Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Vinca Minor Ground Cover is a Versatile Evergreen Ground Cover Plant


Vinca Minor ground cover is one of the more versatile ground cover plants. This fast growing ground cover grows in either sun or shade. The dark green evergreen leaves provide a lovely backdrop for the periwinkle blue blooms in spring. The hardy strong growing Vinca Minor is a good choice groundcover for hillsides, in shaded areas, poor soil, and other barren areas. Also referred to as creeping myrtle, trailing periwinkle, creeping myrtle, vinca minor can be contained in specific areas by using edging. Rejuvenate old vinca ground cover plants by cutting it back by about half. Bag the clippings so that they don't fall and root in unwelcomed areas.

Vinca Minor is available in 3 inch pots. Buy vinca as bare root plants and save. Our 50 plant bare root bundles are affordable garden plants. Cover more area with these discounted ground cover plants.



Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Mail Order Trees and Shrubs


Our mail order trees and shrubs are shipped at the right time for planting in your yard. We schedule orders to ship based on average temperatures of the delivery area so your plants get off to the best start possible.
Mail order nurseries are able to carry a larger selection of varieties of trees and shrubs than traditional brick and mortar garden centers. Your mail order trees and shrubs are often bare rooted and will ship in late fall or spring. Some mail order nurseries, such as GreenwoodNursery.com, also offer potted or container grown plants as well as a great selection of perennials, ornamental grasses, ground cover plants and other specialty plants. 

Shop, Compare and Save with Greenwood Nursery.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Sweet Charlie Strawberry Plants are Tasty June Bearing Strawberry Variety



Just as the name implies, the Sweet Charlie Strawberry berries tastes like they have sugar on them fresh from the field. Sweet Charlie Strawberry plants are vigorous, disease-resistant, and produce large firm berry fruit.
Plants are medium in size making for an easy harvest. The Sweet Charlie Strawberry plant is an early season, June bearing strawberry variety. Zones 4 - 8. June bearing strawberries produce a single crop each year during a 2 - 3 week period.

TIP: If you get blooms the first year while the plant is getting established pinch the blooms off to ensure a large fruit crop the next year.

We hope you enjoy our article tips for using strawberries.

Growing Strawberry Plants