One thing I see less and less in gardens these days are gardeners that mix annual plants with perennials and shrubs. I’m not sure why, but it seems to be that fewer and fewer gardeners take the time to design border combinations using all kinds of herbaceous materials: annuals, perennials, and tender perennials like dahlias. [...]
Last week the residents of my town voted on a budget for the next fiscal year. There was some contention among the citizens regarding the need to raise taxes during difficult economic times, but the roads need paving, the police and fire departments must be funded, and the schools for our children staffed and maintained. [...]
Tradition plays an important role in every holiday celebration, especially Christmas. It may be a special food, a family event, or beautiful decorations that represent the best of the season to you and yours. I can remember when as a child I used to help decorate our tree with tinsel, carefully placing each strand one [...]
Planting bulbs in the fall for spring flowers is a long standing tradition with many gardeners, but it is a tradition that has slowly declined in popularity. Many new homeowners–and therefore new garden owners–long for the spring show of tulips or jonquils (daffodils) that they remember from their mothers’ or grandmothers’ gardens, but most don’t [...]
Gardening, like most every other pastime, is an on going learning experience. Much of what good gardeners learn comes from what we read in books or magazines, which we then put to the test in our gardens. Yet, some of the best lessons are passed along to us from other gardeners. Simple lessons such as [...]
I’ve been working in the landscaping field for over fifteen years and in that time I have received a lot of useful advice from experienced plantsmen. As I worked my way up the ranks from a waterer and weeder, installation laborer, to a landscape designer, the most memorable advice I ever heard was when Brent, of Brent [...]
Not everyone knows it but the majority of the garden plants found at your local nursery originated from a few mountain valleys in China and Japan. Plant hunting, as a profession, was a popular alternative for those less blood thirsty adventure seekers of the 1800s, most notably the leisure class of England. Gentlemen plant hunters [...]
When you plan your garden landscape there are a myriad of gardening styles to choose from, some of which are sure to strike your fancy. On the other hand you might not have any idea what gardening style suits your taste. Whatever the case, allow me to mention a few of the garden styles that [...]
Garden design is a science and an art that combines the right methods with good ideas. The design team at Poundridge Nurseries, Inc. understands the dual nature of their work and is committed to cultivating positive, productive relationships with our clientele to make every landscape project a rewarding experience from start to finish.