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 [...]
Versatile, graceful and incredibly beautiful, the clematis is undoubtedly the world’s most loved vine. Clematis vines are gifted climbers and prolific bloomers with over 300 different species that offer a wide range of colors and fragrances. Whether they’re grown along a fence, sprawled over pergolas or cultivated in pots, clematis vines make for remarkable, breathtaking displays. Here, you’ll find valuable tips on winter care and protection of [...]
In the past I’ve always planted flowers together in beds and vegetables in their own plot. As I was reading about companion plantings this spring, I learned that it works best when growing a diversity of plants: a medley of flowers and herbs among some vegetables, and a vegetable or two tucked away in a flower [...]
In this video, Scott from Spring Hill Nurseries demonstrates how to plant cyclamen using an easy three-step method. Step 1: Site Selection — The key to growing cyclamen successfully is site selection. Cyclamens don’t like full sun; partial sun to full shade is the right place for your [...]
