It may have felt a little more like summer this week, and hopefully your lawn & garden are hitting their summer stride as well- because ready or not, it’s officially here! The June or summer solstice, marking the first day of the season is Saturday, June 20, 2020. In the southern hemisphere, the June solstice […]
Jumping in June for pollinator perennials
June is a big month for gardeners. Spring gives way to summer, it’s National Pollinator Month, with Pollinator Week falling June 22-28, 2020, June is also Perennial Gardening Month, AND we’ve added Mondays back into our schedule- so we’re open 7 days a week! This month is a really great time get your perennials in […]
Don’t forget your medicine
Most of us know by now how beneficial gardening, plants and growing your own food can be. First and foremost are the improvements to your mental and physical health. Improving environmental conditions, benefits to the economy (local and at large,) and strengthening educational efforts from school age and beyond, are a few more in a […]
Squash (the) Vine Borer
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cabbage worms, and squash vine borers. No, that’s not how the old nursery rhyme goes, but it’s how some of our gardens are. It’s no wonder that while we are excited to reap the benefits of growing food at home, and we […]
Burger Farm & Garden Center named to nationwide Top 40 Plant Nursery list
You like us! You really like us! Check out this link from Wikilawns, naming Burger Farm & Garden Center as one of the Top 40 Plant Nurseries in the whole nation! Come see why they gave us this ranking! We’re open 10-5 today, and we’re practicing social distancing & safe shopping guidelines. The Wiki-Wonder award […]
To Prune, or Not To Prune
We’d like to chat about pruning your flowering spring bulbs, plants & shrubs for a minute. You may notice some of your daffodils, jonquils, hyacinths, tulips, and other spring bulbs have given you a few weeks of beautiful color, but are now starting to look a little rough around the edges. While it may be […]
Veggie & Herb plants, soil temperatures & a little patience
Given the uncertainty we are facing at the moment, it’s a normal reaction to want plan for the future and to become more sustainable- i.e., plant & grow your own food. Also, some of us have a great deal more time at home and in our yards, and rather than sit and be idle, we […]
Tree & Shrub Inventory available for curbside pick up orders
We’re working hard on giving you as much as we can to keep you busy during your time at home- we’ve now got a list of trees & shrubs we have available for our curbside pick up. You can view what we have available (we will update to reflect current quantities as much as we […]
“Stay at Home” Order Update
Please stay tuned here, on Facebook and on Instagram for updates on what to do when you’re at home. Please be mindful of social distancing when you come down, and know we are doing everything we can to make sure anyone who wants to purchase pansies and any other supplies will be able to do […]
Grow Your Own- cold hardy seeds to plant now, or start inside
So far, 2020 has been a year like most of us haven’t experienced in our lifetimes. The rapid spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus, and concerns over how long it may linger, and how far the ripple effects will reach with restaurants, schools, and other businesses being under mandatory closures by the government, hospitals and doctors offices […]