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Fruit Cracking?

It is so important to keep uniform moisture to your fruit trees and tomato plants. If you don't, you will probably experience the dreaded fruit cracking or splitting right about harvest time. It is so disappointing when that happens as most people work very diligently trying to bring home the perfect...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 07-06-2008
Raspberry - Caroline

I "accidentally" started growing raspberries a few years ago. I have since moved and had to leave them behind but I'm thinking I might have to start growing them again because they are so easy to grow and every year you get a bigger harvest. There is nothing like the taste of fresh raspberries...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-31-2008
Hachiya Persimmon Tree - Ornamental and good for you too!

The Hachiya persimmon tree is not only a real beauty for your garden pleasure but also has great tasting and healthy fruits you can enjoy. As an ornamental tree, the Hachiya is exceptionally beautiful in fall with red, orange and yellow leaves adorning it's branches. The leaves are green in the spring...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-08-2008
Issai Beautyberry-Graceful and Refined

I have heard the Issai Beautyberry Callicarpa Dichotoma 'Issai' described as a graceful and refined shrub. Their long slender branches arch and touch the ground at their tips. Dainty pink flowers bloom in the spring. If you enjoy bird watching, you will probably notice them checking out the lavender...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-04-2008
Ornamental & fruit bearing Fuyu Jiro Persimmon

The Fuyu Jiro Persimmon tree is not only a beautiful ornamental tree but also bears a fruit that has a very sweet flavor and is used in many ways. Fuyu Jiro fruits are flattened with a light orange, firm and crunchy flesh. It can even be peeled and eaten like an apple. The fruit is seedless unless planted...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-26-2008
Tomatillos

I admit it! I watch the Food Network during my relaxing hours each evening. I love to cook and grill especially items that I have produced or purchased from the local vegetable stands that pop up on our street corners each summer. It isn't only the recipes I watch for but ideas of how us gardeners...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 02-23-2008
Lots of color! Barberry - Helmond Pillar

Barberry - Helmond Pillar Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar' grows as it is named. It is a shrub that grows in a shape like a pillar. If you like lots of color this is the shrub for you. It is magnificent with it's reddish brown stems and reddish foliage. It produces small yellow flowers...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-22-2008
What kinds of Hickory nuts are there?

We get a lot of questions about what the hickory nuts are like on the hickory trees we sell. These are some basics that can help you determine what hickory tree you are looking for since they are often purchased for the nuts they produce. First of all, hickory fruits are hard-shelled nuts surrounded...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-13-2008
Low Maintenance Privet Hedges

You might be considering including a privacy hedge into your landscape either for the obvious, privacy, or just to put a nice even border around your yard or garden area. The best plants that would require the least amount of maintenance would be Privets, Junipers, Lilacs and Buckthorns to name a few...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-08-2008
What's the Deal With Ginko Trees?

The ginkgo tree ( Ginkgo biloba) has been around for millions of years. This ancient tree is becoming popular choice for landscapes, but often it is the male trees that are desired. Many people have questions about the drawbacks of this particular tree. The biggest complaint with these trees is the "fruit"...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-03-2008

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