Cheryl's Notebook on Gardening Ideas

Lawn Edging Ideas For Your Landscape

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 07:47:00 +0000

Gardens, undoubtedly, are an important part of every house. A well designed and maintained garden adds to the beauty and outlooks of your house making it more attractive. It provides you the way to interact with nature, as along with the greenery and flowers, you also get a way to attract beautiful birds. Also, it will help to you pursue a new hobby of gardening. No doubt that the entire garden should be designed in creative and thoughtful way, but edging is the thing where you need to focus little more. Lawn edges are created to define boundaries between different types of flowers and especially, to keep the paths and garden separate.

When it comes to lawn edging, lots of choices are available to you. From natural plants’ to rocks, there are a number of things in-between that you can use for lawn edging, which include wood, bricks, metal, plastic, concrete and some others. Each of these materials provides you different methods of edging, like you can use bricks to create horizontal edging or diagonal brick edging. But, plant edging is the way by which you can create a blooming focus on different aspects of your garden. Along with giving natural and soft look to your garden, plants edging also make the installation and maintenance easy.

Here are some ideas for having an effective and attractive edging for your lawn.

If your garden is large and contain different types of flowers, then along with creating the edging at the borders of garden, it would be better if you create edging for separating all the flower species from one another. For simple and soft looks, you can use the same plants for creating edges on the garden border and in its inner area. For this, you can use any of the hardy perennial plants, which fits your choice and the looks of your garden.
For giving an attractive look to your garden, you can use different small perennials to define the outside and inside borders of your garden. There are mainly two ways. First is using one plant species for defining the outside bordering of garden and another for separating all the flower species inside it. No matter which plants you use for edging, this pattern will give just attractive view and will clearly show all the different species.

Another way is using different plants for bordering different flower beds of your garden. This method requires you to be creative because a perfect combination or contrast of colors and size will make perfect edging pattern.

Size is another factor to mull over. No doubt that everyone has his own choice and liking, but it would be better if the edging plants are little higher than the grown plants. It will depict the clear separation. Also, there should be some combination between the heights of all edging plants. For an instance, the plants used for outside edging can have different height from that of inside ones, but the inside edging plants should be of same height. Though their height can be reduced by cutting, but you should choose the plants with same height growth.
While choosing edging plants, you should consider the colors that all the plants in your garden are having. For more simple looks you can choose the evergreen shrubs that don’t produce flower as it will give green color throughout the year. And if you are interested in making it colorful, then choose the plants by keeping in mind their changing colors.
You are also required to make a choice between narrow and wide edging. Though it depends on available area and size of your garden but wide edging is considered as the best to give a warm look to your garden. It will not only make it attractive and simple, but will also create clear separation.

All these ideas are really going to help you in creating perfect edging for your garden, but if you think that you are not much creative and lack in ideas, then you can consult a garden designer for this purpose or simply can search on internet for having different ideas. However, here we are providing you the list of some shrubs and plants that you can use for lawn edging.

Small perennials

Small perennials are best to use for edging if most of the shrubs or flowering plants in your garden are low in height. One of the best small perennials that you can choose is coneflower which is further divided into many types. All the types produce flowers of different colors which include pink, purple pink, white, yellow, bright red, orange and rosy pink. An advantage of using these plants is that you can change the edging colors by keeping the plant species same.

Hardy perennial plants

You will find many options when looking for hardy perennials, thus choosing the one or two becomes little difficult. While choosing any of these hardy plants, ensure that they show same growth the year around and need low maintenance. Some of the hardy perennials that you can add to your option list are Patriot Hosta, Japanese painted fern, Monarda blue stocking, ornamental grasses, Oregano hot and spicy, orange mint, achillea moonshine and others.

Low growing flowering shrubs

As you are required to keep the edging height low and same, it is recommended to choose the low growing flowering shrubs. You cannot cut them from the top as will destroy them and will make them unable to produce flower. So, you are required to choose the one with low growth rate and better resistant for different climatic conditions. Here are some options- Spirea Blue Kazoo, Drift Roses, Rave Hydrangea, Nadina Firepower, Hypericum St Johns Wort and more.

Whether you are going to select the plants for your garden or for creating its edges, there is a lot of variety to choose from. Before making any choice clearly know about their physical features, climatic conditions and other aspects of these plants.

Best Choices for Landscape Shrubs

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 08:40:00 +0000

Having a beautiful and attractive nursery at home is one of the biggest dream of every nature lover but our biggest problem is from where to collect suitable variety of plants and how to know which one is best for our house depending upon soil type and weather conditions. Don’t worry! Now you simply think about your dream and Greenwood Nursery will help you to fulfill all your desires with its online shopping facility for plants. One of the best things to know about www.greenwoodnursery.com its facility of selecting plants after entering information about your soil type, light availability and some other important contributing factors so that you work on most suitable plants as per your location. We all know that plants need friendly weather conditions to survive so why not to go for right selection of indoor as well we outdoor plants so that they can survive for long time.

