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Posts by category
- Category: Annuals
- Category: Christmas Seasonal Guides
- Choosing From Our Selection of Fresh Cut Christmas Trees in Northern VA
- Our Poinsettia Varieties in Northern VA
- How To Care For Your Poinsettia Year-Round
- How to Care for a Christmas Cactus
- How to Keep Your Christmas Greenery Fresh
- A Care Guide For Your Fresh Cut Christmas Tree
- 6 Reasons to Buy a Real vs. Artificial Christmas Tree
- Christmas Tree Fun Facts & Folklore
- Category: Fall Seasonal Tips
- 13 Fall Foliage Tree Varieties That Offer Stunning Color
- The 7 Best Varieties of Fall Blooming Camellia Flowers
- How to Make a Stunning Fall Container Garden
- Virginia Fall Planting Guide: Your Seasonal Success Plan
- Meadows Farms’ Top 8 Fall Flowers & Plants
- Best Types, Planting, and Maintenance for Fall Perennials in Virginia
- Fall Bulbs for a Vibrant Virginia Spring
- How to Force Bulbs to Bloom Indoors
- Fall Vegetables to Plant in Your Virginia Garden
- Spring Bulbs Guide: Our Favorite Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- The Virginia Gardener’s Guide to Ornamental Cabbage and Kale
- Checklist of Fall Lawn Care Tips in Virginia
- When To Plant Spring Blooming Bulbs & Other Common Questions
- Category: Flowering plants
- 5 Abelia Varieties for Your Virginia Garden
- 10 Daylily Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- A Virginia Gardener’s Guide to Creeping Phlox Varieties
- A Virginia Gardener’s Guide to Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, and Rhizomes
- Colorful Astilbe Varieties to Bring Life to Your Shady Virginia Garden
- 6 Fragrant Lavender Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- 7 Perennial Salvia Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- How to Make a Butterfly Garden in Virginia
- Our Favorite Summer Blooming Bulbs for a Vibrant Virginia Garden
- 9 Dianthus Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- The Best Bedding Plants for Summers in Virginia
- Winter-Blooming Hellebore Varieties for Virginia Gardens
- Bee Balm Varieties That Thrive in Virginia
- 8 of our Favorite Spirea Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- 8 Rhododendron Varieties to Grow in West Virginia
- Growing Japanese Pieris in Your Virginia Landscape
- The Best Hydrangea Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- Azalea Varieties To Take Center Stage in Your Virginia Garden
- Plant These Dogwood Varieties to Bring Home Virginia’s State Flower
- 14 Crape Myrtle Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- How to Care for Azaleas (Rhododendron) in Virginia
- Rose Varieties to Meet Every Virginia Gardener’s Needs
- Low-Maintenance Knockout Roses for Beautiful Virginia Gardens
- 7 Drift Rose Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- 4 Rudbeckia Varieties to Grow in Your Virginia Garden
- 16 Sedum Varieties That Thrive in the Virginia Heat
- 8 Coneflower Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- A Virginia Gardener’s Guide to Summer Phlox & Garden Phlox
- How to Grow a Butterfly Bush & Varieties for Virginia
- Easy Camellias Care Guide for Beginners
- How to Plant and Care for Amaryllis Bulbs
- Do Flower Gardens Increase Home Value in Virginia?
- Category: Garden Problems
- How to Remove and Prevent Powdery Mildew in Virginia
- How to Identify and Prevent Drought Stress in Trees Across Virginia
- How To Prevent Blossom End Rot in Your Vegetable Garden
- They’re Here! How to Protect Your Plants from Japanese Beetles
- How to Keep Animals Out of Gardens in Virginia
- How To Prevent Tent Caterpillar & Gypsy Moths
- Common Plant Problems in Virginia & How to Fix Them
- Deer-Resistant Plants for Virginia Gardens
- How to Control Dandelions in Your Virginia Lawn and Garden
- Common Weeds in Virginia and How to Control Them
- How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs in Virginia and Protect Your Garden
- Category: General Gardening Tips
- Why Choosing a Local Plant Nursery in Virginia and Maryland Makes All the Difference
- Learn About Corn Gluten
- Top 5 Reasons to Mulch Your VA Garden This Spring
- When and How to Start Seeds Indoors in Virginia
- Proper Watering for Healthy Plants in Virginia
- Deadheading Your Virginia Flowers for Prolonged Blooms
- Gardening 101: Beginner Plant Care Guide
- Your Yearly Spring Gardening Checklist for Virginia
- The Benefits of Gardening in Virginia
- Virginia Bloom Dates for All Seasons
- Category: Houseplants
- It’s Winter in the Mid-Atlantic! Let’s Repot Those Plants
- Outdoor Gardeners — It’s Time to Embrace Houseplants!
