Understanding how to prune hydrangeas can feel overwhelming, but the answer is simple… The one rule: know where your hydrangea sets its buds Old wood (last year’s stems): bigleaf, mountain, oakleaf, and climbing hydrangeas. Buds form in late summer and fall and wait on the stems all winter. Prune right after they bloom. New wood
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See Our Fuel the Migration Plants here Every fall and spring, billions of birds and butterflies take to the skies on journeys that can span thousands of miles. They can’t make the trip on empty; along the way, they need places to rest and refuel, which is exactly where your garden comes in!
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A Tangled Skein By Chelsea Ruiz, North Creek Nurseries Note: We loved this North Creek’s Space Invaders series a lot! So much we have reposted it in it’s entirety, reprinted with permission from our friends at North Creek Nurseries. August means one thing: the vines are taking over. Climbing trees, smothering shrubs, and creeping
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Tap into Fall – Refresh and Refine, and Raise a Pint Join us on Wednesday, August 26th from 6:00 – 7:30 PM at Dew Point Brewing Co. for Refresh and Refine, a laid-back evening of great conversation, craft beer. Dive into getting your garden fall-ready, hosted by our own Nancy Bell. Nancy will share practical ideas
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Grower Focus – Kurt Bluemel “If I could rename every day of the year, I would look out at my gardens and choose something that was blooming, something beautiful, something rich and full of color that appeared on that very day. You can do that, you know. A well-planned garden never fails to offer inspiration
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Horticulture Happy Hour at GatewaySocial hour is Thursdays from 4pm-6pm! Join the Gateway crew, growers, and friends from around the horticulture community to gather for cold drinks and lively conversation. Refreshments provided – just bring yourself. Drop in, stay awhile – let’s grow together! No RSVP required Storewide 20% off Sale During Social Hour! Note – This
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The Plight of the Monarch — A Pollinator Month Talk This National Pollinator Month, we’re turning our attention to one of the most remarkable travelers in the natural world: the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). Delaware sits right in the monarch migration path, which makes our gardens an important link in the chain that carries these
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Double-Flowered Japanese Kerria Posted by Gateway Gardens · Shrub Guide Series If you’ve ever walked past a shrub dripping in golden, pom-pom blooms in early spring and thought it looked like something out of a cottage garden dream – you’ve probably met Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’. This old-fashioned (in the best way!) deciduous shrub puts on a
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Treasure Hunting at Octoraro Farm: Rare Natives, Spring Ephemerals, and the Story Behind a One-of-a-Kind Nursery View the Collection Printable Plant List We visit a lot of nurseries every spring to catch up with old friends and make new ones, look over endlessly neat greenhouses filled with endlessly neat rows of plants. These visits are
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Photo Credit: Mt. Cuba Center Planting with Monarda Monarda (Bee Balm) is one of our favorite native perennials and a pollinator magnet. While a stand-out plant on its own, Monarda is truly happiest in company. Planted among other native perennials, shrubs, and grasses, it weaves itself into a loose, meadow-like planting, alive with movement and
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