Cutback Now to Ensure Fall Blooms

Snipping Roses

Blooms may last longer in climates that are cooler than ours, but cooler climates do not have the potential for two spectacular bloom periods each year like we do in […]

Make Sure Your Sprinklers Sprinkle

sprinkler head

Notice a ghostly mist lingering over your landscape? It’s the in-ground sprinklers screaming they are under pressure. You’ve probably seen it before, clouds of a foggy mist spewing out of […]

July Gardening Tasks

Judy pointing out flowers

Plant fall tomatoes now. Select varieties that are determinate or semi-determinate, so they grow their foliage quickly and then concentrate on maturing their fruit before the cold weather arrives. To […]

For Less Work, Choose Ground Covers

The clear benefit of using ground covers instead of grass is less of everything — less water, less fertilizer, less pesticides and less mowing. Tired of mowing, weeding, feeding and […]

Easy Side-Yard Make Over

Stepping stones with mulch nice backyard

When fully grown your Muhly Grass will block the view of your trash can. This side-yard garden project proves that designs don’t need to be complicated to be functional and […]

Mulch On a Mission

Hands holding Mulch

Available in organic and inorganic forms, mulch comes in many shapes and sizes. Choosing the right one depends on where you plan to use it. In the world of gardening, […]

Back to Basics: Planting Perennials

Perennial Garden Many Colors

HOW TO PLANT PERENNIALS: Measure the fit. Check the plant tag to see how wide and tall your new plant will be at full size. Get out a measuring tape […]

Heed Your Weeds

Yellow Dandelion

Let’s not be so quick to judge the humble weed. After all, they are green, native and an important part of a diverse, stable ecosystem. We have been blessed recently […]

Final weeks for CPS Green Tree Rebates

Plant a Tree. Save Energy. Save Money. You can receive a $50 rebate per tree when you buy a qualified tree and plant it in the right place to save […]

COVID 19 Precautions

Shopper near shrubs

Milberger’s is open during regular business hours We want to thank our customers for continuing to shop at Milberger’s during this difficult time. Gardeners are essential to the economy. We […]