Everyone is a Winner We're celebrating a great season of meeting and getting to know our customers. What fun it has been! For our last week, we want you to know you are all winners to us! Before you check out, select a pumpkin to take home -- our gift to you. These are cute little mini-pumpkins … [Read more...]
DONUTS!
Thank you for planting native! We are offering a $5 gift card with any purchase of $50 or more through Saturday October 12. Purchases of $100 or more will receive a $10 Thank You Gift Card. Shop early for best selection. We have a replenished selection of many species: Mountain Laurel, … [Read more...]
8 Reasons to Plant This Fall
[easy-image-collage id=3082] Fall planting is a great idea. Here's 8 reasons why: 1. While the soil is still warm, plants will put on new root growth before they go dormant. 2. Temperatures are cooler, so plants need less water. 3. Plants will have two seasons of cool temperatures (fall and … [Read more...]
Thank You For Planting Native
As a thank you for planting native this fall, we are offering a $5 gift card with any purchase of $50 or more from Tuesday October 1 through Saturday October 12. Purchases of $100 or more will receive a $10 Thank You Gift Card. Shop early for best selection. We have a replenished selection … [Read more...]
YES – Fall is For Planting
You've heard "fall is a great time for planting" but perhaps you haven't been told why. Obviously, the time to plant annuals and most vegetable crops has passed, but fall is prime planting time for native perennials, shrubs, and trees. At Edge of the Woods we see autumn as a wonderful season in … [Read more...]
Fall Sale?
Many garden centers and big-box stores put their plants on clearance every fall -- "Gotta Sell Out To The Pavement!", they say. You won't see that approach at Edge of the Woods, or probably at any native plant nursery. Why is that? We grow most of our plants from seeds, cuttings, or tiny … [Read more...]
SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: Viburnums
No landscape is complete without a viburnum or two! Our native viburnums provide multi-season interest and a variety of benefits including spring blooms, fall color, decorative berries relished by migrating birds, and spring nectar for pollinators. There are so many great choices, so please do not … [Read more...]
Labor Day 2019
The weather is cooling off and its time to plant again. The sooner you get perennials in the ground, the more time they have to root out. There are many crops still blooming and looking good! We still have a good supply of all the milkweeds, asters, and goldenrods, essential for late season … [Read more...]
Your Questions, Answered!
One of the things we love the most about our customers is your thirst for knowledge! Everyone wants to do the 'right thing' in their landscape. Over the years we've seen a couple questions come up often and thought we'd offer a few brief 'mini-talks' on those topics. Stop in this week for the … [Read more...]
Pollinator Tours 10 AM and 2 PM Friday Aug 9 and Saturday Aug 10
Summer is when native gardens 'strut their stuff'! Butterflies, pollinators, and blooms abound. Stop in for a guided tour of our gardens. We'll focus on pollinators, butterflies, and the many creatures native plants support. We'll check out our 'meadowscape' which is teeming with life, as well … [Read more...]
Living Mulch (Part Two) – Species Suggestions
In Part One of our series on Living Mulch, we discussed pros and cons of wood mulch, and the advantages of using plants as 'green mulch' or 'living mulch'. In Part Two, we'll introduce you to some species that lend themselves to being used as green mulch. There are many, many others! Use these … [Read more...]
Living Mulch (Part One) – an Ecological Alternative to Wood Mulch
Why Mulch? Traditional gardening and landscaping often involve heavy applications of hardwood mulch around the bases of rather isolated and lonely plants. This creates a sparse, tidy space where plants are placed like furniture or ornaments. The purpose of mulch is to help retain moisture, … [Read more...]
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