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Lotus 'Amazon Sunset' --fertilize it and watch it bloom!For many people, gardening each year goes like this: buy beautiful plants, admire how they look in the yard, tend to faithfully for awhile…and then, suddenly, they don’t look so great and you wonder what happened. Sound familiar? It’s happened to all of us—even the most experienced gardeners have failures. In order to thrive, any plant needs three basic things: water, food, [...]

A small selection of plants that just arrived--including more 'Orange Rocket' Barberry!

With all the cool weather we've had this spring in our area, you may have had several false starts in your gardening endeavors. Maybe you've taken advantage of a few nice days here and there to do some weeding, but when it comes to planting your vegetables, the weather sours just when you're ready to plant...and now it's starting to look like it's too late to start.Not to worry! In [...]

'Figaro' Dwarf Dahlias

So it's Thursday...sorry :)Our flowers are planted...are yours?

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 [...]