Parkway Plant Tips
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Winter Plant Care
Posted on December 10 2020
Once the initial thrill of the first snowfall has worn off, winter can feel dull and gloomy. A great way to combat the winter blues is to fill your home with lush and vibrant houseplants! It can seem daunting to keep plants in peak condition over the long winter...
Making Christmas Last!
Posted on December 08 2020
So you've made your own winter arrangement (congrats!) or purchased one that caught your eye. Now how do you keep it looking fantastic through to the new year? Here at Parkway, we treat all of our outdoor arrangements and urns with Wiltpruf. Wiltpruf, made from pine oil is...
Forcing Paperwhites
Posted on December 08 2020
Paperwhites are notoriously easy to force, and is a great project for beginners. Here are a few steps on how to force your own paperwhites for the holiday season.
Caring for Your Poinsettia
Posted on December 08 2020
It's that time of year again when we begin to get geared up for the holiday season. The holiday's start a little earlier here at Parkway than they do for most, sometimes as early as July. That's right, I'm talking about poinsettias. From day one, we take the utmost care...
House Plants-Good for your Health!
Posted on August 23 2020
Want a quick way to feel better? Get yourself a houseplant or two. A recent Japanese study showed that taking a 3-minute break from your computer screen to care for or just look at a plant can help to reduce your pulse rate and anxiety levels. Being around plants, even if it’s...
Beginners Guide to Fertilizer
Posted on June 09 2020
Finding the right fertilizer for your plant can seem overwhelming when you’re new to gardening! Here is Parkway’s simple guide to understanding fertilizers and choosing the right one to meet the needs of your plant. (N)nitrogen - (P)phosphorus - (K)potassium To start off, you need to know...
Dealing with Garden Pests and Problems
Posted on May 31 2020
Come June, chances are you’ve got the bulk of your plant shopping done, your containers filled with colourful annuals and your perennial beds coming into their full glory. Focus now shifts from acquiring new plants to keeping the ones you have healthy and living up to their full potential. One...
What to do about Garden Weeds
Posted on May 17 2020
Sooner or later, every gardener has to get to grips with weeds. Sometimes called ‘plants in the wrong place’, weeds tend to turn up just where we don’t want them in our gardens. They compete with plants for water and nutrients, and can quickly spread and take over in a...
Top 10 Tips for Starting Seeds
Posted on April 16 2020
1. Choose Wisely Research in the winter to choose the right seeds and work out details of timing and transplanting. Use catalogs that specialize in plants for your region. Keep your catalogs for reference. Decide between hybrids and open-pollinated cultivars. Hybrids may produce earlier harvests and higher yields, but open-pollinated...
When to Start your Seeds
Posted on April 13 2020
With everything that's going on in the world currently, now is a great time to start growing your own vegetables and herbs when possible. Here is a great breakdown for anyone wanting to try sowing their own seeds. Why Start Your Own Seeds? Selection, selection, selection. Nurseries tend to stock...
Bonsai Beginners Guide
Posted on January 11 2020
So we heard you have just become the proud plant parent of a bonsai tree! This is an exciting time in a plant parents life. You've taken your bonsai home with your mind racing with creativity and possibility, but now what? Watering your bonsai Water is one of the...
Indoor Plant Light Guide
Posted on December 22 2019
If you're a tropical plant collector like I am, there's a few pieces of advice you've almost certainly heard before. "Put it in a south-facing window" "Make sure it gets bright indirect light" "This one will do well in a sunny window". That's right - light is one of the...
Air Plant Care
Posted on October 23 2019
Air plants are one of the sweetest, most adorable additions you can have in your indoor plant collection. Here are a few tips to keep your air plant thriving in its new home.
Parkway's Top 5 Plants for Low Light
Posted on October 17 2019
Nothing is worse than wanting to green up your low light space and not knowing where to start. Here are a few things to consider when taking that first step into low-light plant parenthood.
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