Delightful Dahlias
Dahlias, native to Mexico, have delighted gardeners for centuries. The Aztec Indians grew dahlias as early as the fourteenth century. That was then; this is now! Today’s cultivated dahlias offer an extremely wide color range…
Annuals
Plant a Salsa Garden!
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo – it’s the perfect time to plant that salsa garden that your taste buds have been yearning for! Tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic, cilantro, and sunshine are the necessary ingredients. Easy to…
All Ears for Elephant Ears!
Are you all ears? Elephant ears, wildly popular with gardeners of all ages, make great additions to the garden or landscape with their dramatic and interesting leaves. Want to add elephant ears to this year’s…
Planting Fall Veggies
Cooler days and nights…. it’s time to plant the fall vegetable garden! Seriously, late summer is the ideal time to plant cool season vegetables in the garden! Cool season veggies have two planting seasons –…
Herbs: Just for the Health of It!
Popular & versatile, herbs have countless culinary uses – fresh or dried – and offer healthy alternatives to the infamous saltshaker for flavoring foods. Are you a new or a ‘seasoned’ herb gardener? Remember –…
Angelonia – An A+ Annual for Long Island Gardens
Angelonia, sometimes called summer snapdragon, wows with pretty spikes of purple, pink, mauve, blue, white, or two-toned flowers from May through October. A low maintenance annual, no deadheading needed to keep Angelonia in ‘bloom mode.’…
Luscious Lantana
Luscious lantana, a tough, versatile annual flowering plant, dazzles in the summer and fall garden. If you like continual color, lantana delivers with clusters of florets in shades of whites, pinks, oranges, reds, yellows, and…
Tempting Tropicals
It’s time to give in to tropical temptations! Palms, Hibiscus, Mandevilla, Dipladenia, and Elephant Ears are a few ‘must have’ summer plants for Long Island gardens and landscapes. Learn more about these easy additions to…
Tomato Talk
Finally, it’s time to buy tomatoes plants for the garden. Whether you’re a first-timer or seasoned tomato grower, do you wonder what the words and abbreviations mean on a tomato tag? If so, it’s time…
Cultivating Cilantro!
Cilantro (aka coriander) is the mainstay herb in Mexican cooking. And let’s not forget that Middle Eastern cooking uses cilantro in yogurt-based sauces and dips. Ready to spice up the herb garden with some cilantro?…