GARDEN TIPS & RESOURCES
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.
Colonial’s Christmas Green Difference
In this blog we want to tell you about what makes our process unique in providing you with fresh, handmade products worthy of your holidays.
October Gardening To-Do’s
We’re headed towards the end of the gardening season, but there is still plenty to do before you tuck in your beds for the winter. Here are 8 gardening to-dos for October.
Planting Bulbs in the Fall
Planting bulbs in the fall is a great way to get a head start on spring, bringing a rainbow of color to your garden.
Creating a Moon Garden
Moon gardens are specifically planted so that they can be enjoyed under the light of the moon. Use these nine tips to create the classic moon garden.
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.