TN Nursery Blog

The Quiet Power of Blue Flowers in Native Gardening

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The Quiet Power of Blue Flowers in Native Garde...

Blue is so much more than a color. It’s hope. It’s a promise of food. It’s a much-needed gulp of air on a hot day. And it’s just a shovel...

pink flowering tree

5 min read

Trees That blooms Pink Flowers

Pink trees are magical. Planting a blooming tree in your yard is an invitation to spring. But if you also plant native trees that bloom with pink flowers, you invite...

White Blooms with Purpose: A Native Plant Lover’s Guide to White Flowers

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White Blooms with Purpose: A Native Plant Lover...

White flowers are ethereal, delicate, and peaceful. Light flowers like bright stars against a sea of green foliage, glow in the moonlight, lighten up shady areas in the garden, and...

Pink Blooming Flowers

5 min read

Pink Blooming Flowers

Pink native flowers bring more than beauty and color to a landscape. They represent a choice—gardening with intention, and a desire to celebrate and promote native plant biodiversity. Whether you...

Trellis Gardens

5 min read

Trellis Gardens

A trellis turns fences, walls, or balcony rails into vertical gardens, letting climbers soar upward to save ground space while adding beauty, privacy, and healthier growth.

Evergreen Trees

5 min read

Evergreen Trees

Discover expert tips and best practices for planting and caring for evergreen trees. Learn how to choose the right varieties to keep your landscape green year-round.

butterflies

4 min read

Types Of Butterflies

From suburban yards to rural homesteads, everyone can plant for butterflies. By growing native plants in your garden, you’re doing more than just attracting beauty—you’re providing a lifeline to our...

hummingbirds

6 min read

What Plants Attract Hummingbirds

The best way to create a hummingbird-friendly garden is by using native plants, those that have evolved over thousands of years with hummingbirds and that are therefore naturally attractive to...

Butterfly Bush

5 min read

The Butterfly Bush Debate

Pollinator gardens are all the rage, and one of the most popular plants gardeners add to their landscape is the Butterfly Bush. Buddleja davidii is a showy shrub with spikes...

Moss Gardening

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Moss Gardening

Moss brings woodland calm to any shady nook: choose upright acrocarpous or spreading pleurocarpous species, press them into compact soil or stone, keep them moist until established, and enjoy a...

Warm Weather Favorites

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Warm Weather Favorites

Hot, dry summers can parch gardens, but planting drought-tolerant stars—Purple Coneflower, Orange Daylily, Butterfly Milkweed, and Blanket Flower—keeps beds vibrant, pollinator-friendly, and worry-free even under strict watering limits.

Organic Gardening Solutions

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Organic Gardening Solutions

Native plants teach us patience while they demonstrate their own resilience. Their roots run deep, literally and figuratively. And when they’re combined with mindful organic practices, they offer one of the most...