SUBSCRIBE & GET YOUR FREE 10% OFF DISCOUNT CARD
Subscribe Now
Give a Gift
Ohio Gardener Cover

Subscribe Today!
1-888-265-3600

 

  Sign up for our free gardening E-newsletter 
Give us your email address* and we'll provide monthly gardening tips and how-to's, great landscape ideas and plants to try – Delivered right to your inbox!
Your Email:
* Your email address will not be sold or shared with any third parties.

 

advertisement

 

advertisement

 

advertisement

 

Calendar of Events
See our calendar for local events.

 

 

Get Involved
Participate in online discussions with an SBS user account.

Register Now  or  Log in

‘Longwood Gold’ Foster’s Holly
'Longwood Gold' is a selection of Foster's holly (Ilex x attenuata), a hybrid between dahoon holly (I. cassine) and American holly (I. opaca), both of which are native to the Eastern U.S. A female cultivar, 'Longwood Gold' will generally receive sufficient pollination from nearby male American hollies during spring to provide ample fruit set.   > > read article
Have Ohio Gardener Delivered to Your Home
Forcing Bulbs
I am counting the days until spring. I watch the weather forecast like I am watching the lottery numbers being read, hoping the meteorologist is going to give me some good news. Once the holidays are over, gardeners start dreaming about the beauty that lies beneath the surface of the soil, knowing there are bulbs under there just waiting for the right minute to bust out.   > > read article
Localized Gardening Books Delivered to Your Home
Hold the Salt
Most of the harm from snow really comes from how we get rid of it. Time for a little rethink. Who doesn’t love new snow? The white blanket softens the world and makes everything look new. And it’s a good thing for the garden. Snow cover insulates the soil so it is less likely to thaw and then freeze again. Enveloping snow protects plant tissue from cold snaps and adds moisture when it melts in spring.   > > read article

Featured Hot Plants!

‘Longwood Gold’ Foster’s Holly
Ilex x attenuata
>> read article

 

‘Raven’ Shaw’s Legacy

>> read article

 

‘Summer Beauty’ Allium
Allium angulosum
>> read article

 

Articles

Hold the Salt

>> read article

 

Build a (Real?) Fairy Garden

>> read article

 

Forcing Bulbs
For Those Who Just Can’t Wait
>> read article

 

 

New from our Bloggers:


The Witch Hazel Is In Bloom
The witch hazel is already in bloom

[+] Kate's Garden Journal


Giving Plants the Cold Shoulder
Plants not blooming? Chill 'em!

[+] Our Little Acre