Why is my hydrangea not blooming this year?
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.
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
We’ve been working to bust the concept of a “slow winter” by unveiling all the work our team does during the winter months.
Winter Care in the Nursery
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
Long-time friends of Yew Dell might be familiar with our staff’s focus on Hardy Garden Chrysanthemums…
Why you’ll want to plant in the fall
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
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
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 […]
Growing plants for custom projects
When we developed the nursery at Yew Dell it was to produce plants for multiple purposes. We are doing just that!
Lessons learned when starting an online plant market
Some day this story will be written into the archives of horticulture history and be a chapter in the story of Yew Dell.