12 M. N of Traverse City on M-22
(231) 271 GROW(4769)
2650 SW Bayshore Dr
Suttons Bay. 49682
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GROW YOUR OWN - SAVE THE ENVIROMENT
Did you know that the average fruit or vegetable at the supermarket has traveled 750 to 1000+ miles to wind up in your cart? Not only is your food not "fresh" but the environmental impact of growing and shipping a product that far is, huge.
GROW YOUR OWN - SAVE TIME
A trip to the garden verses a trip in your car to the grocery store. You do the math. A well designed vegetable garden does not require much time. Spend the time in the garden not in the car.
GROW YOUR OWN - FRESH VEGETABLE, REALLY!!!
Taste the difference between grocery store "fresh" and FRESH from the garden.
GROW YOUR OWN- HELP YOUR NEIGHBOR
For every $1.00 you spend at a local family owned business .45 cents is re-invested locally. Compare that to the .15 cents the corporate chain spends in your community.
GROW YOUR OWN-HELP THE CHILDREN
Teaching children about gardening is good for their body, soul and mind!! More than ever before children need the exercise, they need to reconnect with nature and know where their food comes from and how it is grown.
GROW YOUR OWN- SAVE YOUR MONEY
Ever paid $2.50 for a Tomato- enough said.
GROW YOUR OWN - SAVE YOUR SELF
Did you know that gardening can burn up to 460 calories an hour?? Not to mention the peace you feel after connecting with the earth. And the nutrients from a home grown product do not compare to one that has just traveled 750 miles.
GROW YOUR OWN - EASE YOUR MIND
Tomatoes with salmonella, spinach with E.Coli, Carrots with botulism, green onions with hepatitis A, these are just some of what we've seen on the news. People are beginning to question the safety of the veggies they buy of the shelf. Growing your own, allows you to know where your food has been and that it is safe.
Click The Links Below To View Our Gardening Tips Listed On This Page
- Frost Damage
- Cold Tolerant Plants
- Rabbit Resistant Plants
- Deer Resistant Plants
- Deer Deterrent Tips
- Container Gardening 101
- Bugs Of Summer
- The Good Dirt
Frost Damage?
What to do next - Simple Steps:
- Resist the urge to prune damaged trees, shrubs and vines. Once spring growth appears, cut frost-damaged stems.
- Annuals - remove and replant for fresh garden color
- Perennials-wait for new growth to appear before removing damaged leaves and stems.
- If frost is predicted, Outdoor vegetation may be covered with newspaper sheets, Burlap, etc. Avoid plastic as it transfers cold. (whatever touches the surface of plastic will freeze)
This Specially Selected Group of Blooming Annuals have been
Specifically Acclimated to Well Through a Light Frost. A Hard Frost
(mid 20's) May Cause Damage. Protect as Necessary.
Cold Tolerant 4 1/2"- 2007 |
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Bellis-perennial: |
Osteospermum: |
Habanera w/ red eye |
Kenai Orange Dream |
Chrysanthemum: |
Petunia: |
Snowland |
Whispers Mini Burgundy |
Dianthus: |
Phlox: |
Super Parfait Raspberry |
21st Century Mix |
Kale: |
Salvia: |
Nagoya |
Black & Blue |
Linaria: |
Snapdragon: |
Enchantment |
Amalia Yellow |
Mimulus: |
Stocks: |
Magic mix |
Vintage Antique Mix |
Nemesia: |
Viola: |
Poetry Lavender Pink |
Sorbet Icey Blue |
| Acanthus Aconitum Alchemilla Anemone Aquilegia Aster Astilbe Brunnera Clematis Convallaria Gorydalis Crocosmia Dahlia Delphinium Digitalis Doronicum Epimedium Eupatorium |
Euphorbia Geranium Helenium Helianthus Helleborus Hemerocallis Hosta Houttuynia Iris Lamium Lavatera Liriope Lupinus Lysimachia Malva Miscanthus Narcissus Nepeta |
Deer Resistant Plants No plants are totally safe against deer browsing. Plants that have textures or smells that are not as palable will discourage the deer from foraging on their leaves. The following list will help you to select items based on Good (rarely eaten) Medium (occasionally eaten) and Poor (often eaten) categories. |
