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FREE Gardening Tips

See tips pages on menu above for tips on:

How to plant and water 
Seems simple, but there are some tricks to help your plants succeed.
How much to water, when to water and strategies for conserving water.
 
Hardy Orchids or Bletillas
How to successfully grow these lovely plants in the Pacific Northwest.
 
Clematis
How to plant, care for and prune your clematis to encourage those lovely blooms. 
 

Critters and your garden
Attracting birds, butterflies and wildlife as well as dealing with those pesky critters. Lists of deer resistant plants. 

Dogwoods – Photos and Descriptions
 
Edibles in Containers
Tips on growing edibles in containers.  You can have your very own potagerie.
From a talk by Larry Lael 7/14/2012
 

Fruit, nuts and berries 
Selecting the right cultivars, planting, pruing and caring for tree fruits, nuts, berries, grapes, figs, small fruits and more. Helpful links for more information.

 

Fall Planting Ideas  – Plants for fall color

Flowering Trees – Photos and Descriptions

 
Growing Gourmet Garlic – easy to do

Hydrangeas – Photos and Descriptions
 
Living Christmas Trees – How to enjoy them year after year. 
 
NW Natives – Ideas for planting
 
Peonies 
Growing herbaceous (shrub), tree and or intersectional peony hybrids

Pruning – Orchard, landscape trees, Japanese Maples, storm damage and prevention.

Strawberries – report on strawberries tested here at the nursery

 
Tomatoes and Peppers
Tips to help you get lots of produce even here in the cool NW

Year Round Containers – Plant list and tips on container gardening

 

Read and or Download Gardening Tips

We’ve included several tip sheets on various topics that are often asked about.  Some we have written ourselves and others are courtesy of the extension service.  You may print any of these for your own use and/or share with friends.  Please be sure to include the source and credit for the author and respect any applicable copyrights. 

 

Protect Your Investment!

Unlike manufactured articles, plants are living things 
that require some easy care to do well. Because we have no control over what happens to them after they leave our care, we can offer no guarantee. Attention to a few simple planting and watering instructions will make your new plants flourish. Here’s what you need to do… 
 
Read more about planting, watering and caring for your plant by clicking the link to the right.

 

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Protect Your Investment

Garden Design and Plant Selection Tips

 

Fall Color Plants
Descriptions of lesser known trees and shrubs that have reliable fall color even here in the soggy Pacific Northwest.

 

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Fall Color Plants

Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood tree in fall color with flowers
Sourwood Tree in Fall
Plants for Problem Areas
We all have them; problem areas where finding the right plant can be difficult. This tip sheet helps you to select trees, shrubs and perennials for three common garden problem areas:  damp soil, shade and aridity.
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Plants for Problem Areas

Trees and Shrubs for Small Gardens
For those of us with small spaces to fill.  Article contains listing of trees and shrubs that are less than 10′ tall at maturity and are in the display garden at the nursery.

 

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Trees & Shrubs for Small Gardens

Pieris japonica 'Flaming Silver'
Flaming Silver Pieris

Blue Poppies
Culture and tips for enjoying the spectacular Blue Poppies  – Meconopsis.

 

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Meconopsis – Blue Poppies

Meconopsis sheldonii 'Lingholm'
Meconopsis Blue Poppies
Camellias
How to grow beautiful Camellias.
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Camellias

Camellia japonica
Heath and Heathers
Tips on growing heaths (erica) and heathers (calluna).
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Heaths & Heathers

Lael's Moon Garden Nursery, 17813 Moon Rd SW, Rochester, WA 98579   Ph. 360.273.9567  

Regular Hours: March - October
Open Thursday - Monday, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Winter Hours: November & February
Open most weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM 

Other times by appointment.
Closed December and January

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