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How to Keep Hydrangeas Blooming All Summer Long Hydrangeas are one of the best flowering shrubs for adding color to a summer landscape. Their large blooms can brighten shady corners, soften the front of a porch, or create a beautiful border around a backyard garden. However, once summer heat arrives, many gardeners notice their hydrangeas…
What to Prune, Water, Mulch, and Check in Your Garden in June June is when the garden really starts showing off. Hydrangeas are blooming, flowering shrubs are filling out, and the yard is beginning to look like all that spring work was worth the effort. Unfortunately, warmer temperatures also bring weeds, thirsty plants, insects, and…
Mulch Matters: Best Types, Costs and How to Apply It Mulch may not be the flashiest part of your landscape, but it is one of the hardest-working materials you can add around shrubs, flowers and small trees. A fresh layer of mulch improves the appearance of your beds, helps protect plant roots and can save…
Garden Tools We Recommend and Use in Our Garden Having the right garden tools can make planting, pruning, and caring for your landscape much easier. Whether you are planting a new flowering shrub, trimming back an overgrown butterfly bush, or simply trying to keep your garden looking its best, dependable tools can save time and…
Planting, Pruning and Caring for Flowering Dogwood Trees Flowering dogwood trees are hard to miss when spring arrives. Their layered branches, showy blooms, colorful fall foliage, and bright red berries make them one of the most recognizable small trees in the landscape. They are especially popular in Southern yards, woodland gardens, and natural-looking landscapes. However,…
Learn How to Grow a Healthy Japanese Maple Tree A Japanese maple can turn an ordinary corner of the yard into a beautiful focal point. With delicate leaves, graceful branches and brilliant fall color, these small ornamental trees look right at home near patios, walkways, garden beds and woodland edges. Japanese maples are not difficult…