It's time for our annual Bloom Festival.
The festival is Memorial day weekend beginning on Saturday and continuing on Sunday and Monday, every day from 9AM until 5PM. There will be major blooms on display this year!! We will also be featuring artists around the garden, as well as musicians.
Come enjoy the fun and the colors of the blooms.
http://www.oakhillgarden.com/irisfestival.html
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Fall Rains are here
Yes, the fall rains are here already! We have had steady rain days for about two weeks now. I am amazed at how soon the fall weather has caught up to us. The nights have been cold -- with a few frost warnings already being sounded.
Well with the fall rains comes a great time for planting -- siberian iris love this type of weather, daylilies and iris also do well with fall plantings. The rain during this time of year really allows them to dig their roots in deep and get a great start.
Happy Planting! http://www.oakhillgarden.com
Well with the fall rains comes a great time for planting -- siberian iris love this type of weather, daylilies and iris also do well with fall plantings. The rain during this time of year really allows them to dig their roots in deep and get a great start.
Happy Planting! http://www.oakhillgarden.com
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Fall planting tips
It is shipping time for us and planting time for you. If you have not yet received your iris and daylilies -- they are on the way!! We only have a handful of orders remaining to be shipped.
We thought it would be good to give you a few tips for planting your new additions. First, remove the plants from the boxes as soon as you can -- they need air and of course water. Make sure to soak your iris and daylilies in water for a minimum of one hour and maximum of 24 hours -- I usually prefer to do it overnight. This is a basic rehydration process that wakes up the roots and gets them ready for their new home. Take your time and cultivate the soil well -- until it is easy to move -- here in Indiana we have a lot of clay soil and so this process is very important in helping the roots find space. When you place the plants in the ground water the roots directly before placing the rest of the dirt on top of them -- this is especially important for daylilies. This will keep them well watered for the first day while they begin to settle in. Also add any fertilizers like alfalfa or green sand or some of our magic soil to the root area before watering and recovering with top soil.
If you pick up your plants at a local nursery or green house or if you picked them up from us here at the garden make sure to cut down the tops also to about 3-6 inches tall -- do this before planting. It will allow more energy to go into the root development which is more necessary than foliage survival during the fall.
Make sure to get your orders in now -- there is still at least one more month to get your plants in -- check out our specials
Happy gardening!
We thought it would be good to give you a few tips for planting your new additions. First, remove the plants from the boxes as soon as you can -- they need air and of course water. Make sure to soak your iris and daylilies in water for a minimum of one hour and maximum of 24 hours -- I usually prefer to do it overnight. This is a basic rehydration process that wakes up the roots and gets them ready for their new home. Take your time and cultivate the soil well -- until it is easy to move -- here in Indiana we have a lot of clay soil and so this process is very important in helping the roots find space. When you place the plants in the ground water the roots directly before placing the rest of the dirt on top of them -- this is especially important for daylilies. This will keep them well watered for the first day while they begin to settle in. Also add any fertilizers like alfalfa or green sand or some of our magic soil to the root area before watering and recovering with top soil.
If you pick up your plants at a local nursery or green house or if you picked them up from us here at the garden make sure to cut down the tops also to about 3-6 inches tall -- do this before planting. It will allow more energy to go into the root development which is more necessary than foliage survival during the fall.
Make sure to get your orders in now -- there is still at least one more month to get your plants in -- check out our specials
Happy gardening!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Planning for next year
I have already noticed a shift in the amount of light during the day and evening as well as a distinct temperature change. The sun is setting quicker and the days are growing shorter -- it seems like time has speeded up on us already. We are still working steadfastly in the garden - resituating iris for spectacular new bed arrangements and bringing in new plants for a fresh new look overall! Next year we should see an array of new colors and plants.
We will be resuming shipments next week on Tuesday.
There is also a great selection of plants on sale now on the website -- take a look and enjoy the low prices while they last! http://www.oakhillgarden.com/99centsale.html
Make sure to get your orders in before we sell out on the sales -- if you get your order in by the second week in August you should be planting by the beginning of September -- just in time for the fall rains.
Happy planting!!
We will be resuming shipments next week on Tuesday.
There is also a great selection of plants on sale now on the website -- take a look and enjoy the low prices while they last! http://www.oakhillgarden.com/99centsale.html
Make sure to get your orders in before we sell out on the sales -- if you get your order in by the second week in August you should be planting by the beginning of September -- just in time for the fall rains.
