Great Gardens
THE SARGENT’S NURSERY GREAT GARDENS BLOG
Join our team of expert landscapers and horticulturists as we explore exciting new gardening trends, uncover tips and tricks for beautiful yards, learn how to help pollinators in our community, and discover what’s happening at the Garden Center! These helpful, easy-to-read articles are great way to get inspired for your own garden and yard and include detailed information on how to maintain plants, help the environment, and keep up with what’s happening here at Sargent’s. Visit whenever you’d like or sign up to get notified when new articles come out!
How to Move Indoor Plants Back Inside After Summer Outdoors
As the nights grow cooler and the days grow shorter, we begin to prepare ourselves for the upcoming seasons. Now is the time to move indoor plants back inside after summer outdoors. Many houseplants enjoy spending their summers outdoors. [...]
2026 Quilt Show at Sargent’s
Join Us for a Winter Escape to Paradise! Shake off winter and step into the tropical warmth of Sargent's greenhouse—where vibrant color and incredible quilting talent come together in a spectacular showcase! This year's event is proudly hosted by [...]
End of Season Gardening Checklist
As the gardening season winds down, it's time to prepare your garden for the transition to fall. This gardening checklist will help you tackle essential late-season tasks to ensure your plants thrive through winter and [...]
Creating Movement in Your Garden with Perennial Grasses and Sedges
As Summer slowly fades away and Fall approaches, we start to notice a change in our gardens. Those colorful blooms we love, start to fade as the plant begins sending all its energy to its storage system in the roots [...]
Planting with Purpose: Native Plant Picks for Wet and Dry Sites
When you're choosing native plants for wet and dry sites, understanding your soil's moisture levels is key to long-term success. Whether you're working with a soggy low spot or a dry, sunny slope, matching the right plants to the [...]
Deep Color in the Garden
Light and color often steal the show in garden design—but don’t underestimate the power of dark. Deep, moody foliage and blooms can add sophistication, contrast, and dimension that brighter colors simply can’t achieve. Whether you’re looking to create a [...]
Graceful, Grounded, and Glowing: Why We’re Loving Sedges + Autumn Moor Grass
If you’ve ever wandered through a garden and found yourself admiring a soft, flowing undercurrent of green—even if you didn’t know what it was—chances are good they were sedges or an ornamental grasses. And if you're designing a garden [...]
Perennial Spotlight: Verbascum — A Graceful, Tough Alternative to Foxglove and Delphinium
If you love the look of foxglove and delphinium let us introduce you to Verbascum—a graceful and garden-worthy solution for full sun and poorer soils with good drainage. This upright bloomer is drought tolerant, low-maintenance, and deer-resistant, with spires [...]
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