Meadows Farms Nurseries and Landscape

Keep birdbaths clean and filled. Check daily. Wild birds will be seeking a place to bathe and drink during the hot summer months.

As temperatures rise, our vegetable gardens are at risk of heat stress! Here's how to keep your plants cool and thriving during the scorching summer months: 1. Deep Watering: Water early in the morning to reduce evaporation and ensure plants stay hydrated all day. 2. Mulch Magic: Apply a thick layer of organic mulch to retain soil moisture and keep roots cool. 3. Shade Solutions: Use shade cloth or plant taller crops to protect delicate veggies from intense sunlight. 4. Monitor & Maintain: Regularly check soil moisture, inspect for pests, and remove any damaged leaves. Stay vigilant and keep your garden thriving!

The hot summer months are the perfect time to consider which shade tree you will plant and where this coming fall. Is your patio too hot and sunny? Does your yard need a shady retreat? Is your air conditioner shaded to improve its efficiency? We can help you select the perfect tree for your landscape.

Adding a secret space will create depth as it draws the eye into the landscaping design and encourages more detailed examination of the area. Meditation niches, cozy benches or swings, or other places invite more interest in the garden and improve the depth.

Take advantage of our summer landscaping sale! $49 landscape consultation plus 10% off on all plant installations for contracts signed before August 12th, 2024.

Schedule an appointment today: https://www.meadowsfarms.com/landscaping/schedule-an-appointment/

Warm colors, such as red, yellow and orange, are bold and filling, and are best used at the front of the garden to create a welcoming flow. Cooler tones, such as greens and blues, are best in the background where they recede from the eye and give an illusion of greater depth and openness.

Don't forget to visit your local Meadows Farms tomorrow at 10 AM for a FREE watering seminar. We'll show you all the tips and tricks to keep your plants well-watered and happy this summer.

Blossom-end rot of tomato, pepper, squash, and watermelon may be noticed now. The bottom end of the fruit becomes brown and rotted. Promptly remove any fruits that have blossom-end rot or are badly malformed. This nutritional disorder is caused by a lack of calcium in developing fruits and is brought on by dry conditions and inconsistent watering. Water your plants deeply and regularly and keep them mulched. Tomato plants may need 1-2 gallons of water each at least twice a week during drought periods.

It’s Trivia Thursday! Join us every Thursday to test your horticultural and general gardening knowledge. Comment with the correct answer in this post to enter for a chance to win a $10 Meadows Farms gift card!

You must leave your comment before 11:59 pm EST today (Thursday) to be eligible for the drawing. Correct answers will be entered into a drawing to win a $10 Meadows Farms gift card. Winning this week will make you ineligible for winning the following week (but you are still welcome to answer next week). The winner will be drawn on Friday and notified in the comment section. Your responsibility is to private message us with your address within one week. The gift card will be mailed to the winner and is good at any Meadows Farms location.

SPECIAL NOTE: We've been dealing with scam accounts on many of our pages. Be advised that we will only contact the winner by commenting on this post on Friday morning with the winner's name and instructions to directly message us with contact details. We will not directly message you! We will also not offer additional prizes or send you links to follow to claim a prize. Any account that does this is a scam and should be reported to Meta.

This coming Monday is National Mango Day, so let’s celebrate early with a trivia question focused on this delicious fruit! Which continent is mango native to?

A) South Asia
B) South America
C) North America
D) Africa

With our warm, humid, and dry conditions, you might notice a powdery, white substance covering the leaves of your favorite landscape plants. Learn more about powdery mildew, including ways to remove it and prevent it from spreading in the future.

Powdery Mildew Treatment - How to Remove and Prevent Powdery mildew treatment is relatively inexpensive and can often be completed with household items. Learn how to remove and prevent powdery mildew today!

Check container gardens, especially those in full sun, twice a day this time of year for soil moisture. Containers dry out quickly in our summer heat. Remember to continue to fertilize, nutrients leach out quickly from container soil. Avoid fertilizing when container soil is dry or you may easily burn plant roots.

It's boiling out there! If this heat is bad for us, it's just as bad for our plants. It's forecast to be a bit cooler this weekend, so stop into your local Meadows Farms on Saturday for a FREE watering seminar. We'll show you all the tips and tricks to keep your plants well-watered and happy this summer.

Seminar begins at 10 AM.

Bee balm attracts not only the bees we all need, but also the butterflies and hummingbirds we all enjoy.

