Knockout shrub roses can grow like wildfire during the long growing seasons in Southern Illinois. Luckily they are super...

We have all felt the changes in the weather in Southern Illinois in the last decade or two. We remember the snow storms that kept the kids home from s...

Check out the 2011 Plants of Merit from the Missouri Botanical Garden -- a list of dependable plants for the lower Midwest. My personal favorite: Wild...

Be on the lookout for Japanese Beetles this month! They will munch through roses, crape myrtles, cherries and lythrum (to name a few) in no time flat....

2011 Must-Have Spectacular Plant Guide!

For those of you with Spring Fever... "Growing seeds indoors isn't hard, it's keeping them alive that can be challenging. You can save a lot of mon...

Come see us at the Home Show at the Pavilion in Marion this weekend, March 12th and 13th!  

Just got back from ANLA's Management Clinic...Check out this year's New Plant Pavilion Winner -- 'Little Lime' Hydrangea...yes, another hydrangea! ...