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Caring for your Mums

Gardens & Yards, Plant CareAugust 29, 20214KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Nothing says fall like Mums! Chrysanthemums, better known by their shorten name Mums, have been cultivated for over 2500 years and continue to increase in popularity. There are now over 5000 varieties in cultivation. Through hybridization, many flower forms are available such as daisy, pompon, cushion, buttons, decorative spiders, and spoon-petal. They are also available…

Homemade dill pickle and blackberry jam in glass jars

Saving summer’s harvest for the winter months!

Gardens & Yards, Vegetable GardenAugust 3, 202125KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By: Gary Garner Sr. You have planted and grown to this point what I hope is a nice productive garden. If you are like most people I know, you now are harvesting more than you can use on a daily basis. The question now is what do you do with the excess? Do you throw…

Saving your own garden seed? What you can and can’t save!

Gardens & Yards, Vegetable GardenAugust 3, 20213KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By: Gary Garner Sr. I know many people like to save their seed from one year to the next as both a way to save money and have the vegetables they like. In some cases, this works fine, and in some cases, it does not work well. There are actually three kinds of seed, hybrid…

Best Time To Mow

Gardens & Yards, Lawn CareJune 2, 202117KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Gary Garner Sr. I get many questions and see much written about the best time to mow your lawn. My answer is when you have time and when it's convenient to do so. I know this sounds flippant, but in today's busy world not everything can be done at the best time. If you work…

Dealing with Summer… When to Water?

Gardens & Yards, Landscaping, Plant Care, Vegetable GardenJune 2, 20216KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Summer months of June, July, and August bring excessive heat, spells of dry weather along with possible storms and heavy downfalls of rain. All of these will take a toll on our flower gardens, vegetable gardens and newly planted shrubs and trees. What to do? How hot is it? How Humid is it? Is it cloudy?…

Pink Hydrangea in decorative blue pot surrounded by impatiens

Container Shrubs

Gardens & Yards, LandscapingMay 4, 202119KViews 0Likes 0Comments

CONTAINER SHRUBS By Gary Garner Sr. There are many reasons to love shrubs and the many purposes they serve in our home landscape. They give us multiple seasons of interest, provide habitat and food for birds and other wildlife. Some even provide food for humans. Plant breeders recognize their versatility in garden design…

Tomatoes

Gardens & Yards, Vegetable GardenMay 2, 20213KViews 0Likes 0Comments

In this "How-to" post, you will find information of the following topics: Tomato Terminology Heirloom Tomatoes Growing Tomatoes in the ground Container Tomatoes Tomato Terminology Let's take a look at some tomato terminology and what the terms mean. HYBRID- These are plants that are grown by genetically crossing two plants. Seeds from these cannot be…

Marigolds Have Many Uses

Flower Decor, Gardens & Yards, Vegetable GardenMarch 31, 202118KViews 0Likes 0Comments

MARIGOLDS HAVE MANY USES! Marigolds could well be used in most gardens as both flower and vegetable. They come in many sizes and an array of colors. Some varieties are edible and add both color and taste when used as a condiment. Marigolds bloom all summer long lasting well into early fall. They thrive in hot…

Spring Preparation

Gardens & Yards, Landscaping, Lawn CareFebruary 21, 202127KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Spring is slipping up on us and many of us may not be fully prepared. While it has not been a particularly cold or snowy winter the last few weeks have been threatening on a daily basis. Every weather news cast seems to call for a chance of snow, freezing rain, cold days, cloudy, with very…

Lawn Care Calendar

Gardens & Yards, Lawn CareJanuary 10, 202118KViews 0Likes 2Comments

Some of the most asked questions we receive concern the proper time to apply fertilizer, lime, seed, etc. to the yard. With that in mind, we developed the following calendar. It can be printed and saved for future use. Click here for a printable version: Gary's Garden Center Lawn Care Calendar