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Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Plant a tree with Dad! Bring home a potted fruit tree or a flowering ornamental like Dogwood and spend some time in the yard planting it together. Or make it
Butterflies: The Pretty Pollinators
“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.” Rabindranath Tagore With bees on the decline, we need to look to other beneficial insects to flutter in and
True Geraniums
By R. Wayne Mezitt The cold-hardy landscape geraniums (called “cranesbill” for the shape of their seedpods) are much different from those tender Pelargonium orange, red or white flowered summer-bedding/potted-plants we
Season-Extending Plants
Whenever I choose which plants to add to the various gardens around my home, I make a practice of considering more than just the current season. Garden centers report that
Lawn And Garden To Do List For June
June is the ideal time to manage many gardening maintenance tasks: the weather’s not as oppressive as midsummer, plants are in full growth having recovered from winter’s challenges, and a
Rose Care 101
Care & Selection Guidelines Roses are one of the most recognized plants in the garden. Roses have been around for a very long time and are very easy to grow
Landscaping with Edibles?
Back in our grandparents’ day, a home garden growing vegetables, herbs, and fruits was commonly part of family life. But over the last several decades, our lives have become so
Flowering Dogwood: The Essence of Spring
On occasional mornings this time of year, I awaken recalling a disturbing dream in which I’ve ventured outdoors, stunned to see that I’ve missed the flowering-dogwood-bloom. In reality that’s an
Everything In Its Place
This is an excerpt from “Everything in Its Place,” a posthumous collection of writings by Dr. Oliver Sacks. Dr. Sacks was a neurologist and author of many books. This is
Making Your Yard Beautiful Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3!
Our knowledgeable and professional staff are here to help you find the perfect trees, plants and shrubs for your landscaping. If you visit us with pictures of your yard and
Extended Spring Pleasures
When we departed for a 12-day trip to view gardens in England on April 23, I was concerned that we would be away and miss seeing the peak of early-spring
The “Early Rhododendrons” Are Blooming!
Back in the 1940’s my dad Ed Mezitt had a dream—offering a better selection of early-flowering plants well-adapted to tolerate this region’s weather extremes. His first hybridizing attempt turned out
May Gardening To Do List
It’s prime time for planting trees, shrubs, and perennials. Stock availability is at its peak in garden centers. Don’t forget to use soil amendments (compost, humus, peat) as needed to
Winter Burn
Winter weather this past season had its ups and downs and now many plants are showing signs of leaf only or leaf and stem desiccation, also called Winter Burn. Broadleaf
Organic lawn care – it really does matter!
A frequent question we get here at the garden center is can the average homeowner maintain a high quality lawn using strictly the “organic” method? Absolutely! In fact, the 4 –
Why Weston's Bulk Materials Yard Is So Special
The most important thing that separates Weston’s Bulk Material Yard from our competitors is that we are primarily a Recycling Yard. We carry ¾” stone and concrete sand purely for
True confessions – I still love my lawn!
As hard as it is to admit publicly, I have always been wildly attracted to turf. Wide swaths of finely manicured, un-natural, high maintenance turf grass. Who can resist the
Unique Early-Spring Flowers
Beckoning the transition from late winter into early spring are a number of exquisite, rarely-seen flowering plants, typically limited to the gardens of seasoned gardeners and avid horticulturists. Garden centers
Plant a Tree for Arbor Day
“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”– African Proverb Every year as the snow melts and the ground thaws, the world
The Rhododendron ‘PJM’
Few April sights reenergize our winter-worn malaise so effectively as those brilliant lavender-pink splashes that proclaim SPRING HAS ARRIVED across so many parts of our region. “New England’s most familiar
Spring’s Sequential Spectacular
Our lawns are greening-up, daffodils are lifting their nodding heads, crocuses are attracting pollinators and the garden is again luring us outdoors to revel in its annual resurrection. Accelerating day
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