NEW VIDEO: Spice Bush

Greetings!!Hello on this last day of September. I honestly cannot believe this month has come & gone. We hope this message finds you well!We are very excited to share a NEW video with you this weekend. This native shrub hosts a variety of butterf...

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Sep 30, 2023
NEW ON THE BLOG: Large Flowered Tickseed

Greetings,Happy first day of Fall! I hope you have had a good week & are enjoying some nice weather in your neck of the garden! We had some much needed rain this week, followed by some beautiful sunny days and back to rain for the weekend.We are...

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Sep 23, 2023
NEW ON THE BLOG: Late Boneset

Greetings,Today we would like to share with you a native plant we feel has been quite underrated. It's a late bloomer, which is always a welcome addition to our gardens as we try to provide as many different bloom times as we can. And, it has been do...

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Sep 09, 2023
ON THE BLOG: How To Save & Store Seeds

Greetings,And here we are...Labor Day weekend! The unofficial end to summer. I could also say the unofficial end to flower blooming season, but hopefully you have some late season bloomers to enjoy yet.Notice I did not say flower 'gardening' season.....

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Sep 02, 2023
NEW ON THE BLOG: Deadheading Flowers...Should you??

Greetings,As we are getting later in August, you may be starting to think about some clean-up of flowers that are past their 'prime'. But, you may also be hearing it is best to leave the plants alone to be a seed source for birds, etc.We are discussi...

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Aug 26, 2023
NEW ON THE BLOG: Tall Coreopsis

Greetings,Looking for something to add some height in your gardens? Today we are sharing a new plant profile on a great option to do just that. Tall Coreopsis adds a beautiful pop of yellow to welcome a variety of pollinators. It works well within a...

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Aug 19, 2023
NEW VIDEO & ARTICLE: Pawpaw Tree

Greetings,Pawpaw season will be here before we know it! Have you been hearing about this 'mysterious' fruit? A 'tropical' tasting fruit that is native to North America!?For years we have been growing them from seed, observing them in nature, and eati...

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Aug 12, 2023
ON THE BLOG: saddleback caterpillar

Greetings,Wow, how are we to August already!? Hope you have been enjoying various blooms & pollinators in your gardens!Some of my favorite things to watch right now are the monarchs on the Meadow Blazing Star, observing the Blunt Mountain Mint to...

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Aug 05, 2023
ON THE BLOG: Meadow Blazing Star

Greetings,This week we have been enjoying the monarchs happily fluttering around our meadow blazing stars. We have been growing these in our yard for a few years now and they are a definite highlight!If you are interested in having monarchs in your g...

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Jul 29, 2023