Blog - Playing in the Dirt

Is there a gardener on your shopping list? Let us make your gift giving easy. Here are a few gifts that any gardener will love! Garden gear -  Give style and protection. Protected them from the sun with garden hats, gloves and a Play in the Dirt T-shirt. African violet -  Give indoor blooms [...] Read Full Article

Think beyond your front door. We all know the traditional way to use a wreath at Christmas is to hang it from your front door. But there are a few other ways to use wreaths for quick and easy decorating.   Try three in a row. Three small wreaths hung one below [...] Read Full Article

The look and fragrance of Garland made from fresh evergreens hanging from your doorways and draping over mantles really makes it feel like Christmas. Carry this handy chart with you that gives the typical dimensions for different areas of your home. Types of Fresh Garland Cedar Garland is the easiest type of fresh garland [...] Read Full Article

Rosemary Rosemary has to be the easiest herb to grow. Grow it in the ground or a container in a sunny spot with well-draining soil. It actually prefers to be on the drier side. There's an easy way to tell if your Rosemary is happy; run your hand down the stem [...] Read Full Article

When you visit Colonial Williamsburg at Christmastime, you see beautiful decorations made with fresh fruit and foliage adorning the historical buildings.  The base of the wreaths are formed with evergreens and topped with all sorts of fruits, nuts, dried flowers, and berries.   Add a historical touch to your Christmas decorations [...] Read Full Article

Choosing the Perfect Christmas Tree Nothing says Christmas like the scent of a fresh-cut Christmas tree. And here are some tips for choosing the best, freshest Christmas tree. Purchase a Christmas tree that is being kept in a shady, protected area. Christmas trees that are being sold outside in parking lots get [...] Read Full Article

Step out into your garden as you are preparing your Thanksgiving feasts. If you have herbs like sage, rosemary and thyme they use them to add bold, earthy, robust flavors to your Turkey and side dishes. Look around again. Do you have blooming perennials, evergreens, fall leaves and berries. Snip these [...] Read Full Article

With just six weeks until Christmas, it's time to plant Paperwhites and Amaryllis so they'll be blooming during the holidays. It generally takes 4 - 6 weeks for them to bloom once planted.   Forcing bulbs to bloom indoors is a fun and easy project. Just follow these steps: Choose a shallow container [...] Read Full Article

The temperatures are dipping into the thirties, if we don't have a night of freezing temperatures tonight, there is a chance that we will have one soon. The freeze will kill any basil that you may have left in your garden. If you don't want it to go to waste [...] Read Full Article

Attract ghosts and goblins with plants black as the night this Halloween. Haunt up some Halloween magic and scare up some fun.  Black Mondo Grass is an eerie, dark evergreen groundcover with black foliage and white blooms. Use as a filler for your container gardens.Light: Grow in Sun to part shadeSize [...] Read Full Article