🌸 Spring Presale Starts Now!
We’re already looking ahead to warmer days — and that means it’s time to kick off our Spring Presale Sales Event! For a limited time, take 15% OFF every tree, shrub, and plant we sell with code...
View ArticleBiggest Sale of the Year-20% Off Entire Order
We’re wrapping up the fall planting season in style with one of our biggest savings event of the year! For a limited time, take 20% OFF your entire order with code FALL20 and enjoy FREE shipping on...
View Article🍁 The Season for Planting (and Saving) Is Here!
Fall is the perfect time to plant—and for just a few more days, it’s the perfect time to save! Take 15% OFF every tree, shrub, and plant we sell with code FALL15.Yes, even sale items qualify for...
View Article🍂 Fall Kickoff Sale — Save 20% This Week Only!
The season for planting (and saving) is here! For one week only, take 20% off every single tree, shrub, and plant we sell with code SAVE20. Yes—even items already on sale, for stacked savings up to...
View ArticleLabor Day Sale! Save 15% Sitewide – Even on Sale Plants!
Our Labor Day Sale is here! For this week only, take 15% off every single plant with code LABOR15 — yes, even those already marked down! With thousands of trees, shrubs, and more ready to ship, now’s...
View ArticleHow The Fall Presale Works (and why you don’t want to miss out!)
Let’s be honest—planting in the middle of summer isn’t fun for anyone. Not for you, and definitely not for your plants. That’s why The Tree Center’s Fall Plant Presale is the smart (and savvy) way to...
View ArticleThe Magic of Shade in Gardening: Creating a Beautiful Oasis
When it comes to planning a new garden or enhancing an existing one, a crucial yet often overlooked consideration is shade. Understanding the nuances of shade is vital for making informed plant...
View ArticleHis Name Lives On in Astilbe, but Georg Arends was so much more
We might think our are gardens are natural and timeless, but that is far from true. Fashion trends in how our gardens look come and go, but so do plants, and most nurseries offer plant varieties that...
View ArticleUnderstand Variegated Plants – How Do They Do That?
One of the biggest differences between the plants we grow in our gardens and the ones we see in nature are the leaves. Go out into the woods or fields, and every plant you meet will have green leaves,...
View ArticleGet to Know the Different Groups of Japanese Maples
Perhaps the most adored of all trees, Japanese maples have an aura around them – a flavor of the exotic, the special, and the desirable. For many gardeners they are their most valued plants, and while...
View ArticleWhat is Peat Moss? What is it used for?
You might have seen that dark brown fibrous material called “Peat Moss” in your father’s garden or any nursery and garden stores. But did you know that though Peat Moss is very useful as a gardening...
View ArticleHelen Ballard, Queen of the Hellebores
There was once a time when the passing of the seasons was not marked by the return to school or specials on Amazon, but by more traditional activities. Christmas was – and still is – one of the most...
View ArticleAre the Pests & Diseases on My Plants Serious?
We live in an time when life has become medicalized. Despite living longer and more healthy lives than any human beings who came before us, we are intensely focused on the dangers of disease. The...
View ArticleHow the Annabelle Hydrangea Turned Pink
If you live in mild and warmer parts of the country, your go-to hydrangea is probably the mophead, with its flowers of blue or pink. If you live in colder areas, though, where mopheads don’t do well,...
View ArticleYou Think You Need Citrus for Vitamin C? Guess Again!
You have to hand it to the Florida Citrus Growers. Back 50 years or more they marketed oranges, and orange juice heavily, promoting them as a source of vitamin C. At a time when scurvy was still known...
View ArticleThe Mediterranean Garden – Styling and Layout
In this sporadic series on designing gardens we have looked at a variety of different looks or styles you can give your garden. The word ‘style’ tells us that although your garden might look Japanese,...
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