It pains me to see customers spending hundreds of dollars on new plants and simultaneously refusing to spend a few more on a bag or two of compost and a box of starter fertilizer. These two items are not unnecessary “add-ons” that the retailer is just trying to add to the sale, they are critical components of a successful transplanting process - or as I like to refer to them as “plant insurance”. Unless you have phenomenal soil, you should always add compost and starter fertilizers when you are planting new plants. Here is why…
I was in the nursery the other weekend looking for some ideas for my next column, when it occurred to me: “What is it that draws shoppers into the garden center this time of year?”. Considering that there is nary a shy bone in my body, I thought, why not ask a few customers why they were there. This is what I found out…
The Golfing Gardener
Trevor Cameron
Fall is in full swing and as promised, I am going to continue to hug some trees and mention even more lovely examples for fall color. The “Trilogy of Trees” (as I am calling it) marches on to the beat of autumn, and what a lovely season it is turning out to be! The trees for today should be…