Monthly Archives: May 2012

Small Inspirations

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Planting a miniature garden in a stone trough, bowl or found container lets you enjoy a small-space landscape on even the tiniest balcony or patio. To fill your container, select dwarf plants with small leaves, compact habit and slow growth. Add a few personal touches: a mossy stone, a piece of driftwood or beach glass. Find inspiration in this slideshow. If you'd like to try an easy project, learn how to make your own container with something called hypertufa. You'll find step-by-step instructions Read more [...]
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What’s In Your Grow Bag?

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We're an eclectic bunch of gardeners here at Gardener's Supply. We love to try out new products in our own gardens and experiment with unusual plants. After hearing about some of these adventures in lunchroom and hallway conversations, I thought it would be fun to collect stories from fellow employee-owners about how they're using one of our most popular products. To get the ball rolling, I sent out a company-wide email with the subject line "What's In Your Grow Bag?" Quite a bit, it turns out. Liz Read more [...]

The Springtime Moment

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It's the time of year when Gardener's Supply employees come to work wearing a glow from a sunny weekend outdoors.On our Who We Are page, several employees share their stories, and today I think of one from Joe McHugh, who works in the marketing department: "On the first weekend in the spring when it's finally warm enough to work in the garden, my wife and I rake all the debris from the winter and the old leaves, clear the paths, and set out the Adirondack chairs. In the afternoon, we sit down and Read more [...]