Vander Giessen's Garden Blog

Potted hyacinths now available!

Our first shipment of perennial starts has arrived!

Primroses have arrived!

Quite often in December, we hear comments from customers to the effect of "well, I bet you're looking forward to having nothing to do next month" or, "you probably just take January off, right?" Well, nothing could be further from the truth--January is busy! In fact, this year it's been especially busy.Property in need of some serious TLCIn mid-December, Vander Giessen Nursery more than doubled in size with the purchase [...]

I love new beginnings. After a busy holiday season, it’s always nice to slow down again, restart normal routines and take stock of life. Indoors, this time of year is great for cleaning out closets, reorganizing and taking inventory of our belongings. Outdoors, the story is much the same…but who really wants to spend time working outside in 35-degree rain? I, for one, don’t. So what [...]

It seems that the projects never end--and in our case, that's a good thing! At Vander Giessen Nursery, we're growing again. If you drive through the neighborhood with any regularity, you may have noticed some changes in the last few days. I'll write more after Christmas when I have time to upload some pictures and a share more, but be assured--we're growing for you!

A Hori Hori garden knife is a must-have tool for gardening. Whether planting bulbs, digging holes, chopping through roots or slicing through twine or bulap, it's a great all-purpose tool!

Poinsettias are a beautiful--and safe--plant for Christmas color!During the winter months, fresh garden life can be hard to find outside as most plants have gone dormant until spring. Thankfully, though, you can add life with some indoor color at Christmas. Whether you use poinsettias, living Christmas trees, or plant an amaryllis bulb with anticipation of color in a couple months—there is still plenty of life to be found at this [...]

Yesterday I had a customer in who has discovered the difference that good fertilizer can make for her flowers each summer--she uses Jack's Classic. When I saw her grab a couple of tubs of fertilizer off the shelf and set them on the counter, I was curious what sort of plants she was feeding this time of year (since Jack's also works great on houseplants--my African violets can testify to [...]

Just arrived--Amaryllis! Give them as a gift or grow one yourself.