Q: What are your store hours?
A: Currently, we are on our Early Fall Hours: Monday - Friday 8-6, Saturday 8-5 & Sunday 9-3.
Q: Do you offer delivery?
A: Yes – to the local Central Bucks and Eastern Montgomery county area. Most of our deliveries are for bulk and bagged mulches and soils; however we’ll deliver anything we sell. We do not have a minimum order, but we do have a delivery charge based on where you live and the volume of product being delivered.
Q: Do you sell nursery stock (trees & shrubs)?
A: No. We do not sell any nursery stock; however we do sell annual flowers and vegetables, perennials and ornamental grasses and ground covers in our Plant Yard.
Q: Do you have experts on staff that can assist with lawn, plant and garden problems?
A: Yes, in fact our strength is our staff of lawn and garden professionals. If you can bring a sample of the ailing plant into our store, one of our experts will diagnose the problem and advise you on the proper course of action to take.
Q: How much mulch do I need?
A: It's easy to calculate (see Mulch Calculator Page) if you know the area of your beds (length x width) and how deep you need to apply the mulch. If buying bulk mulch, 1 cubic yard will cover approximately 100 square feet when spread 3” thick, approximately 160 square feet when spread 2” thick and approximately 320 square feet when spread 1” thick. For bagged mulch, the coverage is the same once you determine how many bags equal 1 cubic yard. Most of our bagged mulches are 3 cubic feet per bag, so 9 bags equals 1 cubic yard.
Q: When is the best time to apply crabgrass pre-emergent?
A: The crabgrass control product that we recommend and sell is DIMENSION (from Dow Agro Sciences). Although it is no longer new, it is superior to other older, strictly pre-emergent crabgrass controls (Balan, Team, Halts). DIMENSION is the only product on the market that both prevents crabgrass seeds from germinating and kills newly germinated crabgrass seeds. Based on the unique chemistry of DIMENSION, the ideal application date in our area is mid April. However, if you need to seed in the spring (or if you missed the ideal application date), you can apply DIMENSION as late as mid May and still have a crabgrass free lawn all summer. Late season applications (mid May) do require a heavier application rate to ensure adequate control of crabgrass that may have germinated already.
Q: What time of year is best to overseed my lawn?
A: Without question, FALL is the very best time to seed your lawn! Spring seeding conflicts with crabgrass and broadleaf weed controls and young grass only has a marginal chance of making it through the hot summer months. In the fall, soil temperatures are optimal to encourage quick germination and establishment, plus new grass has all of the following spring to mature before the stresses of summer set in.
Q: When is the best time to core aerate?
A: Typically, core aeration is done in the spring (April / May) or fall (Sept. / Oct.), not in the summer. However, it really can be done during any time of the year when the soil has sufficient moisture to pull a good plug and the grass is actively growing. Core aerating is a great way to prepare the soil for seeding, so if you plan to seed, be sure to aerate in the early fall.
Q: What is the purpose of applying lime to a lawn?
A: An application of limestone will raise the soil pH (reduce acid soil), while adding valuable minerals to condition the soil. A less acidic soil (pH = 6.3 - 6.5) will allow more nutrients to be used by the lawn. Pelletized limestone is the easiest form of lime to apply and the quickest to change the soil pH. We can quickly and easily test the pH of your soil. Just fill a small coffee can (or similarly sized container) with soil from your lawn and we’ll test it while you wait.
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