Now you’re informed, but are you still unsure where to get started? Plan a visit to our garden center, where our friendly staff will help you determine what you need. From there on, water only when the soil is dry for the best success, and on rainy days let Mother Nature do the work! Water around each plant deeply, letting it soak in and drain a few times. Scoop out a hole with your hand or spade and press the plant in firmly, but gently. Remove the plant from its pot and gently loosen the roots at the bottom. Typically it’s about half the width of the plant listed on the tag. Mix and match your menu that fits your lifestyle.Īfter you’ve found your plants, set them out with enough space between each one.
Pasta fan? Basil and oregano all the way! Tacos? Parsley, marjoram, and cilantro. For cocktails and teas, mint and lavender are all-stars. If you’re a fan of roasts and grilling, rosemary and thyme are stellar candidates. It’s a compost-rich, fast-draining medium for growing anything in.įinally, select the herbs you use most often in your dishes and plant them. We recommend EarthMix® Landscape™ grow mix for your herb containers. Most herbs like rosemary, sage, oregano and thyme prefer soil that drains well. The soil needs to drain water in order to keep the plants happy, raised beds included, so don’t line anything with black plastic! Once your containers are sorted, add your potting soil. Regardless of choice, make sure there’s a drain hole. If you’re indecisive, go with multiple containers for an eclectic look. Some herbs like to grow large, so take that into consideration by reading the tag on the herb’s pot to best determine spacing. The next step is selecting a container that is big enough for your plants. It can be as simple or fancy as you desire! People with larger yards might look at a sunny patio space or a landing near the back door. For small spaces, maybe it’s a shelf on your deck or balcony, or perhaps a window planter. For example, locating herbs closest to your kitchen saves time and energy. Consider available sunlight and nearby water sources, and how you want to approach your garden. Site selection is the most important step getting started. Even if you don’t use them for food or cocktails, the blooms will attract beneficial insects to your yard like bees and butterflies.
Most herbs just need a little water and lots of sunlight to be perfectly happy.
This Saturday morning, we’re going deep into hydrangeas, and much more on, “ The At Home Show”.Starting an herb garden is one of the easiest and most satisfying ways to learn how to tend plants. As a BatesRewards member, we want to keep you up-to-date on the best and newest plants, and we want to provide great opportunities to help you express your creative gardening side! That is where Bates Nursery & Garden Center comes into the picture. You need a comprehensive palette from which to “paint”. It takes a complete array to complete your work of art: your gardens and landscape. Landscapes are not built on hydrangeas alone. Let’s look at one major summer flowering shrub family: Hydrangea! One of the great benefits to having waited until late spring is the profusion of late flowering plants, now in bloom. So, it’s time to look forward, and plan for your end of spring landscape. There is no benefit in pondering laments of the past ( the knowledge of that however, does not keep me from engaging in that act of futility on occasion). Among those items: spiraea, boxwood, and specimen plants including several cultivars of magnolia, hollies and crape myrtle. We have brought in semi-truck loads of new plant material this week. That is precisely why we have done the exact opposite of what many who sell plants do: Stock Up.
You, being informed, believe no such nonsense. I’m sure this sensation of accelerated time only seems to be getting worse, but it continues to amaze me how quickly May got by this year…for us all.Īs we near the end of spring, it is not uncommon for less informed individuals to assume it is too late to plant. One minute it is April and spring is bustling and before you can turn around, summer approaches. Floss Flower, Amaranth, Joseph's Coat, Snapdragon, Aster, Amethyst Flower, China Pinks, Petunia, Polka-dot Plant, Busy Lizzie, Jewel Box, Dahlia. It offers a variety of plants such as annuals, perennials and aquatic plants. Family-owned and operated, the nursery was started in 1932. How on earth did June get here so fast? Can you make up for lost time (and where does it go)?Īlmost before you realize it is June, the month is nearly one-third in the history books. Bates Nursery & Garden Center is located in Nashville, Tenn.