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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 […]
Three Tips for a Beautiful Rose Garden
Few flowers are as iconic and breathtaking as the classic rose. With blooms ranging from elegant white to bursts of pink, orange, and red, there is a rose that is perfect for any garden. Regardless of your experience level as a gardener, you can easily fill your garden with beautiful roses if you follow these […]
Brown “grassy” spots in your lawn this Spring?
Do you have some brown “grassy” spots in your lawn this Spring? If so, it could be a common weed in our area named Nimblewill. Nimblewill Plant While this weed is often confused with Bermuda grass, there are distinct features of this plant that set it apart from this and other grass species. One is […]
Zoo’s Best Plants for Pollinators!
After more than 25 years of trialing plants, The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden knows which plants grow and look best in our region. By focusing that list to the plants that benefit pollinators the most, they have created the Zoo’s Best Plants for Pollinators Plant Series. They are calling these the “Zoo’s Best” Plants. Working with […]
Spring Time Pruning
How and When to Prune Which Plants BY MARIE IANNOTTI Updated 11/27/17 Chris Clinton/Digital Vision/Getty Images Most plants benefit from some sort of regular pruning and maintenance. It keeps them healthy and encourages fresh, new growth. The trick is in knowing when to prune what. A great many flowering and fruiting plants prefer to be pruned while […]
Gardening Tips – Mr Burger, What’s Eating My Roses? Is it Rose Slugs?
A common question we get during the springtime and sometimes throughout the year. Customers often say their knockout roses look beautiful and are blooming gorgeously and then all of the sudden the leaves start to turn white or brown. This phenomenon can often be attributed to what are commonly called “rose slugs”. More About “Rose […]
