HOW TO PLANT YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE: These trees are living plants and need to be treated as such. Their natural time of dormancy (winter rest period) must be accommodated to ensure good health and growth next year. 1. CHOOSE THE PLANTING SITE: Dig the hole, removing the soil and storing about half of the soil in [...]
We admit, we're a little obsessed with Phenomenal Lavender over here! Come April, we think you'll become obsessed, too!
Another new edition to Sprucedale Gardens! This new lavender has exceptional winter hardiness, surpassing all previous varieties! It has silvery foliage and a neat mounding habit. Both ornamental and edible, deer-proof, too! It has a delightful lavender fragrance.
"One of the things I like best about this time of year is looking at the new varieties of plants that are available for next year. I decide which ones I'm going to order, and I Feel like a kid in a candy store! I can't grow them all, so I decide which ones are the [...]
Late fall and winter don't seem like a busy time for a nursery like Sprucedale Gardens. But in reality, a LOT needs to be done to get ready for the next season! STEP ONE: RE-POTTING The plants are put into larger pots so the roots can continue to grow. David said, "It takes a few weeks [...]
Just in time for Thanksgiving, make a pie from scratch to impress your friends and family! MOM'S PIE CRUST (Makes 2 crusts) Ingredients: 2 cups flour (and extra flour for rolling out dough) 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 HEAPING tablespoons Crisco shortening (2 tablespoons for each spoonful) 5 tablespoons cold water (use a tiny bit more if using whole [...]
PAUL'S PUMPKIN PIE! Think making a Pumpkin Pie from scratch - YES! With an actual pumpkin! - is hard? Check out the tutorial below to see Paul making Pumpkin Pie from a simple, delicious family recipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr5LFWjfBAk&feature=youtu.be MOM LARSON'S PUMPKIN PIE Ingredients: 1 3/4 mashed, cooked pumpkin, drained 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cup milk [...]
Chinese Dogwood Native Dogwood
There are Sugar Maples available to purchase at Sprucedale Gardens right now! While it's hard to imagine what most plants - especially trees - will look like a few months, years, decades from now, there's no way to miss how these Sugar Maples will turn out! Right across from these cute little Sugar Maples is this: [...]
Paul Larson started raising honey bees in 2013 and harvested his first honey this Fall! This delicious raw, natural honey is available in four different sizes! I asked Paul if he has tried any himself: "Oh yeah, it's delicious! I've eaten a ton of it!" You might want to try some for yourself!