Perennials are the backbone of any garden. Unlike their annual counterparts, their cycle doesn’t end with one season. Instead, they come back year after year, making them a good long-term investment and giving your garden shape and predictability. Although many perennials often live a long time, their life span is variable, and some may live for only three to five years. But even those without a long lifespan often propagate through reseeding. One more positive benefit from planting … [Read more...] about Perennials are Versatile, Easy to Grow
Misti Warner-Andersen
Enjoying the Health Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs
For centuries, people have cultivated herbs not only for culinary purposes, but also for their medicinal benefits. It turns out that the sage that makes your chicken extra delectable is also an excellent antioxidant. More gardeners are using spices and herbs for their therapeutic properties or to alleviate symptoms, and there’s evidence that spices and herbs possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic properties. Some also are shown to reduce glucose and … [Read more...] about Enjoying the Health Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs
What’s Your Christmas Tree Style?
When do the Christmas holidays start for you? I’m asking because I was a little surprised a couple of months ago when I walked into a big retailer in September and saw Christmas lawn decorations being displayed. There they were – inflated and or lighted deer and snowmen and Santas – right next to the Halloween costumes and candy. It was a little surreal. For us, the holiday season begins in earnest later this month, when our Christmas trees arrive at Warner’s Nursery. It’s really … [Read more...] about What’s Your Christmas Tree Style?
Fall is Gardening, Harvest Time
We are days away from the shift from summer to fall, but there is still work to be done in your garden and fun to be had celebrating the autumn months. First, let’s talk about how you can extend your garden’s season and start planning for next year. Right now, with the temperatures cooling down and all the wonderful monsoon moisture we’ve had this year, it’s a particularly good time to plant trees and shrubs. Many people don’t realize that because soil temperature is much warmer now … [Read more...] about Fall is Gardening, Harvest Time
Tips for a Firewise Garden
Unfortunately, wildfires have become a fact of life in Northern Arizona. This spring alone, more than 100 structures, including 30 homes, were lost during the Tunnel Fire. While our location here in the greater Flagstaff area is beautiful and most of us wouldn’t trade it for the world, we have to admit we live in a place where a perfect storm of circumstances make wildfires more likely. Our forests are densely packed, there have been historic droughts and temperatures have been rising. All … [Read more...] about Tips for a Firewise Garden
Reaping the Joy, Benefits of Family Gardening
When you have a family garden, you cultivate more than food and flowers. That’s what I’ve learned as someone who has gardened with my parents and grandparents, and as a mom who has spent countless hours having fun with my sons planting and growing things. Now, our family is unique – my boys are the fourth generation to work at Warner’s Nursery – but I think the benefits of gardening with your loved ones are pretty universal. First and foremost is the quality time you get to spend … [Read more...] about Reaping the Joy, Benefits of Family Gardening
Sustainable Gardening: Good for You and the Environment
More and more homeowners are working to achieve sustainability in their gardens, wanting to create outdoor spaces that are not only beautiful, but also work with nature and are ecologically sound. It turns out these practices are beneficial for your wallet as well, because sustainable gardening involves elements of recycling, using up fewer natural resources and making sure that nothing goes to waste. It starts with picking the right plants. Select plants that are well suited to your area, … [Read more...] about Sustainable Gardening: Good for You and the Environment
Get Your Holiday Tree While You Can
We are all about the holidays right now. Right after we put away the Halloween candy, it’s time to think about how we are going to bring the beauty of the season into our homes. Getting that traditional centerpiece of the holiday season – a Christmas tree – may be harder this year. Between wildfires in the northwest, extreme drought and supply chain and labor issues that have beleaguered most businesses, trees will be scarce this year. Warner’s Nursery has been lucky enough to secure both … [Read more...] about Get Your Holiday Tree While You Can
Fall is a Special Time for Northern Arizona Gardens
It’s a time of transition – there’s still a lot of life left in your late summer garden, with late bloomers that grow quickly and give your garden beds or patio containers a splash of color. (Deadheading flowering plants will help encourage those last few blooms, by the way). Then, there are the flowers that love the cool temps of this time of year: mums, asters and the second wave of hardy pansies and violas that you haven’t seen since spring. You can also still harvest from your veggie … [Read more...] about Fall is a Special Time for Northern Arizona Gardens
Growing Trend: Houseplants for Your Home, Office
If you purchased an indoor plant recently, you are part of a growing trend that began several years ago and exploded during the pandemic. The popularity of houseplants was already on the rise before 2020. Young adults who couldn’t afford to rent or buy a house turned to indoor plants as a way to enjoy gardening in the limited space of an apartment. Many people of all ages turned to houseplants as a way to “unplug” from our high-tech world. And then COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown … [Read more...] about Growing Trend: Houseplants for Your Home, Office