GARDEN GUIDE
Our garden notes are here to help you feel more confident as the season unfolds.
You’ll find timely tips, simple explanations, and practical guidance based on what’s happening in the garden right now. Nothing overwhelming—just steady support you can come back to, season after season.
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Sean’s Perfect Prescription for Proper Plant Po...
You want to enjoy beautiful plants in your pots, hanging baskets and window boxes. But it’s not as simple as getting a container, putting soil in it, putting plants in...
Sean’s Perfect Prescription for Proper Plant Potting
You want to enjoy beautiful plants in your pots, hanging baskets and window boxes. But it’s not as simple as getting a container, putting soil in it, putting plants in...
Why You Should be Flocking to Phlox
You’re simply not using this plant enough. Maybe it has a bad press agent, but Sean, our horticulture guru here at The Gardener’s Center, says Phlox subulata, otherwise known as...
Why You Should be Flocking to Phlox
You’re simply not using this plant enough. Maybe it has a bad press agent, but Sean, our horticulture guru here at The Gardener’s Center, says Phlox subulata, otherwise known as...
Proper Spring Care for Your Hydrangea Macrophyl...
Every year in the spring we start getting tons of inquiries regarding everyone's favorite hydrangea, the hydrangea macrophylla, also known as mophead hydrangeas or big leaf hydrangeas. And most of...
Proper Spring Care for Your Hydrangea Macrophylla (Mophead Hydrangea)
Every year in the spring we start getting tons of inquiries regarding everyone's favorite hydrangea, the hydrangea macrophylla, also known as mophead hydrangeas or big leaf hydrangeas. And most of...
Organic Spring Lawn Treatments: Recommendations...
Our Connecticut lawns are in need of spring treatments to ensure we have healthy turf for the rest of the growing season. Sean, our lawn and garden Guru, has three...
Organic Spring Lawn Treatments: Recommendations to Improve the Health of Your Lawn
Our Connecticut lawns are in need of spring treatments to ensure we have healthy turf for the rest of the growing season. Sean, our lawn and garden Guru, has three...
Hairy Bittercress: Identification & Natural Wee...
A member of the mustard family, Hairy Bittercress is usually the first weed to appear in the lawn in late winter and early spring. They spread quickly in the lawn,...
Hairy Bittercress: Identification & Natural Weed Treatment
A member of the mustard family, Hairy Bittercress is usually the first weed to appear in the lawn in late winter and early spring. They spread quickly in the lawn,...
Propagating Methods for Houseplants
First things first… What is propagation? Joy says it’s basically like cloning your plant. Say your pothos is getting a little too long and leggy, and you need to give...
Propagating Methods for Houseplants
First things first… What is propagation? Joy says it’s basically like cloning your plant. Say your pothos is getting a little too long and leggy, and you need to give...
Re-Potting - or Up-Potting - Your Houseplants
Big question: How do you know when it’s time to re-pot (or up-pot) your plant? Joy, our houseplant guru, says there are some key signs to look for when your...
Re-Potting - or Up-Potting - Your Houseplants
Big question: How do you know when it’s time to re-pot (or up-pot) your plant? Joy, our houseplant guru, says there are some key signs to look for when your...
Pet-Friendly (and Not) Houseplants
If you have or want to add houseplants to your home, but you’re thinking about adopting a new dog or you already have a very curious cat, Joy, our houseplant...
Pet-Friendly (and Not) Houseplants
If you have or want to add houseplants to your home, but you’re thinking about adopting a new dog or you already have a very curious cat, Joy, our houseplant...