Proper Planting with Patrick

Congratulations on your new plant! Successful gardening is all about the right plant, right time, right place. And healthy thriving yards start with proper plant installation techniques that set up your new trees and shrubs for success. Our Planting Guide will help…
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The Importance of Water

When we talk about the importance of newly planted trees and shrubs becoming “established” in the garden, we are referring to the development of a healthy root system. This root system is the basis for the plant’s top growth and long term…
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How to Overseed Your Lawn

Want the secret to growing a thicker, greener lawn? It’s simple! Overseeding is the key to making sure your lawn maintains its vibrant, lush appearance. Even the healthiest grass can be reinvigorated by overseeding it with new grass seed. As…
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Keep the critters out of your garden!

It’s the time of year when the sight of a rabbit, deer, or chipmunk in the yard can awaken your inner Elmer Fudd. Rabbits and deer nibbling at your leafy annuals and perennials, chipmunks and squirrels munching on your tomatoes…
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SEEDING YOUR LAWN

FALL LAWN SEEDING When you think lawn seeding, spring may be the first thing that comes to mind. But the warm soil temperatures and cool nights of late summer and early fall actually mean now’s the best time to seed…
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Local Vendor Spotlight: Neptune’s Harvest

Neptune’s Harvest (a division of Ocean Crest Seafoods, Inc., established in Gloucester in 1965) began in 1986 as an effort to use the fresh fish scraps left behind after the filleting process. When a fish is filleted, removing the edible…
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