by pleasantview | Feb 28, 2021 | Garden Services, Garden Tips, Plant care, Spring, Summer, Uncategorized
by Barrie Anderson I still recall the very first time I ever saw a Hydrangea. It was a paniculata type at a retail garden center some 25 years ago. I stopped in my tracks and ogled the massive, conical bloom heads. I had to have one of these, and purchased a Hydrangea...
by pleasantview | Feb 1, 2021 | Garden Tips, Uncategorized
by Barrie Anderson Wait! Don’t let this fungus scare you off from reading this! This little guy is a beneficial fungus that holds the title of one of the oldest symbiotic relationships in the plant kingdom! Mycorrhizae are vital to a plants survival, just like...
by pleasantview | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
by Matthew Olson The holiday season is coming to a close, and a new year has begun. If you’ve been to a garden center recently, you’ve likely seen the variety of plants that are sold as holiday plants to celebrate Christmas. The poinsettias are always popular, along...
by pleasantview | Jul 1, 2020 | Garden Pests & Problems, Garden Tips, Plant care, Summer, Uncategorized
by Barrie Anderson The very sound of the words, Japanese Beetles invokes irritation, frustration and gloom among Minnesota gardeners. We can see them in our minds chewing, crawling, and decimating our Roses, our tropical Hibiscus flowers, our Grapevines...
by pleasantview | Jun 1, 2020 | Plant care, Summer, Uncategorized
By Barrie Anderson As I’m sitting here piecing together the latest tips for pruning deciduous trees, I can look out my window and see a beautiful Betula nigra (River Birch) in my neighbor’s landscape, and right next door on the other side, a massively, giant Acer...
by pleasantview | Oct 12, 2019 | Garden Tips, Plant care, Uncategorized
Winter is coming… but that doesn’t mean you need to stop gardening! Many outdoor container plants are also suitable as houseplants, such as hibiscus, foliage begonias, geraniums, caladiums and coleus. As long as you take a few simple precautions, overwintering garden...
