Nature Hills Blog Page

At Nature Hills Nursery, we have a passion for landscaping and gardening. Not only do we offer the largest selection online, Nature Hills is also a great place to learn about plants. To help you enjoy lasting beauty, we offer you this blog with useful how-to articles, landscape & gardening tips, answers to common questions, plus much, much more. Simply click on any of the headlines below. Also, make sure you come back frequently for the latest useful information.

Trim/Prune/Mulch

-How to Trim/Prune Lilacs

-Pruning Rose of Sharon

-How and When To Prune Blueberry Bushes

-How Pruning Will Effect Your Blueberry Bush

-Tree Pruning Video

-Hedge Trimming

Gardening Tips

-Why are some Tree Trunks Painted White?

-Painting a Tree's Trunk can Help Prevent Sun Damage

-Successfully Transplanting Trees & Shrubs

-Fruit Trees & Sunlight

-A Flower for Every Season

-Winter Cheer? Blue Princess Holly!

-How to Plant Bare Root Trees & Shrubs

-Bare Root Trees and Shrubs: More Than Meets The Eye

-The Advantages of Planting Bare Root Trees and Shrubs

-Growing the Productive, Reliable Gooseberry Plant

-Creating a Patio Garden is a Fun & Rewarding Project

Featured Plants

-Niagara is NOT just Falls but Seedless Grapes Too!

-Calamondin, the Miniature Orange

-The "Wonderful" Pomegranate Turns a Deep Red when Ripe

-Can I plant a ‘Sweet ‘Pomegranate in a container?

- Green Gem Boxwood Bush is Winter Hardy

- The ‘Blueray’ Blueberry is a very popular home grown fruit!

Common Questions

-When is the Best Part of the Day to Water my Plants?

-Why Do my Hydrangea Flowers change Colors?

-How and Why should I Pinch Back my Plants?

-How do I choose shrubs for the landscape?

-Fruit Trees and Pollination

Growing Wise

-Growing Pussy Willows

-Star Magnolia


	Select (bare root) Trees - Hand-selected quality bare root trees. The height of the tree you will receive will be displayed under the icon. Popular sizes of Select Trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.

	Select (bare root) Plants - Hand selected-quality bare root plants.The height of the plant you will receive will be displayed under the icon. Popular sizes of Select Plants are 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

	Select (bare root) Small Fruits - Hand-selected quality small fruit plants. The height and # of plants in the pack you will receive is displayed above and below the image. (Ex: 3-pack of 1 foot plants).
Note on No. 1 Select sizes: You may see No. 1 used as the size of Select Tree/Plant. A "Number 1" grade plant is the highest-grade bare root plant available.

	Potted Plants & Trees - Quality plants and trees with developed root systems will have this icon. Typical sizes of our potted plants and trees are as follows: • #1 Container - Ranges from 2.26-3.73 quarts or 2.49-4.11 liters • #2 Container - Equal to 1.19-1.76 gallons or 5.246-7.770 liters • #3 Container - Equal to 2.32-2.76 gallons or 10.285-12.164 liters • #5 Container - Equal to 2.92-4.62 gallons or 12.86-20.36 liters • 5.5" pot is 5 1/2" x 5" x 5" which is equal to 1.89 of a quart or 1.78 liters • 4.5" pot is 4.5" round x 4" deep and equal to 1.31 pints or 619.8 milliliters • 4" and 3.5" pots may measure 4"x 4"x3 1/2" which is equal to .87 of a quart or .82 of a liter in volume or 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" which is equal to .67 of a quart or .63 of a liter in volume.

	Plant and Flower Bulbs - Quality bulbs, roots and tubers. The number of bulbs included in the pack is displayed below the bulbs images.

	Seed Packets - Our seed packets will contain this icon.

Other product types will simply list what type of product it is (bags of seed, trays of plugs and garden center items etc.).

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