Virtual Fair Week 4: Livestock

Week 4 of our 2021 Virtual Fair has come to a close. Here are the winners and entries for the Livestock photo contest.

Virtual FairJohn MorganAugust 27, 2021Virtual Fair, 2021, livestockComment

Virtual Fair Week 3: Home Arts

Week 3 of our 2021 Virtual Fair has come to a close. Here are the winners and entries for the Home Arts photo contest.

Contest, Virtual FairJohn MorganAugust 20, 2021virtual fair, 2021, home arts, quilt, chrochetComment

Virtual Fair Week 2: Home Canning

Week 2 of our 2021 Virtual Fair has come to a close. Here are the winners and entries for the Home Canning photo contest. Next week is Home Arts. Send us photos for your arts, crafts, and maker projects over the last year.

Virtual FairJohn MorganAugust 13, 2021Virtual Fair, 2021, home canningComment

Virtual Fair Week 1: Photography

Week 1 of our 2021 Virtual Fair has come to a close. Here are the winners and entries for the photo contest.

Contest, Virtual FairJohn MorganAugust 6, 2021virtual fair, 2021, photography, contestComment

Landscaping a Zoo

On this week's episode of Bob's LIVE, I talked about a recent trip I took to the Columbus Zoo during Cultivate21. It was a somewhat unique visit in that it was a guided tour by the Zoo's landscaping staff.

American Hort, Event, Landscaping, Story, VideoJohn MorganJuly 30, 2021zoo, tour, cultivate, compostComment

Trial Gardens

Plant breeders around the world are constantly working to develop new varieties and improve existing varieties. It typically takes 3 to 5 years to develop a new variety. Even then there's no guarantee it will be a commercial success. That's where trial gardens come in.

American Hort, Cultivate, Event, Gardening, History, Landscaping, Plant Care, StoryJohn MorganJuly 23, 2021trial gardens, trial, plant trial, travel, trade show, cultivateComment

Cultivate21

This past weekend representatives from Bob's Market made a trip to Columbus, OH for Cultivate21, our industry's largest trade show.

American Hort, Announcement, Bob's Market Live, Cultivate, Event, VideoJohn MorganJuly 16, 2021Cultivate, trade show, zoo, columbusComment

Raised Beds (Part 2)

This week, I constructed the beds from treated 8 x 12s to make 4 foot by 8 foot beds. This way I could get by with using only 3 boards for each bed and only needing to make a single cut for each one. Easy!

DIY, Gardening, Plant Care, Project, Raised Beds, VideoJohn MorganJuly 9, 2021raised bed, garden, projectComment

Raised Beds (Part 1)

This past weekend I started on a project that has been years in the making.

DIY, Gardening, Landscaping, Plant Care, Produce, Project, Spring, Summer, Raised BedsJohn MorganJuly 2, 2021garden, gardening, raised bed, Victory Garden, vegetablesComment

Milkweeds

One of my early memories as a child is setting in the hayfield with grandpa as he showed me different plants. I have a clear memory of him cutting off a plant with his pocket knife and it oozing out a thick white sap.

Gardening, History, Landscaping, Plant Care, ScienceJohn MorganJune 25, 2021asclepias, milkweed, butterfly, pollinator, perennialComment

Deadheading

The process of deadheading flowers is very simple. As the blooms begin to fade, pinch or cut off the flower stem below the spent flower and just above the first set of full, healthy leaves. Repeat with all the dead or fading flowers on the plant.

Gardening, Houseplant, Landscaping, Plant Care, Science, Summer, SpringJohn MorganJune 18, 2021deadhead, garden, blooms, flower, landscape, seedComment

2021 Customer Appreciation Sale

As the spring season comes to a close and we empty our greenhouses in preparation for Fall Pansies, Chrysanthemums, and Christmas Poinsettias, we would like to thank you for your continued support. Get these great deal while supplies last!

Event, Gardening, Landscaping, Sale, Spring, Summer, TreeJohn MorganJune 11, 2021sale, summer, flowers, vegetables, hanging basket, trees, tropicalComment

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