Plant Care

Fringed Bleeding Heart Fringed Bleeding Heart

Although it looks delicate and has a feathery, light appearance, the Everblooming... 

Bells Of lreland Bells Of lreland

While trying unusual annuals some years ago, we found Bells of Ireland.... 

Mock Oranges Mock Oranges

Mock oranges have been grown and loved in European gardens since the Middle... 

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Lawn

Look Underground Sprinklers Look Underground Sprinklers

An underground lawn sprinkler system can be installed in an average home... 

April Lawn Care Making Yards Look Easy April Lawn Care Making Yards Look Easy

Got a nice looking home with a lawn that’s an eyesore to the neighbors? Chances... 

4 Seasonal Tips for a Greener Healthier Northern Lawn 4 Seasonal Tips for a Greener Healthier Northern Lawn

Follow this program for lush, healthy, weed-free turf all spring and summer long. Early... 

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Landscaping

Day Lilies Sparkle in a Landscape Day Lilies Sparkle in a Landscape

What perennial is more versatile, more adaptable than the hemerocallis... 

Roses Floribundas Designed for the Landscape Roses Floribundas Designed for the Landscape

What my busy family likes most about floribundas is that they are practically... 

You Can Eat Your Nasturtiums, Too You Can Eat Your Nasturtiums, Too

Nasturtiums splash their golds, tangerines and maroons through our gardens... 

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Seasonal Focus

Lawn Program Begins in The South Lawn Program Begins in The South

April can be one of the most active months in the garden. As usual, the various garden... 

Eastern Garden Call – Get the Worm Eastern Garden Call – Get the Worm

The old saying “the early bird gets the worm” applies to gardeners as... 

April – Opening Day for Spring Planting Season April – Opening Day for Spring Planting Season

Except for the extreme north corner, early April is the opening date for the spring... 

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Technology

Pest Sprayer for Landscape Lawn and Garden Pest Sprayer for Landscape Lawn and Garden

There is a type and size of sprayer designed to fit everyone’s needs (and pocketbooks)… all the way from the person with only a few house plants to the large estate with acres of gardens or orchards. Most gardeners prefer to have a separate sprayer, properly marked or labeled, just for chemically controlling weeds. Many of the weed... [Read more of this review]

Gibberellin Growth Hormone Gibberellin Growth Hormone

In 1926, Long before 2,4-D and DDT became known to gardeners, a Formosan scientist, E. Kurosawa, made an important discovery. He observed a peculiar fungus (Gibberella fujikuroi) disease that affected rice. The first symptom was a greatly accelerated growth rate and the diseased seedlings grew much taller than the healthy ones. Kurosawa found... [Read more of this review]

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Images

Neoregelia Antigua Neoregelia Antigua

Neoregelia Antigua – comes from our in house breeding program. As with most Neoregelias... 

Aechmea ‘Volcano’ Aechmea ‘Volcano’

Aechmea ‘Volcano’ – is a new cultivar of Aechmea ramosa. When Volcano... 

Aechmea ‘Marcelino’ Aechmea ‘Marcelino’

Aechmea ‘Marcelino’ – is a Bullis Bromeliad hybrid for the landscape.... 

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