Here we are talking about landscape shrubs and as per experts the best time to plant them is between the month of October and April. Although container grown type plants can be easily planted at any time of year but it becomes much easier to survive for plants in the season of winter or autumn because during this time we need not to worry about their water requirements as like in springs and summer. Landscape bushes always appear attractive in small gardens of home and they can provide elegant appearance to your little nursery.

For a plant lover, it would always be difficult to list out his favorite plants because he loves them all equally due to their wonderful appearance and beauty but when we talk about Viburnum Shrub it naturally brings a smile on our face as it is most versatile pick for green nursery concept. The colorful flowers over Viburnums with superb fragrance usually attract lots of birds towards them and surely they will keep your garden full of life with ultimate blessings of Mother Nature. Other beautiful option for your home nursery can be Burning Bush Shrub because they are simply the excellent choice for those gardeners who really have very less time to spend for caring about their plants. This plant can provide most lovely look to your little home based garden with perfectly pointed leaves and tiny flowers that will slowly turn into dangling amazing red barriers, one of the favorite item for most of birds. These shrubs can be planted over any type of soil, including alkaline and they will serve you with most appealing natural shape.

If you live in the area of moist soils with cold temperatures then Willow Shrub is one of the most suitable options for your home nursery. Willows are actually dioecious and various male and female flowers of this shrub grow on different plants and goes on multiplying with fast speed. One can also create hybrids of these shrubs to make their garden more attractive and unique. You can also order to Buy Rose Plants Online at www.greenwoodnursery.com because here you will surely get some of the best collections of season that can make your home look beautiful and amazing.

Best Perennial Shrubs That Will Grow in Most Gardens

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:30:00 +0000

Are you trying to find eye catching low maintenance perennial shrubs for your garden this summer? Keep reading this article where we are going to discuss all you need to know about the perennial flowers for sun which can form the backbone of any garden. Perennial shrubs play a vital role in the landscaping design of a property. These plants with their multiple stems not only give a stunning visual but also provide privacy when planted in groups. One of the reasons for the immense popularity of perennial shrubs is due to the fact that they require almost zero maintenance. Yellow perennial flowers would help to give your garden a number of attractive focal points and boost the esthetic appeal of your garden. A symbol of wealth strength and optimism, yellow perennial flowers would give your garden a whole new character. For instance the Caragana Siberian Peashrub is a deciduous shrub which not only gives pretty yellow flowers in spring and summer but also serves as a windbreak screen.

The beautiful show off forsythia shrub is yet another good choice for those looking for bright yellow flowers from summer till fall. Adaptable to almost all kinds of soil, these plants are known for their tolerance to pollution. The Hypericum sunny boulevard shrubs are small perennial shrubs which gives pretty yellow flowers from July to September. Those of you looking for a super attractive ground covering perennials need to take home a white creeping phlox which would give your garden a stunning white flowering ground cover. The snowcap Shasta daisy is yet another perennial shrub which would definitely change the look of your garden for better. The pure white blossoms of the Shasta daisy would attract bees, butterflies and humming birds to your garden. Being heat, drought and humidity tolerant, this plant is really easy to grow. The Monarda blue stocking aka the Bee Balm is a blue flowering perennial which gives pretty violet flowers and attracts bees and small birds. As ideal butterfly garden plants, the Bee Balm thrives well in full sun or light shade. One of the prettiest summer flowing perennials you can find, the Bee Balm grows well on unevenly moist soil.

Both novice and experienced gardeners would acknowledge the charm and beauty of the summer blooming spirea shrubs. The summer blooming spirea shrubs come with big clusters of white blossoms on their arching branches. Growing the spirea shrubs is really easy and these plants thrive well in almost any growing zone. Depending on the kind, these bushes generally grow up to 6 feet in height. Make sure to plant the bushes in a location which would be capable of accommodating its size. Ideally they should be planted in areas which receive a lot of sun. Planting them in shades would lead to stunted growth and limited number of flowers. Though these plants don’t require much care or maintenance, you can always add mulch around the plant for moisture retention. The summer blooming spirea bushed needs to be prunes during the winter or spring.

Gardening as you Age - Simple Changes to Make in Your Garden to Stay Safe

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:09:00 +0000

Gardening is one of those hobbies that you can do throughout your lifetime- but much like a favorite sport, we find ourselves having to make simple changes in gardening as we age to stay safe.

