DIY: Customize Your Evergreen Wreath
Some projects claim to be do-it-yourself, but then you get started and realize the project takes expertise you simply don’t have. Making a great holiday wreath for your front door requires no expertise except for the ability to pick out colors. The rest is easy! In about an hours time, you will have a gorgeous piece to hang inside or outside of your home. What you will need: * Wreath ... read more
Wilt-Pruf: Protect your Trees and Shrubs Through the Winter
Have you ever noticed your rhododendrons looking brown, sad and droopy after the winter thaw and things begin to green up again? Your poor plant may have been the victim of what’s called “winter kill.” The drying winds and frozen ground of winter deprive plants of their natural moisture intake and cause this issue. Using an anti-transpirant will prevent winter burn and our experts here at Great Garden Supply recommend ... read more
Pinterest Contest: Show Us Your Front Door! Holiday Giveaway
What do you have to do? Create your own Pinterest board entitled “Show us Your Front Door! Contest by Great Garden Supply” that includes a picture of your unadorned front door as the cover. Fill the board with images of wreaths you adore and must have for the holiday season. What can you win? The time from Thanksgiving to New Year’s goes by in a blink. With all you have ... read more
Great Garden Supply introduces Great Apparel: Arborwear
Great Garden Supply is excited to announce our partnership with arborist clothing supplier, Arborwear. We pride ourselves on offering a broad scope of Arborist Supplies that includes everything from climbing gear to plant health tools. Our one category that needed fulfillment was clothing for Arborists and Landscapers. We chose Arborwear for their incredible quality and durability. Make no mistake, our employees wear this product line so we took their reviews ... read more
Choosing and Caring For Your Christmas Tree
‘Tis the season to be jolly! Nothing gets me into the holiday spirit faster than going to cut down our Christmas Tree. We typically go the long weekend after Thanksgiving and thanks to a few rules we have learned to follow, our tree stays green and healthy for the entire month. Selecting Your Tree Whether you are cutting your tree down or picking one that’s already been cut, you’ll want ... read more
DIY: Initialed Pumpkin Topiary Planter
While perusing Pinterest for some fall decor ideas, I came across this picture of an initialed pumpkin topiary and needed to recreate it as my own: The one problem? Unlike many of the projects I have found, it didn’t link out to any instructions. How hard could it be? I decided to head to Michael’s craft store. Right in front of the store were large baskets of faux pumpkins ... read more
Pumpkin Face Planters
One little…two little…three little pumpkins…it’s almost Halloween and we have partnered with a company that produces the cutest planter for your decorating whimsy. Austrum Inc. is known for their colorful and earth-friendly pots and planters and Great Garden Supply now carries their Pumpkin Face Planters in both the 10″ and 12″ size. Pumpkin Face Planters are made from Timberblend, a material patented and manufactured by Austrum. It is a Fiberclay ... read more
From the Garden: Pumpkin-Inspired Recipes
Fall is here and with it the smell of pumpkin-spiced lattes wafting through my office. I’ll give up bathing suits, flip flops and barbecues at the beach for turtlenecks, tall boots and tailgating at the football game because of the delicious flavors available when the temperature drops a bit. At the top of the list? The availability of pumpkins. If pumpkins grow in your garden or you buy them from ... read more
Pinterest Contest: The “Great Pumpkin” Fall Giveaway
What Can You Win? While Fall is certainly fun enough, it does carry with it a fair share of work. Aside from the apple picking and pumpkin harvesting, there’s leaf raking and home decorating. Great Garden Supply would like to help make your job just a little bit easier, with our Pinterest Giveaway. Will we see you there? See the included image for more details, and check out our board ... read more
How to Kill Grubs this Fall
While grubs aren’t typically the first creature we think of when it comes to pre-hibernation feasting, the reality is that your lawn becomes a banquet table to these nasty pests during the fall months. Stocking up on food, they’ll then dig in a good 4-8 inches once the cold sets in and stay put. As a result of this late year gorging, grubs won’t typically look to eat much come ... read more
