CONTRAST: Color, Size, Texture!

 

Something to keep in mind:

Adding contrast to your container plantings

will help make them stand out!

Take these pots for instance:

planted with dramatic annuals: 

Penilla, Angelonia, Lobelia Vinca and Potato vine ;)

Get creative; make a statement! 

I may not have the finest lawn in the summer, but I sure do have a pretty one right now, filled with lovely violets !

Just in time for Easter!

..It's not too late.. 

Get your front foundation containers done now!

We'll help you pick what works best 
for your space;   and if you want, 
we'll plant it for you, too!

I decided to live in the moment and enjoy this last bit of winter today...mixed in with our Springtime, here at the nursery....

How lovely it was!

Say, "NO! [thank you]" to Mother Nature

A little rain never hurt a garden..

 

Thanks to our Nature's Cradle rain jackets, 

installing a starter veggie garden for kids, is still possible!

Voila! 

A custom cedar planter, 

ready for planting!

 

The show will go on, rain or shine!

(even if it means getting your hands a little dirty)

 

Remember, It's your garden; 

it is what you make it

..I mean, Nature's Cradle made it :)

ROSES.....for a long season of summer color !

If you haven't already pruned your roses, go out right now with your sharpened pruners and do so...no sense in letting the plant waste precious energy on making all those leaves that you will be cutting off! Try to make all cuts to just above an outward facing bud - keeps the shrub open and airy (which roses especially like!).  (Climbing roses are an exception - wait til after they bloom to prune). Cut close to, but not quite down to the bud. That said, some of the newer, easy-care roses claim to not need as much precision as this cutting method.  I just can't bear to "whack away" as they claim you can! 

And don't forget the fertilizer - roses are needy.

If you'd like help in selecting the right rose for you, just ask!

In spite of today's weather, I am reminded of the beginning of the explosion of color in the garden... some lovely finds this past week while gardening.. bold upright peony shoots, my first vinca flower of the season, and more!