Tomatoes are one of the most popular home-grown foods— and with good reason! While also being relatively easy to grow, home-grown tomatoes can put their store-bought counterparts to shame. Here are some helpful tips for growing tomatoes. Caring for Your Tomatoes Tomato Growing Habits Different varieties of tomato plants grow in different ways. There areRead More →
Why Grow Them? Strawberries are one of those foods that simply weren’t meant to be on grocery store shelves. The red berries in clamshell cases found in the produce department may look like strawberries, but those varieties have been cultivated to withstand more handling and bumping around during transportation.  This increased “toughness” comes at theRead More →
ZZ Plant Also known as "Zanzibar Gem" Foliage is thick, glossy green, or black. Slow-growing Tolerates a wide range of conditions Can grow 2'-3' tall. Care: Will grow in any light condition (except total darkness) Water when soil is 3/4 of the way down dry, before watering again. When unsure, better to wait a littleRead More →
Lack of surface prep Throwing down grass seed on hard, compacted soil means you’ve started your lawn renovation project off on the wrong foot. Spreading seed on a mat of thatch will also prevent you from having successful results.   When grass seed sprouts and sends out its first little root fibers, it needs to have contactRead More →
There are two categories of plants to incorporate into a butterfly garden; host plants and nectar plants. Host plants serve as food for the caterpillars before they form their chrysalis. Nectar plants provide food for the butterflies. It's important to understand host plants will be munched on and    
Early spring flowers Let us introduce you to some of our favorite frost-hardy options. Pansies Pansies are the quintessential cool-weather flower. They come in a rainbow of colors and are incredibly hardy. In fact, many gardeners report fall-planted pansies survive through winter and put on a show in spring! Use: filler Alyssum Use: Spiller DianthusRead More →
Spring 2025Is it too early to plant?In short, it depends on what you're wanting to plant. We're nearly guaranteed to see more nights dip into the mid-20's, so if the plants aren't frost-hardy, they won't make it. Many cool weather annuals can survive even when temperatures dip into the high 20's. (Evergreens, and dormant treesRead More →