Annie Rzepka, Horticulturist, is out this week near Blueberry Pond cutting back perennials of all kinds. Here are some tips on how to trim a Hellebore, more commonly know as a Lenten Rose.
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May 28, 2024
A Guide to Pinching Seedlings
As spring blooms with promises of new beginnings, gardening enthusiasts eagerly sow seeds, nurturing their dreams of lush greenery and vibrant blooms. Among the many techniques to ensure healthy growth,...
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March 26, 2024
Planting Natives: How to do it and why it’s important
While gardening activities may be limited this time of year in northeast Ohio, it’s the perfect season for starting native plants from seed. Following the recently concluded National Invasive Species...
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February 7, 2024
Using Plant Protection to Push Ohio’s Plant Hardiness Zone
Like any other plant collector/hoarder, I often covet the things that I cannot have. There are many plants that we cannot enjoy in Ohio because our winter temperatures are too...
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July 31, 2023
Late Summer Maintenance to Keep Your Garden Flourishing
As the scorching days of summer gradually give way to the cooler nights of late summer, gardeners find themselves amidst a pivotal period for garden maintenance. Late summer is a...
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February 15, 2023
Garden Inspiration
Seed catalogs and availability lists begin trickling into mailboxes and inboxes in February at the same time the world outside looks grey and white, begging for a bit of color. ...
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January 18, 2023
Top Choice Tools of the Pros
Installment II Disclaimer: Any brand names mentioned or pictured in this article are not an endorsement. They are the preferences of individual garden and tree care professionals. Welcome to the...
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November 9, 2022
10 Podcasts to Listen to While Gardening
Gardening can be so…boring. I don’t mean all the time, of course. I really love my job, but the pruning, leaf blowing, and weeding can be downright monotonous. And since...
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September 12, 2022
Growing Figs
Figs have been cultivated for thousands of years and are one of the earliest plants to have been cultivated. They are originally from warm climates in western Asia and the...
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July 20, 2022
A New Way to Mulch: Wood Chips
Earlier this year, when still in the throes of winter, we found ourselves with many Lilac, Forsythia, and Viburnum branches lining the Display Gardens from recent prunings, and we wanted...
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