Blog posts
June 12, 2026
Self-Pollinating Flowers Perfect For Your Low-Maintenance Garden
Guest Blog Written By Chris Tweten Low Maintenance, Self-Pollinating Flowers For Your Garden Maintaining a beautiful garden can be a rewarding experience. However, it does require time and dedication, especially if...
Live a Little, Grow Wild! Why Wildflowers and Native Plants Make A World of Difference
More Flora Means More Fauna and a Bit Less Lawn(a) As gardeners, we’re no strangers to the plea for pollinator friendly plantings. Thousands of crops we depend on for food...
Get to Know Matthew! Head of Customer Service
Greeter, problem solver, gardener therapist and everything in between, Matthew is the one you seek when you reach out to us at PGS He joined our team in November of 2021...
Sunflowers: To Bee or Not To Bee Pollen Free
A Case For Growing Both! Pollen- free sounds amazing doesn’t it? No sneezing, no watery eyes, no persistent yellow dust on..well, everything it can reach. But! We know as...
We've bean thinking a lot about these legumes..
Beans, beans the magical fruit, the more you eat… well, I’ll let you finish that one It turns out, beans aren’t technically a ‘legume’ per say, they’re simply a part of...
Get to know Jaci! Head of Research and Development
If it's on our roster, she's picked it, tested it, grown it and probably cooked with it. (Or turned it into an earring!) She's the Head of Research and Development...
Why we LOVE our Local Cooperative Extensions!
🎶 If there's something strange, In your neighborhood (soil), Who you gonna call? CO-OP EXTENSIONS! 🎶 Something weird and it don't look good? Call your Cooperative Extension Office! They may not carry proton packs like...
So You Got Your Spring Plants, Now What?
-OPEN AND INSPECT ALL LIVE MATERIAL UPON ARRIVAL. It is safest to ship live plants in a dormant state. We attempt to do this for as long as possible....
Eggplant, Brinjal, Aubergine - a nightshade of many names
A nourishing vegetable that's treasured in cuisines across the globe, the eggplant carries many titles. This glossy, garden beauty comes in all shapes, shades and sizes: purple, striped, orange,...