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Fall Rainfall 🌧🌲😃 …& Planting

Oct 6, 2022

Fall is, without question, the best time for planting. Now many may question this philosophy—so let's break it down a bit further. Especially, after our recent five days of straight rain. Moisture & Precipitation It is a world of difference when this kind of...

Summer Gardening

Jul 19, 2021

As summertime temperatures continue to be hot and dry with sporadic heat waves week in and week out, watering your garden can become a hassle to maintain. There are a handful of summer gardening tactics that can help you maintain a healthy and adequately hydrated...

Butterflies, Bees, & Pollinators

Jul 8, 2021

Pollinators need you. You need pollinators. Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. They also sustain our ecosystems and produce our natural resources...

Springtime 🌷🌱🌼

Apr 12, 2021

Holly Days Landscaping & Hardscaping Inquiries Since the end of February 2021, our spring & summer landscape, hardscape, and outdoor living design & build dates have been filling up quickly. Therefore, we always recommend to any interested party, to not...

Garden Center: Bri

Feb 4, 2021

Winter Months 2021 February has arrived, along with it, a snowstorm and delivery trucks filled with garden center merchandise. Today I find Brianna Heasley, one of our newer crew members, unpacking boxes and happy to stop for a cup of hot coffee and a little chit...

Do I need a de-icer?

Dec 7, 2020

De-icers float in your pond and keep a hole open in winter ice. This allows bad gases to escape. These gases, which come from exhaling fish and decomposing debris, would otherwise build up under the ice and suffocate your pond life. A de-icer will heat up just enough...

Why Water Features Have Healing Power

Dec 7, 2020

Did you know there is a scientific reason why a shower feels so refreshing? It is the same reason why people flock to lakes, oceans, and waterfalls for vacations. Falling water from fountains, waterfalls, and even your morning shower, releases negative ions into the...

Transitioning Your Pond Fish to a Cold Water Diet! 🥶

Oct 29, 2020

Each fall, as water temperatures decrease, fish metabolism slows down. They become less active and their need for food decreases. Most pond owners observe a gradual, but noticeable, change in their fishes’ behavior when the water temperature cools below 65°F. The fish...

Putting Your Pond To Bed For Winter

Oct 29, 2020

Putting your pond to bed for winter doesn’t need to be an arduous process. Sure, it’s sad to say goodbye to your finned friends for a few months, but following our simple fall pond care tips will ensure that your fish joyfully greet you again in the spring. Remove...

Fall Is For Planting

Jun 29, 2020

In recent years, you may have heard the saying “Fall is for Planting.” We assure you this is not a gardening aficionados plea to gain more customers during what is traditionally a slow time of year at the garden center. While most people think of spring as planting...

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