- Houseplant Highlight: Bringing Plants Inside for Winter
- Houseplant Highlights: Our 5 Favorite Pet Safe Houseplants
- Houseplant Highlight: How to Care for Snake Plants
- Houseplant Highlight: How to Care for Fiddle-Leaf Figs
- Category: Landscaping
- Backyard Landscaping Ideas Virginia Homeowners Will Love
- Small Yard Landscaping Ideas to Maximize Your Outdoor Space
- How to Find the Best Landscape Designer Near You in Virginia and Maryland
- Front Yard Landscaping Ideas That Boost Curb Appeal in Virginia & Maryland
- Using Native Mountain Mint in Your Virginia Landscape Design
- Why Winter Is the Best Time for Landscape Project Planning
- Plants for Wet Areas in VA, WV, MD, and DC
- 4 Tips for Summertime Lawn Watering in Virginia
- Sturdy Stepables and Groovy Groundcovers
- Organic Lawn Care Tips for a Healthy Virginia Lawn
- How to Prepare Soil for Sod Installation in Virginia
- The Best Hedges and Screening Plants for Your Virginia Landscape
- 13 Easy To Maintain Ground Cover Varieties to Plant in Virginia
- When & How to Plant Grass Seed for a Healthy Virginia Lawn
- Your 4-Step Guide to Simple Spring Lawn Care in Virginia
- Does Landscaping Increase Home Value? Yes!
- Early Spring Grass Seeding Guide
- Category: Perennials
- Blunt Mountain Mint – The 2025 Perennial Plant of the Year
- Native Virginia Plants for Your Yard & Garden
- Heat-Tolerant Plants That Thrive in Virginia Summers
- Heuchera and Heucherella Varieties for Shady Virginia Gardens
- 25 Hosta Varieties for Shady Virginia Gardens
- 12 Perennial Fern Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- Virginia Flowers That Bloom in May
- Virginia Flowers That Bloom in April
- Category: Plant Highlights
- Raydon’s Favorite Aster: Virginia’s Fall Season Superstar
- Hubricht’s Bluestar: Virginia’s Blue Perennial
- Jeana Upright Phlox: Virginia’s Butterfly Magnet
- Blue Mistflower in Northern Virginia
- 3 Native Mountain Mint Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- Arborvitae Varieties for Privacy and Landscaping
- 8 Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina) Varieties To Grow in Virginia
- 14 Boxwood Varieties Perfect for Virginia Landscaping Projects
- Popular Barberry Bushes for Your Virginia Landscape
- Plum Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- Pear Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- Peach Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- Cherry Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- Apple Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- The Benefits of Planting Your Own Fruit Trees
- 13 Japanese Maples Varieties to Grow in Virginia
- Category: Spring Seasonal Tips
- Category: Summer Seasonal Tips
- Category: Trees & Shrubs
- Category: Vegetable gardening
- Category: Winter Seasonal Tips
FAQs
- Do you offer your ground maintenance services to all locations?
- What types of payments do you accept?
- Do you offer leaf removal?
- Do you offer seasonal flowers?
- What is your Pick and Plant service?
- Do you offer a deer proofing program?
- Do you have a bed maintenance program?
- Do you offer mulching and bed cleanup services?
- Do you offer pruning services?
- What is your tree and shrub care program?
- What is a soil test?
- What is topdressing in lawn care?
- How do you prevent weeds in a lawn?