Gardening keeps you healthy in the mind and body, and can help prolong vitality better than most other activities. It’s been shown that gardening is excellent, gentle exercise that offers cardiovascular strengthening and of course, muscular strengthening. The gentle, low impact physical stress that gardening offers is wonderful, especially for aging bodies. So, even though bodies change, gardening is one hobby that as you get older happens to be far more beneficial than it is harmful.

But that doesn’t mean our bodies can go like they used to. Here are some ways you can make gardening easier on your body as you age, which can help you avoid injury most importantly, but will also help you enjoy more- after all, you’ve earned it!

Extreme temperatures are dangerous for everyone, but as we age our bodies are less able to recover from heat stroke and dehydration as well as our bodies could when we were younger. You may notice an emphasis on shade gardens and moon gardens with the older gardening crowd, and this is because of a natural gravitation away from hard work in the heat. Creating bigger gardens that receive shade and gardens that take advantage of the evenings and nights are a fun challenge for those with experienced green thumbs too. We have a very wide selection of plants that are shade lovers, with more information on creating shade gardens here.

Consider creating more shade in your garden by planting more trees too. Moon gardens are simply gardens with plants that bloom at night that carry heavy scent, like jasmines and Brugmansia. White flowers gleam in the moonlight too. Moon gardens are also excellent for lesser known pollinators, like moths and bats. Many beautiful moon gardens around the world also use water features as part of their allure. Installing landscape lighting makes gardens and water features magical at night.

Accessibility is important as we age too. At some point, getting around an expansive garden and having the energy to do it all becomes impossible. Focusing on smaller garden beds, especially raised ones on patios, make gardening for those with mobility concerns a possibility. This is a necessity for those who live in assisted living facilities of course, but this is also a consideration if you’re aging at home.

Patio and container gardening doesn’t have to be limited to annuals and vegetables either. You can create a container or patio garden out of more permanent shrubs and trees easily. Here are some simple container garden ideas that aren’t ordinary container solutions. Using perennials, small trees, and even installing a small water feature using containers is a great start.

And finally, taking a cue from the old art form of Tai Chi (my mom still does this...in her mid 80's)- everything done at a slow, steady pace makes for great results that come in an enjoyable, healthy way. Take your time doing things in the shade. Make lots of wonderful drinks to enjoy as you go along. Pet the cat, watch the butterflies. This is what gardening has always been about!

Plants That Make the Transition from Spring to Summer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:35:00 +0000

Many assume that once the growing season starts, plants are on constant display. If you live in an area where winter brings constant snow and lack of foliage, any live growth might seem like a display and this might be true. But the reality is, there are natural lulls of excitement in most gardens across the country. One time where a lull often occurs is in the late spring and early summer. This is because the plants that explode with growth early on begin to fade in the late spring, while the later season bloomers are still developing for their summer show. But there are some wonderful exceptions.

For a great show and a seamless transition from late spring into summer, try adding some of these plants to your landscape.

· Roses: Throughout most of the country, roses are wonderful landscape shrubs that really shine in the late spring through the rest of the summer. Many overlook roses for landscape plantings, as roses have gotten a reputation for being difficult to grow and maintain. This just isn’t true for many of the wonderful new landscape-ready roses available now.

o The Knockout series of roses are a wonderful example. We especially love the double pink Knockout shrub roses. With minimal care, this disease resistant and dense growing shrub will bloom profusely from June until frost, which carries the garden from the spring display into the warm days of summer. We also carry Red, and a bicolor of yellow and white blooming in the series. You can also grab all three colors in our collection at a great price.

o The Drift series is another disease resistant and landscape ready rose shrub- and at a smaller size, they make a wonderful perennial for the front of the border for easy color that transition from spring into summer seamlessly. Apricot is a lighter pink version of the Drift family and has a more old fashioned appearance. The flowers are more than double, like the old English roses. This color is also harmonious within most landscape schemes and fits in well just about anywhere.

o If you have a bigger landscape and need some beautiful late spring coverage fast, try a rose from the OSO Easy line. One of the most popular is the super fragrant pink Oso Easy spreader rose. This rose is great to plant on difficult slopes where it can spread out and cover. Spreading to almost 10 feet but with a very short height of less than 2 feet, this is a perfect groundcover choice too. Plus, this rose requires no pruning (every few years some rejuvenation pruning would be good but it’s not a necessity) and is highly resistant to disease. Try mixing this rose among a backdrop of Munstead lavender on a difficult sunny slope, and enjoy the mix of beautiful fragrance from the spring throughout the summer.

o The Julia Child rose is a wonderful cherry bright yellow heavy petaled rose that is named after the famous chef Julia Child. Much like her life spent bringing Americans the wonderful world of French cooking, this wonderful rose brings home gardens the flavor of exquisite color and performance. Unforgettable, this small to medium-sized shrub is a great performer in the landscape. While many of the great landscape roses we carry spread, the Julia Child rose grows more upright than out, adding another dimension to the landscape that also brings late spring color when early spring fades and carries the landscape into summer.

