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Seasonal Tips

Fresh Trees Just Arrived!

It’s the fall planting season and we continue to stock up with shrubs and trees!  This week, we had a whole entire truckload of trees delivered.  This isn’t as detailed a post as it could be, but we were just too excited to get this info out there to worry too much about it.  As… Read more »

Houseplants sitting on a wooden table near a bright window, showing examples of moving outdoor plants indoor for winter protection.

Bringing Your Outdoor Plants In This Fall

As the heat of summer starts to wind down and autumn cool sets in, it’s time we begin prepping houseplants for their return to the climate controlled indoors as they bid adieu to their outdoor summer vacation. We’ve put together some tips and tricks below like moving outdoor plants indoor, to help your plants thrive… Read more »

The Beautiful Hues of Heuchera

Heuchera, also known as Coral Bells, are excellent shade garden plants with interesting foliage of various colors. Leaves are heart shaped and boldly veined, showcasing the many hues of Heuchera—from deep burgundy and silver to bright chartreuse green. some feature bold dark, silvery, or chartreuse green foliage. Coral Bells bloom in the late spring or… Read more »

a photo of pansy varieties outside a garden, exposed under the sun

Meet the Pansy Family!

Pansies are the most commonly planted fall and winter annual in our area and for very good reason.  Pansy varieties bloom from fall into next spring, all the way through time to plant warm season annuals.  They offer a large variety of color choices and offer a variety of bloom colors and interesting features.  Care… Read more »

Outdoor Fountain Care

  Every wonder what’s in our Water Gallery? It’s our fountain display area, and it’s where  our concrete statuary is located as well!  One of the first things our guests ask is, ‘how do I take care of a fountain?’  Although they are pretty simple to take care of, there are a few tips that… Read more »

Rose Rosette Virus: Identification, Symptoms & Treatment

  What is Rose Rosette Virus? One of our beloved landscape plants, the rose, has been increasingly affected by this virus, which is spread by tiny wind transferred mites.  Symptoms include thickened stem growth, excessive thorns, witches’ broom growth at end of stems, branch die-back, discolored and distorted leaves. The above image shows the excessive… Read more »

Japanese Beetle Control

Learn tips on Japanese beetle control from the experts at The Good Earth Garden Center.