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We’re here to help you with your outdoor and indoor gardening needs. Have questions? Just ask our experts!
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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 compact varieties that will behave better in your garden.
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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!
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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 related. Why are catmints so popular? Well, they check a lot of boxes for gardeners.
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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 of our specialties and we'd like to share some thoughts, tips and pointers regarding the summer-annuals ritual that we all love so much.
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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 to gardens and containers, no matter your light conditions. Watch the video and see if they're not going to be your fave, too!
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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!
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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 it — not if you want them to remain healthy and as beautiful as they can be.
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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 creeping phlox, has a lot of good things going for it and it isn’t being used nearly enough.
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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 those questions and inquiries are about pruning this specific type of hydrangea, because everybody loves to prune their mophead hydrangeas. Sean, our horticulture guru here at The Gardener’s Center, says, “Stop! Back away from your pruners!”
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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 product recommendations to address the pH level of your soil and making sure your lawn gets properly fed.
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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, but they are very easy to pull and treat (and eat!) Yep, you can eat this weed. But don't be fooled by the name—Hairy Bittercress is edible with a flavor that’s mild and peppery, not bitter. If you're not interested in adding it to your salads or pulling by hand, use Bonide Lawnweed Brew before these weeds flower and set seed.
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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 it a haircut. And maybe you feel bad throwing those leggy cuttings away. Time to grab a propagation station!