http://www.watkinsnurseries.com/planting_guide Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:23:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Watkins Nurseries has been a field production nursery for over 130 years and for five generations.  That's unheard of in this industry and quite a feat in this economy.   In the past ten years there has been quite a change in the local landscape, the booming economy encouraged the sprawl ... http://www.watkinsnurseries.com/planting_guide/?p=37 As the decorations go up for the holidays people tend to notice the things that need to be done outside.  Now is not the time to alter the existing landscape but it certainly begs for your attention after the holidays are over.  One of the best things to do in ... http://www.watkinsnurseries.com/planting_guide/?p=30 Rain, rain, go away, I've got work to do today.  With so much rain its hard to get into someone's yard to get work done. The objective in landscape design and contracting is to create something beautiful, not a mud pit. Once it dries out to the point that we ... http://www.watkinsnurseries.com/planting_guide/?p=27 Spring is a fickle character.  One day its 85 degrees and your digging out your summer clothes and the next day is rainy, windy and cold.  As disagreeable as this is to our human thermostat this is perfectly fine for the plant material.  Plant growth is influenced by ground temperature and it takes ... http://www.watkinsnurseries.com/planting_guide/?p=22 My thermometer reading is 71 degrees today.  Daffodils are peaking through their blanket of mulch and the buds on my neighbors quince are swelling and showing that hint of coral that will look lovely inside.   What to do, what to do?  Now would be the time to get your garden ... http://www.watkinsnurseries.com/planting_guide/?p=18 Well , the inaugaration is here and so is the winter weather.  ( Global warming where are you?)  Now is the time to plan for planting.  The garden centers and greenhouses are bare so there isn't any inspiration from those standbys, but you can go to the internet and catalogs ... http://www.watkinsnurseries.com/planting_guide/?p=11 Welcome to the new Watkins Nurseries web site. With a New Year we all have a list of hopes and dreams for our families and friends.  Our resolutions include a modern approach to a  tradition of providing quality landscape services to the Greater Richmond area.  This web site is an example of ... http://www.watkinsnurseries.com/planting_guide/?p=5 Welcome!  Check back here for updates. http://www.watkinsnurseries.com/planting_guide/?p=1