by Platt Hill Nursery | Oct 15, 2026 | DIY/How to, Landscaping
A successful landscape project starts with a plan, even when the work will be completed over several seasons. Decisions about patios, walkways, drainage, trees, planting beds, and other landscape features affect one another, so the order matters. A landscape plan...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Oct 12, 2026 | Annuals, Landscaping
By the time Labor Day passes, a lot of summer containers look tired. The petunias have gone leggy, the fillers have flopped, and the whole arrangement seems to know the season is ending. It is tempting to let those pots limp along until frost finishes them off, but...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Oct 9, 2026 | Annuals, DIY/How to, Newbie Gardener, Perennials
There’s something satisfying about walking outside with a pair of garden snips and coming back inside with an armful of fresh flowers. A home cut flower garden lets you enjoy bouquets all season long, whether you’re filling a vase for the kitchen table,...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Oct 5, 2026 | Landscaping, Perennials
Few plants do as much work for as little effort as ornamental grasses. They bring movement, texture, and height to a garden, they hold their good looks from summer straight through winter, and once established, most of them ask almost nothing of you. That combination...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Jul 8, 2026 | Annuals, DIY/How to, Lawn & Garden, Outdoor Living
Few garden purchases deliver more instant color than a hanging basket. The challenge is that many baskets look incredible in May and disappointing by July. What begins as a lush display of flowers can quickly become sparse, wilted, or overgrown as summer heat,...
