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June is Perennial Gardening Month

  June is Perennial Gardening Month The Good Earth began as primarily a nursery and growing facility over 48 years ago.  Throughout the past four decades, we have become a full service garden center but that doesn’t mean we have forgotten our roots! We still grow most of the perennials we sell; just look for… Read more »

Varieties of Vines

Varieties of Vines Read more to learn about the different types of vines, how they weather the winter, and how to give your vines the care they need. Evergreen Clematis Evergreen clematis, sometimes called Old Man’s Beard, does well in the Arkansas climate. It’s one of the earlier bloomers, and due to the especially mild… Read more »

Pansy Spring Care

Pansy Spring Care This week, Gregg and Jeff talk through the proper way to care for your pansies this spring. Winter Experiment The Good Earth team ran a little experiment over the winter. In the fall we planted panolas, pansies and violas in the same area. Now, after receiving equal amounts of water and light… Read more »

Ornamental Grasses

Learn more about how to grow easy care ornamental grasses in your landscape.

Fall Landscape Design

Fall Landscape Design

Late Summer Landscape Tips The summer heat can make even the most lovely of landscapes look a little tired!  Refresh your landscape with these fall landscape design tips: Fresh Mulch Add a thin layer of mulch to your landscape beds.  Mulch is often bleached out looking this time of year, and a thin layer is… Read more »

Why I Love Mystic Spires Salvia

Learn all about Mystic Spires Salvia from The Good Earth Garden Center’s perennial grower

Perennial Picks of the Week

Looking through magazines, scouting plants on Pinterest, falling in love with gardens featured online… all fun past times.  But when it comes to planting new plants, the place to go is your local garden center.  We know what does well here in our area, and trial plants we aren’t familiar with before we recommend them. … Read more »