Tips from a Gardener’s Garden »
As a kid, every time we had fresh fish for dinner, my mom would have me bury the unused fish head by her roses. She said it was good for them. I never questioned her, I just dug a hole and threw the fish head in. Her roses were always healthy and bloomed profusely so [Read More...]
Thoughts After the Philadelphia Flower Show: A Fractured Community? »
Early last month, a few of us from Greenhouse Megastore made the trek over to Pennsylvania for the Philadelphia Flower Show. Truthfully, I had no idea what to expect, although I have been entrenched in gardening since childhood. And by “entrenched” I mean: Mom: Jordan, you see those 4,000 weeds growing up by the [Read More...]
How to Start a Vegetable Garden »
Welcome to our first ever video series! We’ll be adding new videos periodically throughout the growing season with updated information and even more adorable animations. However, we’re certainly not the alpha and omega of knowledge here, and we would really love to see additional vegetable garden advice and suggestions from our knowledgeable and awesome readers. [Read More...]
Garden Planning Day – 2013 »
Thomas Jefferson loved gardening. He kept detailed records, for many years, of his garden at Monticello. In fact, you can even purchase a copy of his “Garden Book“. I read it once, years ago, and felt so inspired that I started keeping my own garden book. It was fun to do, but as with so [Read More...]
The Hallowed Rutabaga »
The Rutabaga certainly surprised last year year. We planted it before, but I don’t think I really gave it a chance. I probably had this idea in my head that all it was was a giant turnip – not that turnips are so bad, but they aren’t something I relish either. But this year changed [Read More...]
Salad is “IN” this summer! »
Planting a salad garden is one of the biggest trends for the upcoming summer garden! Fresh greens and garden fresh salad are HOT commodities and more people will be planting all sorts of greens! Greens are easy to grow and can be grown in all sorts of containers, for those with limited space. Don’t be [Read More...]