GARDEN TIPS & RESOURCES
A Guide to Crape Myrtles
Crape myrtles are popular landscape trees for their graceful forms and many seasons of interest. Here's a guide for growing Crape Myrtles, including common problems, and the types we carry here at Colonial Gardens.
Grow Your Village Through Gardening
Gardening can be one of the many gateways to building a stronger village, especially within your own neighborhood. Here are a few ways how.
The Truth about Deer Resistance
1.5 million deer. That is the estimated number of white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania as of 2001. Divided out, that’s about 30 deer per square mile. Somehow, it can feel like an underestimate if you have deer feeding on your favorite plants.
A Winter Nature Break
A short checklist of things to look and listen for as you take a winter walk. This can be done for yourself or with friends and family, through your neighborhood, in your yard, or in a park.
Gardening: The Key to Your New Year’s Resolution
It’s that time of year that we make promises to ourselves that we may or may not keep! All jokes aside, as we set our intentions for the New Year, we often focus on things that will make ourselves healthier and happier with better habits. One of the best ways to tackle a bunch of common resolutions? Get into gardening!
Non-Plant Ways to Support Backyard Wildlife
Planting a diverse array of native plants is one of the best ways to support local wildlife, but outside of your plant choices, there are lots of ways to create an environment that is wildlife friendly.
Top Books for Plant Lovers
It’s the giving season! As a book and plant lover, I’m always on the lookout for the next good read. These are not just books that I like, but ones that I revisit over and over again.
Five Things You May Not Know About Christmas at Colonial
Christmas at Colonial features acres of walk-through lights, dancing light displays, and holiday scenes as well as visits with Santa and complimentary hot chocolate and candy canes. Even if you’ve been before, here are a few things you may not know about our best-loved event of the year.
Planting Your Own Christmas Decorations
Tap into our gardening and Christmas decoration production expertise to learn the secrets to making your own Christmas decorations!
Harvest-Inspired Garden
Picture it: you’re looking out your winter, clad in your favorite sweater, Pumpkin Spice Latte in hand. Before you sprawls a garden rich with the colors of fall. Leaves spiral down on the wind. The sun brightens the face of your scarecrow. Maybe later, you’ll pick an apple from your tree.
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.