Summer Season

During the Spring and Summer, we are open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.  The Greenhouses are bursting with beautiful annuals, perennials and trees and shrubs. For those of you who are too busy to install and maintain your landscape, Fruitridge Gardens can help!  We offer landscape design, installation of trees, shrubs, perennials, or planting of annuals to make your yard "POP"!  In addition, we will be offering professional installation of irrigation systems both for businesses and homes. Gardening tips for May and June: Prune early spring flowering shrubs after flowers fade. Pinch chrysanthemums and annual flower plants to keep them compact. Apply fungicide to prevent and control black spot on roses. Keep grass mowed regularly, but mow high to help prevent heat stress. Basket and Container tips: Match the plant with its light location for best results. Zonal geraniums, portulaca , and dipladenias tolerate the brightest conditions and an occasional drying out. Petunias, bacopa, helichrysum and verbena require a sunny location. Fuchsia, Ivy geraniums and new guinea impatiens do best in a spot with some shade. Be sure  to water thoroughly! Make sure the basket becomes heavy with water, about 7 to 9 pounds. Fertilize when needed. Add 1 or 2 tsp per gallon of a water soluble fertilizer that has 15 to 20% nitrogen into the watering can every two weeks. You can also use a slow release fertilizer such as Osmocote. Apply 1 to 2 tablespoons to the soil surface at the start of the season which will normally last the season. Clean up your plants. Remove dead flowers and seed pods. This helps to keep the plant looking its best.