Winter can be tough on houseplants.
Healthy plants can fend off pests better than struggling plants can. To keep your plants robust, you need to mimic the conditions it favors. Tropical plants require humidity. Placing your…
Bonnie Eagle Garden Restoration
Bonnie Eagle High School needed help restoring their courtyard garden, and O’Donal’s was happy to lend a hand. Phase one was completed by O’Donal’s crew: building and installing raised beds.…
How to Protect Your Plants This Winter
The cold season is fast approaching, and Maine winters can be especially hard on new plantings. Here are some of the conditions to watch out for and tips on how…
Maine School Garden Network
If it involves plants, we are all in at O’Donal’s. How do you get kids involved in gardening, growing food, and nutrition? The Maine School Garden Network involves students in…
Fall Planting Guide
Our Best-of-Summer Sale is here and so is the fall planting season. Here’s what you need to know about planting in the fall. When the weather cools and leaves…
Plant Warm Season Ornamental Grasses Now
Depending on your zone, the window of time for planting warm season grasses ends sooner than you think. In just another month or two these grasses will start going dormant…
It’s HOT out!
Heat, humidity, lack of rain – all things that can stress some of the plants in your garden. And there may be some pests that will take advantage of stressed…
Black Spots on Maple Leaves
Tar spots, as the name suggests, are raised, black spots that form on the upper surfaces of maple leaves, not as the result of contact with actual tar, but due…
A Quick Guide to Fertilizing this Spring
Spring is here and buds are emerging. Now is a great time to fertilize your trees, shrubs, and perennials.
What is cross pollination?
In order for your fruit trees and shrubs to grow delicious apples, pears, and blueberries, they need to be pollinated. Pollination occurs when trees flower and pollen is transferred from…