🍁 The Season for Planting (and Saving) Is Here!
Fall is the perfect time to plant—and for just a few more days, it’s the perfect time to save! Take 15% OFF every tree, shrub, and plant we sell with code FALL15.Yes, even…
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🍂 Fall Kickoff Sale — Save 20% This Week Only!
The season for planting (and saving) is here! For one week only, take 20% off every single tree, shrub, and plant we sell with code SAVE20. Yes—even items already on sale, for stacked…
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General Planting Guide
For the first month, give your tree a good soaking twice per week. Set your hose to a small trickle and allow your water-holding basin to fill up with roughly 30 minutes worth…
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How To Plant Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Camellias
A whole group of plants have developed to live in acid soil conditions where other plants will not do so well. Top of the list for gardeners are Rhododendrons and Azaleas, closely followed…
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How to Plant Deciduous Hedges
Hedges are one of the major features of many gardens. Besides providing privacy and protection for your garden, they make the perfect backdrop for ornamental and flowering shrubs and plants. The plants you…
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Labor Day Sale! Save 15% Sitewide – Even on Sale Plants!
Our Labor Day Sale is here! For this week only, take 15% off every single plant with code LABOR15 — yes, even those already marked down! With thousands of trees, shrubs, and more ready to ship, now’s the perfect…
How The Fall Presale Works (and why you don’t want to miss out!)
Let’s be honest—planting in the middle of summer isn’t fun for anyone. Not for you, and definitely not for your plants. That’s why The Tree Center’s Fall Plant Presale is the smart (and savvy) way…
The Magic of Shade in Gardening: Creating a Beautiful Oasis
When it comes to planning a new garden or enhancing an existing one, a crucial yet often overlooked consideration is shade. Understanding the nuances of shade is vital for making informed plant choices…
His Name Lives On in Astilbe, but Georg Arends was so much more
We might think our are gardens are natural and timeless, but that is far from true. Fashion trends in how our gardens look come and go, but so do plants, and most nurseries…
Understand Variegated Plants – How Do They Do That?
One of the biggest differences between the plants we grow in our gardens and the ones we see in nature are the leaves. Go out into the woods or fields, and every plant…
Get to Know the Different Groups of Japanese Maples
Perhaps the most adored of all trees, Japanese maples have an aura around them – a flavor of the exotic, the special, and the desirable. For many gardeners they are their most valued…
What is Peat Moss? What is it used for?
You might have seen that dark brown fibrous material called “Peat Moss” in your father’s garden or any nursery and garden stores. But did you know that though Peat Moss is very useful…
Helen Ballard, Queen of the Hellebores
There was once a time when the passing of the seasons was not marked by the return to school or specials on Amazon, but by more traditional activities. Christmas was – and still…
Are the Pests & Diseases on My Plants Serious?
We live in an time when life has become medicalized. Despite living longer and more healthy lives than any human beings who came before us, we are intensely focused on the dangers of…
How the Annabelle Hydrangea Turned Pink
If you live in mild and warmer parts of the country, your go-to hydrangea is probably the mophead, with its flowers of blue or pink. If you live in colder areas, though, where…
