Play Video

Posted 8:56 AM 10/6/2011

Sunflowers are a favorite for kids of all ages. Not only are they fun to grow they're also great to eat - that is - if you can beat the birds and squirrels to the seeds.

Protect your harvest from these critters by covering the flowers with a paper bag, cheesecloth or season extending (More) • Video (1)

Play Video

Posted 9:59 AM 9/30/2011

Your geraniums are at peak bloom and you heard somewhere you could store them overwinter - but you are wondering how?

Many of you may remember mom or grandma placing their geraniums in a paper bag in a cool dark corner of the basement for winter. It seemed she always had great luck (More) • Video (1)

Play Video

Posted 9:20 AM 9/22/2011

Add a splash of color to your fall garden with a few fresh containers.

You can purchase some ready made planters from your local garden center or create a bit of fall floral beauty of your own.

Select plants that love the cooler fall temperatures or reach their peak floral display (More) • Video (1)

Play Video

Posted 11:00 AM 9/15/2011

If your bearded iris are overcrowded like this or failed to bloom in spring - it is time to dig, divide and replant for better bloom next season.

Start the process about 6 to 8 weeks after the iris bloomed or in some cases should have flowered. Carefully lift the clump out of the ground (More) • Video (1)

Posted 11:54 AM 5/13/2010 by Jan Cashman - Cashman's Nursery

April is the time to start planting shrubs.   This year, consider shrubs that are not just pretty, but have edible berries.   Intersperse them in your landscape as ornamentals that will also put food on the table.   Although most of the berries of these fruiting (More)

Posted 11:54 AM 5/13/2010 by Jan Cashman - Cashman's Nursery

In the past few years, "branding" of plants has become important in the nursery and gardening business.  "Proven Winners", the largest U.S. plant brand, was formed in 1992 by plant propagators to introduce new, unique, high-performing plants, and has really taken off.  Plants are (More)

Posted 11:53 AM 5/13/2010 by Cashman's Nursery

Everyone loves the color and fragrance of lilacs in the spring.   They are truly the favorite shrub for northern climates because of their fragrant flowers in May and June and their cold hardiness.  Here are a few interesting facts about lilacs:

*Lilac's genus, Syringa, is (More)

Posted 11:51 AM 5/13/2010 by Cashman's Nursery

Ever wonder how the trees and shrubs you purchase at the garden center were grown?  If they are in a pot, was the seed planted directly into that pot?  Or was the plant moved into the pot at some point or dug from the ground and placed in the pot?  Trees and shrubs can be purchased (More)