Category: Container Gardens

See if raised garden beds are right for you. Students learn the correct materials to build with, soils 101, the right food for the right plant and more. Learn, grow, love your garden as it rises above the rocks and…

Thanksgiving is just days away, family and friends are ready to gather, and landscapes are dormant, bare, and almost ugly. But they don’t have to be that way if we keep in mind that the eye naturally is drawn to…

Local gardeners know which flowers grow most successfully in our climate, and which plants look their best paired together.  If you’re a gardener new to our area, this article will guide you in finding the perfect flower combinations for container…

Legend has it that pansies could transfer the thoughts of sweethearts without a spoken word. The flowers were a popular ingredient in “love potions”, and have appeared in the writings of many authors including D. H. Lawrence, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wordsworth,…

Like all garden center owners I don’t get many days off in spring.  However, this past Thursday after teaching a morning gardening class, my day-timer showed nothing scheduled for the afternoon.  So, I took off for the rest of the…

Thanksgiving is just days away, family and friends ready to gather, and landscapes are dormant, bare, and almost ugly.  But they don’t have to be that way if we keep in mind that the eye naturally is drawn to any…

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Saturday (9:30 – 10:30) After the first 15 minutes of this class you will have what it takes to design great container gardens that sparkle in the afternoon heat. Water, the best foods, companion plants that shine and more.  Everyone…

Mountain gardeners use raised beds to sidestep a long list of gardening challenges.  Bad dirt is out, because you fill a raised bed with a customized soil-and-compost blend. Drainage is built in and keeps erosion in check.  Greater exposure to…

Before you go out and buy your garden seed over the ‘net’ let me alert you to the most important thing to know before hitting that ‘Buy it Now’ button. Because freshness of seeds is of utmost importance, be sure…