Seasonal Gardening: How To Have A Lush And Beautiful Landscape All Year Round

Seasonal Gardening: How To Have A Lush And Beautiful Landscape All Year Round

It’s every gardener’s dream to have a garden that looks vibrant and healthy throughout the year. While most gardens look their best during the spring and early summer season, it’s a different story once winter comes. But what if you can maintain a pretty landscape all year round? If you know the ins and outs of seasonal gardening, you can have healthy crops, colorful blooms, and robust trees throughout all four seasons.  Spring is the best time to prep your outdoor space since it sets the foundation for gardening success, so if you’re just about to start a garden, plan on […]

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Designing a Sensory Garden: A Guide to Engaging All Five Senses

Designing a Sensory Garden: A Guide to Engaging All Five Senses

Are you looking for ways to make your garden more accessible? Sensory gardens use plants that stimulate our five senses. These areas often have containers, raised beds, and other features that make it easy for everyone to enjoy the plants. Sensory Garden Design Tips Plants are the central part of a sensory garden, but other objects can be used too. Check out these design tips! Using Your Five Senses In The Garden As you think about plants to grow, here are ideas for each of the five senses. Sight With so many options for sight, we’ll focus on a few […]

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10 Steps to Creating a Productive Vegetable Garden

10 Steps to Creating a Productive Vegetable Garden

Do you want more control over where your food is coming from? Are you looking for a way to spend more time outdoors and get some exercise? Vegetable gardening is a fun and rewarding hobby that benefits your physical and mental well-being. Follow these 10 steps to create a garden that will provide your family with fresh produce you can enjoy all season long. 1. Start Small If you are new to gardening, start small. Tasks such as planting, weeding, watering, disease control, and harvesting can quickly become overwhelming. Limiting the size of your garden and the number of crops […]

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Garden Myths vs. Facts

Garden Myths vs. Facts

With so much information at our fingertips, it’s easy to find advice. However, this also makes it easy for myths to spread. A wide range of gardening myths have been around for a long time. And while these myths are common, the horticulture industry continues finding answers to these claims. Let’s dig in! Myth: You can add pebbles or rocks to the bottom of a container to help with drainage. Truth: At first glance, this idea sounds good. During the last 100 years, studies have shown the extra material makes it harder for water to move through the soil. There […]

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Groundcover Plants for Sun & Shade

Groundcover Plants for Sun & Shade

Do you have problem areas in your garden? It could be that spot under a tree where the soil is dry or a slope with erosion. Groundcovers are a living mulch that can fill these tricky spots with colorful blooms and unique texture. They also control weeds and help your garden stand out. Like any planting, the right groundcover depends on your site conditions. How To Use Groundcover Plants Years ago, my family put in stepping stones in our backyard. Between the stones, we had wood mulch that kept the weeds in check. After a couple of years, the wood […]

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Spring Garden Planning: Landscaping & Vegetable Garden Tips

Spring Garden Planning: Landscaping & Vegetable Garden Tips

What are your garden plans for spring? Perhaps you’re filling the landscape of a new home or starting your first veggie garden. Today, we’ll look at some tips to make those plantings successful! Tips For A New Home Garden If you’re a new home owner, you might be starting with a clean slate or updating the existing landscape. This allows you to be creative and make the landscape your own. Before you dive in, think about your goals for the property. Almost 20 years ago, my family moved from a wooded lot to a home on the prairie. We missed […]

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Vertical Gardening Tips: Smart Strategies To Train And Support Climbing Plants

Vertical Gardening Tips: Smart Strategies To Train And Support Climbing Plants

Planning a garden makeover sometime this year? Instead of spreading out, think about adding more climbers to your backyard as vertical gardening is going to be a huge trend in 2025. Using vertical space is a great way to make the most of your garden. While most people put up structures to support climbing vegetables like peas, tomatoes, and cucumbers, gardening experts say that planting flowering vines can also help to beautify your outdoors. In an interview with Real Simple, landscape designer Cate Singleton said that vertical gardens “can be used to screen unsightly views and add color to a […]

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Tips for Growing Root Vegetables

Tips for Growing Root Vegetables

Looking for a head start in the garden this spring? Root crops are tough veggies that like cool weather and allow you to plant early. But that’s not all! You can add another round of crops in midsummer for a fall harvest. Many of these plants are extra hardy and let you harvest beyond the first frost to extend your season. Essential Tips for Root Crops Root crops are easy to grow but have a few requirements. Check out these tips before planting: How to Grow Popular Root Crops: Vegetable-Specific Tips Beets Have you ever roasted beets in the oven? […]

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Garden Trends: Color of the Year 2025

Garden Trends: Color of the Year 2025

Your 2025 Jung Seed spring catalog has arrived! Looking for some inspiration? Pantone has chosen Mocha Mousse 17-1230 as the 2025 color of the year. The color is described as “a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort.” Jung Seed has selected a variety of vegetables themed to match the 2025 color of the year. It is a fun creative way to plan our your spring garden. We hope you will enjoy growing these vegetables as much as we did! Cheese Gourd […]

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How To Protect Your Roses In Winter

How To Protect Your Roses In Winter

Should I protect my roses in winter? We often hear this question, and the short answer is “It depends.” From shrub roses to hybrid teas and floribundas, roses have different levels of cold tolerance. Roses also come in two categories: grafted or own root. Grafted plants consist of two parts: a rootstock and a scion. The rootstock is the lower portion of the plant, including the base of the stems and roots. At the same time, the scion is the upper portion that creates flowers. When a grafted rose dies back, it often sends out new growth in spring from […]

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