Flowering Shrubs
It’s time to add colorful flowering shrubs to the spring landscape. Everyone’s favorites – rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, & lilacs – are arriving daily at Heritage. And just in time for planting season! Tips for successful…
Spring
Fabulous Flowering Forsythia
Drifts of yellow in the landscape in April can only mean one thing – spring has arrived when forsythia bloom! Easily recognized by its yellow flowers, forsythia has been used for hedges, screening, and massed…
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 –…
Loving Lilacs
Are you looking to add some intoxicating fragrance and color to your spring garden? If so, lilacs (Syringa species) are the plant of choice. Flower colors, from light to deep shades of purple, are determined…
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?…
Fabulous Phlox
There are so many reasons to add Phlox subulata (aka moss pink or moss phlox) to the spring landscape. It’s easily used as a groundcover in a garden border, along walkways as edgings, spilling over…
Early May Gardening Tips
Lawn weeds are growing like crazy; it has been a banner spring for bittercress, chickweed, and dandelion! (Be sure to NOT let weeds go to seed!) That’s your cue to deal with them – organically…
Early April Garden Check List
Ready to dive into your outside garden chores? Before you do, think about those muscles that have enjoyed a long winter respite. Digging, weeding, planting – you will be using muscles that have been ‘dormant’…
African Daisy for Fabulous Spring Color
African daisy, aka Osteospermum, is a popular spring blooming annual. Prized for its beautiful and colorful flowers, African daisy is a natural for sunny pots, planters, window boxes, and beds and borders. Kick-up your planters…
Ready, Set, Go Garden!
The wait is over…according to the calendar, spring has finally arrived! So, if you’ve been itching to get into the garden, here are some timely chores to tackle. It’s time to plant peas! Sow…