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Container gardens are just as unique and diverse as gardens. There are different styles of container gardens for your patio, porch and even for inside your home.   The key to container garden success -- drainage. Make sure you pot or container has a whole in the bottom. If it doesn't, create [...] Read Full Article

Save 20% Storewide* Friday, March 22nd 5:00 – 8:00pm Celebrate springs arrival at Pike Nurseries annual Happy Flower Hours event and take 20% off everything*.  Enjoy complimentary refreshments and BBQ sliders from Williamson Brothers BBQ at Atlanta-area Pike Nurseries locations and from Sticky Fingers at Pike Nurseries Charlotte. The first 100 customers will [...] Read Full Article

The original color of Saint Patrick’s Day was blue but over the years has become green. We think it’s because so many people love green and love to play in the dirt! Below are a few ways to get in the spirit of Saint Patrick’s Day.   Shamrocks It’s believed that Saint Patrick [...] Read Full Article

March is a great time to freshen your mulch. Adding a layer of fresh mulch makes your beds look neat and tidy. What is mulch? Mulch is a layer of material added to the top of the soil surface in garden beds which is most often pine straw, hardwood mulch, pine [...] Read Full Article

You should be doing one of two things now to get a weed-free, green lawn: Applying a Crabgrass Preventer Reseeding/Re-Sodding Note: You cannot do both so you have to decide what your lawn needs more   Applying a Crabgrass Preventer -- Early March is the time to apply a crabgrass preventer  This will prevent annual summer weeds [...] Read Full Article

Brazel Berries(TM) are a new collection of small fruits that have been developed to be simple to grow, beautiful, compact and delicious. The Brazel Berries collection includes Peach Sorbet (TM) blueberries, Raspberry Shortcake (TM) raspberries, and Jelly Bean (TM)  blueberries. Because of their ornamental beauty and compact size, these exciting new [...] Read Full Article

Garden Centers to Greet Spring Season with Expanded Crop of Employees ATLANTA (February 28, 2013) – Fresh opportunities are in full bloom at Pike Nurseries as locations in metro Atlanta and Greensboro, Ga. prepare to add approximately 200 seasonal associates in the coming weeks.  Applicants with a green thumb and strong [...] Read Full Article

The style of container garden, known as trough gardening or English trough gardening began in the mid 1800s. It was popular at the time to collect specimen plants from around the world and the container they decided to best show off their miniature plant collections, was the watering troughs used [...] Read Full Article

In the Garden Start Planting. Start planting or filling in the backbone of your garden with trees, shrubs and vines. Prune Camellias. Once camellias are done blooming give them a light pruning and then feed them with EB Stone 100% organic Azalea, Camellia and Gardenia Food. Scrumptious Strawberries. Mid to late March is [...] Read Full Article

Enjoy the impressive sights and sounds this spring as colorful birds migrate north and resident birds energetically prepare for new families. Look around to find the source of that sweet love song ritually ringing to attract a mate. Food Spring is an important time to provide food as fall and winter insects [...] Read Full Article