by The Arbor Gate | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Summer of 2023 Spiritiles are now available! Please know that we are working our hardest to get out your Spiritile orders as soon as possible. With that being said- we did not want to hold on to an amazing Summer Collection when we know you, as our partners and all of...
by Greg Grant | Jun 5, 2023 | Greg's Ramblings, Uncategorized
We gardeners have focused on primping, prodding, and perfection to the detriment of bird, bees, and butterflies for far too long. As a whole, Americans are addicted to the impossible goal of creating a manicured, pristine lawn. This continuous failed quest is the...
by The Arbor Gate | Jun 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
National Rose Month Shreveport, LA – June is National Rose Month and what better way to spread the joy of roses than with the American Rose Society Headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, the American Rose Society is a national non-profit organization founded in 1892...
by Greg Grant | May 14, 2023 | Garden, Uncategorized
Take-all root rot is a fungal disease that causes bright yellow, weak, brown, and dead patches in turfgrass. This disease is mostly associated with St. Augustine grass. Take-all root rot is caused by a fungus that lives in the soil. The fungus is commonly found in...
by Greg Grant | May 7, 2023 | Garden, Uncategorized
It’s finally warm enough to plant peas. When you say “pea” to most gardeners in the world, they think of green “English” peas that thrive in cool moist environments. But to most Southerners, a hot weather legume from Africa, more related to beans, is the norm. Despite...
by Greg Grant | May 4, 2023 | Greg's Ramblings, Uncategorized
One of my greatest pleasures in life is planting seeds, seeing them germinate, and watching them grow. I also very much enjoy collecting seed and cleaning seed. Without seeds, we wouldn’t have plants. And without plants, we wouldn’t have an inhabitable planet. The two...
