by Uncle | DIY, Garden, Nursery, Spring, Summer
What is a Hardy Garden Mum? Hardy Chrysanthemums, also called garden mums, are popular plants that have been used in the gardens of China since before 550 B.C. Their blossoms brighten containers, landscape beds, and borders from mid-August through November with blooms...
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, Seed, Sod, Spring, Summer, Turf, Winter
What is Lawn Cal? Lawn Cal is an amendment that improves clay soils. Grass Pad’s Lawn Cal is an agricultural grade pelletized gypsum, an excellent source of calcium and sulfur for lawn or garden. Calcium is essential for healthy soil and vigorous plant growth....
by Uncle | Disease, DIY, Fall, Social, Spring, Summer, Turf
Hot, humid temperatures bring disease and fungus to your yard. Managing disease in turf starts early in spring – lawn spots are a lot easier to prevent than control. By applying granular Fungus Fighter, we can protect the lawn before pathogens get into the plant...
by Uncle | Broadleaf Weeds, DIY, Fall, Social, Spring, Summer, Weed Control
Broadleaf Weed Control in Spring Cool Season Temperatures 40° – 65° As early spring arrives homeowners walk through their springtime lawns, they all have the same question: “What is this strange little weed?” Bare spots left from summer stressed...
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, Social, Spring
Plant Pots at the Grass Pad Whether you need a small pot for a window sill, or want to have a large container garden on your patio, the Grass Pad has what you need! Not only do we have many different sizes of pottery, our pottery comes from a variety of locations,...
by Uncle | DIY, Fall, Nursery, Shrubs, Social, Spring
Why Do Hydrangea Flowers Change Color? One of the most exciting habits of some hydrangeas is the ability of the flowers to change color. This is not true of all hydrangeas, but most often seen in the mophead and lacecap (or mountain) cultivars of hydrangea...
