Roots Nursery

07/03/2021

Look at what you can do with an old metal tire rim and some broken ceramic. This beautiful Planter was made by the super talented Dina Frid. https://www.facebook.com/dina.frid

07/01/2021

There's a gardening method, if you do it right you could be looking at a weed-free, water-free, work-free summer. The secret is hay. For those city folk, you can substitute with grass clippings. Mulch with enough hay and you'll grow fabulous plants and s***f out weeds, all while regenerating soil. Ruth Stout taught this method in the 1950s and we're still talking about it today! If you want to know all about her and this method, I wrote quite an article about it on my site. https://rootsnursery.com/ruth-stout-method/

06/30/2021

This is such a fun project and it so quick and easy. Make fairy doors out of popsicle sticks. Got popsicle sticks and some glue, you can make one right now!
https://rootsnursery.com/how-to-make-fairy-doors/

06/30/2021

Want to learn the basics of landscape design for beginners? Be an old pro in no time with our online guide. Grow Great Gardens! https://rootsnursery.com/landscape-design-for-beginners/

02/28/2020

So from my seed chart (in a previous post) I picked the most cold-hardy veggies and got them going. Spinach, Mesclun (lettuce), radish and beets. And LOOKY HERE. I see life. First sprouts of the season. Radish came up in 2 days. Looks like the weather might even be nice enough here in our zone 5 Chicago burb to get them outside in a low hoop to harden off as soon as next week.

02/28/2020

Its that time again. Seed starting time. A few years ago I created this little printable chart and its oh so handy, and fun to make. A great gift for a gardener friend... It's 2 sided, so I printed and glued it together and have already started some of my cold veggies!!! SUPER EXCITED to get this year moving and finally go outside! if you want the chart it's here. https://rootsnursery.com/when-to-plant-vegetable-seeds/

05/20/2018

*Huge Plant Sale*
We'll be opening our backyard again this year with perennial plants for sale. Everything we have is only $5 each. It's a great opportunity to landscape your yard with gorgeous, hardy perennials and save a bunch of money.

We're not always open. Sign up on our mailing list to be invited to our sales.http://rootsbackyardnursery.com

We'll be working hard to get them potted for the sale. We grow plants like Hydrangea, Ninebark, Butterfly Bush, Shasta Daisy, Ornamental Grass, Coral Bells, Hostas and much much more.

About a week before the sale, we email everyone to let them know which days the sale will be and what plants we will have.

Hope you come visit us!
http://rootsbackyardnursery.com

04/07/2018

Starting seeds? Check this out. He starts his seeds in 50/50 worm castings/compost. What a difference. Im trying this... TOMORROW.

This experiment was even more exciting than my earlier one. Not only was I testing worm castings again, but also compost. And to top it all off, I even tried...

03/21/2018

A good one for spring. Preparing your gardens with compost and mulch is better than any other thing you can do for your plants. Feed your soil and it will feed you back.

A great garden is a simple as great soil. I took out an old compost bin and discovered what was left was fantastic garden soil that grew beautiful plants. Follow me through my garden soil preparation experiment...

03/18/2018

Im about done with this whole winter thing. It's a little too cold to get in the garden. What have you guys been doing to keep from going stir crazy?