How’d you feel about the sun recently pushing our temperatures up into the upper 90’s recently? We had a big string of cloudy weather (and not enough rain), and now that the sun has finally arrived, it blazed in like a furnace! We need the sun to rosy up our tomatoes,...
A stop in to one of my favorite Facebook pages, The Butterfly Landing, inspired this week’s blog on Maximilian sunflowers. Laura Jarvis, owner and operator of The Butterfly Landing, often highlights amazing pollinator plants, many of them native, on her...
If you are looking to have a green, healthy, and lush lawn, spring fertilization is a garden task you don’t want to overlook. A well fed lawn is your best defense against many common problems that homeowners face when it comes to their turf. Today’s blog will explain...
To create a great mixed container display, we suggest incorporating a variety of plants with different heights and growth habits for stunning visual appeal. We often call these container arrangements a “thriller, spiller, filler combo”. Today we’ll take a look at some...
Today’s blog is a recap of our “Spring Into Summer Vegetables” class we recently had with Karen Gardener. Karen always shares some wonderful tips for successfully growing vegetables in our climate. I will walk you through her outline and highlight her advice for...
If you’ve ever seen our pots and container supply at Rainbow Gardens, you must know that we hold container gardening in high regard! Container gardening is one of our favorite ways to garden and today’s blog is all about why, and about giving you some extra tips to...
