Now Hiring: Irrigation Technician

Irrigation Technician VerdeGo LLC, Green Cove Springs, FL Are you interested in joining a rapidly growing organization that values its employees and clients? VerdeGo Landscaping is a company that is committed to building lifelong relationships with our clients, by fulfilling their landscape dreams through exceptional services, quality products, delivery, professional installation and maintenance. We are […]

Problems with Turf

This summer has been a pretty wet one and currently, at the Garden Center, we are seeing some common problems: Firstly, we are seeing lots of fungal disease- mostly Take-All Root Rot.  This fungal disease is usually triggered by high rainfall and stressed turf areas.  Stresses can be mowing too short (no more than 1/3 […]

Problems in the Landscape

Problems in the Landscape There are many times that bad problems happen in the landscape and this is frequently true for newcomers to Florida. Here are some of the main reasons for problem landscapes: 1. Overwatering– significant numbers of problems are caused by overwatering. Irrigation should supplement rainfall, not the other way around. Run a […]

Butterfly Gardening

Butterfly Gardening This is peak season for butterflies and now is a perfect time to set up a butterfly garden or add to an existing one. When setting up a butterfly garden you should endeavor to have an assortment of plants and always include both Host plants and Nectar plants. Host plants (such as Milkweed) […]

Fungal Disease in the Garden

Fungus This is the time of the year when fungal disease becomes evident in the landscape.  Many customers come into the Garden Center with problem leaves that frequently are caused by fungus issues. Diseases can be difficult to identify for homeowners as the can mistake environmental problems or maintenance problems for a disease.  Some examples […]

Plant of the Week: Postponed

We will be temporarily postponing our Weekly Plant of the Week posts. They will return in the Fall!

Plant of the Week: Agapanthus

Agapanthus, sometimes called “Lily of the Nile” is a beautiful perennial that has strap type green leaves, that grow about 3’-4’ high and wide. Tall blue or white clusters of flowers tower above the plants on long stems. They make wonderful cut flowers. These flowers will appear in spring to early summer. Agapanthus grow well […]

Plant of the Week: Mandevillea

Mandevillea is one of the premier flowering vines with gorgeous large trumpet shaped flowers that come in a variety of colors. Mandevillea make a stunning statement on any trellis in a sunny area! It can easily be controlled as they are not huge growers. They also can be grown in containers with some sort of […]

Plant of the Week: Society Garlic

Society Garlic is a great plant to use as a ground cover when mass planted or as accent plants to provide a little different color and texture in your garden. Society Garlic, as you might expect from the name, does smell “garlicky” however it is a great plant to help deter “critters” such as deer […]

Now Hiring: Maintenance Crew Team Member

Maintenance Crew Team Member, St. Johns County, FL VerdeGo is currently seeking a highly motivated and skilled Maintenance Crew Team Member. This position works as a member of the team and is responsible for landscape maintenance and enhancement projects under the direction of the Maintenance Crew Leader, in the St. Johns and Duval County areas. […]

How To: Lichens

Frequently, customers come into the Garden Center with pictures or samples of lichen they have in their Garden. Most often people think that the lichen is killing their tree or plant. This is NOT the case. Lichens are moss like organisms that grow on the bark and branches of trees or shrubs. They do not […]

Plant of the Week: Jatropa

Jatropha is a beautiful, semi-tropical, flowering plant that becomes covered in masses of bright red flowers from spring to fall. This plant is extremely butterfly friendly- especially to Zebra Wing Butterflies. Although Jatropha can grow quite tall- even into a small tree, it can be clipped and kept managed at a shorter height. Normal heights […]

How To: Watering

How to water and how much! When you go home with new plants for your garden or when Verdego staff come and plant trees or palms, you are often given watering instructions. Why do you need to hand water? Newly planted plants/trees have immature root systems and it will take quite awhile for the tiny […]

How To: Squiggly Lines on Fruit Tree Leaves

What are the squiggly lines on my fruit tree leaves? Homeowners are often perturbed by the sight of silvery lines running through their fruit tree leaves and in turn, causing the leaves to become crumpled. This is caused by a bug called a leaf miner. Leaf miners are actually moths that will lay their eggs […]

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 […]

Plant of the Week: Confederate Jasmine

Jasmine is in bloom now and the perfect time to add one to your garden and enjoy the amazing aroma the flowers produce! Confederate Jasmine is a fast growing vine that grows on tendrils (twining) that does well on trellis, lamp posts, arbors or on chain link fences. It will not grow on masonry without […]

Local Food Bank Donation

Would like to announce that we are supporting the Grace Community Food Pantry in Bunnell. Wednesday April 22 through to Saturday April 25th, 100% of Garden Center Revenue will be donated to the Food Pantry. Verdego will still be abiding by the Covid Rules with 6’ distancing and our staff will be wearing masks. We […]

Plant of the Week: Salvia Mystic Spires

Mystic Spires Salvia is a compact form of another very popular Salvia called Indigo Spires. It produces masses of the blue flowers all throughout the summer and into the fall. It is very tolerant of both high heat and humidity and rarely bothered by deer. They have low to moderate salt tolerance. Salvia requires full […]

Plant of the Week: Hibiscus

Plant of the Week: Hibiscus Hibiscus is the classic flower of the South! It is an outstanding plant that is much loved for its large bold flowers that bring the tropics to any landscape setting. It is an easy plant to grow if located in full sun and fertilized with slow release bloomer several times […]