We are proud to present to you our brand new video series on YouTube: Step-By-Step Gardening with Debbie Zary! Debbie is a renowned expert on all things gardening, and now she’s passing on her green thumb expertise to you! In her new video series, Debbie will cover everything from roses to soil amendment to fall color. For over two years, the Spring Hill YouTube channel has been a landmark destination for gardening how-to videos. Now, we’ve upped our game so we can give you the very best in gardening [...]
Did you know a successfully naturalized daffodil field can bloom for up to 30 or even 50 years? Here’s how you can ensure that kind of success with your daylilies.
First, choose an area with good drainage and sunlight. An area where grass can be left unmown until the foliage has matured is ideal. Hillsides are excellent spots. The edges of woods are also good, if you are planting an early-blooming variety which will have a chance to mature before the trees come into full leaf. For best impact, plant drifts of like kinds and colours. Many gardeners “arrange” their drifts simply by taking handfuls of bulbs and throwing them about for a natural-feeling distribution — just dig where the bulbs [...]
There are many native and exotic plants from which to choose: peaches, pears, apples, cherries and blueberries can all easily be grown in containers. Thanks to their reduced side, dwarf-sized trees of a tropical origin (such as dwarf lemon, dwarf banana or dwarf orange) make great [...]
Hollyhocks, a cousin of the hibiscus, offer such an impressive height to your garden. Some varieites even grow to be 8 and 9 feet tall! They do most of that work on their own because they’re very easy to grow. [...]
Variegated weigela is one of the most popular shrubs these days because of its hardiness and carefree nature. These characteristics make it an ideal shrub for beginner [...]