- What is overseeding and when should it be done?
- What is core aeration and why is it important?
- What is your lawn care program?
- What is the ideal mowing height for a healthy lawn?
- What does mowing service include?
- Why is regular grounds maintenance important?
- What is the difference between landscaping and grounds maintenance?
- What is included in grounds maintenance services?
- What Do I Do About Leaves in the Fall?
- What Kind of Regular Maintenance Does a Pond Require?
- Is It OK If My Dog Gets in My Pond?
- Will a Pond Cause Mosquitoes in My Yard?
- What Do I Do with My Pond in the Winter?
- Do I Need a Waterfall for My Pond?
- How Do I Keep My Pond Water Healthy?
- How Much Filtration Does My Pond Need?
- Do You Provide Fish?
- Can I Keep Fish in My Pond?
- My Pond Water Has Turned Green. What Do I Do?
- When will you be getting Christmas trees?
- What is the best pest control for houseplants?
- Are mums perennial? Will pansies come back?
- When is the best time to renovate your lawn?
- What can be done for spotted lanternfly?
- When is the best time to grow grass?
- How can I keep deer off my hostas?
- Is there any way to stop boxwood blight?
- What’s wrong with my roses?
- Is it too hot and dry to plant right now?
- Is it too late to plant?
- Is it too late to put down grass seed?
- When is the best time to prune roses?
- How do you prune hydrangeas?
- Is it safe to plant tender plants yet?
- What’s the best soil for raised beds? When can I plant veggies outside?
- Do you have organic, non-GMO vegetables?
- Is it too early to plant? Do you have fruit trees?
- Do you have jasmine? Lady bugs?
- What is the pink and white tree blooming everywhere right now?
- How do I prep my raised beds?
- What is the last frost date in our area? Do you have vegetables yet?
- What is our growing zone?
- Do I need more than one fruit tree? Do I need to wait to plant?
- Do you sell leaf mulch?
- When can I fertilize my lawn? What should I use now?
- When is the right time to plant grass seed?
- What happens if I plant and then we get a hard frost? Do you have houseplants?
- Do you have bulbs? Can I plant daffodils and other spring bulbs now?
- Do you have hydrangeas yet? Can I plant them now? Will they bloom this year?
- What cold-weather vegetables can be planted now?
- Is it too early to plant?
- What varieties of camellias do you have?
- I think my outside plants are dead — everything is brown, and the leaves have fallen off.
- How do I treat my houseplants for scale?
- Is it ok to plant trees now?
- When are fruit trees arriving?
- Do you contact Miss Utility before digging?
- Do you use subcontractors?
- What is the best time of year to do landscaping?
- How long does a landscaping project take?
- Do I need a landscape design before starting a project?
- How can I make my landscaping low-maintenance?
- Should I fertilize my plants after installation?
- How should irrigation be handled after installation?
- How often do I need to water new plants?
- Why does my grass die in the shade?
- What can I use to screen my neighbor in the shade?
- How do I achieve year-round interest?
- What plants are deer-proof?
- What plants work best in Northern Virginia?
- Can we use native plants?
- Is it too late, or have I missed the best planting time?
- Can I have a low-maintenance landscape that still has different colors and textures?
- Can I have a landscape with color throughout the entire year?
- What areas do you serve?
- Do you have a minimum contract?
- Can I do my landscaping in phases?
- Can I get an estimate over the phone?
- What is the difference in qualifications between Landscape Architects and Landscape Designers?
- When will the designer be able to meet me?
- How much time does the design and installation process take?
- How much does landscape design cost?
- How much does landscaping cost?
- How soon can my pets return to the yard after application?
- How soon can my kids return to the yard after application?
- Do you offer a guarantee?
- Where is your service area?
- When does your program start and end?
- How frequently do you treat my property?
- How quickly can I begin using my property after you’ve sprayed?
- Do I need to be home when you treat my property?
- How much does mosquito & tick control cost?
- How long does each treatment take?
- Does the size of my property matter?
