Garden Tips

Get Your Mint On!

Get Your Mint On!

Celebrate the Kentucky Derby with fresh mint! Grow, harvest, and use spearmint in classic mint juleps, summer lemonade, and flavorful dishes. Keep mint contained, preserve its aroma, and enjoy its refreshing taste all season long.

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Container Herb Gardening: Grow Fresh Herbs with Ease

Container Herb Gardening: Grow Fresh Herbs with Ease

Grow a thriving Container Herb Garden with fresh herbs for cooking. Choose popular varieties, ensure good drainage, use quality soil, and provide sunlight for healthy, flavorful plants

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Healthy Soil – The Secret Ingredient to a Great Garden

Healthy Soil – The Secret Ingredient to a Great Garden

Healthy soil is essential for thriving plants. Test, fertilize, and enrich with compost to boost nutrients, improve drainage, and strengthen plant growth. Protect soil with sustainable care practices.

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Creating a Vegetable Garden in 5 Easy Steps

Creating a Vegetable Garden in 5 Easy Steps

Creating a vegetable garden is rewarding and simple. Choose a sunny, well-drained site, amend soil with compost, and plant seasonal crops. Water, fertilize, and mulch for healthy growth. Diegel’s Greenhouse offers expert advice for thriving gardens.

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Growing Vegetables in Pots

Growing Vegetables in Pots

Growing vegetables in pots is a great way to maximize small spaces. Choose compact varieties, use quality soil, provide sunlight, and water properly for a bountiful harvest. Urban gardens thrive in containers.

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Designing the Flower Garden

Designing the Flower Garden

Create a stunning flower garden with thoughtful site selection, a balanced mix of annuals, perennials, and bulbs, and strategic layout planning. Enjoy season-long color with proper care and maintenance.

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What Is the Difference Between Annuals, Perennials and Biennials?

What Is the Difference Between Annuals, Perennials and Biennials?

Understanding the difference between annual, perennial, and biennial plants helps you design a lasting, beautiful landscape. Choose vibrant annuals, long-living perennials, and self-seeding biennials wisely.

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Watering: How Much?

Watering: How Much?

Watering is essential for plant health, but needs vary by species, soil, and climate. Check moisture levels, adjust for weather, and water deeply to prevent root damage. Proper watering keeps gardens thriving.

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Plants for Wet Soil

Plants for Wet Soil

Wet soil can lead to root damage and plant stress. Improve drainage with raised beds, organic amendments, or choosing water-tolerant plants. Many of these selections can be found at Diegel’s Greenhouse.

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Protecting Our Pollinators: Why Your Garden Needs Bees

Protecting Our Pollinators: Why Your Garden Needs Bees

Protecting pollinators is crucial for gardens and food production. Bees thrive in landscapes with native flowers, water sources, and shelter. Reducing pesticide use and habitat loss supports healthy bee populations.

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