Although cover crops have been used for years, many people aren’t familiar with them and yet they are so beneficial for our poor soils here. Basically, a cover crop is a crop such as buckwheat which is planted in your garden this time of year. It will grow on for a month or so, at [...]
The Beauty of Summer
I hate the month of August. There are no holidays to celebrate. It’s the end of summer. And for many, it’s time to begin thinking about back to school, which, for parents is a celebration in itself, but for the kids, is a dreaded event! One thing that does brighten my summer days however, are [...]
August 2, 2012 By
We’re Revolutionary People!
We are proud that Four Seasons has been named to Today’s Garden Center Magazine’s “Top 100 Revolutionary Garden Centers List” in the United States for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and again for 2013. In 2012 and 2013 we are also very proud and pleased that we have been named the Southwest Regional Winner. In 2009, we were selected as the Western [...]
July 18, 2012 By
March 25
It’s one of my pet peeves. Many times people will come into the garden center and say that they are going to plant their cole crops, then ask for peas. While I understand that some people use the terms interchangeably, it isn’t exactly correct. And since it’s the time of the year to plant both, [...]
March 25, 2012 By
March 17
The geese are in the backyard, I saw a robin today, and the crocus at Four Seasons in the front flowerbed are beginning to bloom. Spring can’t be far away, despite the abundance of snow still on the ground! Maybe it froze along the way somewhere? In any case, the pansies and violas in the [...]
March 17, 2012 By
