Perennials

Literally, it's not easy to dig in clay soil. It's heavy, sticky and a bit stubborn to work with. You could work trying to amend the soil, but I choose to work with what I have and choose plants that naturally "thrive" in clay soil. A reminder of the Master Gardener creed, "Right Plant, Right Place". You may be questioning my sanity right now but stick with me... no pun intended.

Fall is here and we are now looking at our depleted vegetable gardens, spent perennials and brown lawns; our trees in various stages of color and/or "balding"! Is there anything we can do right now to help tuck them in for winter? Yup, there sure is. And in particular, new plantings.

Ahh fall... Our summer flowers are fading, and autumn colors are reintroducing themselves. Can anyone say, "road trip"? Heading north you'll find plenty of color change already.

The National Garden Bureau, of which I am a member, loves celebrating plants. Me too. Every year they create a list of their choice for Perennial of the Year. For 2024 it’s HOSTA!

Garden Guy Dale shares his tips for growing fall perennials.

Greetings from the Garden! The Garden 'Scoop discusses all the perennial fun to be had this season.

A list of bloom times for Perennials. Compiled by and in memory of Gary Pagel, a valued Gertens employee.

Michaela explains why it's important to prepare our shrubs and perennials for winter.

The temps are rising and so is our desire to get out in our yards and garden beds and get busy! Giddy as children and busy as bees, so to speak. Well, hold up!

Sandy's Top Ten Perennials to attract pollinators! 

Gary's Top Ten Perennials for both Sun and Shade!

Labor Day is when we celebrate the American worker, today, The Scoop celebrates hardworking plants. Find a list of tough plants for any site. 

You can almost hear our plants slurping it up! But is it enough to restore our lawns and help our drought stressed trees, shrubs and other established plantings? The experts at Gertens can answer that question!

Did your coneflower lose its color? We've got the answers to why that 'Pow Wow Berry' may have lost its "wow"

The answer is grasses! Come check out what our Garden Scoop expert has to say about grasses and the many benefits.