Most Popular Medium Size Trees and Shrubs for Privacy Creating a living fence with shrubs can not only block lines of sight but also absorb noise and serve as a wind break. They can even raise your property value. The problem is that not everyone has the room to use something that gets as tall […]
2022 Top 7 Popular Spring Blooming Evergreen Shrubs Spring blooming evergreen shrubs are a great addition to any yard and landscape. After 12 years working with live plants online, I learned the one constant in the nursery business is change. Every season new varieties of popular shrubs are introduced. You have a LOT of choices. […]
Unboxing From PlantingTree Nursery A 13 Inch Plant in a 36 Inch Tall Box? Our first order of the new year! Considering we’re in the North Carolina Piedmont area, taking delivery can be risky. It’s already snowed 3 times in January with temps getting into the teens. But, 3 of the larger online plant nurseries […]
We’ve been receiving quite a few emails asking if it’s still a good time to be planting. Fall is considered the best time of year to plant but when do you know the planting window has closed? As the Calendar turns to November, and the daylight shrinks, cold temperatures can’t be too far away. Around […]
Online nursery PlantsByMail.com has been around since 2003. They are owned by one of the largest growing operations in the country. It doesn’t seem that they put much work into the retail nursery website until the past year or so. They are consistently in the top tier among the 25 online nurseries we rate and […]
It’s been a weird late winter in our area with temperatures that keep going up and down. I’m in Grow Zone 7b. It’s mid-March, 2021. We had temps in the 30’s today and it was up to 78 a few days ago. We’ve also had a lot of rain the past month or so. So […]
Boxwood are one of the most popular evergreen shrubs. They can be pruned into many shapes & can handle heavy pruning. But when is the best time to prune them and How?
One of The Most Unique Fast-Growing Trees For Privacy 5 years ago I bought one Musa Basjoo Banana ‘tree’. Also referred to as just Basjoo Banana or a cold hardy banana tree. I’ve posted pictures of the unboxing below. I use parenthesis on ‘tree’ because technically they are an herbaceous perennial. They will turn brown […]
As temperatures go up, most online nursery prices come down. Compare updated lowest prices from top rated online nurseries.
I ordered a Berkman’s Golden Arborvitae from Wilson Brothers Gardens, www.wilsonbrosgardens.com, last Monday. Wilson Bros Gardens is based in McDonough, GA and has been on our radar for a while. The site is relatively new (2015) but the nursery started in 1989. They recently closed their retail garden center operation to focus more with online […]
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