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 [...]
Beetles, Slugs, and Powdery Mildew, Oh My! Pest and disease control in the garden can be a very difficult and frustrating task for many people. There is nothing worse than seeing a problem arise on your favorite plant [...]
Planting for Pollinators: A Garden that Gives Back If you’re looking for a garden that’s not only beautiful but meaningful, planting for pollinators is the way to go. Bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, hummingbirds—they all play a vital role in [...]
Yes, it is time again for the dreaded Japanese Beetle season. Don't fear, Sargent's has all the info and options for dealing with these pesky bugs! Japanese beetles can be very destructive and are not very selective in what they eat. [...]
Never fails. Every winter I end up with at least one houseplant home to a small army of tiny black flies. These little black flies that look like a small mosquito are fungus gnats and are quite common in houseplants [...]
If any of your houseplants have spent the summer outdoors, now is the time to bring them back inside. Once night time temps get down to the upper 40s you are risking damage to more sensitive tropical plants. Before you [...]
The Japanese beetles are continuing to cause plenty of damage to gardens in the area and will for the next few weeks. Last week I reviewed some of your options for dealing with these pests. Today I want to share [...]
The beetles are back and unfortunately I am not talking about Paul, Ringo, George and John. Based on the customers we have had in the Garden Center so far it seems we have a bumper batch of the pesky bugs [...]