· Mentioned above, lavender is a wonderful companion in the garden with roses, and many types of lavender are also excellent for late spring, early summer blooms. In fact, there are several kinds of lavender, all with different bloom times. For example, Mediterranean or French lavenders tend to be earlier spring bloomers and last into the middle of spring. For lavenders that bloom during the transition from spring into summer, look to English lavenders.

o Hidcote is one example of English lavender that blooms in the late spring and carries what is considered one of the best sources for pure lavender fragrance. Hidcote is grown as a crop where it’s made into oils and other products that are used in bath products, cleaners, natural medicines, perfumes, and other products that require the best lavender scent. In the garden, Hidcote is a smaller growing lavender which is perfect for the front of the perennial border. Its compact growth is excellent for formal edging.

o Munstead is a larger lavender than Hidcote but carries the same excellent quality in fragrance, and is also perfect for edible use as well as other uses. Try Munstead in a more natural setting that’s dry and drains fast. It’s also highly attractive to bees, making it an essential in the garden.

o For a more extended bloom time among your lavender plants while enjoying the late spring English types, try our lavender collection. It includes Hidcote, Lavender du Provence, and Lavender Grosso.

· There are some blooming trees that will put on a great show after the cherries and crabapples have finished. One of the best is the Kousa Dogwood. Happy in areas where it’s a little more shaded, this dogwood brightens up a dark corner with its late spring display of big white blooms. On top of the spring show, its trunk and stem form is a wonderful architectural addition to the landscape, and the fall brings beautiful color of purples and reds. And finally, bright red berries persist into the winter, which feed birds and make the winter landscape merry. A landscape must!

· And finally, this amazing daylily mix can be grown throughout the country- from the coldest parts of the north down into the warm south. We include a wide range of colors in bloom in this mix which also means a great extension of blooms from these daylilies when planted in a big mass. Starting in late spring and continuing through summer, this mix is very impressive!

There are other plants that make the late spring transition a wonderful one, and we hope you enjoy these suggestions too. Add these to your landscape and you’ll quickly enjoy a long season of constant life and color!

Vinca Minor Ground Cover is a Versatile Evergreen Ground Cover Plant

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 02:46:00 +0000

Vinca Minor ground cover is one of the more versatile ground cover plants. This fast growing ground cover grows in either sun or shade. The dark green evergreen leaves provide a lovely backdrop for the periwinkle blue blooms in spring. The hardy strong growing Vinca Minor is a good choice groundcover for hillsides, in shaded areas, poor soil, and other barren areas. Also referred to as creeping myrtle, trailing periwinkle, creeping myrtle, vinca minor can be contained in specific areas by using edging. Rejuvenate old vinca ground cover plants by cutting it back by about half. Bag the clippings so that they don't fall and root in unwelcomed areas.

Vinca Minor is available in 3 inch pots. Buy vinca as bare root plants and save. Our 50 plant bare root bundles are affordable garden plants. Cover more area with these discounted ground cover plants.

Mail Order Trees and Shrubs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 02:37:00 +0000

Our mail order trees and shrubs are shipped at the right time for planting in your yard. We schedule orders to ship based on average temperatures of the delivery area so your plants get off to the best start possible.

Mail order nurseries are able to carry a larger selection of varieties of trees and shrubs than traditional brick and mortar garden centers. Your mail order trees and shrubs are often bare rooted and will ship in late fall or spring. Some mail order nurseries, such as GreenwoodNursery.com, also offer potted or container grown plants as well as a great selection of perennials, ornamental grasses, ground cover plants and other specialty plants.

Shop, Compare and Save with Greenwood Nursery.

Sweet Charlie Strawberry Plants are Tasty June Bearing Strawberry Variety

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 02:17:00 +0000

Just as the name implies, the Sweet Charlie Strawberry berries tastes like they have sugar on them fresh from the field. Sweet Charlie Strawberry plants are vigorous, disease-resistant, and produce large firm berry fruit.

Plants are medium in size making for an easy harvest. The Sweet Charlie Strawberry plant is an early season, June bearing strawberry variety. Zones 4 - 8. June bearing strawberries produce a single crop each year during a 2 - 3 week period.

TIP: If you get blooms the first year while the plant is getting established pinch the blooms off to ensure a large fruit crop the next year.

We hope you enjoy our article tips for using strawberries.

