How to Get Rid of Thistles Growing Through Shrubs
We have Sandy in Plain Township. ‘I have a weed, thistle, growing through my boxwoods and one azalea. What is the best way to get rid of it? Do I cut it? Do I [...]
Popular Low Maintenance Color & Flowers This Summer
What are we seeing folks come and get this season? Japanese maples have been a really hot item, which is one of the reasons we ran out and had to go get some more. [...]
Rohr’s Shrub/Perennial of the Week – St. John’s Wort
Our shrub of the week - St. John's Wort! This is technically in the perennial section, but it gets shrubby, so we're counting it. Lovely yellow flowers against the darker foliage on the Albury [...]
What Ground Cover to Use on a Bank, Can I Transplant Ivy There?
Bonnie wants to know, ‘what ground cover could I plant on a bank that has rocks and some grass? Can I transplant English ivy or pachysandra? And do I plant at the start of [...]
What Else Besides Plants Should You Get This Spring for Planting?
So say there's somebody out there who says, okay, I need to make a shopping list when I come to Rohr’s. Like right now, because I'm going to plant basil, I'm going to plant [...]
Getting Dandelions, Chickweed, and Clover Out of Your Lawn
If you're looking to clean up your lawn, there are chemicals from Bonide that we put down on dandelions, clovers, chickweed, oxalis, the violets and ground ivy, that actually works the best in May, [...]
Bubbling Rocks & Other Custom Water Features
Of all the different water features we install, a bubbling rock is probably one of the lowest maintenance. It creates sound in the garden, but anytime leaves fall into an open water pond, they [...]
Re-Seeding & Fertilizing Your Lawn This Spring
We have another question in our email. This is from Mary. She says, ‘my backyard has been sadly neglected for the last several years. I now want to give it some help. I'm thinking [...]
Remedies for Dying Grass Under Tree Canopy
This one comes from Paul. He says 'I have a maple tree that has been there for 20 plus years. After last winter, I noticed all the grass under the canopy had died. I [...]
Gardening Myths #6 – Is Organic Really Safer?
We want to talk about the preconception that organic is safer. So we get this a lot of times, people come in and they're like, oh, I want an organic option. And one of [...]