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Spring and fall are excellent planting times and buying opportunities. A trips to a garden center can be very costly unless you go prepared. Here are some practical tips to make those shopping trips more enjoyable and a lot less expensive.
- Create your landscape plan first before buying plants. First, visit garden centers to pick up great landscaping ideas at garden centers. Next, prepare your shopping list.
- Avoid impulse shopping. You’re likely to see (and want) blooming plant at the nursery that are not on your shopping list. Check to determine how well the plant(s) will perform in your climate and soil. How much water and light do they need? How far apart to plant?
- Read the plant tag. Find the plant name, its mature height and spread, blooming period, light and water requirements. Don’t be in a hurry. If the tag does not contain all growing information, search online with your phone or tablet.
- Is the plant healthy? Avoid buying sickly yellow or nutrient starved plants. Pots should also be weed free.
- Select plants not full with flowers. A few flower buds are ok or buy a plant that hasn’t flowered yet. Some early flowering shrub such as forsythias, weigelas, azaleas, or lilacs may have already bloomed.
- Plant size on sale. Save lots of money purchasing a smaller plant.
- Purchase locally grown plants whenever possible. Plants have been acclimate to your region’s weather conditions.
- Plant warranty – does the garden center offer one? Save your purchase receipts.
- Certified nursery professionals- does the garden center employ them. These knowledgeable employees have received lengthy training taught by state university Extension and Research Specialists. Area master gardeners are also invaluable local resources on plant care.
- Other place to buy plants. Specialty online nurseries may grow some native plants, ground covers, roses, dwarf conifers, etal. that you can’t buy locally. State and city arboretums and university botanical gardens, frequently offer seasonal plant sales. You may find hard-to-find plants for sale at reasonable prices.
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