Growing Strawberry Plants

Vinca Minor - Easy to Grow - Shade Ground Cover Plants

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 03:52:00 +0000

Vinca minor, Trailing Periwinkle, Creeping Periwinkle or Creeping Myrtle groundcover plants, are a fast growing excellent evergreen ground cover for full sun shade and semi-shaded areas. Ground cover vinca minor produces dark green oval-shaped foliage and conspicuous blue flowers in early Spring. Combines with Pachysandra. Vinca minor vines grow low to the ground.

Trailing periwinkle is adaptable to most any soil, but prefers fairly good soil. Vinca minor is easier to control than many other creeping groundcover plants. Vinca is a shade loving evergreen ground cover plant. Plant in shade or full sun.

For larger landscape jobs, plant our money saving bare root vinca vines. Our bare root vinca ground cover plants are professionally packaged with just the right amount of moisture to insure fresh delivery. (Plants are 6 to 8 leads for quick coverage).

Vinca is easy to plant and easy to grow!

Small Growing Blue River Lavender Plants Perfect for Growign in Containers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 05:13:00 +0000

Plant the small growing Blue River Lavender Plant in all sunny areas of your garden. The Blue River Lavender plants are comfortable growing in containers, in garden borders and filling in nook and cranny areas. The deep purple fragrant blooms of the Blue River Lavender stand strong from mid summer to early fall.

As with other lavender plants, the Lavandula angustifolia 'Blue River' is deer resistant, rabbit resistant and attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. With its low water requirements, the Blue River Lavender is an excellent choice for growing in pots.

Mojito Mint Makes the Best Authentic Cuban Mojito Cocktail Drinks

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 05:11:00 +0000

Prepare for summer entertaining with a selection of mint plants, including the Mojito Mint Plant for making authentic Mojito Cocktails.

If you haven’t tried a Mojito Mint Cocktail, you’re missing out. It is a sweet, fruity alcoholic drink that is very pleasing to the taste buds. Although easy to make, it’s a great way to impress your guests.

This mild flavored mint livens up fruit and grain salads, teas, fruit desserts and makes a wonderfully fragrant garnish for drinks, salads and desserts.

"Each year we add new herb plants and this spring our favorite is the Mojito Mint Plant", notes Greenwood Nursery owner, Cheryl Jones, "Since it really needs to be grown in a container, the Mojito Mint plant is perfect for balcony and patio gardens in part to full sun!"

Visit https://greenwoodnursery.com/mojito-mint to get started our video of How to Make an Authentic Mojito Mint Drink and purchase your plants.

How to Grow a Rose of Sharon Shrub Hedge

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 06:17:00 +0000

Growing a Rose of Sharon hedge in Your Garden is an excellent way of creating a private garden area during the summer season. Changing the appearance of your garden can be easily done. Regardless of the size of your garden, you don’t have to spend more time, money, and effort in improving its appearance. With your knowledge about Rose of Sharon shrubs, your problem can be easily solved.

Like other homeowners, you shouldn’t miss to ignore the benefits of Rose of Sharon bushes. These are the common names of the different species of flowering plants, hardy hibiscus, hibiscus syriacus, and althea. They are one of the few shrubs that bloom in the summer garden. Compared to others, they are low maintenance and the Rose of Sharon shrubs can grow upward to 12 feet. Therefore, if you want the shrub to appear as a tree, just prune away the lower branches in early spring.

One of our favorite things about Rose of Sharon bushes is their appearances. Their flowers have beautifully distinct colors such as blue, red, pink, white, and purple. Most of these bushes also grow from 8 to 12 feet tall and roughly six to ten feet wide though some varieties have a more columnar shape. Hardy Hibiscus plants show good pollution tolerance which makes them a good choice for urban gardens.

Tips on growing Rose of Sharon hedges in your garden:

Pick Your Planting Site – Rose of Sharon grows in full sun areas. They also grow well in a part sun or part shade areas though blooming may be limited.
Prepare the Planting Site – You can do this through digging the hole approximately 4 to 6 inches deeper than the root system and about a foot wide. If you have clay soil, mix into the fill dirt aged compost or aged manure mix and some coarse sand for drainage.
Put the Rose of Sharon Shrubs in the Planting Hole – Do this step carefully, fill holes and water. You may need to add more soil around the plant and water it again if it settles too deeply.
Fertilizers – Fertilize can be applied in spring after the plant begins to leaf out. A balanced timed release is best. If using aged compost and aged manure mixes as mulch regularly, there should be no need for a fertilizer application.

With Rose of Sharon, you can easily change the appearance of your garden. Since these shrubs and flowers are easy to grow and maintain, you don’t have to monitor them regularly.

Greenwood Nursery offers a great selection of affordable Rose of Sharon plants. With their low prices and helpful customer service, it is easy for you to improve your garden.

