by Uncle | DIY, Garden, Insects, Pests, Shrubs, Social, Summer, Trees, Turf
Japanese beetles are this generation’s destroyer of the landscape. These little metallic militants appear in swarms in July and last for months. They are feeding on their favorite plants and when those are decimated, they move on to the next. They love roses, fruit...
by Uncle | DIY, Garden, Nursery, Spring, Summer
Hardy garden mums are iconic during the fall harvest season. Hundreds of cultivars of mums provide an array of colors and bloom shapes in the fall garden. Bloom colors will range from white, yellow, orange, bronze, red, pink, purple, and burgundy. In addition, garden...
by Uncle | DIY, Fall, Garden, Nursery, Shrubs, Trees, Winter
What is Uncle’s Root Accelerator? Uncle’s Root Accelerator is a water-soluble horticultural-grade plant starter fertilizer formulated to accelerate root development by providing essential nutrients needed in the early stages of plant growth. Uncle’s...
by Uncle | DIY, Fall, Garden, Nursery, Shrubs, Spring, Summer, Trees, Winter
What is Max Mix? Uncle’s Max Mix is the premium horticultural grade planting mix and landscape soil amendment. A unique combination of processed pine bark fines, naturally composted organic material, and sphagnum peat make for a multi-purpose professional...
by Uncle | DIY, Fall, Garden, Nursery, Spring, Summer
This is Uncle Nature’s favorite time of year! Taxes are done, robins are singing and it’s time to paint up the landscape. A flat of annual flowers costs less than a gallon of paint and will give you bright colors all summer long. Seasonal flowers arrive daily during...
by Uncle | DIY, Garden, General, Nursery, Shrubs, Social, Spring, Trees
How To Protect Plants Against Cold Spring Weather It’s the same thing every spring, a few warm days in March has everyone in the mood to get out of their winter doldrums. Our customers are happy to get out of the house and get into the yard. Clean out the garden bed,...
by Uncle | DIY, Garden, Social, Spring
Bare Root Plant Stock Landscape plants of all kinds, including flowering shrubs, English garden Hosta, bleeding heart, lily of the valley, and dozens more start out their lives in the nursery as bare root plant stock. These unattractive plants, roots, and bulbs are...
by Uncle | DIY, Garden, Nursery, Shrubs, Spring
Where to Use Lilacs in the Landscape Fragrant lilacs, valued for their appearance, are the most popular of spring-flowering shrubs. The vigorous growth habit of the lilacs makes it ideal for tall screen plantings, hedges, borders, and in mass plantings for their...
