are… Read more »
New Arrivals – Unique Japanese Maples and Evergreens
We are excited to share more about the truckload of Japanese maples and evergreens, including unique Japanese maple varieties, evergreen topiaries, small new-to-us plants perfect for container plantings. This shipment also included very large specimens of slow growing varieties like Lion’s Head Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Shishigashira’). Tiny plants, perfect for bonsai, were also a… Read more »
Fall Armyworm Control in Arkansas
Effective Fall Armyworm Control in Arkansas Lawns They may be called fall armyworms but they usually show up during July in central and southern Arkansas. We are seeing fall armyworm damage right now, early September, here in Little Rock. As with most pests, it’s helpful to understand the life cycle, preferred plant hosts and symptoms… Read more »
Staying Safe in the Summer Heat
Staying Safe in the Summer Heat Being weather-aware comes naturally to most of us in this industry and other primarily outdoor industries. However, our co-worker Lily Claire is really, really into weather and does her own research from numerous sources. She is the author of this blog post; it’s information she sent out to our… Read more »
Growing Hardy Hibiscus
If it seems like we talk a lot about hibiscus, it’s because we do! Not long ago, we talked about Rose of Sharon, which is a species of hibiscus as well (Hibiscus syriacus). Rose of Sharon, or Althea, is a woody shrub or small tree. Today, we want to talk about perennial hibiscus, also called… Read more »
How to Water Smarter!
More water means healthier plants, right? Um, no. The relationship between soil and water is even more important than the quantity of water. The perfect situation for plants is well draining soil and the correct quantity of water…plants grow, roots stay healthy, and all is well. But as we all know, not all soils in… Read more »
