Choosing Plants That Fit

Shopping for plants can be a bit disorienting if you don’t have a definite plan of what you want to buy. There’s annuals and perennials, tons of colors, and hundred other options. Each year I come up with a color scheme for my landscape and work from there. The next thing I consider is the bed locations, container sizes, and the heights that would look best. There’s tons of other factors you can consider when planning. In this post I want to look at just the container size options we offer, and the applications they are best suited for in your garden.

Gardening, Landscaping, Trends, EditorialJohn MorganApril 12, 2019pot size, containers, flats, hanging basket

Change is Good

Change is good. If you visit our site often, you might’ve noticed a big change. The previous version of the website had been up since 2016, and work started on it a year earlier. Most of us don’t have cell phones that old!

Announcement, DIY, Editorial, Gardening, TrendsJohn MorganFebruary 22, 2019Marie Kondo, Organization, WebsiteComment

Reconnect in 2019

Americans spend 93% of their time indoors! Our always-on, internet-connected lifestyles are a detriment to our well-being. Here at Bob’s we specialize in the outdoors! Let’s all work to reconnect with nature in 2019.

Editorial, Gardening, Indoor Gardening, Landscaping, Science, TrendsJohn MorganJanuary 4, 2019indoors, nature, garden, lifestyle, 2019, resolutions, new yearComment

How to Press Flowers

Pressing flowers is a fun way to keep your favorite plants around throughout the whole year. There are four main ways that you can press flowers. In this post, contributed by FTD, you’ll learn the techniques to create beautiful pressed flower displays.

DIY, Guest Blogger, Indoor Gardening, Maker Projects, Project, Trends, VideoJohn MorganJuly 20, 2018flowers, cut flowers, pressing, FTD, Guest BloggerComment

Growing Paperwhites Indoors

Paperwhite narcissus are a great choice for easy to grow blooms for the holiday season. Plant them now for beautiful and fragrant blooms by Christmas. When it comes to growing paperwhites, it couldn’t be easier. All they really need is water and light to flourish.

Christmas, DIY, Gardening, Indoor Gardening, Plant Care, TrendsJohn MorganNovember 17, 2017paperwhite, bulb, christmas, indoor, flower

Mow No More

Mowing grass. It’s a weekly ritual for many of us, but it’s also an annoying waste of time. I have better things to do! Not only that, but burning gallons of gasoline with lawn mowers isn’t exactly eco-friendly or cheap. There must be some alternatives? Let’s take a look at some awesome, low-maintenance lawn alternatives.

Landscaping, Lawn Care, TrendsJohn MorganMarch 3, 2017lawn, lawn care, mowing, no mow, moss, sedges, clover, wildflowers, meadow

Do You Have an Active Space?

A trend that is cropping up more and more in landscapes is the idea of “active spaces”. Everyone is familiar with this concept. Active spaces are areas designed for outdoor recreational activities. Perhaps the most classic examples are pool areas, play areas for kids, and tennis courts, putting greens, etc. Let’s take a look at some of the newer trends that are a bit out of the ordinary.

Landscaping, Summer, TrendsJohn MorganFebruary 9, 2017active space, kids, adults, activities, backyard, living areas

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