| Good Resistance: Annuals Ageratum Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) Canna Catharanthus (Flowering Vinca) Cleome Helichrysum (Strawflower/ Licorice Vine) Heliotrope Hypoestes (Polka Dot) Ipomoea (Morning Glory) Lantana Lobularia (Sweet Alyssum) Nicotiana Ocimum (Basil) Ornamental Grasses/Phormium Petroselinum (Parsley) Rosmarinus (Rosemary) Salvia farinacea (Blue Salvia) Senecio (Dusty Miller) Tagetes (Marigold) Verbena Perennials/ Hardy Bulbs Acanthus (Bear’s Breeches) Achillea (Yarrow) Aconitum (Monkshood) Acorus (Sweetflag) Aegopodium (Bishop’s Weed) Agastache (Hyssop) Ajuga Alchemilla (Lady’s Mantle) Allium (Onions, Chives, etc.) Anemone Aquilegia (Columbine) Artemisia Aruncus (Goat’s Beard) Asarum (Ginger) Asclepias (Butterfly Weed) Astilbe Athyrium (Painted Fern) Baptisia (False Indigo) Bergenia Brunnera Camassia (Quamash) Centaurea (Bachelor’s Button) Cerastium (Snow in Summer) Ceratostigma (Plumbago) Chelone (Turtlehead) Cimicifuga (Bugbane) Clematis Colchicum (Autumn Crocus) Convallaria (Lily of the Valley) Coreopsis Corydalis Crocosmia Cyrtomium (Holly Fern) Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) Digitalis (Foxglove) Echinacea Epimedium Eranthis (Winter Aconite) Heuchera Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed) Euphorbia Filipendula (Queen of the Prairie) Fritillaria (Crown Imperial) Galanthus (Snowdrop) Geum Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) Helenium (Helen’s Flower) Helleborus (Lenten Rose) Hyacinth Iberis (Candytuft) Lamium/Lamiastrum Lavandula (Lavender) Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy) Liatris (Gayfeather) Ligularia Linum (Flax) Lupinus Lychnis (Rose Campion) Lythrum (Loosestrife) Matteuccia (Ostrich Fern) Mentha (Mint) Monarda (BeeBalm) Muscari (Grape Hyacinth) Myosotis (Forget Me Not) Narcissus (Daffodil) Nepeta (Catmint) Oenothera (Evening Primrose) Origanum (Oregano) Ornamental Grasses Osmunda (Cinnamon Fern) Pachysandra Paeonia (Peony) Papaver (Poppy) Perovskia (Russian Sage) |
Perennials (cont) Platycodon (Balloon Flower) Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder) Pulmonaria (Lungwort) Pyrethrum (Painted Daisy) Salvia (Meadow Sage) Santolina (Lavender- Cotton) Scabiosa (Pin-cushion) Scilla (Squill) Solidago (Goldenrod) Stachys (Lamb’s Ear) Tanacetum (Tansy) Thymus (Thyme) Tiarella (Foamflower) Verbascum (Mullein) Veronica (Speedwell) Vinca (Myrtle) Trees & Shrubs Aronia (Chokeberry) Berberis (Barberry) Betula (Birch) Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) Buxus (Boxwood) Callicarpa (Beautyberry) Calluna (Heather) Caryopteris (Blue Mist) Chamaecyparis (Cypress) Clethra Cornus (Dogwood) Cratageus (Hawthorn) Daphne Deutzia Erica (Heath) Fagus (Beech) Forsythia Ginkgo Gleditsia (Honey Locust) Ilex glabra (Ink berry) Juniper Kalmia (Mt. Laurel) Kolkwitzia (Beautybush) Leucothoe Lonicera (Honeysuckle) Magnolia (Saucer, Star) Microbiota (Siberian Cypress) Myrica (Bayberry) Picea (Spruce) Pieris Pinus (Pine, not White) Spiraea Syringa (Lilac) Viburnum Wisteria Yucca Medium Resistance: Annuals Alocasia (Elephant’s Ear) Anethum (Dill) Begonia Caladium Celosia Cosmos Medium Resistance: Caladium Cyclamen Dahlia Dianthus Gazania Gerbera Gladiolus Helianthus (Sunflower) Lobelia Osteospermum Pansy Perilla Pelargonium (Geranium) Petunia Scaevola Tropaeolum (Nasturtium) Viola Zinnia Perennials Armeria (Sea Thrift) Aster Bellis (English Daisy) Campanula Chrysanthemum Clematis |
Perennials (cont) Delphinium Dianthus Erigeron (Fleabane) Eryngium (Sea Holly) Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) Galium (Sweet Woodruff) Gaura Geranium (‘Biokova’ only) Hedera (Ivy) Hibiscus Hypericum (St. John’s Wort) Iris Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker) Lilium Lobelia (Cardinal Flower) Lychnis (Maltese Cross) Lysimachia Penstemon Phlox (any) Physostegia (Obedient Plant) Primula (Primrose) Saponaria (Soapwort) Sedum Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks) Sidalcea (Checkermallow) Solidago (Goldenrod) Stokesia (Stoke’s Aster) Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) Tiarella (Foam Flower) Tradescantia (Spiderwort) Tricyrtis (Toad Lily) Trollius (Globe Flower) Trees & Shrubs Abies (Concolor Fir) Acer (Maple) Aesculus (Buckeye) Amelanchier (Serviceberry) Campsis (Trumpet Vine) Cotinus (Smokebush) Cotoneaster Hamamelis (Witchhazel) Hibiscus (Rose of Sharon) Hydrangea Hypericum (St. John’s Wort) Ilex (Blue, Winterberry, etc.) Kerria