Welcome to our new and improved nursery page. For over 10 years we have been working to bring you the highest quality bedding plants, perennials, and vegetable starts. Over the past few years our nursery has grown in leaps and bounds. We now have over 10,000sq ft of retail greenhouse space and have many knowledgeable staff on site to help with all your plant needs.
In order to help keep you updated and on track with your garden we have redesigned our nursery page with you, our customers, in mind.
For updates on what new plants are coming into the greenhouses and notices of what plants are at the end of their season check out our greenhouse update page.
To keep yourself ontime in planting, pruning, and ordering plants, check out the what now page.
For weekly tips and advice for the garden check out our weekly tidbit page.
For all of you who like to see whats blooming in the greenhouses and out in the display gardens, check out our bloomin' blossoms page.
Greenhouse Update
Alrighty, so here is a quick update on what's going on in the greenhouses this week.
Hanging baskets are still beautiful in all their glory. We have 12”, 18”, and Anderson sized baskets still available. There are combinations for sun and for shade available.
Angel’s Trumpet Trees are now available!
Herbs are still pouring in every week and are all ready to go outside.
Tomato and pepper plant supplies are dwindling so make sure to come in and stock up asap.
All 4” annuals are big and beautiful, perfect for landscape or container plantings.
Lastly, we have been getting in many many many perennials, from trees and shrubs to many herbaceous perennials we have a huge stock available. What better plant to buy than one that comes back every year!
What Now
Tips for July
July is a very busy time in the vegetable garden, in the herb garden, and for your fruit trees. Between cutting the lawn, tending the garden, getting ready for canning for the coming winter, and keeping everything fed and watered, you may not have very much time to do anything else.
Additionally, this is the time of year when many of our woodland friends come looking for some tasty morsels, as they start to become harder to find in the wild.
Deer, rabbits, birds, mice, and lots of other animals are on the search for a good meal. And you've been so kind to grow your beautiful roses, and corn for the deer. The rabbits are loving the radishes and lettuce you've grown, and the birds and mice are enjoying their fair share too.
Unless you take steps to keep them out of your plantings, they will come. Just a few deer can ravage a garden in no time. Rabbits on the other hand, will nibble a little bit here, and there as they make their way through the garden while you sleep.
There are many things you can do to help keep these critters out of your garden. Everything from electric fencing, to simple fishing line running from pole to pole around your garden and flowers.
If you've been on top of your gardening game, and have gotten out plenty of vegetable plants early enough, you should already be seeing some fruits on your tomato plants, some small broccoli, and baby carrots, along with radishes, peas, and many more.
Now is the time to offer your plants a good feeding, either with a side dressing of compost, or some time release fertilizer. Just use a balanced fertilizer, we have some products here at the farm that are specifically formulated for fruit and vegetable growth and also some great fertilizers for bedding plants.
This is a good time to get a second crop of your favorites either in the ground as seedlings, or planting seed directly in the garden, or you can even get some new plants going in starter pots... better yet, do all three!
Many gardens that you see growing in your neighborhood, will have all of the vegetables in nice tidy little rows, with plenty of space in between. There are many things you can do to increase your harvest by making good use of the spaces in between the plants that are already growing.
Here are a few suggestions:
Go out to your garden, and plant a batch of peas right in with your corn, so that they will grow right up the stalks.
Plant a batch of carrots in with your already established tomatos.
Plant some cucumbers in with your lettuce and spinach.
Use your imagination... think about what will be coming out of the garden first, but will provide a nice shady location for seedlings that will take their place when you harvest them... take advantage of every bit of your available space.
As your plants grow, and join up, weeding will also be less of an issue.
Give your fruit trees a thorough watering once per week. Use your grass clippings under the trees as a mulch, and create a burm around the treeline to help keep the water concentrated where it needs to be.
Examine your fruit trees carefully, and remove anything that looks sick, twisted, or diseased. Diseased materials should either be burned, or composted. If you burn, be sure to add the ash to your compost pile.
Additional things to do...
be sure to eliminate any standing water from your property so that you don't inadvertantly create a breeding ground for mosquitos,
keep your birdbath filled with fresh water so that the birds will find a refuge on your property, and assist you with bug control,
make sure that your pets have a steady supply of fresh water as well as a place to get out of the hot sun and stay cool, (remember, they are wearing a fur coat all year long)... you might even go out in the afternoon, and do your dog a favor by hosing him or her down to help them cool off, as well as to help keep them clean,
keep your compost pile moist and remember to turn it regularly, and if your pile is ready for use, don't just keep adding to it, start a new one for later in the year,
If you are needing new supplies for canning, start shopping now.
Weekly Tidbit
Let's talk about your lawn, fertilize with summer formulas, and be sure to raise the height on your mower. Allowing the grass to stay a bit taller will help to keep it green, as well as conserve moisture. Remember that your lawn only needs about an inch of water per week, and that deep watering will encourage healthy root growth, whereas frequent shallow watering wastes water through evaporation, and allows the soil to dry out faster.
Here are a few suggestions: