The Strader's Blog

Spring bulbs faithfully reappear at the most advantageous time – after a long, cold winter, just when we’re longing for bright colors to relieve the…

Hybrid hellebores bring us all sorts of happiness. These are one of the first plants to bloom in the late winter and early spring and…

Hybrid hellebores bring us all sorts of happiness. These are one of the first plants to bloom in the late winter and early spring and…

It’s early spring – time to survey the damage that winter has produced. In some Winters, shrubs may still be hiding under piles of frozen…

Gorgeous yellow, pink, red, orange, white, and purple blooms put on a show in early spring from plants like forsythia, lilac, azaleas, rhododendron, mockorange, weigela,…

Ferns are magnificent, whether in the wild or under cultivation. Among the oldest plants on earth, ferns can be traced back to the Coal Age,…

It’s easy to buy seedlings, but there are many reasons why you may wish to start your own plants. By starting your own seeds, you…

Make way for Cool Wave Pansy! New and improved, bigger and brighter, the familiar little monkey-faced pansy is the new garden darling. These flowers are…

The benefits of houseplants are well known: they help eliminate odors and freshen the air, reduce stress, boost productivity, improve humidity, and lower background noise.…

If you grow peaches, you have most likely experienced peach leaf curl. Recognizing the symptoms of this infection and understanding what to do about it…