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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
Community Greening

Over the last few weeks, we at Nature Hills have been impressed with the number of applications that have been coming in for the Green America Awards . We have been trying to give quick summaries of the entries (without divulging too much information) in an effort to get others inspired to act in their...

Posted to Green America Awards (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-03-2009
Over-watering: Part 3 - Tips to Prevent Overwatering

As it is with many things, the easiest way to treat over-watering is to prevent it from happening in the first place. In the first installment, I mentioned that knowledge of the plant and the environment is important. It is also important to know the best way to water your plants or garden. Watering...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 01-23-2009
Over-watering: Part 2 - Diagnosing and Solutions

As mentioned in the last installment, wilting leaves can be a sign of over-watering. If you see wilting leaves on a day that the sun was intense or when the temperatures changed suddenly, this could just be a sign of stress from the temperatures. In this case, wait until the next morning to see if the...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 01-22-2009
Over-watering: Part 1 - The Signs

Over-watering can be detrimental to your garden. This will be a 3 part series of blogs to try and cover some of the signs of over-watering, diagnosing and remedies for over-watering, and tips for preventing over-watering. The signs of stress that a plant displays from over-watering can be similar to...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 01-21-2009

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