GARDEN TIPS & RESOURCES
A Guide to Hydrangeas
So, you want to get to know this incredible family of flowering shrubs? Welcome! We’ve got the guide for you. Notes about this guide: This guide is intended for our main customer base, who are located outside Philadelphia, PA in growing zone 7A.
Fall Favorites
Fall tends to be a great time to plant. Spice up your fall garden with some of these perennial and shrub picks from our staff.
Upgrading Our Fairy Gardens
With the help of many staff members across teams at the store we were able to reimagine the space to make it a more immersive experience for guests, especially for our upcoming Butterfly Festival.
A Romance Inspired Garden
This garden is inspired by romance and is designed to transport you to a destination you’ve dreamed up to live out your fantasy.
Container Food Gardening
Container gardening is an excellent solution for those looking to grow vegetables in limited space.
Food Gardening For Good
Use your food garden to help your community this year by donating your extra produce to places like PACS.
Starting our Cut Flower Garden
As a garden center with a florist, we have a unique opportunity to grow fresh flowers for our arrangements. Here’s how we’ve done it.
Native Gardening for Small Spaces
With these tips, gardening with native plants can make a big impact even in small spaces.
Shade Tolerant Plants
The following plants are considered shade-tolerant, meaning that they can at least grow in part-shade conditions. All plants on this list are well-adapted to southeastern Pennsylvania. We are located in Phoenixville, PA, growing zone 7A.
Standouts from Our Great Tomato Survey
2024 was our inaugural year for our Great Tomato Survey, with an attempt to gather data from home gardeners in parts of southeastern Pennsylvania.
RESOURCES
Plants for Wet Conditions
A list of wet tolerant perennials, trees and shrubs, as well as answers to what poor drainage is, why it occurs, and how you can solve the issue.
Shade Tolerant Plants
A list of shade tolerant plants and an explanation of what “shady conditions” really means.
Native Plants
This brochure provides a list of native species that Colonial Gardens often carries in its inventory. Please note that some of the plants in this section may not be native to our particular area of PA and may be native to surrounding states.
Deer Resistant Plants
This list shows plants that generally are not attractive to deer.