December Newsletter: Watering & Lawn Care
Watering in the Winter Months Despite the fact that we have many nice, warm, sunny days in the winter months of Florida and frequently little rain, keep in mind that it is winter and your landscape is dormant. For that reason, your grass and landscape requires less water. The rule of thumb is 1” of […]
September Newsletter: Attracting Pollinators
Attracting Pollinators If you wish to attract pollinators to your garden then consider planting flowering plants and trees that have nutrient rich nectar and pollen. Even a small corner filled with nectar rich flowers such as Salvia, Coreopsis, Porter Weed, Texas Sage, Pentas or Firebush will bring in pollinators. This will bring in butterflies, hummingbirds, […]
August Newsletter: Semi-Tropicals, Citrus & Vegetables
Semi-Tropicals: Add some sizzle to your landscape with some hot tropical colors of semi-tropical plants. With a full 3-4 months to root in and establish before winter, plant semi-tropicals now while we are in the steamy days of summer! Flowering semi-tropicals include hibiscus, allamanda, jatropha, helichonia. Colorful semi-tropical foliage plants like crotons, Hawaiian Ti, and […]
What to do Pre & Post Freeze for Your Plants
What to do Pre and Post Freezes for your plants by: Allynne Jones • Florida Certified Horticultural Professional From time to time we experience freezes here in Flagler County. Occasionally the temperatures are flirting around freezing which won’t cause a large amount of damage however, when there is a threat of a “hard freeze” where […]
Balcony Gardens
We are not all blessed with large yards to landscape and fill with beautiful plants. Some of our customers have just a balcony or an area they can hang a basket or two. To that end, here are some great suggestions for those customers. Hanging baskets or container plants require the same type of care as […]
Sandspurs in Grass
Sandspurs are a Summer Annual that will appear in your grass in the springtime after it as been killed off in the winter. Sandspurs need to be treated early in the year with a Pre-Emergent such as Dimension (Weed and Grass Stopper) See our lawn calendar guide: http://verdego.com/lawn-care-calendar/ These weeds will throw hundreds of seeds […]
Giftcards!
Need a gift for a Gardener? No idea what to get? How about a gift card for any amount you desire! Our VerdeGo Gift Cards can be purchased in our garden center for that special gardener in your life.
Pests & Disease
Insects are very active now. Aphids and chili thrips will suck the life right out of your plants, causing them to thin out, have yellowing and spotted leaves and leaf tips and buds will look small and shriveled. Spinosad is an excellent natural product for Thrips as well as Horticultural Oils for aphids, however, remember […]
Crab Grass in St. Augustine Grass
You may not even notice you have crab grass until you see large brown spots in your grass during the winter as it is a common summer weed that dies off in the winter. It is a common summer annual and unless you manage it early, you may need to tolerate it. Crab grass is […]
Spider Mites
These tiny sucking pests can quickly wreak-havoc on indoor and outdoor gardens. Many species of the spider mite (family: Tetranychidae), so common in North America, attack both indoor and outdoor plants. They can be especially destructive in greenhouses. Spider mites are not true insects, but are classed as a type of arachnid, relatives of spiders, […]