Learn from the Pros
Recommendations, Identification, and Diagnosis Questions
We are proud of our knowledgeable and friendly team of horticulturists and staff, and we love helping you decide which plants would thrive in your garden.
If you have further questions about plant recommendations, identification, diagnosis, or other complex topics, we ask that you send an email and wait for our reply rather than stopping by in-person. This allows us to ensure that the expert on that topic will be available to help you.
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Within the provided articles below, you will find a comprehensive range of plant-related topics explored. For your convenience, downloadable PDFs are available for further reference.
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General Care and Maintenance
“We are on Earth to take care of life. We are on Earth to take care of each other.” — Xiye Bastida
Watering Instructions for New Landscape Plants
Fertilization Tips for Winter Hardy Plants
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Trees, Shrubs and Perennials
“Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.”— Albert Schweitzer
Tree Reference Guide: Mature Size
Tree Reference Guide: Specific Sites
Moist Soil? Hardy Plant Recommendatons
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Season Specific
“Gratitude for the turning of the seasons. May we attune our hearts to their enduring message of renewal.” — Kristin Granger
Heat- and Drought-Tolerant Plants
Winter Hardy Plants with Outstanding Fall Color
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Edible Gardening
“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world.”— Michael Pollan
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Houseplants and Tropicals
“Like people, plants respond to extra attention.” — H. Peter Loewer
Heat & Drought Tolerant Plants
Common Houseplant Problems - Winter
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Wildlife in the Garden(!)
"I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn."—Henry David Thoreau
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Soil Amendments and Mulch
“Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals.” —Aldo Leopold
