Garden Center Blog

a little hydrangea magic

It’s July, and one of my favorite shrubs is beginning to come into glorious bloom. Can you guess? I recently came across a Garden Center pricebook from 1982 and there was one hydrangea variety available! Five years later there were three. Fast forward to 2026 and we...

keep calm and garden on

The brightest of the stars in the Big Dog constellation is Sirius, the Dog Star. In the mid-summer, it can be seen rising and setting with the sun. This conjunction caused the ancients to believe that Sirius’ brightness added to the heat of the sun, creating a stretch...

bug off beetles!

It’s June and by the end of the month, many a gardeners’ most hated day of the entire summer will be here - the annual emergence of the dreaded Japanese Beetles. We’re hoping that this year’s warmer April and May doesn’t result in an early emergence and that our Plant...

bloom, weed, repeat

Early summer is an especially nice time to start a garden journal. Your what-to-do-in-the-garden-today lists have shortened and everything is just so achingly beautiful. Jot down plants that you’ve seen and are interested in adding to your own garden, annual container...

keep calm and garden on

Although June often ushers in a gentler garden, it looks like the kaleidoscopic colors of May might linger with us a bit longer. My peonies are just beginning to bloom and the hardy geraniums are not even yet showing flower buds. Spring temperatures see-sawed up and...

garden moon rising

I’ve gardened in some pretty eclectic styles-a suburban arboretum, a restored native woodland and currently, a Japanesque landscape. It can feel limiting to garden with such restraint, but it’s a great way to learn how to add my own style to a such a quiet vibe. This...

vegging out

It seems as though the pace of setting up for spring is faster every year, but this season is especially frenzied. The yo-yo temperatures had all of us itching to start gardening in March, even though those chilly nights held back a lot of our plant deliveries and...

we’re digging the season

May is many a gardener’s favorite month, and this year even more so! The seesaw spring had spring flowers developing in fits and starts, but the warm temps late last week pushed many plants hard, all at once. My drive into work each morning is a little reminiscent of...

the rhythms of spring

All of April’s severe weather added up to a pretty wet month. The month’s total precipitation totaled 7 ¼-inches! Average is 3 ¾. With the exception of a small corner of northwest Wisconsin, the state is no longer showing any drought conditions. All of the gardens...

better late than never

Gardeners are not the kind of folks who enjoy being cooped up in the house all winter. When the weather finally breaks, and plants begin to emerge from dormancy, it’s understandable that we are eager to greet every new shoot and admire every swelling bud. But, we can...
bug off beetles!

bug off beetles!

written by Lisa Briggs
It’s June and by the end of the month, many a gardeners’ most hated day of the entire summer will be here – the annual emergence of the dreaded Japanese Beetles.

read more
bloom, weed, repeat

bloom, weed, repeat

written by Lisa Briggs
Early summer is an especially nice time to start a garden journal. Your what-to-do-in-the-garden-today lists have shortened and everything is just so achingly beautiful.

read more
keep calm and garden on

keep calm and garden on

written by Lisa Briggs
After a wet April, the month of May, was pretty dry. There’s no way to predict what June, and the rest of summer has in store for us weather-wise.

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garden moon rising

garden moon rising

written by Lisa Briggs
I’ve gardened in some pretty eclectic styles-a suburban arboretum, a restored native woodland and currently, a Japanesque landscape.

read more
vegging out

vegging out

written by Lisa Briggs
It seems as though the pace of setting up for spring is faster every year, but this season is especially frenzied.

read more
the rhythms of spring

the rhythms of spring

written by Lisa Briggs
All of April’s severe weather added up to a pretty wet month. All of the gardens that I see on my way to the Garden Center every morning are lush green and bursting into bloom! If we could only stop the nights from flirting with frost, it would be a perfect spring!

read more
better late than never

better late than never

written by Lisa Briggs
Gardeners are not the kind of folks who enjoy being cooped up in the house all winter. When the weather finally breaks, and plants begin to emerge from dormancy, it’s understandable that we are eager to greet every new shoot and admire every swelling bud.

read more
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