Ward's Nursery & Garden Center
600 S. Main St.
Great Barrington, MA 01230
HOURS: Open Daily 9am - 5pm
Telephone - 413-528-0166
Email - info@wardsnursery.com
Here’s a fun holiday addition! Fragrant Paperwhites are tender Narcissus bulbs for forcing indoors in a pot of gravel in our colder climate. Place bulbs in dishes or bowls filled with gravel, marbles or other decorative support material. Add water to a level just at the base of the bulbs. Keep in a bright but […]
Whether you pick up a small shrub or a larger tree, the process for installing a woody plant (one with firm, hard-to-bend branches) is pretty similar for all, evergreen or deciduous. Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball or container but no deeper. The top of the root ball must be slightly […]
AROUND THE GARDEN IN OCTOBER – While raking leaves this fall, consider all your plantings around the home. Fall is a great time for moving and removing perennials and shrubs as well as planting new! First when it comes to raking: rake leaves off lawn as regularly as possible. Raking is great exercise, makes less […]
Tropical plants will suffer when night-time temperatures slip below 40 degrees F. Plan to bring in your houseplants when temperatures are forecast below 45 degrees F to protect them from stress and cold damage. Tender perennial herbs like Rosemary or Lemon Verbena can be brought indoors as well for winter cooking. Bringing Your Houseplants Back […]
Browning edges, spots or discoloration or a combination start appearing on leaves of many plants in the last month of summer. Do your best to provide consistent watering and the plants should survive. Remove dead leaves and dispose of them in trash (not compost) to avoid spreading any fungus. Keep things evenly watered by adding […]
Take advantage of sales during August and you can fix a few problem areas in the garden while you can still enjoy the results. Here are some ideas: Freshen up tired planters with new color during the summer months. Ward’s has larger summer annuals at a discounted price, so clear out those ‘tired’ or ‘heat-stressed’ […]
What to Plant When – Or is it too late? With our heavy snows (in March!), cold April and temperate May, it has been a slow start in the vegetable garden. Don’t rush it. If your tomatoes were blah last year, try new varieties or plant other vegetables that grow better in your garden’s location. A […]
Join us Saturday May 19th from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Ward’s Nursery & Garden Center has been operating at this location for 61 years! Bring the kids for Free Face-painting and balloons. Take some time to tour our Garden Center and visit with experts to get tips on making your gardens and landscape better. […]
When the forsythia is about to burst forth, that’s when you’ll find loads of more flowering trees, shrubs and early perennials ready for planting at Ward’s. Some blooms seen today are below. Currently on special! Save 20% when you buy 3 or more Forsythia in the 3 gal or 3-4 foot size. The cool spring […]
Start seeds for veggie gardens and summer annuals. Dahlia and gladiolus bulbs can be started now in pots and transplanted in late May. Keep your flowering annual plants covered if frost threatens and all should be well. (Remove covers during daytime’s warmer temperatures). Don’t fret over soil mounds and tunnels in lawns. Voles have been […]
