Holland has given us many spectacular flowers, but none so pulchritudinous as the Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’, which brashly bears chartreuse green flowers that thrive to zone 3 and hold their color until autumn, when they delight with a display of rich deep mauve/pink blooms.  Accompanying its upright, rounded shape, its sturdy stems hold flower panicles of good size ranging from 6 to 12 inches.  This show-stopper is a rapid and reliable grower to 8 feet in height with a 6 foot spread.  The leaves, different from those of most hydrangeas, sport a mid-green color that offsets nicely the lime green of the flowers. 

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Have you ever gone to your local garden center looking for a certain plant that you know by its common name, only to find that the plants are set out on long tables according to their scientific name?  It can lead to a lot of frustration unless you’re shopping for an ‘Emerald Green’ Arborvitae, or Thuja Occidentalis, whose common and scientific names are both in Latin. 

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If you ever find yourself getting bored with your garden, consider adding or creating some topiary plants to bring a little life to the party. Topiary, the art of fashioning living plants into ornamental shapes and sculptures, is an art that has been practiced for centuries: the practice of controlling plants by selective pruning and shaping.

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Look out into your yard. Do any of your trees have a neon sign flashing “Food Food Food--The Place to Eat!”? Most people did not plant their trees to create a fast food station for insects. Could someone please tell this to the voracious Japanese beetle?

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Product Spotlight: Algreen® Rain Barrels

Rain water is great for watering indoor and outdoor plants and washing cars and windows, and an Algreen® Agua Rain Barrel system is a stylish alternative to dusty autos, brown lawns and water-starved plants.

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Is there a way to make my compacted soil better for growing plants?

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Wed., August 12
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Customer Appreciation Event

Along with special product pricing this evening only

Join the staff at OLSGC for an early evening of food, fun and refreshments in appreciation to all of our wonderful customers.

(R.S.V.P. by Monday, August 10th by calling 262.567.1777)