Ligustrum (Privet) Magnolia (most) Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood) Philadelphus (Mock Orange) Potentilla Prunus (Jap. Flowering) Pyrus (Flowering Pear) Quercus (Oak) Rhododendron Rosa (Rugosa or Landscape types, not Hybrids) Salix (Willows) Tilia (Linden) Tsuga (Hemlock) Weigela Poor Resistance: Annuals Impatiens Tulips Perennials Alcea (Hollyhock) Geranium (most) Fragaria (Strawberry) Hemerocallis (Daylily) Hosta Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan) Trees & Shrubs Abies (most Fir, except Concolor) Azalea Cercis (Redbud) Euonymus Malus (Apples) Prunus (Plums, Cherries) Rosa (Hybrids) Taxus (Yew) Thuja (Arborvitae) |
Deer Deterrent Tips:
- Deer are habitable animals, they tend to return to best feeding areas and bring friends!
- Resistant plant selection, coupled with barriers (such as fences) should be your first line of defense.
- Motion detection sprinklers and/or frightening techniques can be effective.
- Spray repellents such as: Liquid Fence, have been shown to work well in our area. Granular applications of: Deer Scram plus Shake Away can stretch out the times between re-application.
- Surrounding low resistance plants with good resistant plants or planting not-so-resitant items near the house will minimize damage.
- Heavy deer damage is evident in winters of freezing cold and accumulating snows that last. Severe grazing also occurs in spring, when new growth appears and deer are starving. In this case – no plants are immune.
- As more homes are built in your area, more people taking over the wilderness areas. Deer have less food choices and are more likely to feed on less desirable plants to survive.
CONTAINER GARDENING 101
Container Gardening has become one of the most popular forms of gardening. Not only is it less work than bed gardening, but it's great for those who live in apartments or have second homes. Nothing dresses up a deck or area like a splash of flower power.
Whether you are looking for something a little different or the classics we offer hundreds of varieties of new, unique and hard to find annuals
Pick plants that are compatible, pay attention to their light and moisture requirements, height and growing habits and colors. Make sure to use a good quality potting soil like Baccto and use a container with good drainage. Most of all use your imagination and have fun!!!
Here are some suggestions:
We recommend using 14" containers for the following combinations.
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| SYMPTOM | PLANT & INSECT | CURE | ||
| Type of sap dripping from leaves, presence of insect. |
Aphids- Tiny white/lime green suckling insect found primarily on flowering house plants. |
Safer Insecticidal Soap , Malathion, Ortho Bug Gone. |
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| Large holes in leaves. | Slugs & Snails- Like cool moist areas, particularly shade plants like Hostas. Feed at night. |
Bug Geta, Garden Safe Slug & Snail Bait. |
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| Leaves are chewed away; hard-shelled beetles can be found on the plant and burrowed into flowers. The grubs will feed on roots of grasses and vegetables. |
Japanese Beetles - Adults are known to damage more than 200 types of plants as well as your lawn. |
Sprinkle with Bonide Rose & Flower Dust or Eight Products.The beetle grubs can also be killed by spreading a beneficial microorganism, Milky Spore. |
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| Brownish/green winged insects on plants often in pairs. Can cause holes on foliage. |
Rose Chafer- Unlike its’ name suggest, these insects infest all types of plants. Usually most noticeable in June. Infestation is short lived usually about three weeks. |
Some people choose to let Rose Chafers go away on their own but if damage to the plant is present, Orthos’ Rose Pride Orthonex also works well. |
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retention qualities. Beware of the ingredients of your Potting Soil. A quality potting soil will actually be a soil-less mix. Cheap potting soil can contain up to 70% topsoil and sand, which have virtually no |
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