Composting is a great way to add nutrients to any landscape and garden while diverting waste from landfills. Adding helpers such as worms can improve soil health and increase the decomposition time of household scraps. Incorporating worms into compost is ...
You Know You’re Obsessed with Gardening if…
Every good hobby has the potential to become an obsession. Gardening is no exception. So how can you tell if gardening has gone from “passion” to “compulsion?” Here are some signs... You Know You’re Obsessed with Gardening if... ...You see an ...
Five Health Benefits of Gardening
There are so many things to love about gardening. The dirt under your nails. The fresh breeze as you pull weeds. The warm sun on your face after a long winter. Yes, we all know gardening is good for the soul… but did you know it’s also good for your heal ...
Worms: Not Just for Fishing
Worms in your composting? Yes! Worms in your composting!
Top 5 Christmas Trees for #TeamRealTree
Knowing which Christmas tree type fulfills your decorating desires is essential info for the holiday season. You need a tree that’s tall, green, and lush that smells like Christmas (and doesn’t look like it was picked by Charlie Brown). Check out the lis ...
Our Customers are Awesome at Keeping in Touch
We’re passionate about the plants we grow here at Chippewa Valley Growers. We raise them from seedlings and tend to them fiercely as they flourish and bloom. So when we go off to live in their forever home with one of our amazing customers, we’re a smidg ...
Quick Tips on How to Care for Mums
Next to pumpkins on the porch, there’s nothing that signals the arrival of autumn like mums. Whether in pots on the front step or in a well-manicured flower bed, mums keep color alive while the rest of the landscape begins to fade. CARING FOR TH ...
How to Attract Fireflies to Your Yard
Much like our little bee friends, the fireflies’ (or lightning bugs - tomato, tomato) population has been on the decline. Between habitat loss, light pollution, and increase use of pesticides these little bugs are slowly diminishing. Firefly Wat ...
3 Impactful Fathers of the Plant World
Everything has a father of sorts and the world of plants is no different. Whether the focus of plants is through botany, landscaping, or agriculture, there have been great leaders that nurtured different studies of plants to life. George Washing ...
5 Must See Virtual Tours of Gardens in Bloom
Sometimes you just need a little garden inspiration in a big way. Often we just hop in the car and make a trip to a local botanical garden or even make a stop on vacation to a highly acclaimed one we’ve been dying to see. This year, even when we ...