While true banana plants are far too large for any home, the Dwarf Musa Banana Plant - which grows up to six feet tall - is the perfect size for anyone looking for a unique, special tropical plant to spice up their decor or landscape. Banana plants thrive best in a humid, bright and spacious atmosphere, [...]
In 2014, Paul built this hoop greenhouse to grow vegetables in early spring or late fall. Amazingly, with only natural heat this hoop greenhouse can produce vegetables until late November or early December! Paul is using the hoop greenhouse this year for broccoli, green beans, carrots, Swiss chard, kale and tomatoes.
How To Dry Your Herbs, With Joyce Larson What made you decide to dry your garden herbs? "I had a ton of it. It's a good way to save herbs and not waste them. A lot of people do it at the end of the summer before their herbs are dead in the winter. For a [...]
We have a LOT of tomato plants that need a home! In celebration of the popularity of the tomato - often called "America's favorite edible plant" - here are some fun facts about the vegetable from Garden Center magazine. The word "tomato" was first seen in English in 1604, appearing in "The Naturall and Morall Historie [...]
Laburnum Pendula Weeping Golden Chain "The hanging 'chains' are very striking. It's very nice. It bloomed recently." White Fringe Tree "It has fragrant, white flowers. It's native to the area. The white against the green - that contrast is so neat." Astilbe "These are not quite open, but they're pretty like this. They come in many [...]
When you picture a bright, beautiful rainbow of colors in your garden, what season do you envision? Summer? Well, Summer is not alone! A lot of plants ONLY bloom in fall! Here's a few: Sourwood Tree Small native tree that turns bright red in the fall! Sweet Autumn Clematis Vine Blooms only in the fall! Very [...]
We have a great selection of Redbuds that may be hard to find elsewhere! Here are some varieties: The Rising Sun Redbud New introduction! A brilliantly colored selection of Eastern Redbud! During the Spring, they have a foliage of apricot-orange, maturing to yellow and then speckled lime green in the summer! Rosy orchid flowers in April! They [...]