Aug 31, 2022 | Container Gardening, DIY, Gardening, Planting Prep, Who We are
I’ve always been fascinated by espalier, or the technique of training trees to grow up against a flat surface like a wall or fence. This amazing space-saving technique that comes from the Old World European gardens, allowed people to not only decorate their...
Aug 18, 2022 | Composting, Container Gardening, DIY, Fall Season, Gardening, Native Plants, Planting Prep, Pollinators, Vegetables, Who We are, Wildflowers, Wildlife
The blog this week will be quite short, I’m afraid. I contracted COVID-19 (right around my birthday) and I haven’t been working in a couple of weeks. I’m not recovering as quickly as I want to be. But it doesn’t stop me from daydreaming about...
Aug 4, 2022 | Container Gardening, DIY, Education, Fall Season, Gardening, Landscaping, Planting Prep, Summer Season, Vegetables, Who We are
As we gear up for Fall Planting, we celebrate this blog’s 5th birthday (woohoo!!) – and my own birthday too – I wanted to bring you a review of some of our previous Fall Gardening articles that you might have missed. Also I wanted to offer a few...
May 25, 2022 | Education, Food, Gardening, Herbs, Organic, Pest Control, Spring Season, Summer Season, Vegetables, Who We are
When it comes to gardening, Florida holds its own as a top contender for “most garden problems happening all at once.” Our climate, especially in Summer when it’s hot and humid, is the perfect place for pests to go unchecked and to thrive. From the...
May 12, 2022 | Bees, DIY, Education, Gardening, Landscaping, Pollinators, Who We are, Wildlife
Bees & Butterflies have been fascinating us for centuries, and for good reason. Industrious bees and butterflies with stained-glass looking wings are a delight in the garden! As our garden center expands here at Shell’s, I’ll be talking a bit more...
Mar 16, 2022 | Container Gardening, DIY, Education, Gardening, Planting Prep, Spring Season, Who We are
Spring in the garden center means many flowers, and it’s really the greatest time to plant flower containers, in my opinion. But there’s often questions about plants that work well together, and how to make them last. Also, everyone (also my opinion)...
