Garden Hike

Front Yard Landscaping Ideas: How to Add a Rock Garden

Adding a rock garden to your front yard is a great way to improve your curb appeal and add some extra interest to your landscaping. In this video, I'll show you how to create a rock garden in your own front yard, using rocks, plants, and soil. You&

Early Fall Pruning - Lower Branch Removal

It's time to prune some lower branches off our Green Ash and Royal Frost Birch.  Early fall is a great time to complete this project.

"The Aphid Effect" - How These Tiny Creatures Help Pollinators Thrive

Aphids are often seen as pests, but they can also play an important role in the relationship between plants and pollinators. In this video, we take a look at how aphids have made this Swedish Aspen a pollinator magnet.

Removing An Overgrown Evergreen Shrub (Yew). Is Pruning It Back An Option?

Eventually, evergreen shrubs along house foundations can become overgrown. Take a look at the removal process to see if you are up for the task. Or, decide if pruning it back is an option.

Three Great Spireas With Gold Leaves: Firegold, Goldmound & Double Play. Prune Them or Leave Them?

Firegold Spirea is a beautiful plant with vibrant golden foliage that adds a touch of warmth and color to any garden. It is also relatively low maintenance and can thrive in various soil types and growing conditions. Additionally, it attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies, making it an excellent

Perennial Flowers in Full Bloom: A July & August Photo Essay

We put together a collection of some of the best-blooming perennials for July and August. This video is a photo essay highlighting perennials hardy to zone 3 & 4. From Coneflowers to Rudbeckias to Sedum, you're sure to find something you love.

My Potentillas Are Thriving After Pruning - Watch to see how they reacted!

An update video showing the results of spring pruning on Dakota Sunspot Potentila and Summer Dawn Potentilla.  Potentilla’s appreciate a good haircut each spring and it shows. Link for original video:

Ninebark: Beautiful Leaf Colors as a Result of Spring Pruning

Pear Trees | Great For Fruit And Ornamental Value

Even though it is usually the fruit we are after when planting pear trees, they are also very ornamental, with white flowers in the spring and a beautiful range of fall leaf colors. The glossy leaves on pears are also an attractive quality. I have three pear trees growing in

How To Hydrate The Rootball Of Perennials For Increased Transplanting Success

Perennials are a great way to add color and life to your garden, but ensuring they transplant successfully can be tricky. In this video, I share an easy way to hydrate the rootball of perennials for increased transplanting success!  Also, should you plant over the top of an irrigation line?

A Peek At My Arborvitae Collection: Bright Yellow, Deep Green, Globes & Pyramids

Arborvitaes have soft scale like leaves and they offer a variety of different shapes, sizes, and colors that can enhance the look of your gardens. There are so many different varieties to choose from, you're sure to find a favorite that is perfect for you needs.

Hardy Hydrangeas: Beautiful White Panicle Flowers that Fade to Pink and Smooth Talking Annabelle

Hardy Panicle Hydrangeas are perfect for adding color to your landscape that start off with showy white panicle flowers that fade to a beautiful pink.  And we won't forget our old favorite, Smooth Annabelle.

Planting A Clematis: Finding the Right Location

When planting a Clematis, it's essential to choose the correct location. Clematis prefer well-drained soil, and like their roots to be kept cool, so it's best to plant them where they will receive some shade. They also need support to climb on, such as a trellis

Summer Blooming Annuals: A Photo Essay

Your landscape is not complete without summer blooming annuals. They are the perfect way to add color and life to any garden or landscape.  I hope you enjoy this photo essay, summer, 2022 edition.

Evergreens For Your Gardens: Unique Characteristics that WOW

Buckle in! This blog post highlights 16 conifers hardy to Zones 2-4, all with unique characteristics. The video takes you on a tour of each variety, and after, you can enjoy some photos and take note of the size, location and hardiness of each plant.  Also, I've linked

How to Bring Your Garden Indoors: Fresh-Cut Flower (Nature) Vases

Bring the outdoors in with these easy to make fresh-cut flower vases!  You can create beautiful arrangements using just about anything. This is a great project for anyone who loves spending time in the garden, and it's really simple to do. All you need is a little imagination

Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile): Showy in Planters, Great for Cut Flowers and Mass Plantings

Agapanthus, also known as Lily of the Nile, is a beautiful flower that can be used in a variety of ways. Its showy blooms make it perfect for use in planters (and covering stumps) and make a stunning display in mass plantings. Agapanthus is also great for cut flower vases,

Japanese Tree Lilac: Snowdance, Ivory Silk and Copper Curls

If you are looking for prolific white blooms on a small tree, look no further than Japanese Tree Lilac. We’ll look at Snowdance, Ivory Silk and Copper Curls.  This small tree form lilac is perfect for any landscape and is known for its extremely hardy nature.  Mountain Frost Pear

Amber Jubilee Ninebark Spring Pruning

Amber Jubilee Ninebark shrubs have excellent leaf color.  See how much pruning they will tolerate each season.

Perennial Flowers in Full Bloom: A June Photo Essay

The month of June brings many perennial flowers into full bloom.  This photo essay showcases some of the best perennials to grow in zone 3 and 4.

Three Great Lilacs for Your Garden: Miss Kim, Bloomerang and Dwarf Korean

I’ve worked at Garden Centers for many years, and occasionally I would have a customer looking for shrubs to plant that would reveal they did not like the scent of Lilac flowers. What? I thought they were kidding. But I’m told some clubs revolve around their love of

Tiger Eyes Sumac: Great for Naturalizing, Drought Tolerant and Showy Leaf Color

Tiger Eyes Sumac is a drought-tolerant shrub with yellow leaf color, providing a nice contrast in the landscape. It has showy fall colors and is great for naturalizing areas. Deer and rabbits are attracted to this shrub in the winter, but maybe that is not a bad thing??

Mugo Pine: Keep it Small or Let it Grow

Keep your Mugo Pine shaped as tight as a pin cushion by shearing the new candle growth each spring. We'll look at five Mugo Pine varieties discussing sizes, characteristics, and pruning options.

Creating Annual Flower Pots

Creating annual flower pots for your front porch is easy.  Watch as Angie shows us how to pot up flowering annuals in ceramic pots.

Spiral Juniper: How to Trim and Shape

Junipers are a popular evergreen shrub that can be used in many different ways in the garden. Here we will show you how to trim and shape a spiral juniper.