White Oak Farm & Gardens

White Oak Farm & Gardens We are a full service garden center supplying shelter island and the surrounding area with high quality plant material and garden services.

Approved! 🌿 Organic Fertilizers: Nourishing Your Garden Naturally 🌿Looking for natural ways to nourish your garden? Here...
08/15/2024

Approved!
🌿 Organic Fertilizers: Nourishing Your Garden Naturally 🌿

Looking for natural ways to nourish your garden? Here are some top tips:

1️⃣ Compost: Recycle organic waste into nutrient-rich compost to improve soil structure and provide essential nutrients.
2️⃣ Aged Manure: High in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, aged manure promotes healthy plant growth.
3️⃣ Organic Fertilizers: Use bone meal, blood meal, fish emulsion, or seaweed extract for steady nourishment. We use Espoma brand fertilizers that have a range of formulations for all types of plants!
4️⃣ Crop Rotation: Rotate crops each season to replenish soil nutrients and improve fertility. This will also reduce pest damage in the garden!
5️⃣ Mulching: Use organic mulches to retain moisture, suppress weeds, and enrich soil.
6️⃣ Avoid Chemicals: Promote biodiversity and sustainability by avoiding synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.
7️⃣ Test Soil pH: Ensure your soil pH is optimal for nutrient availability.
8️⃣ Water Wisely: Water deeply and infrequently to encourage deep root growth.
9️⃣ Seasonal Feeding: Adjust fertilizing based on plant needs and growing season.
🔟 Monitor Plant Health: Look for signs of nutrient imbalances or pest damage and adjust your regimen accordingly.

Promote a healthy, thriving garden with these organic tips! 🌸✨

Transform your indoor space into a sanctuary of fresh air with these powerhouse plants! 🍃 Discover the top air-purifying...
08/13/2024

Transform your indoor space into a sanctuary of fresh air with these powerhouse plants! 🍃

Discover the top air-purifying plants that not only beautify your home but also filter out toxins and improve air quality.

From the elegant Peace Lily to the beautiful Monstera Plant, find the perfect green companion to keep your home environment clean and healthy.

Say goodbye to indoor pollutants and hello to a breath of fresh air!


🌸 Fall in Love with Coneflowers! 🌸Coneflowers (Echinacea) are vibrant, low-maintenance, and perfect for attracting polli...
07/26/2024

🌸 Fall in Love with Coneflowers! 🌸

Coneflowers (Echinacea) are vibrant, low-maintenance, and perfect for attracting pollinators to your garden. Here’s how to grow and design with them:

🌞 Sunlight: Full sun for the best blooms.
🌱 Soil: Well-drained soil is key.
💧 Watering: Regularly until established, then they’re drought-tolerant.
✂️ Maintenance: Deadhead spent blooms for more flowers.

Design Tips:
🌿 Mix colors for a vibrant display.
🦋 Attract bees and butterflies.
🌾 Pair with grasses, rudbeckia, and asters.

Visit us at White Oak Farm to explore our coneflower collection!

Unlocking the Secret to Garden Success Pollinators are the unsung heroes of the garden!  🐝By attracting bees, butterflie...
07/24/2024

Unlocking the Secret to Garden Success

Pollinators are the unsung heroes of the garden! 🐝

By attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, you’re inviting nature’s best helpers to ensure your garden’s success. Pollinators play a crucial role in fertilizing flowers, which leads to the production of fruits, vegetables, and seeds. Without them, many plants wouldn’t be able to reproduce, resulting in reduced harvests and diminished biodiversity. Pollinators also stimulate plants to produce more blooms so whether you’re growing food or simply enjoying the beauty of flowers, creating a pollinator-friendly habitat is essential for a thriving garden ecosystem. 🐝🦋💚

Join us in welcoming these vital creatures and watch your garden flourish!

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🌿 Why Choose Native Plants for Your Garden? 🌿Native plants are a fantastic choice for creating a sustainable and vibrant...
07/15/2024

🌿 Why Choose Native Plants for Your Garden? 🌿

Native plants are a fantastic choice for creating a sustainable and vibrant garden. They handle the local climate with ease and increase the biodiversity on your property! Here are some of our favorites!

🍃Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) this perennial is a magnet for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds! It’s tolerant of shade and deer resistant!

🍃 Elderberry (Sambucus sp.) This family of large shrubs have beautiful delicate flowers that ripen into dark berries. The flowers and berries have been used medicinally. They are also used in wine production!

🍃 White oak (Quercus alba) Our namesake tree is known for its large shade producing canopy! This species has been documented as one of the most important species in maintaining local biodiversity!

🍃 Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Our native hibiscus grows 5-6’ with large striking flowers in late summer!

🍃 Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea purpurea) These beautiful plants come in a variety of colors attracting pollinators and birds to the garden! Its drought tolerance and long bloom time make it a great addition to the garden!

