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Rooted with Sean

Rooted with Sean

Hey Gardening Friends, If this winter seems a bit more "wintery" to you than we usually experience here on the Connecticut shoreline you'd be correct. We've experienced record breaking cold...

Rooted with Sean

Hey Gardening Friends, If this winter seems a bit more "wintery" to you than we usually experience here on the Connecticut shoreline you'd be correct. We've experienced record breaking cold...

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2025 Vroom In Bloom: A Community Car Show to Remember

2025 Vroom In Bloom: A Community Car Show to Re...

This past weekend, we hosted our very first Vroom In Bloom Car Show here at The Gardener’s Center, and what a day it was! From the moment the engines revved...

2025 Vroom In Bloom: A Community Car Show to Remember

This past weekend, we hosted our very first Vroom In Bloom Car Show here at The Gardener’s Center, and what a day it was! From the moment the engines revved...

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Monstera Dubia

Houseplants With Fascinating Foliage

Joy, our houseplant guru, wants you to know about some unique plants and special varieties that are giving her all the feels. What’s so special about these? She loves their...

Houseplants With Fascinating Foliage

Joy, our houseplant guru, wants you to know about some unique plants and special varieties that are giving her all the feels. What’s so special about these? She loves their...

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Treating Houseplant Pest Like Mealy Bugs

Identifying and Treating Houseplant Pests

Joy, our houseplant guru here at The Gardener’s Center, has seen her fair share of houseplant pests! She has all the deets on three common little buggers that will wreak...

Identifying and Treating Houseplant Pests

Joy, our houseplant guru here at The Gardener’s Center, has seen her fair share of houseplant pests! She has all the deets on three common little buggers that will wreak...

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Winter care for houseplants

Tips For Keeping Your Houseplants Happy in the ...

During colder months, your houseplants have to live inside and hibernate for the winter just like the rest of us. Joy, our houseplant guru here at The Gardener’s Center, tells...

Tips For Keeping Your Houseplants Happy in the Winter

During colder months, your houseplants have to live inside and hibernate for the winter just like the rest of us. Joy, our houseplant guru here at The Gardener’s Center, tells...

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All About Alocasias

All About the Popular Alocasia

Joy introduces us to alocasias, an increasingly-popular houseplant. Also known as Elephant Ear, many gardeners recognize the big, green, arrowhead-shaped leaves on this tropical plant that typically lives outside in...

All About the Popular Alocasia

Joy introduces us to alocasias, an increasingly-popular houseplant. Also known as Elephant Ear, many gardeners recognize the big, green, arrowhead-shaped leaves on this tropical plant that typically lives outside in...

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Preparing Vegetable Garden Beds for Winter and Next Spring

Preparing Your Vegetable Garden Beds for Winter...

It’s mid-November and finally time to say goodbye to vegetable and produce production from our zone 7a gardens. And just as you prepped your garden bed to give your plants...

Preparing Your Vegetable Garden Beds for Winter and Next Spring

It’s mid-November and finally time to say goodbye to vegetable and produce production from our zone 7a gardens. And just as you prepped your garden bed to give your plants...

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Expert pruning tips for your perennial hydrangea paniculata

Thanksgiving Time is Pruning Time for Your Hydr...

Sean’s observation is that people have a tendency to NOT touch these in the fall, right when they should. Sean says NOW is the time to prune them. Why? Unlike...

Thanksgiving Time is Pruning Time for Your Hydrangea Paniculata

Sean’s observation is that people have a tendency to NOT touch these in the fall, right when they should. Sean says NOW is the time to prune them. Why? Unlike...

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