Coleus 'Pink Chaos'If you follow this column with any regularity, you probably recall that last month I wrote about several exciting new shrubs and perennials you’ll find at nurseries this year. With all the dreary and depressing weather, I figured you might enjoy reading about some exciting new additions to your yard for the coming year. Well, the weather has moderated somewhat, but the showers continue, so if learning about [...]
The best fertilizer for your annuals--put your Miracle-Gro-loving friends to shame!
I received this tonight from a customer, and it made me smile, so I thought I'd share it with you. Enjoy--and thanks, LeAna!An old Italian lived alone in New Jersey. He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son [...]
As I look out the window of my living room this evening, I can admire a beautiful specimen 'Sango Kaku'--commonly called "coral bark"--Japanese maple. In the last month, it's been great to watch it awake from dormancy and leaf out. Normally, I probably wouldn't care so much; after all, I don't pay a lot of attention to most trees this time of year as I'm more interested in watching spring [...]
In case you haven't heard, Mother's Day is this weekend! (I'm just kidding--we've all been hearing about Mother's Day for weeks, now.) If you're still looking for ideas for your mother--or if you need to give your husband or kids a few ideas--we've got plenty of great options for you at Vander Giessen Nursery! A few of our suggestions include:Hanging Baskets (Lynden Baskets, Fuchsias and Begonia Baskets available)Earth Box garden [...]
Lynden Baskets are going fast--get them now and they'll look like this in a couple months!
It might all be my fault—whenever I wash my car, it rains like crazy for the next week. And I’ve been washing my car a lot lately, it seems. I apologize, and I’ll try to stop; after all, we could all use a good dose of sun! If all the rain this spring has you down, cheer up—there are some great new plants to make way for in your [...]
I just happened to look at the blog to see what I'd posted in the last few weeks...and it looks like other than my "Wordless Wednesday" posts, I haven't been a very good blogger lately! I'd try to use the excuse that I've been too busy--which I have--but that's no excuse. So, what's been going on at the nursery?In the last few weeks, we've been waiting out the weather and [...]