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- Burtonsville
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Events
- FoxFarm Seminar at Meadows Farms in Chantilly/South Riding
- River City Cruizers Car Show at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Axolotl Takeover at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Brightside Blend Coffee Truck at Meadows Farms Arlington/Falls Church
- Houseplant Bingo at Meadows Farms in Fredericksburg
- Kids Workshop: Strawberry Paint & Plant
- Great Big Greenhouse Kids Workshop: Strawberry Paint & Plant 2 PM
- Great Big Greenhouse Kids Workshop: Strawberry Paint & Plant 10 AM
- Art in the Garden at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Galentine's Day Houseplant Bingo at The Great Big Greenhouse
- FREE Seminar: Seeding Made Easy
- Houseplants Seminar: Plants for Real Life
- Houseplants Seminar: Growing Bonsai and Learning the Fundamentals
- Houseplants Seminar: Propagation Station
- Houseplants Seminar: Love Your Plants and Your Pets
- Houseplants Seminar: Houseplants Explained
- Jingle Bell Bash Toy Drive at Meadows Farms in Fredericksburg
- Winter Workshop: Wreath Making at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Winter Workshop: Wreath Making at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Winter Workshop: Wreath Making at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Winter Workshop: Wreath Making at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Winter Workshop: Wreath Making During Ladies Night Out
- Kids' Craft: Pinecone Bird Feeders
- Fall Vegetable Seminar at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Loudoun Plant Swap at Meadows Farms in Chantilly/South Riding
- Bonsai Seminar with NOVA Bonsai Society
- Houseplant Month at Meadows Farms Burtonsville
- Houseplant Month at Meadows Farms Leesburg
- Houseplant Month at Meadows Farms Route 7/Herndon
- Houseplant Month at Meadows Farms Fredericksburg
- Houseplant Month at Meadows Farms Seven Corners
- Houseplant Month at Meadows Farms
- Winter Grab N' Go Workshop
- Kids Day in the Garden: Summer Kickoff 2025 at Meadows Farms in Chantilly
- Landscape Designer Seminar
- Kids' Fear Fest
- Paid Workshop: Create a Fall Grab N' Go
- Fall Gardeners' Fair
- Plant Swap at 7 Corners
- Paid Workshop: Kids Terrarium Building
- Kids Activity: Honeybee Craft
- Fredericksburg Area Iris Society Annual Iris Sale
- Free Seminar: Watering
- Paid Workshop: Create a Summer Grab N' Go Container
- Kids Day at the Farmer's Market
- Free Kids Craft: Pollinators
- Kids Craft Event: Make a Gift for Dad
- Kids Craft Event: Potted Plant for Mom
- Kids Day in the Garden: Summer Kick-Off
- Kids Craft Activity: Pot a Tomato
- Kids Craft Event: Seed Bombs
- Easter Egg Hunt
- Grilling in the Garden
- Weather in the Garden
- Coffee with Doug
- Spring Gardener's Fair
- Free Repotting in February
- Indoor Growing Seminar
- Houseplant Month at the Great Big Greenhouse
- RVA Tropical and Exotic Plants Plant Swap
- Kids Day in the Garden
- Star Wars Christmas Event at Meadows Farms Chantilly
- Kids Craft Event: Rustic Tree Ornaments 3
- Kids Craft Event: Rustic Tree Ornaments 2
- Kids Craft Event: Rustic Tree Ornaments
- Kids Day at the Train Station
- Holiday Open House at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Ladies' Night Out at The Great Big Greenhouse
- Kids Craft Event: Pumpkin Painting 2
- Fall Gardeners' Fair
- Fall Festivals
- Kids Craft Event: Pumpkin Painting
- Kid's Craft Event: Powerful Pollinators
- Kid's Craft Event: Back to School Teacher Gift
- House Plant Swap
- Parking Lot/Tent Sale
- Summer Clean-up Sale
- One Day Only 4th of July Sale
- Kids / Pets Day in the Garden Contest
- Kids Day at the Farmers Market
- Free DIY Design Drop-in for the Spring
- Alzheimer’s Day
- Pink Day