April 9, 2022
Shade-Loving Perennials
SELECTING THE RIGHT PERENNIALS For Colorful Spaces When choosing shade-loving perennials for your garden, it’s important to note how much shade each specific plant prefers. If a full shade flowering plant receives more light than it can handle, foliage burn, leaf curl, or wilting could be the result. Levels Of Shade Part shade, shade, deep […]
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Potted Flowering Bulbs
AFTER THEY FINISH BLOOMING Will they Return? After those bulbs finish flowering many wonder if it’s possible to place the plants in the soil so they will bloom next year. The short answer is yes, but some of these bulbs will return better than others. Tulips and hyacinths, for example, always look their best the […]
View this postMarch 31, 2022
A Glossary of Gardening Lingo
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH Gardening Lingo Familiarizing yourself with horticultural terms can help you better understand the different characteristics and needs of plants and methods for success in growing them. Here we’ve put together a vegetable gardening glossary for your enjoyment. Terminology Acidic: A soil, compost, or liquid with a pH between 0 and 7.0 (on a scale of […]
View this postMarch 31, 2022
The Benefits of MVG’s Fertilizer Water
BLOOMIN’ REWARDS MEMBERS Receive Free Fertilizer Water Did you know that Bloomin Reward Members can receive free fertilizer water at MVG?! This is the same fertilizer water we use on all of our lovely growing plants. To take advantage of MVG’s free fertilizer, just bring empty jugs or water bags with you on your next […]
View this postMarch 30, 2022
Tips for Container Gardening
SELECT A CONTAINER AND START Growing Your Garden Growing vegetables and herbs in containers are easy and low maintenance, but there are a few guidelines. Here are some container vegetable gardening tips to get you off to a good start! varieties To grow vegetables in containers, look for varieties with words like bush, baby, dwarf, […]
View this postMarch 28, 2022
How to Plant and Grow Potatoes?
EASY TO GROW Rewarding Potato Crops Potatoes are a rewarding crop that will give you a high yield as long as you provide them with the right growing conditions. Once planted, they need minimal tending until harvest time. When To Plant Potatoes are cool weather crops and can be planted in the early spring as […]
View this postMarch 16, 2022
When to Prune Flowering Shrubs?
VIGOROUS BLOOMING flowing Shrubs Keeping flowering shrubs healthy, vigorous, and blooming profusely can be tricky but manageable. The most important part is to determine whether they bloom on old or new growth. 3 Categories Plants in this group fall into one of three important categories: Early-blooming shrubs that flower in spring. Late-blooming shrubs that flower […]
View this postMarch 11, 2022
What is Miami Valley’s Hardiness Zone?
MIAMI VALLEY, OHIO Microclimate A microclimate is a climate that differs from its surrounding area. A microclimate can be as small as a garden bed or as encompassing as many square miles. Many factors can go into creating a microclimate such as elevation, water sources (such as the two Miami Rivers), or even urban settings. […]
View this postMarch 9, 2022
Your Guide to Hummingbirds
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE AMAZINGLY adapted Pollinators Hummingbirds have long, slender bills and tube-like tongues that they use to drink nectar from brightly-colored flowers. This allows them to get deep into the interior of flowers that even large bees may not be able to pollinate. This nectar, along with insects, is their primary food source which gives […]
View this postMarch 3, 2022
Essential Spring Gardening Tips
FOR CENTRAL OHIO March Planning Guide Spring is a fabulous time to assess damage from winter, fix tools, fill in holes in the landscape, tend to your lawn, perform essential pruning, make new beds, start a journal or new garden bed, fertilize everything, & begin composting. Before you know it, you can be enjoying a […]
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