Has your mixed basket or planter outgrown its pot? When your mixed planter has reached its maximum potential and requires more room to spread its roots, it’s time to consider planting it in the ground. To ensure a smooth transition, it’s important to assess the needs of each of the plants in your container to… Read More From Pot to Ground: Planting Your Outgrown Mixed Planter
The hummingbird captivates our hearts with its iridescent feathers, incredible agility, and rapid wingbeats. Despite their small size, hummingbirds possess larger-than-life personalities. Weighing only a few grams and measuring a mere 3 to 5 inches, these energetic birds exhibit remarkable strength and endurance through their ability to hover, fly backward, and change direction in an… Read More The Enchanting World of Hummingbirds
Bees, as diligent pollinators, play a crucial role in our ecosystem by facilitating plant reproduction and ensuring the diversity of flora. As they forage for nectar, bees also collect pollen, inadvertently transferring it from flower to flower. Let’s delve into the fascinating world of pollen collection by bees and learn about some of their favorite… Read More Nature’s Pollen Collectors: How Bees Harvest Pollen and Their Favorite Flowers in North Carolina
Butterflies, with their delicate wings and graceful flight, have a captivating presence in our gardens. Watching these enchanting creatures flutter from flower to flower brings joy and adds a touch of magic to any outdoor space. If you’re eager to create a butterfly haven and invite these winged wonders into your garden, we’ve curated a… Read More A Blooming Symphony: 5 Flowers and Plants That Attract Beautiful Butterflies
2023 is gearing up to be a great year with The Garden Center at Johnson Nursery and The Gardens of Southeastern North Carolina! Our lineup of fun, educational, family-friendly, and sometimes delicious events are sure to bring color and inspiration to your life! More events are always being added, and private events and tours are… Read More 2023 Events at The Garden Center at Johnson Nursery and The Gardens of Southeastern North Carolina
2023 is gearing up to be a great year with The Garden Center at Johnson Nursery and The Gardens of Southeastern North Carolina! Our lineup of fun, educational, family-friendly, and sometimes delicious events are sure to bring color and inspiration to your life! More events are always being added, and private events and tours are… Read More 2023 Events at The Garden Center at Johnson Nursery and The Gardens of Southeastern North Carolina
There’s nothing better than decorating a tree to get into the Christmas spirit! But what if this year, instead of throwing away your beautiful tree, you kept it in a pot and planted it after Christmas? Traditional Christmas Tree farms are sustainable in many ways, especially by recycling the trees after the holidays. However, there… Read More Try a Living Christmas Tree this Holiday Season!
It’s almost mum season! Many of the bright colors produced by calibrachoas and petunias are gone from the nursery, having been replaced with a sea of small, round green plants laid out in neat rows as far as the eye can see. It’s almost impossible to tell what color they will be when the color… Read More Mums the Word!
The nursery is teeming with life year-round, especially in the spring and summer. In addition to all of the lovely plants, flowers, shrubs and trees, a variety of species of wildlife thrive on the 450 acres of land that Johnson Nursery, The Garden Center and The Gardens of Southeastern North Carolina encompass. I recently had… Read More Life at the Nursery – The Business of Birds
PRO TIP: Choose your container, ensuring that the container isn’t too much bigger than the plant itself with about an extra inch all the way around. Step 1: Gently squeeze the container that the plant is in to loosen the root ball. Cup your hand around the base of the plant and gently pull the… Read More Gardening 101: How to Pot a Plant
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