Laurel Oak

03/12/2025

Want to know why this walkway works? It's all about using repetition to create a soothing rhythm. The designer started with plants that grew well in this spot (and were soft enough to create a gentle edge) and then kept using them, all the way down the path.

Do you have a plant or two that grows well for you in your yard? Come on in and get some more!

Design by Susan Calhoun | Photo by Joshua McCullough, as featured on Monrovia's Be Inspired blog.

03/10/2025

Questions about growing ? Let the plant pros at Monrovia help you with these top tips:

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03/05/2025

Do you love to dig deep into singe color plantings? A monochromatic look is anything but boring when you use it to explore all the tones and shades of your favorite color. Just look what did with 💜 purple and ❤ red in their Shades of Beautiful Guide!

You can download the full guide (for free!) here: https://go.monrovia.com/shades-of-beautiful-guide. Just consider it our gift to you!

03/03/2025

📢 Cool tool alert! 👨‍🌾 Nope, it's not a rake, shovel, or even a pair of pruners. It's My Plantfinder at Monrovia.com! Powerful search features match you with the perfect plant for your place.

Enter what kind of sunlight, soil, and even colors you have—or want— in your garden. You'll get a great list of plants to consider.

Need help narrowing your list down? Come in to see us at 199 Tomlinson Mill Rd, Marlton, NJ 08053 for our advice.

02/28/2025

A new era for LAUREL OAK! While we continue our LANDSCAPE design and installation services out of our Medford property we welcome a new operator to the Marlton location

02/26/2025

Grow a more fruitful garden! Try these tips for fig tree care.

Learn how to grow fig trees here. We cover choosing, planting, harvesting, and caring for fig trees. Get a list of the best fig trees, too.

02/24/2025

Want to be more bold with color in the garden? Here's a tip we borrowed from the blog 👉 Plant in bigger groups of the same color.

Not a typo! The fewer colors you use, the bigger impact you'll make. We know, it's hard to limit ourselves when it comes to plants, but 1️⃣ go with a color you really love (don't these Evolution™ Fiesta Coneflowers 💥 pop?). 2️⃣ Then add a contrasting color like the golden foliage in these pics, and you'll be thrilled with the results.

02/19/2025

Did you know many flowers are naturally ? Ones with a strong scent to the leaves when cut or crushed, like Millennium Allium, shown here, are less enticing to them.

You can also search for more deer-resistant plants for our area using the Monrovia My Plantfinder tool at https://www.monrovia.com/plantfinder. Or come in to Laurel Oak Garden Center and ask us which ones we recommend!

02/17/2025

Get ready to load your basket with berries next summer—even if you only have a patio-sized garden. You can grow 🍓 strawberries in containers with these tips from 👇

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