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Four Common Houseplant Pests (And How To Deal With Them)

Picture this... It’s a cold February morning in Woodstock, Ontario and you just watered your Hibiscus plant, which is sitting in my window soaking up the winter sun. As you go to tend to another plant, you brush up against your prized Hibiscus, only to feel something...

How to care for orchids at home

Not a Christmas goes by when we don't give receive at least one Orchid. These exotic flowers are right up there with poinsettias as the most popular potted houseplants for the holiday season. Many people’s first orchid marks the beginning of a life-long love affair...

Where To Shop For Christmas Gifts In Woodstock

Once again Christmas seems to have arrived all too quickly. With just about a week left to finish your Holiday shopping, many Woodstock residents are feeling the pinch, wondering where to find last-minute Christmas gifts here in town—besides the local Wal Mart!? Don’t...

How To Deal With Japanese Beetles

It is early July, customers are bringing in leaves that have been chewed to pieces and phone is ringing asking what is stripping all the flowers off their roses. Over the last few years plants in south western Ontario have been infested by the Japanese beetle....

What Happened To My Impatiens?

When i first started working at the greenhouse, about 30 years ago, impatiens were the most popular plant we grew. They continued to grow in popularity and one time impatiens represented over half the bedding plants we grew. Why Impatiens? Everybody likes impatiens,...

Beautiful Begonias

Lets talk begonias, an exciting and diverse plant species that is enjoying a huge surge in popularity. Generally speaking begonias are very easy to grow, they will thrive and bloom with a minimum of care. Many begonias tolerate a variety of conditions, shade; sun,...