Nursery News
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Why is my hydrangea not blooming this year?
- May 5, 2025
If you gathered in one large room, all the plant pros from all over the world and asked them to name the number 1 question they are asked by their
How to properly plant a tree.
- May 5, 2025
It seems pretty simple. . . Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have another beer. What could go wrong? Yet
February is “Go Time!” in the Nursery
- May 5, 2025
Winter Care in the Nursery
- May 5, 2025
One may think that the Nursery at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens simply shuts down during the winter; plant sales are offline, little to grow for the gardens, no new plugs
Hardy Garden Mums: An Underutilized Perennial for the Landscape
- May 5, 2025
Why you’ll want to plant in the fall
- May 5, 2025
For well over a decade now, I have been immersed in the field of horticulture. From studying plants during my academic career, working in the industry, or growing and caring
Understanding Insect Host-Plants as part of Ecological Gardening
- May 5, 2025
More than Monarchs Monarch caterpillar I originally became interested in the topic of host plant and pollinator relationships from the same concerning headline that has motivated much of the general
Why pollinator plants are important for every kind of garden
- May 5, 2025
It’s July and the spring garden is well in the rearview mirror. The summer-blooming perennials are coming on strong and so are all of the insects that call our gardens