Rose of Sharon Flowering Shrubs Make Great Privacy Hedges

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:21:00 +0000

For summer blooming, plant a Rose of Sharon shrub hedge. Hardy in zones 5 through 9, Hibiscus syriacus shrubs perform at their best as full sun shrubs and planted in well drained soil. These flowering shrubs provide long lasting blooms from mid summer to frost. Though they will grow in partially sunny to lightly shaded areas, their blooming may be limited. Rose of Sharon or hibiscus syriacus, which is a deciduous shrub also known as Hardy Hibiscus and Althea.

Although Rose of Sharon bushes will lose their leaves in winter, they still make beautiful flowering privacy hedges in areas for summer use such as planting around swimming pools. Their unusually large blooms attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees from mid summer until frost. As these hibiscus bloom much later than most other plants, they are, also, later to leaf out. Expect rose of sharon to leaf out in late spring to early summer.

Dwarf Pampas Grass Works in Even Small Gardens

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:16:00 +0000

Greenwood Nursery announces the addition of Dwarf Pampas Grass. This beautiful pampas matures at 5 to 6 feet tall with a spread of 3 to 4 feet wide, making it an excellent choice garden plant for small gardens. Pair your Dwarf Pampas Grass with Yucca plant varieties for an attractive desert plant or Mediterranean garden. Wind and drought tolerant.

Add color and texture to your garden setting with our Dwarf Pampas Grass. Safe for planting near swimming pools.

Dave's Candles Now Available at Greenwood Nursery

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:10:00 +0000

Dave's Candles come in a wide range of intensely fragrant, long-burning varieties. There's something to suit virtually every candle lover's preference! These 100% soy candles feature crackling wooden wicks for long-lasting burn time.

Each and every 100% soy wax candle with crackling wooden wick is handmade by Dave. Fans love his candle creations, which have a very unique scent personality.

Join the many Dave's Candle lovers today and try one of these fragrant, long-burning soy candles, now available through Greenwood Nursery.

Winterberry Shrubs are the Queens of Fruiting Shrubs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:07:00 +0000

Winterberry Shrubs are the "queens" of fruiting shrubs world when ranked for ornamental value. From early fall through winter, the branches are covered in bright-red fruits. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. These plants have multi-branches, so clipping a few doesn't take away from the appearance of your mature plants. Or leave the branches for the birds since over 40 species of birds are known to eat the fruit, including: bluebirds, brown thrashers, cedar waxwings, flickers, gray catbirds, mockingbirds and robins. The dense branching also provides shelter, cover and nesting spots for birds.

The leaves of Winterberry plants are thick and dark green and contrast well with the red fruit. The foliage stays healthy all summer and isn't bothered by insects. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits, with one male for up to 6 nearby females. Plant in sun or part shade. They like moist to wet, slightly acid soils. Winterberries are native to North America, no garden should be without them. Hardy from Zones 3 to 9.

Plant your Winterberry Shrubs in full sun to part shade in moist, garden soil. Can tolerate wet conditions. Space 3 to 4 feet apart. To get berries, be sure to plant one male for every 6 nearby females. Berries will be on female plants.

Get started with your winterberry plants by ordering our Ilex Berry Nice and Jim Dandy female/male plant kits.

Useful Tips to Control Deer Damage

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:04:00 +0000

Useful tips to control deer damage and deer resistant plants. When deer are hungry and their food supply is gone,deer will eat anything. Plants known as being deer resistant is a good step in controlling deer damage in the yard.Deer will not find them as tasty and will eat off other perennial plants and shrubs before attacking these
varieties.

: White-tailed deer in Toronto, Canada (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In order to get the deer damage under control, it is a must to properly select deer resistant plants. Deer repellents are also a great thing to have and it should be used regularly to have best results. Area repellent emits foul odor that is good in keeping deer away, however it will also keep people away. It is also advisable to use contact repellents. There are so many contact repellents out in the market today that are also environmentally safe and biodegradable that can be used around pets and children. Properly choosing the right contact repellents which will adhere to plants structure, rain resistant and will last for a month is a must.

Greenwood Nursery is a family owned and operated wholesale and mail order nursery. It is one of the most dedicated companies in giving deer resistant plants and right tips in order to have the best garden and landscape unlike any other. One of their helpful tips to prevent deer in eating plants is to create deer fence.

Deer fencing is now available in all sizes, shapes and prices. One of the most common types is the mesh type. This type of deer fence is more flexible and it can also be attached in nearby posts and trees. More often, 6 to 7 foot in height is frequently used for deer fencing. Tree shelters are also called as deer guards and they are proven effective in keeping deer away. Everyone can also take advantage of homemade deer repellent remedies.

There are so many steps that should be considered in controlling deer in the landscape or garden. The first step is properly selecting deer resistant plants that are appropriate in the garden and landscape. Greenwood Nursery ensures that everyone will have the best deer resistant plants that will suit in anyone’s garden.

