by Platt Hill Nursery | Apr 9, 2021 | Lawn & Garden, DIY/How to, Landscaping, Newbie Gardener
The secret of a healthy garden is in the soil. We often don’t treat it any better than dirt. But soil is so much different than that. As a clump in our hand, it looks simple enough, but under a microscope, we see it’s a complex substance, alive, and teeming with...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Apr 5, 2021 | Lawn & Garden, Landscaping, Trees & Shrubs, Vegetables & Herbs
Now that April has arrived, it’s finally time to drop our winter habits and start gardening again. But sometimes, it’s hard to know what to do with the brown landscape of early spring. Some gardening tasks must wait until May, but for the most part, here in Zone 5,...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Apr 2, 2021 | Lawn & Garden, DIY/How to, Newbie Gardener, Vegetables & Herbs
Learning how to start a vegetable garden can be one of the best investments for your health you’ll ever make, a source of fun for the family, a way to save money, and an enjoyable hobby of its own. But, if you’re on the hunt for info about how to start a garden from...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Mar 22, 2021 | Lawn & Garden, DIY/How to, Outdoor Living
The word lawn comes from the Middle English word launde, which meant a clearing in a woodland. It referred to those peaceful and serene meadows that you may encounter when hiking through a forest. They’re ideal places to build a cabin, and it’s no surprise that we...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Mar 8, 2021 | Lawn & Garden, Landscaping, Outdoor Living
During the pandemic saw a surge in gardening and outdoor living. Almost everything that we couldn’t do inside found a way to happen outside. Amidst the transition, many people started to experience the perks of living outdoors, from increased health to new discoveries...
by Platt Hill Nursery | Mar 1, 2021 | Lawn & Garden, Landscaping, Trees & Shrubs, Vegetables & Herbs
To get from the dreaming stage to the doing stage, we need a plan. This is where the fun starts, but also where we have to get specific. Did you keep a garden log last year? If so, that will be helpful when planning for this year. Whether you did or not, you can still...
