Greenwood Nursery Podcast

Discover the secrets to a thriving garden! We're revealing 7 amazing companion plant pairings that boost beauty, attract pollinators, and keep your landscape vibrant all season long. Tune in to find your garden's new besties!

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Guides listeners to creating and maintaining a home herbal tea garden. It details planning, including site selection and plant variety, lists numerous herbs with their benefits and uses in tea, and provides several simple tea recipes using the garden's bounty. The guide emphasizes the aesthetic and health advantages of growing one's own tea ingredients. The overall tone promotes a relaxing and fulfilling gardening experience.

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https://greenwoodnursery.com/blog/garden-fresh-teas-your-guide-growing-your-own-herbal-tea-garden

Guides readers on creating a living fence using evergreen trees and shrubs. It details the benefits of evergreens, including year-round privacy and noise reduction, and offers suggestions for suitable plant species, such as Arborvitae, Murray Cypress, Cherry Laurel, and Nellie Stevens Holly. The article also covers planning considerations, including spacing and mature plant size, and provides essential care instructions for maintaining a healthy and thriving living fence. Finally, it emphasizes the aesthetic and ecological advantages of this landscaping approach.

https://greenwoodnursery.com/blog/evergreen-trees-and-shrub-create-stunning-living-fence

seven plants ideal for enhancing autumn gardens. Featured plants include the Autumn Brilliance Fern, Ginkgo Tree, Mexican Feather Grass, and three Heuchera varieties (Forever Red, Caramel, and Midnight Rose), offering diverse textures and colors. Black Mondo Grass provides dramatic contrast, completing the suggested plant palette. The article aims to inspire gardeners to add vibrant fall colors and textures to their landscapes.

For me, at this time of year, nothing lifts my spirits quite like the sight of the beautiful flowering trees that Cheryl and I have planted over the years as part of our landscape. And it’s not just our trees. Driving around the neighborhood I can see splashes of crimson, pink and snow white where, only a few weeks ago there were only greys and muted browns.

We all need a little help making it through our current situation out there, and we have some great tips and hints to help survive Spring 2021.

Gardeners will tell you that gardening is a lot of work. I am a gardener that enjoys the work a garden demands. I like the workout that you get from hauling wheelbarrows full of compost all over the place.

As the popularity of keeping backyard hens rises, the notion of keeping a few ducks as well is always considered. And this is for great reason! Chickens and ducks both make great pets for the small urban backyard. With each type of bird alone, or even living together, you can find a happy balance with keeping both ducks and chickens in the same space.

It's that time of the year when we suddenly start thinking about lawn care again. The grass is beginning to grow again, and so are the weeds. And the brown patches are even more noticeable against the new, fresh green growth.

Today I want to talk about 13 plants that can help you create a romantic garden.