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!
Grow a Few Spears or Rows and Rows
Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that comes back year after year and is one of the first things you can eat fresh from the garden each spring. It is easy to plant and besides controlling weeds the maintenance is minimal. [...]
First Editions introduces New Barberry shrubs
Barberry may not seem very exciting to some, but they are a colorful foliage shrub that is very deer resistant too. Barberry come in a variety of sizes, but most are rounded or upright in shape and like full sun. [...]
Celebrate Earth Day this Week
2016 is the 46th year of celebrating Earth Day and its tradition of drawing attention to all sorts of environmental issues. The Earth Day Network is ambitiously trying to plant 7.8 billion trees around the world by their 50th anniversary. [...]
Sargent’s Nursery Goes Solar
Sundance Energy Solutions from Hastings will be at Sargent's Nursery Saturday, April 23 from 9AM - 1PM. Sargent's solar installation went live on April 13th so stop out to check out our installation and learn more about solar energy options [...]
Be on the Lookout for Animal Damage
This is the spring for animal damage. Seems like the voles and rabbits were busy munching on just about everything over the winter. The photo above shows some shrubs on Sargent's property with significant damage. As trees and shrubs start to [...]
Time for Raspberry Pruning
One of my favorite things is being able to head out into the yard to pick fresh fruit from my gardens during the summer. These beautiful raspberries grew in my garden last summer and I just finished my spring [...]
Fight Summer’s Crabgrass Now
It is really starting to feel like spring outside so now is the time to treat your lawn for crabgrass. Apply Bonide's Phase 1 Crabgrass Preventer and Fertilizer to give your lawn deep green color and prevent crabgrass and other [...]
Colorful Container and Hanging Basket Classes this Weekend
Our Thursday evening classes are full this week but come on out Saturday at 10:30 or 1:00. Plant beautiful annual containers, hanging baskets or even both! Registration is required for these classes so please check out the details for each [...]
How can we help?
We encourage you to visit the garden center to explore our full offerings and connect with our team of experts. Our team is on hand to help with any questions you have, and can help you with memorials, deliveries, special orders, and tree planting and more…
