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
Be Picnic and Tanglewood ready: A cutting garden is an out-of-the-way but sunny spot for annuals to grow and bloom but where they don’t need to look ‘arranged’. Perennials for cutting are solid, long-blooming plants that have their seasonal showy time.
Many Berkshire native plants are found now in the woods. Visit our many woodland trails to see some of these delicate, herbaceous perennials in their natural habitat. Blooming now, they are very important plants for insect pollinators. See the portfolio for some of what’s available at Ward’s this week: Portfolio of Some Spring Ephemerals
for your New Trees and Shrubs Earth Day (April 22) and Arbor Day (April 26) are coming soon. If you’ll be planting a special tree or shrub to celebrate, you will want to do it properly to ensure the plant’s health and success. We like this Easy-to-Print Planting Tip Sheet from the UMASS EXTENSION and […]
Seed-starting saves you money on plants and expands your choices in flower, color, taste and size! Some seeds grow best when started right in the garden. Just read the seed packet. And – it’s easier than you think especially since seeds are designed to sprout and grow into thriving plants under the right conditions. So […]
They are doing it again! Boy Scout Troup 23 of Great Barrington will be recycling Christmas trees as a service to the community and a fundraiser for the Scouts on two Saturdays in January. Trees should be taken to Home Sweet Home Doughnut Shoppe, 258 Stockbridge Road in Great Barrington or can be picked up […]
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 […]