The Best Winter Gardening Tips for Your Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:01:00 +0000

Greenwood Nursery is offering the best winter gardening tips that will help everyone in getting a head start on their spring as well as summer yard care. Greenwood Nursery offers factual tips in order to help everyone in making their garden beautiful and one of a kind.

The first step in having a great summer is to prepare the garden creatively. Kindly turn the shrubbery and tree lines into something of beauty having light pruning. It is advisable to mulch the perennials and win fight against weeds before they even get the chance in infiltrating the yard. Next winter gardening tips is to sketch the new garden ideas for landscape then formally start building.

Cheryl Jones is the owner of Greenwood Nursery and she is also well experienced when it comes to planting and gardening. She also created useful and factual tips in order to help people in creating beautiful landscape and garden.

Building raised bed for annuals or vegetable planting is also one of the best winter gardening tips. Drawing out new plan for plant placement and jotting down ideas for new plants to add in is also advisable. After that, start building compost. Kindly protect animal attracting plants by means of having wire cages and wrap thin bark trees which are susceptible to cold weather damages. Another important tip to follow is pruning the plants which have lost their leaves except those spring flowering trees/shrubs in order to have a great look. Cutback ornamental perennials and grasses are also advisable for planting in the yard as they add ambiance. Protecting evergreen from the winter burn should also be properly done.

After protecting your delicate garden plants during the worse part of early spring and winter temperature fluctuations and then having a plan for the garden design, it is the right time to put everything in action. Following the tips above will eventually help in achieving everyone’s goal. By doing this, everyone will be relaxed knowing that the garden will be in great shape when spring hits.

How to Pick the Right Tree for Your Yard

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:58:00 +0000

Picking the right tree for your yard can be daunting. Garden plants will come and go in your yard, but trees are there to stay. Follow these tips for picking the right tree for your yard and you will be the new plant expert for your neighborhood.

Where will the tree be planted? Near the house, garage, garden, etc? Unlike shrubs that have narrower root growth, the root system for trees expands often as far as the canopy of what the mature size of the tree will be. If you want a maple tree near your house, you’d have to remember that maple trees mature in the 50 to 70 foot height range, which can develop a canopy of approximately a half to the same in width. You would need plant that tree no closer than at minimum 50 feet from any foundation due to potential damage in the long term. On the other hand, a Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae can mature in the 50 to 70 height range, too, but it’s mature spread is only as wide as 10 to 15 feet, which means that it can be planted closer to a foundation than it’s height. So…plant a tree as far away from a building/house/etc as it spread in width allowing for expansion of the root system.
What is the purpose of the tree? Is this to be a shade tree, seasonal flowering, fall foliage, privacy, wildlife, or a specimen tree?
What limitations are there to inhibit the tree’s growth? Is the area sunny or shady? Are there power lines in the planned site area? Septic field lines or other underground utilities? Many local utility companies have guidelines on planting around those areas.
Many recommend not planting any trees within 50 to 70 feet of underground utilities. When planting near or under power or phone lines, most utilities require plants not grow over 12 feet in height.
What type of growth rate do you want for this tree? A fast growing tree generally means a short lifespan, while a slow, stead growth rate, means a long-lived tree to be enjoyed by you and future generations.
Maintenance? How much time do you want to spend in seasonal care for the tree? If you’re looking for maintenance free trees, then you will want to make sure that your tree choice doesn’t fruit, drop large seeds or require lots of shaping.

Once you can answer these questions, you will be able to quickly narrow down your search for the perfect tree for your yard. Visit GreenwoodNursery.com where you can easily and quickly search for your tree by height, light, growth rate, and more.

Pink Perfume Lavender Perfect for Small Yards

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 06:10:00 +0000

The Pink Perfume Lavender Plants are certain to make a show in your yard all summer long. Plant along your front sunny walk way and the Pink Perfume Lavender will greet your guests with its wonderful fragrance. Separate areas of your garden with a low growing hedge of Lavandula angustifolia 'Pink Perfume' .

The Pink Perfume is perfect for small yards, container gardens, cut flower gardens, and butterfly gardens. Use the rosy pink flower stems as cut flowers or dry for potpourris. Plant in well drained soil. The Pink Perfume Lavender is drought tolerant and blooms from May to September. Pink Perfume attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden.

The Gold Leaf Sicilian Sunshine Bay Laurel is a New Favorite of Culinary Gardens

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:41:00 +0000

The Bay Laurel Sicilian Sunshine is a striking golden leaf bay laurel plant. As with other bay laurel varieties, the Sicilian Sunshine is hardy outdoors in zones 8, 9 and 10.

This fragrant plant makes a great houseplant that can be moved outdoors during the summer months. Use your bay laurel leaves in stews, soups, and casseroles for added flavor. The perfect holiday gift for your favorite indoor gardener.

