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The Zesty Kaffir Lime

The Kaffir Lime Tree produces a lime that is a dark green, warty/bumpy fruit with leaves, zest (peel), and juice that's mainly used in Thai cooking; also used in Cambodian, and Indonesian cooking. The green limes grow on a very thorny bush with aromatic and distinctively shaped "double"...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-26-2009
Try The Green Mound Alpine Currant For Early Spring Interest

The Green Mound Alpine Currant is a compact shrub that will grow from 3 to 4 feet tall and spread from 2 to 3 feet wide. It makes a great small hedge or as a border plant along your fence, driveway, sidewalk or even on its own used to fill in a bare area. Often you will find the Green Mound planted in...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-12-2009
Technito Arborvitae Makes A Great Evergreen Hedge

Looking for a tall evergreen bush for a hedge or as a single specimen? The Arborvitae Technito fits that bill. It matures from 5 to 6 feet tall and will spread from 2 to 3 feet wide. It is an evergreen so will continue with its dark green color throughout the winter. It is similar to the Techny variety...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-03-2009
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
Edelweiss Grapes, Like The Song, "You'll Be Happy To See Them".

It's corny I know, but, I had to compare these grapes to the song "Edelweiss" from the old movie "The Sound of Music". The Edelweiss Grapes Vitis 'Edelweiss' are known for their sweet flavor and are often used in dessert wines and white wine making. They are wonderful...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-20-2009

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