How To: Fertilizing
How and When to Fertilize The best products to fertilize your plants and trees with are good quality slow release products. Fertilizing with slow release products provides an even fertilization of the plant material over a period of 3-4 months, which water soluble products do not provide. Anything that is water soluble means that once […]
Plant of the Week: Stromanthe Tristar
Stromanthe Triostar is a beautiful semi-tropical foliage plant that will brighten up any shady portion of your garden. It is a striking specimen with a beautiful coloration of creams, greens, pinks and reds. It prefers part shade to shade but tolerates morning sun or filtered sun. Stromanthe prefers the soil to be lightly moist as […]
Plant of the Week: Viburnum Suspensum
Viburnum Suspensum is a variety of viburnum that provides a lush, dark green foliage that can be used either as a foundation plant, lower growing hedge or a stand along plant. Viburnum Suspensum will bloom in the spring and early summer with a white flower, but the rest of the year is just green. Viburnum […]
Useful Tools on the Verdego Website
Did you know we have a new website with a lot of great features? Blog & News Under the heading BLOG and NEWS, you can read blogs that have posted. These blogs are informational and designed to help answer or address common problems or questions. We are always open to suggestions as well. Email us […]
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Plant of the Week: Silver Buttonwood
Silver Buttonwood, a Florida Native, is an ideal plant for those living in high salt zones, as it is highly tolerant of full sun, sandy soils and salty conditions. Silver Buttonwood has a distinctive silvery foliage that is soft to the touch. Although this plant is considered to be a south Florida plant, it seems […]
Plant of the Week: Fakahatchee Grass
Fakahatchee Grass is a Florida native that can provide texture to your garden. This grass forms a large clump that can be used alone, as an accent, or grouped as a border. This native grass is frequently found growing along riverbanks or swamps and in wet areas. If you have a wet area in your […]
Plant of the Week: Pittosporum
There are two varieties of pittosporum that most commonly seen at Verdego. The Variegated Pittosporum and the Green Pittosporum. Both these varieties grow about 4’-5’ but can be kept clipped. For Variegated Pittosporum the creamy, variegated leaves make this plant a nice contrast with other plants. The Green Pittosporum has dark green foliage that stands […]
Community Donations
Grace Community Food Pantry TJ McNitt, President and Owner of Verdego presents a check for 32,008.93 to Pastor Charles Silos and Dottie Colletta of the Grace Food Pantry in Bunnell. 100% of Garden Center Sales from Wednesday, April 22nd, to Saturday, April 25th were donated to the Food Pantry. The Verdego goal was 20,000 dollars […]
Local Food Pantry Donation
No words! The management and staff at Verdego are overwhelmed by the support we have received from our customers and community for our Feed Flagler- Grace Community Food Pantry fundraiser! As you know, Verdego pledged to donate 100% of Garden Center Revenue for Wednesday April 22nd, through to Saturday, April 25th. The total donation going […]
Plant of the Week: Firecracker Plant
Firecracker produces sprays of bright red tubular flowers cascading down to resemble an exploding firecracker! It is a great plant to use in sunny locations that tend to be hot and dry. Established plants are extremely drought tolerant, and Firecracker will tolerate moderate salt spray for beach side landscapes. Firecracker is also deer resistant. They […]