If you’ve ever been to our Christmas Shop, you may have noticed our line of Ginger Cottages: small, intricate, 3-D wooden houses and shops made entirely in the USA. Read about Stephanie’s visit to the factory to see how they’re created.
Fall is a great time for decorating with warm colors and rustic accessories. Throw in some houseplants and you have a decoration that will last all season!
Winter can be a bleak time in your garden, full of brown twigs and dead leaves. Before that time comes, consider these plants with eye-catching winter color and texture.
As fall leaves start to drop, you may realize that you can see too much of your neighbors. Or that the view out a window looks lifeless. These lush evergreens will solve both problems!
Rainy weather got you down? Try Stephanie’s method for finding relaxation, mental stimulation and good conversation: putting together jigsaw puzzles with the entire family!
Cool, rainy weather calls for warm fall colors! Perk up your indoor space with a lush floral arrangement.
Full disclosure: we don’t usually stock the plants mentioned in this post. But…if you can find them (via mail order catalog or even on the side of the road), they’re great perennials for late-season interest.
Children have such a sense of wonder and curiosity. Read about what happened when Stephanie and her husband went out for a walk with their grandson and he found a cicada.
Late blooming perennials are a treat to the eye and a treat to pollinators, which find fewer sources of nectar and pollen as summer fades to autumn. Here are several perennials that will perk up your September/October gardens.
One of our long-time employees (who’s easily recognized by his large cowboy hat) discussed the remarkable history of this beautiful crape myrtle next to our driveway.
Sometimes it’s nice to see how something works for someone else before trying it out for yourself. To that end, we have an herb garden in front of our store to show you how certain herbs behave in a real garden setting. Read about what’s working and what isn’t here.
Gardens are always in a constant state of change. Three years after it was planted, our display rain garden is a totally different beast. Read about what has grown and what hasn’t so much (yes, even we forget to water sometimes).