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Can’t you see yourself now, walking out your door to pick some strawberries from the edging along a bed of mixed spicy greens like arugula, Bright- Lights chard and homegrown spinach? And looking up to admire a vibrant peach tree loaded with the promise of a bountiful harvest of juicy sweet fruit. For people […]
Buying beautiful, well-grown plants is a great way to start your future landscape and orchard. The next step to your success lies with planting your tree correctly. Let’s start with your soil, as this is the basic foundation of your plant’s future. Each plant likes certain soil characteristics. It helps to have a basic understanding […]
Getting success growing fruit trees organically can be challenging, especially when you’re growing your trees in less than perfect soil. In fact, growing fruit trees organically is really about just that; creating a perfect soil. In order to get your organic fertilizer to work properly, it helps to understand a little about what’s going on […]
Why Prune at all? One of the most often asked questions we get at the nursery is; when and how do I prune my fruit trees? The pruning of fruit trees doesn’t need to be confusing, It is not rocket science. If you follow a few simple guidelines it’s easy to keep your trees healthy […]
Training Fruit Trees; Start your tree Right If dependable, annual crops of large juicy fruit are what you want from your fruit trees, then annual pruning and thinning of fruit is important. Training fruit trees to develop strong, well spaced branches, which can handle heavy loads of ripe fruit, is also critical to insuring the […]
Quick Note on our Holiday Schedule… Fruit trees make great Christmas Gifts! The winter season is upon us, the nursery is brimming with fruit trees, vegetable plants and cool ornamentals. Give the gift that gives back… Fruit Trees! Christmas Season Retail Store Hours: Closed December 21st through January 1st. Reopening Saturday January 2nd 2016. Last […]
[printfriendly] When planning your landscape, there is often a situation where only a small flowering or fruiting tree will do. The wrong tree can overgrow a space. Small trees are often the best choice near patios, driveways or sidewalks, within small gardens, beneath the understory of larger trees, in a corner, near a boundary or […]
[printfriendly] Drama in the Garden Everybody wants to know what makes a garden design really click. You know, the ones where you walk through and some small vista transports you to another place, perhaps a moment in childhood, or one that calms your soul and makes you take a long, deep, easy breath. The heart […]
 This Week at the Farm This week at the farm we’re happy to bring you stunning Florida native flowers, tropical staples, and the lovely gardens here at the nursery. Florida Native Cardinal Flower The beautiful Lobelia cardinalis or Cardinal Flower is a native herbaceous perennial to Florida and much of the Eastern United States. The […]
[printfriendly] Scent Gardens of the South Historically gardens were filled as much with scent as with flowers. Favorite plants have been selected for bigger and longer flowering times, but their scents have been neglected in the process. Scentless gardens would have bemused the Greeks and Romans and amazed the Victorians. Heirloom plants often have the […]
