Plant Something MA!

The Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA) has created an initiative designed to get you out in the garden. The project, Plant Something MA, features a website – www.plantsomethingma.com - that offers gardening tips, featured plants, favorite books, favorite gardens to visit, information on pests and so much more! [Read more...]

Graziano Gardens Field Trip to Imperial Nurseries.

Join us for a trip to Imperial Nurseries in Granby Ct. Monday June 11, 2012 8am to 1:30 pm BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND TRANSPORTATION INCLUDED!!!!! Cost only $35.00 limited to 38 passengers.
Field Trip to Imperial Nurseries. Come see one of the best wholesale nurseries on the East Coast!!!

DATE: Monday June 11,2012
TIME: 8am-1:30pm
LOCATION: Imperial Nurseries
MORE: leaves Graziano Gardens at 8am
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Any questions you can email Chris at cdgraz@verizon.net or stop in Graziano Gardens. Join us for a great day at Imperial .

Make Sense Mulching

Mulching your plants is an important step in maintaining a healthy growing environment.  Mulch helps conserve moisture in the ground during the hot summer months by reducing surface evaporation and cooling the ground.  Later it warms the ground during the cold periods, protecting plants by regulating temperatures and preventing temperature extremes.  Mulch discourages weeds by keeping light from reaching them, eliminating their harmful competition with trees and shrubs.  [Read more...]

2011 Perennial Plant of the Year

 

Perennial plant of the year

2011 Perennial Plant of the Year - Amsonia hubrichtii

Amsonia hubrichtii

Amsonia hubrichtii grows 36 inches tall and 36 inches wide in a mounded form. This hardy perennial grows in hardiness zones 4 through 9 and is a versatile North American native.

Amsonia offers a variety of features throughout the seasons. From late spring to early summer, two- to three-inch wide clusters of small, light blue, star-shaped flowers are borne above the ferny foliage. The alternate-arranged leaves are bright green in spring and summer, but turn a bright yellow-golden color in fall. [Read more...]