Plenty of plants grow just fine under a black walnut tree — you just have to pick from the right list! Black walnut produces a compound called juglone that some plants can't tolerate, but many trees, shrubs, and perennials [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Is Your Soil Holding Your Garden Back? If your flowers aren't blooming like they should, your vegetables are underperforming, or your plants just look a little tired, your soil might be the culprit. The good news is it's [...]
Four Basic Types of Sun Exposure Learning how to decipher the terminology on plant tags can be a challenge and translating it into choices that work for your yard can prove just as hard. When it comes to the amount [...]
Amaryllis bulbs are known for their simple beauty and for the joy of the big reveal... We bring the humble bulbs into our homes and a few days later we get to behold the splendor of their big blooms. And [...]
Making festive outdoor evergreen pots is a fun and relatively easy project you can make at home. Stop by Sargent's Nursery to pick up all your fresh greens, tree tops and picks to complete your project and follow these steps. [...]
You may have made it all summer without too much trouble but fall has brought a maze of grassy mounds around the yard. Many customers have been in looking for ways to fight the moles trying to do serious damage [...]
Believe it or not, mid-August through mid-September is the ideal time for lawn seeding in the Midwest. If you are looking to start a new lawn or reseed a few sections now is the time to do it for the [...]
