Through the Seasons Articles
Conifers are easy to enjoy any time of the year. These trouble-free evergreens offer year-round beauty and provide shelter for birds and other wildlife. Hedges of conifers are often planted to help block the wind. Here are a few of our favorites.
It is so hard to let go and sometimes you don’t have to!
This article goes over techniques for overwintering plants that must remain green and growing through the winter.
The midsummer malaise can hit plants as the heat rises. Learn how to help your plants thrive despite the heat.
Learn more about why some perennials that should be hardy in your area didn't make it through the winter.
Don’t worry it is simple, a Christmas Tree is nothing but a giant cut flower, so taking care of it is pretty much the same process.
Fall is an ideal time to work outdoors--conditions are ripe for planting and the crisp, clear air is invigorating. Create a bounty of beauty this fall with season-extending annuals, perennials and shrubs from Proven Winners. Here are ten excellent picks.
Deadheading is an old botanic term that simply means “to remove the old spent blooms to help keep it blooming longer”.
You aren’t the only one excited to see all that lush green new growth and colorful blooms popping up in your garden. If you’re like a lot of gardeners, you have slugs and snails hiding in your garden. They come out to feast after you are fast asleep, riddling your beautiful plants with noticeable holes and your blood pressure goes WAY up! So how can you control this assault on your precious plants? There is no magic wand for most of us, the truth is it takes a lot of diligence to control these pests, but there are options and you can make an impact!
You rely on plant labels to give you the information you need to be successful in choosing and growing your new plants. But do you really know what everything on those labels mean? Here’s a quick visual guide to decoding plant labels.
