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In Nashville's Ultimate Guide to Ordering Garden Seeds Online, you'll discover mail-order catalogs that offer a wide variety of seeds, annuals, perennials, herbs, and gardening tools that perform well in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. You'll also find tips on what to do when your plants or seeds arrive. At Acer Landscape Services, we like [...]
Using shade perennial beds in your Nashville, Tn garden is easier than you think. There are so many shade loving plants to choose from. Here in the Mid South, even plants that are considered full sun actually appreciate a little afternoon shade. Perennials are a great choice for any garden because they come back each [...]
Northern Sea OatsPerennial for Nashville, TnAcer Landscape Services Northern Sea Oats is a wonderful carefree perennial that is perfect for Middle Tn, Nashville and surrounding areas. It's sometimes called Wild Oats or even River Oats and it's a great addition to any garden. It's very happy in zones 3-8, is long-lived and is [...]
At Acer Landscape Services, we've been landscapers in Nashville, Tn since 1981. As family owned full-service landscape contractors, our work experience, on both large and small jobs, has brought us the reputation of being one of the best landscapers in Nashville, Green Hills, Franklin, Brentwood, Forest Hills and surrounding areas. ALS is large enough to [...]
Looking for full sun perennials for Middle Tn and Nashville area to add a little pizazz to your garden? Look no further than the Spiney Bear's-breeches perennial. Spiny Bear's-breeches, Acanthus spinosus, has become quiet a conversation peace in our garden. This perennial has spikes with mauve flowers which bloom in June and July with thistle [...]
Looking for the best perennials for Middle Tn, Nashville area? Whether you've just moved here, or have lived in this area for a long time, it's a challenge to know which plants do well in our crazy weather. From hot, humid summers to zero degrees in winter, it's often just a trial and error and [...]
Gardening with deer in Nashville, Tn can be a real challenge. Purchasing deer-resistant plants such as Lenten Rose and purchasing deer off products such as Liquid Fence are some of the best defenses you can have from deer destroying your garden. Realize though that if deer are hungry enough, they will eat just about anything. [...]
Asiatic lilies are easy to grow and are beautiful in formal or casual gardens. They grow well in Zones 4, 5, 6, and 7 in full sun or part sun. Plant these beauties during the fall in loamy soil to a depth of 12 to 14 inches. Be aware though that deer also love Asiatic [...]
Bearded iris bulbs are wonderful exotic looking, long-lived flowering bulbs that bloom in the spring and grow eight to twenty four inches tall. The flowers have six petal; Three upright petals (called standards) and three hanging petals (called falls). These delightful flowers are called "bearded" because of a fuzzy line or beard runs down the [...]
Asiatic lily growing in our Franklin garden Magnificent Asiatic lilies are a must have in your Nashville garden. Why you might ask? Check out the list below. Blooms appear from late spring to mid summer Always look great (but spray so dear don't eat the tops off!) Very easy to grow Are hybrids [...]