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Wacky Wednesday August 27, 2025

Plant It Now, Enjoy It Forever All Regular Priced Perennials and Shrubs 30% off for our Garden Reward Members. One Day Only! Perennials and shrubs are the backbone of any beautiful, low-maintenance garden. Perennials return season after season, offering lasting beauty with minimal effort. They provide structure, color, and texture to your garden, creating a dynamic landscape that evolves through the seasons. Shrubs, with their year-round foliage and variety of sizes, can serve as natural borders, privacy screens, or striking …

Understanding Chrysanthemum Bloom Times: A Seasonal Guide to Mums

Chrysanthemums, commonly called mums, are cherished for their vivid blooms and striking colors, making them a popular choice for gardeners and flower lovers alike. Interestingly, not all mums bloom simultaneously. Their bloom times can differ widely based on the variety, growing conditions, and climate. By understanding these differences, you can enjoy their stunning flowers across multiple seasons, from early summer through late fall.Understanding the Bloom Time Categories The bloom time of chrysanthemums is typically divided into three categories: early-blooming, mid-season, …

Wacky Wednesday August 13, 2025

Two Great Ways to Save! These lush, vibrant plants will instantly bring a touch of the tropics to your home, patio, or office, creating a fresh and inviting atmosphere. Enjoy them outdoors on your deck or porch for the rest of the summer, then bring them inside before frost to brighten your home all winter long. Tropical plants are not only stunning statement pieces, but they also help improve indoor air quality and boost your mood. Whether you’re looking to …

Firefly Petunia

Wenke Greenhouses is excited to have the opportunity to offer the Firefly Petunia, an extraordinary new flower that glows in the dark. The Firefly Petunia combines the genetic coding of a petunia and a naturally bioluminescent mushroom. This cutting edge horticultural innovation has earned the Firefly Petunia a spot on Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2024. What to Expect By day, the Firefly Petunia performs as any annual petunia would – reliably producing white flowers on a compact plant which …

red geraniums planted in container on window

Geranium Winter Care: How To Save Geraniums Over The Winter

Geraniums (Pelargonium x hortorum) are grown as annuals in most parts of the United States, but they are actually tender perennials. This means that with a little care, getting geraniums to last over the winter is possible. Even better is the fact that learning how to keep geraniums over the winter is easy. Saving geraniums for the winter can be done in three ways. Let’s look at these different ways. How to Save Geraniums Over the Winter in Pots When …

Grow Better Plants with Espoma Bio-tone Fertilizer

Using Espoma Bio-tone when planting offers a range of in-depth benefits that promote healthy, thriving plants: Enhanced Root Development: Bio-tone contains a unique blend of mycorrhizae and beneficial microbes that encourage robust root systems. These microorganisms form symbiotic relationships with plant roots, improving their ability to absorb water and nutrients, resulting in stronger and more resilient plants. Improved Nutrient Uptake: The organic ingredients in Bio-tone improve the soil’s structure and fertility, making essential nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium more …

Jack’s Petunia FeED

Jack’s Petunia FeED is designed for plants that do not take up iron efficiently in the root zone. The foliage of iron hungry plants like petunia, calibrachoa, bacopa, verbena, vinca and salvia can begin to lighten or turn yellow if not fed adequate levels of iron. Petunia FeED helps keep the foliage of these iron-dependent plants green. This formula is especially effective in hanging baskets and containers that are watered often. Available in 1.5 lb and 4 lb containers at …

Unveiling the Underground Wonders: The Incredible Benefits of Earthworms in Your Garden

Welcome to the hidden world beneath our feet, where tiny heroes don’t wear capes but play a crucial role in the health and vitality of our gardens. Enter the Earthworm – nature’s diligent gardeners that bring a plethora of benefits to your green haven. Let’s dig into the captivating story of how these wriggly wonders transform the soil into a thriving ecosystem. Aeration Maestros: Picture your garden soil as a bustling metropolis, and earthworms as expert urban planners. Their burrowing …

Beneficial Bugs

When the seasons change and spring arrives we can’t wait to get out of the house and start planting our gardens again. But we aren’t the only creature that enjoys the better weather; insects start to show themselves again and while the first sight of a butterfly is a joy to see, not all insects are welcome. The list of destructive pests that can plague a gardener’s hard work can be frightening! Aphids, mealybugs, thrips, and white flies are just …

Kalamazoo, Michigan | Main Streets

Television host John McGivern travels the Upper Midwest to celebrate the people who live there and the unique attractions, history and businesses of each community in a show called Main Streets. Last year, John made a stop in Kalamazoo. Have you seen this episode about our great city? Wenke president, Lisa Wenke Ambrosio, has the opportunity to talk about the greenhouse industry and how her family started as celery farmers here in Kalamazoo. Check it out!

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