Posted 8:41 AM 9/9/2010

Evergreen shrubs can be used as a focal point, screen or anchor in a landscape or mixed border.  Selecting the right one for the growing conditions starts with proper identification.

Yews are a common foundation planting.  They can be wide and spreading, upright or pyramidal. (More)
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Posted 9:26 AM 8/26/2010

Add a path and a bit of intrigue to your landscape.

Pathways can help immerse you in the garden.  Brushing up against the surrounding plants can release fragrance, slow your pace and connect you to nature.

A walkway not only directs visitors from the front to back yard but (More)
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Posted 8:17 AM 8/12/2010

Convert compost into liquid fertilizer for your houseplants, containers and landscape plantings.

All you need is some compost, cheesecloth or other permeable material, a bucket and water for this method.

I'm using compost harvested from my worm bin.  Place a scoopful, about 8 (More)
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Posted 10:26 AM 7/23/2010

A trip to the attic, antique store or a weekend garage sale may uncover the perfect accent for your garden. 

Use an old wagon to elevate containers creating a colorful focal point in a perennial garden.

Old bird cages filled with flowers and vines are sure to make visitors (More)
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Posted 11:58 AM 5/13/2010 by Jan Cashman - Cashman's Nursery

During this time of the year, I am glad I have lots of perennial flowers emerging in my beds.   Planting a lot of annuals every spring is time consuming.   After reading articles in gardening magazines, consulting our wonderful staff, and visiting a botanical garden with a (More)
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Posted 11:57 AM 5/13/2010 by Jan Cashman - Cashman's Nursery

Roses are everyone's favorite flower. Their perfect shape, intense colors, and heady fragrance are unparalleled.   In spite of the fact that we don't live in rose growing country, there are quite a few gardeners around here that grow beautiful roses.  How do they do it?  It (More)
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Posted 11:56 AM 5/13/2010 by Jan Cashman - Cashman's Nursery

In the past, all herbaceous (non-woody) plants were called "herbs", but today the word has come to mean a plant whose parts are used for medicine, seasonings, or scent.   Herbs are easy to grow; deer and insects avoid them.  Used in cooking, they make food taste better.   (More)
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Posted 11:55 AM 5/13/2010 by Jan Cashman - Cashman's Nursery

Since I was a child, I have been around blueberries.  When I was growing up in eastern Minnesota, my mother, sister and I picked wild blueberries in the area's woods. (We were always watching for bears, who liked the blueberries, too.)  I didn't mind the work of picking them, because I (More)
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