Gardening Advice

Cool, Innovative Plants for 2019

In our everyday lives, the pace of innovation and change is unrelenting. It is easy to forget sometimes that the smart phone revolution did not happen decades ago, it happened only a handful of years ago!

Creating Your Relaxing Outdoor Living Space

Container gardening can add that finishing touch to your outdoor living space and give you a great place to relax and reduce stress.

Landscape Ideas

A young family walks into your garden center having just settled into their first house. Without the benefit of having grown up with green-thumb parents, they want to create an inviting, colorful and safe exterior for their new home.

Top 10 Handpicked for You® Plants for Late Summer to Autumn Colour

As our cherished spring perennials and annuals begin to fade, it’s time to start thinking about adding plants that shine from August to autumn. We've trialled the perfect late-blooming perennials and long-lasting foliage plants that suit your garden style and will thrive in your region.

Plant the Best, to Grow the Best!

A couple of weeks ago while making a visit to one of the Handpicked For You® participating garden centers (Timothy’s Center For Gardening, Robbinsville, NJ.), I ran into a lovely couple (Mr. & Mrs. Topolsky) who accidentally happened to step into a picture I was taking.

Spring Tips

April for me is the time to start to shape up my plants with a trim, clean up the beds and add some nutrients to the soils. I like to add some compost to my beds and a balanced coated slow release fertilizer before mulching to get plants off to a good start.

Time to get Ready for Spring!

Fall is a great time to finish up some projects, plant some fall color and start to plan for spring.

Inspiration

Cool, Innovative Plants for 2019

Creating Your Relaxing Outdoor Living Space

Landscape Ideas

Top 10 Handpicked for You® Plants for Late Summer to Autumn Colour

Plant the Best, to Grow the Best!

Spring Tips

Time to get Ready for Spring!

Planting Tips

Inspiration