10 Favorite Drought-Tolerant Perennials for Zones 4-9 To help through hot & dry times, we curated a list of our favorite drought-tolerant plants. As you deal with dry conditions, keep in mind that even drought-tolerant plants need water to get established and may require additional irrigation in extreme conditions....
Should you buy the shrubs and trees you see at the garden center now or do you have to wait until fall? While the saying that “fall is for planting” is true, the idea that you can’t plant in the summer is not true. If you see a beautiful...
Holscher Hackman Garden Center Fresh Peach Care Tips Storage Fresh peaches that are still firm can finish ripening on your counter! They are best stored at room temperature, stem side down in a single layer (to avoid bruising) out of direct sunlight. If you need them ripe quickly, store...
We have 12″ and 10″ plastic or ceramic pumpkin planters and 3 different ceramic pumpkin luminaries. The planters are the perfect size for setting your mum or other fall annuals in and the luminaries save you the time and hassle of carving a pumpkin! Both make a great addition...
We have SOLD OUT of carving pumpkins but still have plenty of other fall fun items including straw bales, corn stalks, gourds & pie pumpkins!
Walking through our huts on a gray day, I came across these two bright plants right next to each other, so I snapped a picture! The bright berries in the foreground belong to a Cranberry Cotoneaster patio tree.The array of colors-orange, yellow, green, rust-in the background belong to a...
As always, Holscher Hackman Garden Center has local honey and maple syrup available! The honey comes from Mackabees Local Honey here in Cincinnati and the syrup comes from Brick n’ Brecher Sugar Shack in Green Springs, OH. Please come to the office for purchases during the winter season! We...
What happens if you miss the planting season and the ground is frozen? Is it still OK to plant trees and shrubs after a hard frost?
We’re excited to feature Green Velvet Boxwood (Buxus x ‘Green Velvet’) from Monrovia! A full-bodied boxwood well-suited for dense, low hedges. Foliage retains its rich green color throughout winter. Develops a vigorous, rounded form if not pruned. A wonderful evergreen that will provide year-round, cold-hardy color and structure in the...
“This has been ‘The Year of Boxwood Winter Injury.’ In my 30+ years with OSU Extension, I’ve never seen such widespread winter injury to boxwoods. It’s generally believed the damage is connected to the deep-diving temperatures experienced across most of Ohio during the week of Christmas.” – Joe Boggs,...