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What is the difference between regular Impatiens and New Guinea Impatiens?

As the weather gets warmer and the Impatiens start blooming- many people get confused about the difference between regular impatiens and New Guinea Impatiens and where to plant each. Here is a simple explanation. New Guinea Impatiens are a hybrid and they have been called “sun impatiens” because they tolerate more sun that the standard […]

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Fall is the Time for Planting

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Fall is a great time to plant nursery stock such as trees and shrubs. The reason it is a good time to plant is because as the soil cools off in the fall, the roots become very active until hard frost, which usually occurs in late November or December. This is a good time to

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Interesting Varieties of Ornamental Grasses

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Ornamental grasses are very valuable additions to any landscape. They give interest in the garden for up to 9 months- emerging in the late spring, giving beautiful foliage texture all summer and coming into bloom in the fall and persisting into the winter. There are few plants that contribute that much to the garden. We

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Everything is coming up roses

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We have a beautiful selection of roses available for this summer ranging from the low maintenance and tough landscape roses such as Flower Carpets and Knockout Roses to Hybrid Teas and Floribunda Roses. Whatever your garden is like we have a rose for you. Here are a few roses we would like to highlight: Knockout

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Pretty in Pink

Spectacular Vines

Blooming Shrubs for June

A Beautiful Selection of Annuals for Your Yard

Grow Fruit in Your Backyard!

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What better delight than going out into your own yard at the end of the summer and being able to pick a bushel of fruit that you grew yourself? Here are a few additional reasons to grow your own fruit and veggies: 1. Improve your family’s health- Eating more fruits and veggies will help you

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Crape Myrtle Varieties for Cape Cod

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If you are a Southern-grown person, you know that Crape Myrtle are amazing trees in the south- all the way down to Southern Florida. It may come as a surprise to you that there are varieties that grow on the Cape. Here are a few of them: Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ – Crape Myrtle.

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