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.
Outdoor Plants & Growing
Nepeta aka Catmint: Compact, Non-flopping Varie...
Nepeta may have a tendency to flop over, and if that’s an issue for you or something you want to avoid, you’ll want to know more about these newer, more...
Nepeta aka Catmint: Compact, Non-flopping Varieties
Nepeta may have a tendency to flop over, and if that’s an issue for you or something you want to avoid, you’ll want to know more about these newer, more...
Fail-safe Way to Grow Tomatoes in Containers
Our garden guru, Sean, shares his tried-and-true rules for successfully growing tomatoes in containers. Follow these and he promises summer-long harvests!
Fail-safe Way to Grow Tomatoes in Containers
Our garden guru, Sean, shares his tried-and-true rules for successfully growing tomatoes in containers. Follow these and he promises summer-long harvests!
Nepeta aka Catmint: An Easy Garden Favorite
Interested in a super popular, ornamental perennial? Sean, our horticulture expert, is also a fan of catmints, (botanical name is Nepeta), not to be confused with catnip, although they are...
Nepeta aka Catmint: An Easy Garden Favorite
Interested in a super popular, ornamental perennial? Sean, our horticulture expert, is also a fan of catmints, (botanical name is Nepeta), not to be confused with catnip, although they are...
Let's Talk About Summer Annuals
We sell A LOT of summer annuals here at Gardener's. In fact, we sell more annuals than we do perennials, shrubs and houseplants COMBINED every year. They are definitely one...
Let's Talk About Summer Annuals
We sell A LOT of summer annuals here at Gardener's. In fact, we sell more annuals than we do perennials, shrubs and houseplants COMBINED every year. They are definitely one...
Sean’s “Annual” Love Affair With Begonias
They’re beguiling. They’re bewitching. They’re begonias and they’re Sean’s favorite annual. Sean, our horticulture guru here at The Gardener's Center, points out some key reasons why they make great additions...
Sean’s “Annual” Love Affair With Begonias
They’re beguiling. They’re bewitching. They’re begonias and they’re Sean’s favorite annual. Sean, our horticulture guru here at The Gardener's Center, points out some key reasons why they make great additions...
Herbaceous Peonies vs. Itoh Peonies
You're going to love peonies! First, they are easy to grow. Second, you’ll be enjoying them for a long time... They can live in your garden for a hundred years!
Herbaceous Peonies vs. Itoh Peonies
You're going to love peonies! First, they are easy to grow. Second, you’ll be enjoying them for a long time... They can live in your garden for a hundred years!
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...