Plant species: Annual
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!
All About Begonias
Begonias are one of our most popular plants and there are so many to choose from! Each has unique characteristic and therefore, different purposes in the landscape (or home). As we approach the spring planting season, we thought you might want to learn more about these versatile, eye-catching and easy to grow plants. Wax Begonia… Read more »
What is a Pollinator?
Learn more about the important role pollinators have in our ecosystem.
Pollinator Plants for Arkansas Gardens
Attract pollinators to your garden by planting these plants.
Freeze Warning
What does a severe freeze mean for your landscape? Keep reading! In the bullet points below are basic tips for normal hard freezes. However, each of the recent winters have brought colder than normal weather, with many parts of Arkansas experiences below average lows in various USDA Plant Hardiness Zones, with accompanied windchill numbers that… Read more »
Arkansas Diamonds Program
What is an Arkansas Diamond plant? Arkansas Diamonds are locally grown plants proven to be tough in Arkansas. New plant selections have been chosen and released each year since 2015! Arkansas gardeners now have quite a proven selection of plants to choose from with confidence in plant performance. How were these plants selected? Arkansas Diamonds… 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 »