Tips & Tricks Lomond View Nursery

Planting for Fall Color
By McKenzie Pitts, Lomond View Intern Summer is beginning to slowly dwindle, meaning school and work will now be in full-swing. The days grow shorter and the nights get longer. Signs of a season coming to close are most evident in nature. Plants begin to fade in color and blossoms, turning to shades of brown. […]
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Summer Deadheading – Getting the Most out of your Flowers
By McKenzie Pitts, Intern We love it when our plants begin to blossom; the beautiful colors and fragrance in the air. It’s amazing! Until they stop…now what? Deadheading your plants is the answer to help you get the most out of your flowers throughout the growing season. For some gardeners, deadheading is a mundane chore. […]
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Stop and Smell the Roses
Stopping to smell the roses can mean many things, but literally speaking, it can improve our quality of life. Science is showing more all the time that interaction with nature raises our “happy” hormones such as serotonin and lowers the “stress” hormones such as cortisol. (1) The fresh scent of a flower can remind us […]
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Fairy Gardens and Lomond View’s Fairy Garden Party
The garden is a place many people go to find relief from stress. Breathing in fresh air and getting your hands in the dirt can do wonders for your mood. This spring, here at Lomond View Nursery, we want to focus on the Joy of Gardening. Today let’s talk about something that is bringing all kinds […]
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How to compost. (And why it’s a really great idea!)
It’s time for spring clean-up! All that pruning and raking will undoubtedly produce some big piles of yard scraps. Consider creating for yourself a compost pile. Read on to see a few reasons why and to get some info on how to get started. According to The Center for Sustainability at Duke University, the average […]
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A Garden for All Seasons
When we think of gardening this time of year, we often think of yard clean up and preparing for winter. There are definitely important items to check off the winter-prep clean-up list, but don’t overlook the opportunity to plant and play with color this time of year. The colors of autumn provide a rich and […]
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