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It’s Clean-Up Time! Use This Checklist for the Yard and Garden
It’s fall, baby! Back to school season, harvest season, spooky season—it’s pretty much all the best seasons wrapped up into one. All we want is to wrap ourselves in chunky cardigans and chug pumpkin spice lattés like our life depends on it, but it’s still…
Dees’ Nursery Elementree School, Today’s Lesson: Fall Tree Planting
So you think you can plant trees? Don’t get ahead of yourself, champ. While tree planting certainly isn’t difficult, you can’t just wing it without knowing the basics. With the back-to-school season underway, we figured a little lesson in fall tree planting would be useful…
How Many Gardeners Does It Take to Trim a Tulip Bulb?
It’s not rocket science, y’all. Trimming and storing your garden bulbs is necessary for garden upkeep, and it’s easier than you think! Here’s what you need to know about trimming and winter storage to keep those beauties blooming brightly next year and the year after…
Chrysanthemum Design REMIX ft. 2022’s Best Fall Plants
Chrysanthemums, or “mums,” are the definitive fall flower. How could you not love them? However, they’ve been the *it* flower for pretty much forever, and it wouldn’t hurt to see some fresh takes on an old classic. We don’t want mums to start feeling like…
Fern Down for What: A Guide to Growing Ferns Indoors
Ferns instantly create that indoor jungle look that every houseplant collector yearns for—I mean, have you ever seen a Boston fern in all its leafy glory? Incredible, ten out of ten, an inspiration to us all. However, growing ferns indoors takes a teensy bit more…
How to Throw a Kickass Labor Day Garden Party
Labor Day Weekend is coming in hot! Throw the most legendary garden party ever with these appetizer recipes, activity ideas, and other must-haves for the September long weekend. Every Great Garden Party on Long Island Needs Garden-Fresh Food We’re not talking carrots and celery…