It’s time for garden enthusiasts to shift their focus towards fall preparations. This season offers the opportunity to nurture your outdoor space, ensuring it remains healthy and beautiful throughout the colder months and into the next year. Our experts have compiled their best tips for your lawn, garden, and perennials to help you create a […]

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Native plants have been a hot topic for several years. Natives can withstand drought, heat, and winter cold dormancy and will spread and reseed independently. While natives seem to answer every gardener’s prayers, sometimes they’re not the right plant for the urban landscape. The downfall of natives is the excessive spreading, unattractive flowers or foliage, […]

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Planting Memories

We all have memories from our childhood that influence a part of our life today. For many of us, plants that were present as children are memories that we still look back on at times and want to recreate. As a child, I will never forget the lilacs blooming along the driveway and the peonies […]

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Houseplants have proven to be a popular sector of gardening. Whether you are looking for traditional or rare houseplants, tropical-looking plants are a fun addition to your home. One of our most “tropical” looking houseplants is the Bromeliad. We’ve enjoyed growing Bromeliads here are Parkview Nursery this season. Bromeliads have gotten a bad rap for […]

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Blue perennial plant looking beautiful

Whether it’s spring, summer, or fall, we hear the same question, “When can I safely transplant the perennials in my yard?” Even though it would make sense to be able to transplant anytime the ground is not frozen, the transplanting process is a little different than the planting timeline. Since the transplanting process involves cutting […]

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Spooky season is upon us but that’s no reason to neglect your garden! There’s still plenty of work to be done before it’s ready for winter. A little maintenance now will make for a healthy and beautiful landscape next spring. Garden Remove all debris from the garden. Leaving debris will increase your chances of diseases […]

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Fall is for Planting!

Year after year we receive the same question, “Can I plant perennials, shrubs and trees in the fall?” The answer is YES! While many people may see plants browning and going into dormancy as a precursor to death, their path to dormancy is actually a great opportunity to have beautiful plants in the spring! When […]

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The moment we’ve all been waiting for – fall is here! Follow these tips to show your lawn & garden some love. Lawns Continue mowing your lawn as needed, keeping the height to 2.5-3 inches. In mid-October you will be able to gradually start decreasing your mowing height until you reach 2 inches for your […]

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Preserve Carved Pumpkins

Preserve Your Carved Pumpkins

Whether you spend minutes or hours carving your Halloween pumpkins, don’t let your hard work turn to mush! This year, try our top tip for preserving your creations. After carving, put your finished pumpkin and its lid in a bucket or garbage bag. Then pour 1/2 to 1/3 cup of bleach and fill with enough […]

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fall gardening

Here we are in mid-July and it’s hard not to think of fall days approaching. School is just around the corner, only a month away and we’ll soon start to feel those cooler autumn mornings. While you may think fall is just the time to start readying your yards and gardens for winter, it is […]

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If you’ve been following our latest projects, you’ve already learned to make a trendy succulent dish. We’re happy to announce that succulents are still the talk of the town and we are still creating adorable arrangements! This time of year, most people have an abundance of pumpkins so we have decided to put two of […]

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Fall is for Planting!

Year after year we receive the same question, “Can I plant perennials, shrubs and trees in the fall?” The answer is YES! While many people may see plants browning and going into dormancy as a precursor to death, their path to dormancy is actually a great opportunity to have beautiful plants in the spring. Some […]

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We’ve made it through the blazing heat of summer and now Old Man Winter is knocking on our door, but here at Parkview we are taking advantage of the cooler temperatures and thinking ahead to spring. The beautiful blooms of spring are always a refreshing site after a long winter, but a person needs to prepare in the fall in order to enjoy them.

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