Sun Perennial Garden
The above garden plan is to be used as a general guide. It is not drawn to scale. Dots within the shapes represent placement of individual plants. Varying sizes of plant material are available at Nicholson-Hardie, although not all selections may be available at one time. Nicholson-Hardie will install any garden plan for you! Email […]
Cottage Butterfly Garden
Nicholson-Hardie’s newest garden design – by Bob Wilson In the above garden plan, colors do not represent actual bloom colors; instead they are merely a tool to help distinguish between areas of like and unlike planted flowers. Dots within these colored shapes represent placement of invidual plants. Plan is not drawn to scale. A: Black Eyed Susan (Rubeckia […]
Vegetable Gardening in North Texas
Have you ever gotten some home grown green beans from your neighbor and marveled how theytasted so much better than store-bought? Maybe you’d like to be sure your food is free of pesticides. Or you might have children and growing vegetables sounds like a fun new hobby. It is! And yes, you can, too! Here […]
Vegetable Planting Guide
Spathiphyllum (Closet Plant)
With dark green leaves that can be more than a foot long, the spathiphyllum plant produces hood-shaped white blooms, and in some cases, can grow up to 4 feet tall (although many varieties are developed to be compact). These plants can wilt easily, so it’s important to keep the soil moist, providing good drainage and […]
Orchid Care – simple
Remember: Plants are like people; they do not always need water at the same time. Check each plantindividually for water needs.Despite their elegant, graceful appearance, orchids aren’t difficult to care for, and by following a fewsimple guidelines, many varieties will bloom for you again next year.Keep your orchid in a well-ventilated spot with partial shade, […]
Christmas Cactus
The Christmas cactus, with flowers ranging in color from yellow, salmon. pink, fuchsia and white (or combinations of those colors), isn’t just for the holidays – it can be grown indoors throughout the year. While it adapts to low light, it will produce more abundant blooms if you place it in a sunny spot. In […]
Bromeliads
Native to Central and South America, bromeliads are a large family of plants – all with a similar rosette of stiff leaves and some kind of bright central flower spike or colored leaf area. They’re tough, easy-going plants, preferring bright, indirect light or direct sun. Keep their soil moist to dry, and pour the water […]
Butterfly Plant List
Trees & Shrubs COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME HT. BLOOM COLOR BLOOM TIME Rusty BlackhawViburnum Viburnum rufidulum 30” White March – May Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus 10’–20’ Lavender June-Sept Dogwood Cornus spp. 35’ Pink, White, Red March-April Redbud Cercis spp. 35’ Pink, Purple March-April Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana 25’ White March Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis 6’-30’ […]
Butterfly Habitat Design
Food Sources For Butterfly Larva