Avoid overhead watering as it can easily scorch leaves and damage the appearance of fragile flowers. Water at the base of your annuals with a soaker hose or drip irrigation.

Tiers, with taller plants at the back and shorter plants in the foreground, expand the garden space and give it a better scale. Taller plants can be added in corners or at the sides, with shorter plants filling in the center. Terraces, containers and raised beds can all create tiers.

Join our VIP Text Club and enter our Garden Grab 90-Second Shopping Spree, where one lucky winner will get 90 seconds in our greenhouse to grab as much as they can—for FREE! Enter at the link below:

https://textmeadows.com/gardengrab

A landscape focal point should coordinate with the style of the yard and garden. A cozy cottage garden can look great when focused around a romantic statue or elegant bird bath, but a stark obelisk would look out of place.

Take advantage of our summer landscaping sale! $49 landscape consultation plus 10% off on all plant installations for contracts signed before August 12th, 2024.

Schedule an appointment today: https://www.meadowsfarms.com/landscaping/schedule-an-appointment/

Want to know the secret to keep your annuals looking their very best through summer and into fall?

Deadhead to stimulate new blooms.
Water to keep thirsty plants well hydrated.
Fertilize to provide the nutrients that plants need to succeed.
Mulch to retain soil moisture, keep roots cool, and suppress weeds.

Whether growing in containers, raised beds, or directly in the ground, adding a high-quality organic plant food is exactly what is needed to provide your annuals that mid-season boost they need to keep looking and blooming their best.

REMINDER: Visit any Meadows Farms Nurseries location TOMORROW for a FREE Kids' Craft Event. We'll be making bird kites! The event will be held from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. while supplies last.

Don't forget to turn your compost pile to help the decomposition process. Continue adding healthy plant debris and fruit and vegetable kitchen scraps to the pile. A handful of dried leaves after each addition of green material will also speed up the breakdown.

It’s Trivia Thursday! Join us every Thursday to test your horticultural and general gardening knowledge. Comment with the correct answer in this post to enter for a chance to win a $10 Meadows Farms gift card!

You must leave your comment before 11:59 pm EST today (Thursday) to be eligible for the drawing. Correct answers will be entered into a drawing to win a $10 Meadows Farms gift card. Winning this week will make you ineligible for winning the following week (but you are still welcome to answer next week). The winner will be drawn on Friday and notified in the comment section. Your responsibility is to private message us with your address within one week. The gift card will be mailed to the winner and is good at any Meadows Farms location.

SPECIAL NOTE: We've been dealing with scam accounts on many of our pages. Be advised that we will only contact the winner by commenting on this post on Friday morning with the winner's name and instructions to directly message us with contact details. We will not directly message you! We will also not offer additional prizes or send you links to follow to claim a prize. Any account that does this is a scam and should be reported to Meta.

Today is 7/11, so we must do a 7-Eleven-themed question this week! What area leads the country in selling hot dogs at 7-Eleven stores?

A) New York City
B) Washington, D.C.
C) Detroit
D) Las Vegas

Are you ready to show off the beautiful gardens you and your family have set up this season? We want to help! For July, we’re looking for pictures of your kids or pets in your garden or landscape for a unique photo album on our page. At the end of the month, we will vote on the best Kids' entry and the best Pets' entry, and the winners will receive a $100 Meadows Farms gift card!

Enter the contest using the link below and submit your pictures. We'll accept one image for both categories. You can submit one photo per day. Multiple photos in the same category are ineligible.

https://www.meadowsfarms.com/kids-pets-in-the-garden-photo-contest/

Air conditioning robs the indoor air of moisture and is detrimental to most houseplants. Group houseplants together and mist frequently to help increase humidity.

This heat has been unbearable, not just for us but for our plants as well. Follow these simple watering tips to keep your plants happy and healthy during this heat wave.

https://www.meadowsfarms.com/blog/tips-on-watering-your-plants/

Tips on Watering Your Plants - Meadows Farms Nurseries and Landscaping The main reason that plants die is because they are either given too much or too little water. With the poor draining, heavy clay soil in our area it is especially important to improve drainage at planting time to prevent moisture problems. The following tips should help to ensure the success of you...

As mulch decomposes, it turns into beneficial compost in your garden. Top off your beds to keep them looking fresh, suppress weeds, and retain soil moisture during the hot summer months.