Weeds are on the warpath now, getting ready to haunt your gardens and bedevil your landscape! Argh! In earlier newsletters we discussed the use of pre-emergent herbicides to avoid this onslaught. There is still time to use them for 2-3 months of pre-emergent control, but it is also time to break out the post-emergent weed […]
If you love color, variety AND value (and who doesn’t?!), then perennials are for you! Whether used as a groundcover, a lovely foliage plant for a shady area, a vibrant accent plant in the landscape or a whole garden of perennials of different colors and heights, the selection is remarkable and since they re-bloom every […]
Mowing the right way means less stress to your lawn grass and better control of weeds, which in turns leads to a lovely green carpet of grass surrounding your home. You might be surprised that some basic lawn mowing habits that some folks have been doing for years are actually hindering your grass’s growth and […]
Time to wake up that sleepy water garden from its winter nap and get it ready for another season full of the beauty and serenity water gardens are famous for! Where should you start? Glad you asked! Remove any nets that you put on your water garden surface to prevent leaves and unwanted debris from […]
Annuals from Evergreen of Johnson City are an amazing source of beautiful color for your March and April (and early May) landscape! They are as affordable as they are pretty so you can stock up and scatter them about in containers, in garden beds and in hanging baskets – just about anywhere! Here are some of […]
They call them cool-weather vegetables not just because they thrive in cooler temps, but also because the cold weather actually makes them sweeter! Plenty of vegetables fall into this category and we have them in a big selection of strong healthy plants! Whether in-ground or in containers, plant these today: PLANTING TIP: Vegetables planted now need to […]
Everything in your landscape and gardens is waking up this month, sensing that Spring is just around the corner. And just like you and me, everything is waking up hungry! With generations of experience in the unique growing atmosphere of East Tennessee, our team here at Evergreen of Johnson City has prepared a menu of […]
It’s a name as lush and exotic as the shrub itself. Long a staple in southern landscapes, the must-have Azalea – with a big variety of crazy gorgeous colors and lovely dark foliage – is a welcome sight every March, happily chasing away the often somber hues of winter. Whether Evergreen or Deciduous types, those […]
Taking Veggies From Seeding to Feeding! Growing vegetables from seeds can be a cost-effective and rewarding experience, in addition to allowing you complete control over your veggies from seed to dinner plate! If this is the first time you have started a vegetable garden from seed, we advise to start small. Small gardens naturally require less […]
Walk around outside, free your imagination, and start dreaming about changes and additions you’d like to make in your landscape next season. This is the perfect time while the yard is mostly bare to take a good look and start mentally picturing what you’d like to see! Start with the evergreens and other trees and […]
