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  • May Tips & Tricks

    Lawn • Apply slow release nitrogen fertilizer to bluegrass and tall fescue to promote summer growth if watering during the summer. Lower maintenance lawns skip this application. If there are broadleaf weeds you can spot treat with a spray or use a fertilizer that includes a weed killer. Rain or irrigation within 24 hours of [...]

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  • Therapy

    Dishes are dirty, laundry needs folded, the baby is crying and there is company coming on Saturday!  Aah! There are moments in each person’s life that bring on stress.  While I do not have a baby crying currently, I have watched my brother try to accomplish things with his seven-week-old son nearby.  It is quite [...]

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  • Cut Flower Gardening

    Part of the joy of growing flowers at home is cutting and displaying those flowers in your home.  With proper planning, you can have flowers available for cutting from early spring until killing frosts arrive in autumn.  A wide range of suitable plants are available.   Location Most gardeners will incorporate cutting type cultivars into [...]

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  • Grimm’s Gardens Gift Certificates – Shop Local

    The gift of a plant is a gift that lasts and won’t clutter up the house! Call us or stop in to purchase a gift certificate today! We can mail gift certificates for no additional charge. 888-459-2586 Some suggested prices include: Fruit Trees: $75 Shade Trees: $150 for Medium Shade Trees: $300 for XL Tree [...]

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  • Removing Plants from Grow Bags

    At Grimm’s Gardens we use fabric grow-bags to give our customers the highest quality plants we can. We use a fabric aeration container that releases heat and root prunes a plant’s root structure. Your plants will live longer when the roots are properly flared (spread out) and not circling.  NEVER attempt to pull the plant out [...]

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  • Christmas Cactus

    by Nadine Champlin, Landscape Designer   The Christmas Cactus has been a favorite houseplant for me for many years.  It isn’t unusual for a single plant to be passed down from generations because it is tough and survives with neglect.   This is the kind of houseplants people need that have busy lives.  I have read [...]

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  • Plant Bulbs in Fall for Spring Color!

    Fall is the Time to Plant Spring Flowering Bulbs!   Even as leaves begin to change color and our fall perennials are blooming best, we have to think about next year’s spring color. Spring flowering bulbs really gear me up for my late spring and summer gardening. They show me that even in early spring; [...]

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  • Aronia Berry Recipes-The Miracle Fruit

    What do I do with Aronia Berries? (Find Grimm’s Garden’s recipe for freezing peaches!) These berries have a plethora of uses. Consider eating them fresh or frozen.  They make a great summer snack frozen.  Pies, breads, and other baked goods, salad toppings, jams and jellies, salsa, and icecream are all great uses of this berry. [...]

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  • How to Cut Garden Flowers For Floral Arrangements: Country Floral Design

    I absolutely love cut flowers.  I look forward to bringing in a new bouquet into my house every chance I get.  If you want to bring some of your landscape flowers indoors but don’t know how to, you are in the right place. (Click to our second edition of Floral Design) Materials: 1 Quart Mason [...]

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