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Energize Your Plants!

Now is a great time to take the steps necessary to energize your plants. Whether it be flowering plants in your flower garden or veggies in your vegetable garden, you can do a few things to set the stage for beautiful blooms or tasty treats to come! Anything in excess – such as an extreme lack of rain, flooding, cooler …

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Flower Power!

Spring has sprung and, here in Volusia County, Florida, it is definitely time to enjoy the fruits (and flowers!) of our labors. Aside from beautifying our yards with cheerful bursts of color in our gardens, lining our walkways, enhancing our entranceways and making those pretty flower pots pop, it is a proven fact that flowers can actually reduce stress, depression …

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Planting Grass Seed

Who doesn’t want a lush, vibrant green lawn? Our lawns can provide us with a soft, luxurious carpet for our feet and a stunning backdrop for a beautiful yard. Want to know how to plant grass seed for a new lawn or simply repair bare spots? Here is the when, what and how of it… When:  For best results, you …

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Planting: March 1st Rule of Thumb

Just as Goldilocks prefers, you don’t want to plant your gardens when it is too hot or too cold. So an excellent time to start your plant and flower gardening in Central Florida is early spring. Figure approximately March 1st for vegetable planting too! Grass planting should also follow the March rule of thumb, so that it can become healthy …

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Planting: March 1st Rule of Thumb

Just as Goldilocks prefers, you don’t want to plant your gardens when it is too hot or too cold. So an excellent time to start your plant and flower gardening in Central Florida is early spring. Figure approximately March 1st for vegetable planting too! Grass planting should also follow the March rule of thumb, so that it can become healthy …

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Should You Leave Your Perennials Standing through the Winter?

As we traverse the seasons from fall to winter, our landscaping can require some help with the seasonal shift…and while we gear-up for the clean-up of our yards and gardens, there is something else you may want to consider – exactly how you want to handle your perennials. Should you or should you not leave your perennials standing throughout the …

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We Deliver!

Edgewater Yard Shop has been meeting the landscaping supply needs of homeowners, construction site managers and, of course, landscapers in Central Florida for over 25 years. So if you have a landscaping project, take advantage of Edgewater Yard Shop’s convenient and reliable delivery service so that you can spend your valuable time focusing on your project. Edgewater Yard Shop delivers …

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Deer Repellent and Resistant Plants

While deer can be adorable, ethereal creatures that seemingly appear straight from the pages of our favorite children’s books, they can also cause damage resulting in costly headaches for both residential and commercial landowners and landscapers. The good news is that deer can be deterred with plants and flowers that repel them or simply don’t appeal to them. While clover …

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Landscaping Themes

When planning your landscaping design, keeping your own, personal needs in mind can be extraordinarily beneficial. For example, if you like to entertain, you may aspire to achieve that eye candy wow factor with fountains, arbors, benches, lush grassy knolls and flowering vines; but don’t forget the fun factor that a bocce ball court or patio area for barbecuing and …

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Get to Know Your Yard

Getting to know your yard can help you make better landscaping choices based on what you learn, become more equipped to work within your yard’s limits and avoid wasting money on unnecessary gardening supplies. For instance, knowing where the sun shines strongest and longest in your front yard and your backyard can help you determine which grasses, plants, flowers and …