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Cucumbers on a Trellis

If you are running short on space and still want to grow cucumbers in your garden, try growing them on a trellis. The cucumber is typically grown in mounds on the ground. However, this warm weather plant can be trained (pretty easily) to grow up a trellis. This not only saves you a ton of space in the...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 09-10-2009
Not So Deer Resistant

Although they are beautiful creatures, deer can create big problems for peoples' gardens. It seems as though they will eat anything and everything. This can even be the case with plants that are considered to be " deer resistant ." So if a plant is deer resistant , then why do they still...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 08-12-2009
Keep Out the Deer! The Natural Way.

Deer can reek havoc on garden in no time at all. It doesn't take long for these creatures to undo a lot of hard work (not to mention money) that people spend on their gardens. Fencing and netting can help, but it can get expensive and get in the way of you enjoying your outdoor space (and sometimes...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 07-24-2009
Keeping Up With the 2009 Green America Award Winners

In April, Nature Hills Nursery announced the first ever Green America Award Winners. This contest invited groups to submit a plan on how they could improve their community by making it more green. The response was overwhelming. The judges had a hard time selecting with all the quality entries that came...

Posted to Green America Awards (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 07-10-2009
Thanks for Thinking Green, America!

The deadline to submit your plans for the first annual Nature Hills Green America Awards was April 1, and we would like to send a big thank you to all of our applicants! There was a terrific turnout and we are very excited about the hundreds of applications that came in. Submissions kept pouring in and...

Posted to Green America Awards (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 04-08-2009
As The Weather Heats Up, So Is The Competition

We are less than 3 weeks away from announcing the winners of Nature Hills Nursery's first annual Green America Awards . The weather is starting to get warmer as the spring is moving in. More and more people are thinking in terms of spring planting, and this is showing by the number of applications...

Posted to Green America Awards (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 03-12-2009
Getting Greener Every Day

Spring is nearly upon us and so is the deadline to get in your Green America Awards applications in. This is the first year of an annual contest. The goal is to try and get people to bring in a little "green" into local communities. It has truely been amazing to see the response that people...

Posted to Green America Awards (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-27-2009
Green For Nourishment

There are so many reasons that people want to make an impact on their community, and we are seeing these reasons expressed in the plans that are being sent in for the Green America Awards . Schools are making plans for using the plants as teaching aids, some are planning on using the plants for erosion...

Posted to Green America Awards (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-26-2009
Teaching Green

In this day and age, people are becoming more and more aware of the environment. People are trying to make the effort to reduce their carbon foot print so that the earth can be a better place for coming generations. There are many ways to make a difference, and the great thing is that you can start right...

Posted to Green America Awards (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-19-2009
Which Way is Up?

So you have spent hours thumbing through catalogs and planning out your garden. You have decided that you are going to experiment by planting a wide assortment of flower bulbs, some are varieties that you have never grown before. You call up and place your order and you eagerly await the arrival of your...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-16-2009

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