Benefits of Planting Bare Root Trees and Shrubs

Are you in the market for some new trees for your property? Bare root trees might be your best option. Bare root trees are dug up and then sold without any soil surrounding their roots. Whatโ€™s more, there are many advantages that come along with planting them in the ground. There are plenty of advantages… Read more »

Benefits of Planting Groundcover in Your Garden

Behind every beautiful garden there are hours of work put in. After all the preparation, you may notice some areas where the greenery is sparce, or you begin wondering what type of protection you can use to ensure your gardens longevity. Many people check online for a chemical product to buy- however, there is another… Read more »

The Importance of Watering Your Plants

The majority of people tend to think once a tree or shrub is newly planted, they only have to water a few times, and it’ll be good to go.  In actuality, it’s very important to water any newly installed plant material as often as possible. In the mid summer months of July and August, it’s… Read more »

Create Container Gardens to Decorate Your Home or Business

Flowers, shrubs and ferns can be planted in just about anything. Although theyโ€™re ideally found in luxurious garden beds tucked under a blanket of mulch or soil, theyโ€™re also used for other things such as pots, hanging baskets, window baskets, wheel barrows and anything else you decide to get creative with. One great way to… Read more »

Trees Making Their Way to Indoor Spaces

Itโ€™s an interesting concept having trees in an indoor space. From offices to residential living, trees are making their way to the interior of buildings for several different reasons. We may think of this concept as somewhat weird and unusual because it is, but it may be somewhat normal in the near future. We always… Read more »

How Earthโ€™s Trees are Disappearing Before Our Eyes

Nations across the globe are actively fighting back against climate change and global warming. As the climate is supposed to change, human factors are speeding up the process causing destruction to our very own ecosystem. Deforestation also plays a major role in the downfall of our climate and ecosystem. Humanity has an obligation to cut… Read more »

How to Attract More Hummingbirds Next Summer

Itโ€™s currently December, which means most homeowners arenโ€™t thinking about their gardening, but sometimes itโ€™s good to be prepared and ready for the warmer months ahead of time. Our favorite little birds have left for the winter, so itโ€™s sad to think about them, since theyโ€™re not around right now. The good news is we… Read more »

Benefits of Shrub Gardening

We all know fall is one of the better times to be planting new trees, plants and shrubs, but what about the benefits of actually planting shrubs? Most people think of shrubs as just the filler plant that you put in place when you donโ€™t know what else to put there. But there are a… Read more »

How Wildfires Are Affecting Our Trees

Wildfires happen every year in the United States. Some years, they are more devastating than others with the destruction of forests, homes, and sometimes even towns out in the Western United States. Trees are resilient living beings, but they can be destroyed. This has been a real problem for our ecosystem and environment as trees… Read more »

Importance of Planting Trees After Some of Them Die

Trees live long lives in the wild, but many do die off after years and years. Itโ€™s the circle of life working perfectly. When we have trees on our property, we can see them die off right before our eyes due to several different reasons. Natural elements like severe storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and more will… Read more »

Fall Planting Tips

The autumn is a very crucial time of year for many plant varieties. The changing of the seasons typically means the dying off flowering plants that delighted during the summer months. Cold Stream Farm wants to make sure that our blog readers have all of the information they need to properly tend to their shrubs… Read more »