What’s Wrong With My Tomatoes?
In our last vegetable installment, we talked about how to get started growing your own food at home. While a busy schedule (a very young,...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 4 min
Book Recommendation: Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy
If you’re interested in understanding the subject of native plants, this book is for you. Bringing Nature Home gives the reader a solid...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 5 min
12 Plants That Press the Snooze Button
A long winter has come and gone, and things are looking on the bright side. The sun is out and the nighttime temperatures are still...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 4 min
Callery Pear Alternatives, Part 1
Starting in 2024, Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), also known as “Bradford pear”, “ornamental pear” or just “flowering pear”, will no...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 9 min
Callery Pear Alternatives, Part 2
In the previous post, I gave a brief synopsis on the popularization of Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), how it became invasive, and why...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 9 min
The Beginner’s Vegetable Garden
Getting Started You’ve decided this is the year you want to try your hand at growing vegetables. Prices are soaring on everything all...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 4 min
Of Tree of Heaven and Lanternflies
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve heard about the Spotted lanternfly. Since they arrived in Allegheny County last year, it’s...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Book Recommendation: Pennsylvania Getting Started Garden Guide by George Weigel.
Book Recommendation: Pennsylvania Getting Started Garden Guide. Grow The Best Flowers, Shrubs, Trees, Vines & Groundcovers by George...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 8 min
7 Spectacular & Underused Small Flowering Trees
7 Spectacular & Underused Small Flowering Trees I think small flowering trees are the bread and butter of a well-balanced landscape. They...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 6 min
Vines: The Secret Ingredient for a Classy Landscape
I think vines are the most underutilized “category” plant in the landscape. I think it’s because most people’s encounter with vines are...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 6 min
6 Ingredients for a Superb Pollinator Garden
Pollinator gardens are a “buzz” word these days but they’re more than a trend or fad. Though they are a great way to beautify your...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 6 min
Bring Curb Appeal with Conifers
If there’s one group of plants we all adore at Plumline, it’s conifers! Conifers are a type of gymnosperm that bear cones to reproduce...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 4 min
What’s Great About Proven Winners Plants?
Happy new year! Thank you for your business, and despite the challenges of COVID, for making 2020 a great year for gardening. We hope...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 8 min
10 Shrubs for Stunning Fall Color (Better than Burning Bush)
Spring flowering trees, summer blooming perennials, and ornamental evergreens are all important features of a well-rounded landscape. But...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 7 min
Go Plant A Tree!
Among the most frequent questions I get is: “Is now an okay time to plant?” We all get this question, from March through November. My...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 6 min
Let’s Talk Ornamental Grasses
Don’t overlook ornamental grasses when you plant. There are many reasons to utilize them in the landscape. They’re easy to grow, durable,...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 5 min
My Favorite Fall Flowering Perennials
Many gardeners focus on tree planting in the fall. Now is a great time to shop for trees because you can catch a glimpse of what trees...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 6 min
My Favorite Summer Flowering Perennials
Summer is in full force, and it seems all the griping about rain the past couple years has finally caught up with us. Although I have...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 7 min
A Hydrangea for Every Garden
I can be a garden critic so when I say that hydrangeas are one of my favorite shrubs for the landscape, I mean it. Hydrangeas offer a...
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gardencenter
- Feb 16
- 6 min
Native Alternatives to Traditional Plants
In my last post, I wrote about the importance of using native plants in the landscape. I realize this subject is unfamiliar to many, so...
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