Sometimes things happen that we just have to brag about here at Lockwood's. Our garden center and amazing staff have achieved wonderful recognition and awards in the past and now we have a way to tell you about them. Of course, we'll use this section for new products and ideas at the Garden Center from time to time.
A Perfect Time for Roses
Posted May 15, 2017
For something fragrant and lasting in your garden, thousands of you are likely to choose a rose. No flower elicits nostalgia and tender memories quite like a rose. May is prime time for rose sales and it is the perfect time for planting them.
So many roses are better than ever.
You are what you cut
Posted April 17, 2017
Learning directly from impassioned teachers is still better than all that Google and websites can offer.
At least that is my experience from attending seminars and conferences in the gardening and landscaping world. It was obviously true for the 50-some attendees who came to hear Roxanne McCoy teach "Creating a Cutting Garden" at Lockwood’s Greenhouses last Saturday.
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Posted March 14, 2017
Help us plant one million gardens to help save the bees!
Everyone can answer this call to action to preserve and create gardens and landscapes that help revive the health of bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other pollinators across the country. We will move millions of individuals, kids and families outdoors and make a connection between pollinators and the healthy food people eat.
Sowing seeds isn't so hard
Posted March 1, 2017
Sometimes I teach vegetable gardening, as it was my original gardening passion and the topic of my first book writing for Rodale. I have learned to clarify some basic premises to make vegetable gardening easier for new gardeners or the experienced-but-confused. One of the most helpful things to understand is which plants are worth starting from seed, and which ones do best if you plant them as seedlings or larger plants.