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Basics of Growing Tomatoes

Want some good news? In Florida, with the exception of times of frost and extreme summer heat, tomatoes can pretty much be grown year-round! You can plant tomatoes in August and September for a fall harvest and January to March for spring fruit. Just keep in mind that tomato plants produce the most fruit at 75-85 degrees. Oh, and here’s …

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End of Season Gardening Tips

The end of the gardening season is the perfect time to reflect and improve upon your landscaping efforts for the new year; and no matter what you grow and how you grow it, there are always ways to enhance your yard. Take, for instance, your soil. Fall is the best time to build and adjust the nutrients in your soil …

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A Helping Hand from Edgewater Yard Shop

I love that the chaotic cacophony created by the birds in Florida makes my backyard sound like a tropical oasis, that the bright colored flowers that flourish in Florida make my garden pop and that the extended growing season enables my plants to become lush and full.  With all that going on, the only thing left is to landscape my …

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How to Calculate How Much Material You Need for Your Yard

So, you’re embarking on your next landscaping project. You know what you’d like to accomplish, but how do you determine how much material you will need? Here is a professional landscaping tip from Edgewater Yard Shop – the landscaping material experts who have been providing homeowners business owners and contractors in East Central Florida with quality mulch, stone, soil, pine …

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We Deliver!

If you’re looking for top-quality landscaping materials – like bark, granite, rock, chips and soil – at great prices, Edgewater Yard Shop delivers!  Edgewater Yard Shop delivers when it comes to landscaping rocks, so take your landscaping to the next level and create a natural oasis with rocks and stones in all sizes and variations – from salt and pepper …

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Trimming Trees before Hurricane Season

Well, we made it through a pretty tough hurricane season. Hopefully you, your family and your property fared well. It seems time just flies, so it won’t be long before it is almost June – time once again to prepare for hurricane season. One great way to prepare for hurricane season is by trimming your trees. Trimming your trees before …

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Gardening Can Improve Your Mood…Among Other Things

Gardening is proven to make you happy. It can actually ward off depression and unhappiness. A Gardener’s Magazine poll even reports that 90% of gardeners feel that gardening improves their mood, and 80% of gardeners polled were satisfied with their lives – as opposed to a 67% life satisfaction rate among non-gardeners. Scientific research at a number of universities shows …

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Rocks Can Make All the Difference: Using Rocks for Landscaping

We may not always think about it, but rocks can add an entirely new level to our landscaping – a unique visual element with different, interesting textures and shapes. Landscaping rocks can help you create a natural oasis – a majestic backdrop to cascading flowers in your flower beds or a dramatic water feature. Rocks can create beauty, depth and …

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Different Types of Soils and Their Uses

Different types of soils are comprised of varying amounts of minerals and nutrients, as well as drainability…providing much different levels of support to plant life. In fact, the nutritional content of fruits and vegetables is dependent upon the nutritional content of the top soil in which they grow. There are over 20,000 types of soil. The most common soil types: …

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A History of Palm Trees

The palm, with over 2,500 different species, has long been revered for its rich history. Back in the day, a famous botanist commissioned by the Crown to research the plant life in the English colonies, described a wide array of palm species in Florida and its surrounds. Palms are so prevalent here that the palm tree is currently Florida’s state …