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The most comprehensive place for all things plants. Written with the love of plants in mind, our team covers planty topics that we are ridiculously passionate about as we obsess with your succes!
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Oxalis & Shamrocks
Posted by Hannah Brand on Feb 26th 2024
Oxalis & Shamrock Hey Plant Friends! This week we are talking about Oxalis, more commonly known as purple or green shamrock. Oxalis is a large genus of flowering plants in the Oxalida...
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Rhapis excelsa
Posted by Hannah Brand on Feb 19th 2024
Rhaphis excelsa Hey Plant Friends! This week we are talking about Rhapis excelsa, commonly known as Lady Palm. This plant belongs to the Arecaceae plant family and is native to southern...
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Seed Starting 101
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Feb 15th 2024
Seed Starting 101 Starting seeds indoors gives you a jump on the growing season and also the chance to grow whatever varieties you can get your hands on! It’s really easy. All you...
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Greenhouse Games
Posted by Jessie Jacobson; Meagan Tegedar on Feb 9th 2024
Your Greenhouse Game Book We are constantly discovering new ways to educate, inspire, and engage with YOU! This year, we embark on a journey to create a greenhouse insprinted Highlights...
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Top 40 Trees
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Feb 6th 2024
Top 40 Trees Tonkadale is proud to partner with local grower Wilson's Nursery to bring you custom order large specimen trees! A special thanks to Connie Kratzke for providing her in dept...
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Ficus elastica Shivereana
Posted by Hannah Brand on Feb 6th 2024
Ficus elastica 'Shivereana' Hey Plant Friends! This week we are talking about Ficus elastica 'Shivereana', commonly known as the Variegated Rubber Tree. This plant belongs to the Moracea...
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Platycerium bifurcatum
Posted by Hannah Brand on Feb 6th 2024
Staghorn Fern Hey Plant Friends! This week we are talking about Platycerium bifurcatum, more commonly known as Staghorn Fern. Staghorn Ferns are native to Java, New Guinea, Eastern Austr...
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How to Pick the Perfect Plant
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Jan 29th 2024
How to Pick the Perfect Plant Getting Started As you wander the aisles of the greenhouse, you may wonder what's the perfect plant for me? It's a lot to ponder, and the answer is ma...
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How to Pick the Perfect Pot
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Jan 29th 2024
How to Pick the Perfect Pot When and what size? Growing and caring for plants in your home has so many benefits. Bottom line, plants make people happy. Plants in the home are also...
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