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01Sep

Boxwood Woes: Dealing with Damage in Your Garden

Around the Nursery, Care Guides, Landscape Design, News and updates, Uncategorized

At Wasson Nursery, we take immense pride in our work, your landscape, and understand the importance of ensuring its vitality and longevity. We are aware of emerging issues with a very popular plant in our region’s landscapes, the Boxwood. We know the importance of ensuring information we put out is from an expert source. Because … more »

31May

It’s Hot! Your Plants Are Thirsty

Care Guides, How to, Landscape Design, Uncategorized

Our weather in East Central Indiana and neighboring Ohio can be unpredictable. Next week we are expecting temps in the 90’s and no rain. As, the sun beats down on our gardens it’s crucial to provide our trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals with the proper hydration they need to stay healthy and vibrant. Don’t worry, … more »

27Jan

What’s Missing in Your Landscape: Winter Edition – Lighting

Landscape Design, Uncategorized

By: Jocelyn Bonesteel Once the coziness of Christmas is over, all the lights come down, and decorations are put away, winter landscapes can look a little bare. The holidays filled every inch of the house and yard, and now the open spots and negative space are all homeowners can see. With the dreariness of winter … more »

01Jul

Red, White and Blooming!

Around the Nursery, Landscape Design, News and updates

What makes a plant red, white or blue? The color that we see in flowers is the light being reflected from plant pigments. The three groups of pigments are known as anthocyanins, carotenoids, and betalains.

19Aug

Install in the Fall!

Landscape Design

Contrary to popular belief, the absolute best time to plant is in the fall. Although most people tend to think of spring as the primary time for planting, fall provides the perfect combination of factors to ensure the success of your new plants when springtime arrives. As air temperatures begin to drop during the fall … more »

28Aug

Planting for Fall Color

How to, Landscape Design

Fall is not quite here, but coming soon! Right now is when you may be thinking about what to plant to bring in those vibrant autumn hues. There are numerous choices including flowers, shrubs, berries, trees and grasses. Here are some recommendations.