Bob’s Blog
This has nothing to do with gardening, but did you know today is a holiday? It is Back to The Future Day!
Growing Stonecrop
Today I got a Facebook message from Tena Roush wanting some help identifying a plant. The plant pictured is a favorite in the fall garden when it reveals cluster of beautiful blooms. Stonecrop is a perennial that provides beautiful foliage throughout the growing season and provides an impressive flash of color in the fall.
Sky Watch: Fall 2015
Sky-watchers, get set: A double header of lunar events will occur this weekend in an event that won't happen for another 18 years. A Super Blood Moon Eclipse isn’t the name of a teen novel with glittery vampires but what will occur this Sunday night.
The Difference Between Peaches and Nectarines
Last night I had a customer that messaged us via Facebook. She was wondering if we still had peaches. Unfortunately we are out, but we do have nectarines. Did you know that nectarines are just peaches with their fuzz shaved off? Really! We have a crew locked in a back room at Bob’s equipped with razors. Not buying it? Me neither. However, genetically speaking, it isn’t that far from the truth.
Brace Yourself
I hate to say it, but to quote Eddard Stark, “Winter is coming.” This week’s cooler weather has got me thinking about changing leaves, the smell of wood smoke, and frosty mornings. With the changing of the seasons, there are a number of things you can do now to prepare your landscape for winter and give you landscape a boost in the spring.
Something Big
September is a special month in the history of Bob’s Market. 15 years ago we registered the domain name “bobsmarket.com” thus beginning our presence on the information super highway. We had no idea how important the net would be today.