Happy planting!!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Daylilly Festival this weekend
We will be celebrating the Fourth of July with a festival in the garden this weekend. The daylillies are blooming all around and we would love to share our beautiful blooms with all of you -- so please take an hour and stop by and enjoy the colors! The garden will be open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from around 9am until 6pm each of those days. If you are travelling from far please give us a call ahead just in case there is rain sometimes the conditions are not great after the rain.
Things are really taking shape here at the garden and if you visit you will see our work in progress. We are developing the soil in the iris beds, we are starting several new beds for additional daylillies and of course just the other general work is all in progress, so this is a great opportunity to learn about all the things we do here in the garden and find out what is going on!
I will begin shipping orders out again on Monday -- I don't want plants sitting around waiting for the holiday to be over!
Whatever you do this holiday weekend -- enjoy Mother Nature's beauty!
Have a fantastic holiday!
Things are really taking shape here at the garden and if you visit you will see our work in progress. We are developing the soil in the iris beds, we are starting several new beds for additional daylillies and of course just the other general work is all in progress, so this is a great opportunity to learn about all the things we do here in the garden and find out what is going on!
I will begin shipping orders out again on Monday -- I don't want plants sitting around waiting for the holiday to be over!
Whatever you do this holiday weekend -- enjoy Mother Nature's beauty!
Have a fantastic holiday!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Time to get to work!!
Well the iris blooms are all gone and now it's time to get to work! Actually we have already started rebuilding the gardens -- we are tackling gardens one and two this year and finishing the fourth garden. I have started pulling plants out of the rows -- and actually doing some shipping so you may see a package from us in the next few weeks in your mailbox or on your doorstep! We are laying down compost on the beds to enrich the soil and at the same time we are adding alfalfa.
I have heard from several people this year about not having enough blooms in their garden and I would just like to let you know that this has been a rough year with all the rains and then the longer cold season. For some people the issue is merely separating the plants which should be done at least every three years and then giving them a boost with compost, alfalfa or something your local garden store might offer. We do have a special mixture that I make up here at the garden which we use in our potted plants (for local sale) that we sell for our online guests. You can find the soil for sale at http://www.oakhillgarden.com/magicsoil.html we also sell vermicompost and that is on the same page. Either one is a great option for your plants.
Did I mention the daylillies are looking fantastic!!! More on our beautiful daylillies next time!!
I have heard from several people this year about not having enough blooms in their garden and I would just like to let you know that this has been a rough year with all the rains and then the longer cold season. For some people the issue is merely separating the plants which should be done at least every three years and then giving them a boost with compost, alfalfa or something your local garden store might offer. We do have a special mixture that I make up here at the garden which we use in our potted plants (for local sale) that we sell for our online guests. You can find the soil for sale at http://www.oakhillgarden.com/magicsoil.html we also sell vermicompost and that is on the same page. Either one is a great option for your plants.
Did I mention the daylillies are looking fantastic!!! More on our beautiful daylillies next time!!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
While the cat's away....
... the mice will play. That's how the adage goes anyway.
Tom is going away this week and so it's time for me to put on a super sale!! Watch the website for the flowers I will be putting on sale -- there should be a new sale page by Monday (the day he leaves).
I spent Saturday morning at the European (farmer's) market -- what great fun! I spoke with lots of gardening folks who wanted a little more information about their iris. It seems a lot of people are unsure of what to do with iris and what they need. Iris are so easy to plant and care for and they are so versatile. We have iris planted under trees in full shade as well as iris planted in full and direct sunlight and they do equally well. We don't spend a lot of extra time watering our iris, except when we put in a new bed or new row -- usually we let nature take care of them.
The festival time continues even as I type this and so I need to get back outside!
Watch for the sale!!! It's coming....
Tom is going away this week and so it's time for me to put on a super sale!! Watch the website for the flowers I will be putting on sale -- there should be a new sale page by Monday (the day he leaves).
I spent Saturday morning at the European (farmer's) market -- what great fun! I spoke with lots of gardening folks who wanted a little more information about their iris. It seems a lot of people are unsure of what to do with iris and what they need. Iris are so easy to plant and care for and they are so versatile. We have iris planted under trees in full shade as well as iris planted in full and direct sunlight and they do equally well. We don't spend a lot of extra time watering our iris, except when we put in a new bed or new row -- usually we let nature take care of them.
The festival time continues even as I type this and so I need to get back outside!
Watch for the sale!!! It's coming....
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