July 21, 2022
Purple Garden Ideas
ADD A SOOTHING EFFECT In your Landscape! Purple flowers, purple foliage plants, vines, and shrubs have a soothing effect when used in the landscape. Purple has historically been associated with royalty and nobility, the color of the clothes of the elite. An important reason for this association is that for the longest time purple dye […]
View this postJuly 20, 2022
Ohio Victory Gardens
ORIGINATED DURING world War 1! As an answer to a severe food shortage at the time, people were encouraged to find any usable space, plop in some seeds and contribute homegrown fruits, vegetables, and herbs to the effort. Vegetable gardens were planted in many different sites in Ohio city, including on the Mall in downtown […]
View this postJuly 15, 2022
July Gardening Chores
IT’S TIME TO Review The Garden! The plants have hit their summer climax, so now is the time to determine where the holes are and what needs transplanting, consolidating, pruning, or completely removed because it’s a jungle out there. Not to mention it’s July. The garden is hot, full of weeds, and in a full-on […]
View this postJuly 11, 2022
Keeping Animals Out Of Your Garden
BE CRITTER FREE WITH THESE Easy Ideas! In order to prevent your wildlife friends from making your beloved spring flowers and tomato garden their favorite buffet, there are steps you can take to keep all the plants you’ve painstakingly grown safe from harm. While there’s the obvious choice of fencing, there are also other tips […]
View this postJuly 8, 2022
How to Prevent Japanese Beetles
JAPANESE BEETLES ARE A Nuisance! Japanese Beetles feed on the leaves, fruit, and flowers of hundreds of plant species. Their damage is easy to identify. Since they feed primarily on the soft tissue parts of the leaves you will see leaves that look like ‘skeletons’, meaning only the veins of the leaves are left. You […]
View this postJuly 8, 2022
Blossom-End Rot Control
IS A SERIOUS Disorder! Blossom-end rot is a serious disorder of tomato, pepper, and eggplant. Growers often are distressed to notice that a dry sunken decay has developed on the blossom end (opposite the stem) of many fruit, especially the first fruit of the season. This nonparasitic disorder can be very damaging, with losses of […]
View this postJuly 7, 2022
Buy 1 get 1 Free Quart Perennials
SALE DATES EXTENDED 7/26-8/2, 2022 Perennial plants are the cornerstone and foundation of any garden. Here at Meadow View Growers, we offer a wide selection of perennials for sale. Whether it’s cheerful daisies for bright sunny areas or bushy green ferns and hostas for shady spots, we have a variety of perennial plants to suit […]
View this postJuly 6, 2022
The Benefits of Espoma Organic Products
MADE FROM LONG LASTING Organic Materials! Espoma fertilizers, amendments, and soils are made from long-lasting, organic materials that break down slowly over time, providing steady, continuous feeding for your plants. They are naturally low in salts and contain no chemicals, fillers, or sludges, so there is little risk of burning or overfeeding. They are also […]
View this postJuly 1, 2022
Foodscaping
DISCOVER THE MANY Benefits! Even though the concept of foodscaping has been around for a long time, most gardeners still tend to keep their food garden hidden – tucked away where their neighbors and their HOA won’t see. But a better way could be hiding veggies, fruit, herbs, and even grains in amongst trees, shrubs, […]
View this postJuly 1, 2022
Designing With Dark Foliage
BRINGS CONTRAST To Your Garden! Dark-leaved plants are ideal for bringing some contrast to the garden. Many dark-leaved plants have an unusual beauty. Examples include the burgundy leaves of Tiny Wine Ninebark (zones 3 to 7) and the delicate plum foliage of Japanese maple ‘Tamukeyama’. Display their rich colors and interesting leaf forms against the […]
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