TN Nursery Blog

Deer Resistant Landscaping - Protect Your Yard ...

In the early 20th century, deer were almost wiped out by hunting. These days, they seem to be everywhere. Deer can cause tons of damage to a landscape. Here are...

Best Practices for Planting Perennials in Early...

Perennials that flower in late summer or early fall are generally planted in the spring, while spring and early summer flowering perennials are generally planted in the fall. We ship...

How To Wake Up Your Garden For Spring

Spring is an important time for plants. Their stored energy is almost used up. They are about to put on a burst of new foliage. Many plants will also be...

Nomadic Herding Sustainable Practices and Plant...

People who practice nomadic herding move their animals through vast landscapes to find grazing lands and water sources. Through their migratory way of life, nomadic people develop community principles while...

Extensive Agriculture - Practices for Large-Sca...

Extensive agriculture uses limited resources across broad areas to utilize natural processes for raising crops and livestock while maintaining a lower environmental footprint. Despite producing smaller yields, farmers achieve economic...

Container Gardening Tips for Beginner Gardeners

The beginner-friendly method of container gardening turns challenging and limited spaces into productive mini-garden areas. New gardeners will be able to harvest fresh produce and see colorful blooms throughout the...

Hay Bale Gardening- Simple Steps for a Producti...

The innovative technique of hay bale gardening allows for plant cultivation in tightly packed hay bales, which break down into fertile, warm conditions suitable for managing limited spaces or poor...

Living Architecture- Modern Structures with Plants

Vertical-climbing perennials deliver seasonal beauty to gardens and maximize space usage by returning with lively growth every year. Enduring vines with suitable support structures and proper site selection turn empty...

Ancient Gardening Practices for Modern Gardens

The farming method known as shifting cultivation, or slash-and-burn, involves clearing small plots burned for cultivation before being allowed to regenerate naturally. If adequately managed, shifting cultivation has the potential...

Colonial to Modern Gardens- How Styles Evolved

The combination of colonial expansion and monoculture practices within plantation agriculture greatly impacted global trade patterns, land utilization, and workforce management. The plantation economy advanced with its focus on single-crop...

How Natural Energies Help Plants Thrive

The technique of electoculture involves applying natural or low-level electrical currents to promote plant growth, a practice that originates from the 18th century. Mainstream science questions the validity of electroculture...

Cultivating Change- Transforming Gardens Sustai...

Rebel gardening uses unconventional public and neglected locations to grow food and support biodiversity, which goes against traditional gardening practices. Today’s rebel gardeners who take inspiration from the Victory Gardens...