Late summer is typically a time to stay indoors and enjoy the air conditioning. It’s too hot to plant most plants, so you may be wondering what you can do in your garden. Here are a few gardening tips for August. It’s time to trim knockout and drift roses...
It’s still extremely hot outside, but it’s not too early to start planning your fall landscape. If you can, it’s better to wait until it gets cooler to plant new trees or shrubs. Heat stress can be a problem when it comes to transplanting. If you lay...
Marsh parsley is one of our less talked about summer weeds. Cyclospermum leptophyllum, also known as marsh parsley, is an invasive summer weed and a member of the carrot family. It grows in moist areas, usually near standing water. It can be identified by its finely...
Video of laying mulch around tree Summer is a great time to talk about the importance of mulch (and pine straw). It’s common in almost every flower bed… but what are the benefits of mulch? Weeds: It helps prevent weeds by blocking sunlight from getting to weeds...
Happy Wednesday! Our plant of the week this week is Ilex opaca, also known as the American holly or the Christmas holly. The American holly is a broadleaf evergreen native to our area, as well as most of the United States. These hollies are large, growing up to 35...