🍃 Beautyberry (Calicarpa americana) this large shrub has long arching stems that have delicate purple flowers in summer. In fall, the stems are covered in electric purple berries that provide a late season food source for local birds!

🍃 Bee balm (Monarda sp.) known for attracting pollinators, this family of perennials have a long bloom time with many colors available!

🍃 Switch grass (Pannicum sp.) This is a large grass family is available in a large variety of heights! They are durable, deer resistant and bloom in the fall!

🍃 Sweet woodruff (Galium concinnum) this native ground cover spreads rapidly in dry shady conditions! It produces a sweet smelling white flower in spring that is used in making May wine!

Plant Spotlight: Lavender Love 🙌🏼Did you know that lavender isn’t just a fragrant herb? It’s a versatile plant that thri...
06/26/2024

Plant Spotlight: Lavender Love 🙌🏼

Did you know that lavender isn’t just a fragrant herb? It’s a versatile plant that thrives in sunny spots and well-drained soil. Its deer resistance makes it perfect for fenced and unfenced gardens! Lavender adds beauty and beneficial properties to any garden!

Key Features:
Drought-tolerant: Ideal for dry climates or areas with limited water access.
Pollinator magnet: Attracts bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects to your garden.
Aromatic foliage: Enjoy the soothing scent of lavender leaves and flowers, they have been shown to reduce inflammation and stress! Perfect for sachets or herbal teas.
Sun Exposure: Full sun (6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day)
Watering Needs: Low to moderate; water when soil feels dry to the touch
Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer

Ready to add a touch of lavender love to your garden? Stay tuned for more plant spotlights and gardening tips from White Oak!

🌿🌱 Making compost at home is easier than you think! Follow these three simple steps to turn kitchen scraps and yard wast...
06/17/2024

🌿🌱 Making compost at home is easier than you think! Follow these three simple steps to turn kitchen scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich soil for your garden:

Pile Up Inputs: You don’t need fancy equipment to start composting. Simply choose a spot in your yard and begin adding kitchen scraps like vegetable peels, fruit rinds, coffee grounds, and more. From outside the house, collect grass clippings, leaves, and plant trimmings. Remember, skip the dairy, meat, and pet waste to avoid attracting unwanted guests and ensure efficient decomposition. There are a number of types and sizes of compost bins available if you want to speed up the process while containing all your materials!

Mix It Up: Grab a pitchfork and give your compost pile a weekly turn. This blends the materials together and introduces essential oxygen for the composting process. Don’t worry about precise ratios; focus on maintaining a balanced mix of greens and browns to keep your pile thriving. If you have a compost bin that turns, rotate at least once a week!

Just add water: If your compost is not contained, sprinkling with water can speed up the decomposition process giving you compost faster! If you are using a bin, adding organic compost starter can help kickstart the process as well as keeping the bin from overfilling!

With these simple steps, you’ll be on your way to creating nutrient-rich compost to nourish your plants and enrich your garden soil! 🌱♻️ 🌱♻️

Happy Father’s Day 🌈
06/16/2024

Happy Father’s Day 🌈

💚Father’s Day Giveaway Alert!💚Celebrate Dad: Win a herb planter, a $25 gift card, and a bottle of wine from ! Plus, one ...
06/13/2024

💚Father’s Day Giveaway Alert!💚

Celebrate Dad: Win a herb planter, a $25 gift card, and a bottle of wine from ! Plus, one rack of ribs and a BBQ sauce from !

Let’s honor all of the amazing dads out there!

🌱 How to participate:
• Follow and on Instagram.
• Like this post.
• Tag your friends in the comments.
• For an extra entry, tag more than a friend and share the giveaway post in your Instagram stories, tagging all of the accounts.

🌱 The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Monday, June 17th!

💚Good luck!!!

Meet our classic favs! 🌸 Dahlias with their bold and vibrant petals, ‘Rose Marvel’ Salvia offering a splash of deep, ric...
06/13/2024

Meet our classic favs! 🌸

Dahlias with their bold and vibrant petals, ‘Rose Marvel’ Salvia offering a splash of deep, rich hues, white roses symbolizing elegance, hydrangeas bringing a burst of color and, last but not least, orchids adding an exotic touch!

Which bloom speaks to you? 🌿✨

🌿✨ Check out this stunning garden project featuring a beautiful mix of white and purple salvias, allium, and boxwood, al...
06/10/2024

🌿✨ Check out this stunning garden project featuring a beautiful mix of white and purple salvias, allium, and boxwood, all beautifully complementing the old specimen rhododendrons!

We’ve also added grasses for late-season interest and texture throughout the space.

Come visit us and get inspired for your own garden! 🌸💜

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74 N Ferry Road
Shelter Island, NY
11964

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