High, Medium, Low: A Plant Trio for Each Exposure

Posted by Megan Nichols on Feb 22nd 2018

So many plants, so much to know! That’s one of the joys of gardening, indoors or out – you can never get bored because there is always more to learn. Sometimes, though, you just want to keep it simple...

The Succulent ABCs and some cactus too!

Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Mar 3rd 2017

Don't worry, this isn't the birds and the bees, but we are gettin' down and dirty -- in the soil, that is.  Succulents and cactus are the hottest group of plants to hit this decade.  In the last five...

Spring 2017 events at Tonkadale

Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Jan 18th 2017

You and you and you are invited to Tonkadale's lineup of spring seminars, events and workshops We are so excited to present our full line-up of spring events.  It's gonna be great.  On a side note, ha...

New Year New Plants

Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Dec 29th 2016

Happy New Year!  No, this blog post is not going to be a year in review or a diatribe about all the resolutions you should be or could be making.  Gotta be honest here.  At Tonkadale Greenhouse, we ar...

Pollinators, succulents featured on Happi House

Posted by tonka_admin on Jul 25th 2016

We've had the pleasure of doing two more shows for The Happi House. Here are our video segments from those shows. The first is on the importance of planting pollinator gardens -- just in time for Pol...

Succulents easy to care for and grow

Posted by tonka_admin on Feb 25th 2016

Last weekend we hosted our first-ever Succulent Container workshop. It was a blast. Everyone left with a succulent container to enjoy indoors for now. Some plan to transition their arrangements outdoo...