Growing your Bay Laurel indoors: Select a well-drained container 10 to 14 inches in diameter and pot with fresh potting soil. Move to a very brightly lit area - direct sunlight is best. In winter keep within 55 to 65 degrees. Excessive heat can cause stress and rapid drying while cold temperatures (prolonged periods below 45 degrees) can cause damage. Move your bay laurel outdoors in summer, if possible: sunlight and fresh air encourage growth.

Introducing the New Cold Hardy Phenomenal Lavender Plant

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 07:00:00 +0000

Introduced in 2012, the Phenomenal Lavender will prove to be one of the hardiest lavenders available. Lavendula x intermedia 'Phenomenal' does not experience winter die back as seen in varieties such as Munstead and Hidcote. With its proven winter survival, the Phenomenal Lavender is hardy as far north as zone 4, which is unusual for lavender plants.

Phenomenal Lavender was named a 'Must Grow Perennial' for 2013 by Better Homes and Gardens.

The uniform mounded shape of the Phenomenal lavender provides a silvery base for the late spring to early summer blooms of deep blue to purple. Growing 12 to 32 inches tall with a spread of 24 to 32 inches, this hardy new lavender variety will stand up to dry, moist and well drained soils.

California Privet Evergreen Hedge for Your Landscape

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:37:00 +0000

California Privet is an evergreen flowering shrub that is commonly used for shrub borders and privacy hedges. The oval shaped dark green leaves of the fast growing shrub California Privet provide a great backdrop for the small white flowers that appear in late spring to early summer. These blooms give way to tiny black fruit that is enjoyed by birds.

California Privet hedge spacing should be 4 to 5 feet apart. Fertilizing California Privet can be done in spring or early fall. Broadcast 3/4 of 15-5-15 or 15-5-10 fertilizer per 100 square feet of privet hedge. Prune your privet hedge in spring or immediately after flowering.

This fast growing evergreen shrub, Ligustrum ovalifolium, creates a beautiful privacy hedge growing 10 to 15 feet tall. While common privet is invasive, California Privet and Japanese Privet are appropriate choices for hedges and as they can be easily controlled as foundation plantings or garden plants.

The fragrance emitted by the flowers of the California Privet is considered to be somewhat unpleasant. Pruning at this time will prevent this situation. All parts of this plant is poisonous to humans. Deer, rabbit and drought resistant.

Ornamental Grasses Are Low Maintenance Plants!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:37:00 +0000

Our favorite ways to use Ornamental Grasses:

For privacy
To define property lines
Soften corners
Create interest within a landscape
Small grasses make good border plants
Great backdrop plantings
Create informal hedges

Ornamental Grasses

Gardening is Good Exercise and Good for Your Health

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 03:16:00 +0000

Everyone is on a kick to be healthy, but rarely think about gardening to become healthy. Granted, the food you grow in your garden will be better than store-bought, it’s the weeding, watering, and trimming that keep your body in great shape. If you want to lose weight, garden for a month or two.

You can’t go wrong with gardening, even if you have a brown thumb. All plants need are light, soil, water, and nutrients. Some plants don’t even need nutrients since Mother Nature supplies all the food they need to eat. The plants in your garden can easily be added to your dinner table.

If you just want to tone your body, gardening can to that, too. You lift plants around, hull the water hose around, lean over and weed, and plant seeds, which work all the muscles in your body. What a great way to lose weight and put food on your dinner table.

In several studies it has been shown that gardening help 9 out of 10 people lose inches in their waist after just one month of gardening. You can tell it helps because the next day your muscles will be sore. If you continue to garden, those muscles will tighten up and tone your body. You can have that beach body in a few months and fill your dinner table with all the food you need.

Not to mention how much fun gardening is when the whole family joins in to raise all the tomatoes you can eat or planting beans and peas for the table. The kids will love watching the seeds sprout up and spring into a veggie they like. It also teaches them responsibly when they have to water and weed their very own garden patch.

So, you see how much gardening can help your health? Plus, it’s fun to watch tiny seeds growing into a giant watermelon, carrot, or any other type of vegetable or fruit. You can also garden in apartments, condos, and houses whether you have a large or small plot of land.

There are thousands of vegetables, fruits, shrubs, and trees that can make your garden a lovely place to relax, have a picnic, or grow a culinary herb garden. You can use any type of container or plant your garden right in the ground. You can also grow vertical gardens up walls, fences, and the side of a house or apartment.

You can let your imagination sore to new heights while supplying your dinner table with fresh herbs and vegetables or a lovely bouquet of flower for any surface. The amount of scents you can enjoy while your garden shines with a plethora of colors to lighten up any day.