Welcome to the House of Plants - We
Deliver!
A little cottage
bursting with garden delights! Our shop offers stylish plant & cut flower
arrangements for inside and outside the home... as well as unique, whimsical
garden & home accessories & decor. Visit us for ideas and inspiration, because just like
Mother Nature, we change the scenery often!
Delivery available in
Winston-Salem area. Please call with inquiries, or send us an
email
Store
Hours: Monday-Friday 9 - 5:30, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 1-5
507 Harvey Street, Winston Salem, NC 27103 P.336-765-5301 Fax:
336-245-2633
Summer is
here....Celebrate with our Buy One Get One Perennial Sale!
All
perennials including vines, quart and gallon, and bushes are BOGO! School
is getting out, so hurray in today and grab a bunch and let the kids help in the
yard! Or let them start their own mini kiddie garden for a fun summer
project!
Some pictures
from our kids class....too cute!!
We just finished furniture
market! To check out our latest designs with succulents and tillandsias go
to our new Furniture Market
page!
Tips of
the Month:
Dead-heading
This is also listed as a spring chore, but you should continue to dead-head
flowers that have passed throughout the summer (this increases bloom time and
strengthens the plant). Pay special attention to dead-heading flowers that
self-seed once they have passed so that you maintain control over where they
spread in your garden. If you want to propagate certain plants, you can save the
flower heads for planting at a later date.
Pest Patrol
Keep a close watch over your garden for any sign of pests so that you can move
quickly and take action before the problem spreads out of control. On roses
especially, keep an eye out for aphids and mildew. This is also a good time to
reapply pepper wax or whatever you might be using to keep the deer, rabbits and
other big pests away too.
Staking & Support
Put stakes and supports in place for tall, herbaceous plants, like peonies and
delphiniums. This will prevent them from falling over or look messy as they grow
taller and heavy with blooms with the progressing season. Likewise, as climbers
display new growth, be sure to position them on a support system in order to
maintain control over where they grow and prevent an untidy appearance.
Watering
Don’t forget to keep up with your watering, especially as the very hot weather
sets in. If you don’t water enough, roots will stay near the surface, making
them even more prone to the heat. An inch of water a week is a good rule of
thumb, so don’t just spritz, water deeply to keep those roots digging deeper.
Prune Shrubs
Although many shrubs do not require pruning, some shrubs that flower in the
spring and early summer, such as lilacs, will greatly benefit from pruning once
they have finished flowering. This keeps them looking lovely season after
season. Refer to the appropriate page in the web site for pruning tips; a good
rule of thumb is prune right after things bloom and you’re always safe from
pruning off flower buds.
*Tips courtesy: http://www.helpfulgardener.com
Our favorite guy Harvey hanging around the shop....
