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13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard

13 Trees You Should Never Plant In Your Yard For most people, the end of summer and approach of autumn means cooler temperatures, harvest time for crops, a

11 Trees You Should Never Plant in Your Yard: 1. Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)

Don’t plant bad trees that will cost you time and money later. These tips will help you make the right tree choices for your yard.

10 Trees That Spell Trouble for Your Yard

Mature trees add a lot of value to your property, boosting both your home's price and your quality of life... but only if they are the right trees. When you make an investment in a tree, don’t inadvertently plant something that will become a maintenance headache or the eventual cause of a dispute with your neighbors. To play it safe, keep these 10 trees out of your landscaping plan.

How to Calculate Cubic Yards

What is a cubic yard, exactly? Learn how to measure cubic yards with our guide to calculating the volume of dumpsters and your debris.

Green shoots: how veganism is changing gardening

Giving up animal products this year? If so, you might want to rethink how you garden

Fantastic Fall Container Garden Ideas

Add beauty to your fall garden or landscape with these gorgeous container gardening ideas.

Getting into the weeds on how to prep soil for gardening

Our minds and shovels are ready for full throttle outdoor planting — but is your soil ready?

12 Tips for Saving Money at the Garden Center

Learn how to green up your garden while keeping more green in your wallet.

Garden Landscaping Ideas

Husband-and-wife teams on what it takes to run a garden center

Three couples explain how to be a strong team at work and at home.

Is This Already Invented? Look What I Did With My Garden + Landscaping

My garden looks like the desert right now. My landscaping is even worse....and lets not even talk about my lawn. Last night my grandparents were coming

Fall Tips from Holcomb Garden Centers!

I know, every spring when the tulips and daffodils proclaim that spring has arrived, you are wishing you had planted your bulbs in the fall. Well, now is the time! Holcombs has a great selection of spring flowering bulbs that will brighten your spring beds and containers<br>Create your own Hidden Treasures by planting bulbs beneath your pansies this fall. You will enjoy the amazing color of pansies all winter and then next spring the bulbs will come bursting forth and double your…

From the Inside Out: Show you care

Independent garden centers stand out from other stores selling gardening products with their high-quality products and customer service. The market continues to rebound as interest in edible and container gardening, among other trends, grows. Garden Center magazine serves retailers looking for relevant, practical business management information, as well as those looking for inspiration and out-of-the-box thinking to make their store one that customers will return to over and over.

Want the next hot houseplant? Better get to the garden center fast.

Houseplants are taking over hip apartments and Instagram accounts. The next "it" plant might surprise you.

Spring Model Train Show at White's Old Mill Garden Center!

When designing a garden, focal points are an important concept. A focal point is a feature that draws the eye. This can be anything from a tall tree to a colorful grouping of plants, to a strategically placed statue. Having a focal point (or several) in your landscape or garden gives the whole area a more orderly look<br>You can create an eye-catcher by something as simple as planting a tall, colorful plant in the midst of smaller plants in a flower bed.…

Fall is in the air! Now What? Tips from Holcomb Garden Center!

Maybe you've grown turnips all your life. Maybe you've never grown turnips. If you even remotely think you would enjoy fresh turnips or turnip greens, you must try Holcomb's Just Right Turnip<br>This bad boy grows huge and produces lots of greens. It's a snow white turnip that stays crispy even as it grows very large. Give them room to grow and soon you'll be bragging to the neighbors about your huge turnips. In the picture above, there is a quarter at the…

Fall is coming! Now What? Tips from Holcomb Garden Center!

Maybe you've grown turnips all your life. Maybe you've never grown turnips. If you even remotely think you would enjoy fresh turnips or turnip greens, you must try Holcomb's Just Right Turnip<br>This bad boy grows huge and produces lots of greens. It's a snow white turnip that stays crispy even as it grows very large. Give them room to grow and soon you'll be bragging to the neighbors about your huge turnips. In the picture above, there is a quarter at the…

Benefits of Growing Berries Infographic / Armstrong Garden Centers

Why should you grow your own berries? Not only are these super fruits super tasty, they're also packed full of nutrients! Check out all the amazing benefits berries can have on your body.

Water Garden Landscaping Ideas

From ponds and waterfalls to tabletop fountains, incorporate water into your landscape with these ideas.

Flowers, Fairies and Fluids? Solutions at Holcomb Garden Center!

Get out in the cool of the mornings or take a stroll in the calm evenings<br>Summer is a time to enjoy the fruits of your labors. Smell the roses, taste your blueberries, relax under your shade tree.<br>Sure gardening can get you hot a sweaty, but the times of eating that first ripe tomato and fries squash or okra make it all worth while!<br>It's certainly not too late to plant some more squash, green beans, cucumbers, roses, crape myrtles, herbs, summer…