Garden Gab

Tomato Tamato

The weather is warming up and you are getting the itch to plant, so you head over to Prairie View and bee line it to…

Not All Soils Are Created Equal

Let talk dirt!  Or what I really should say is soil.  So often these terms are used interchangeably but not all soils are created equal.…

Let’s Get Back To Basics

So often I have customers come in and say to me, I want a flower that blooms all growing season and comes back year after…

IT’S TIME TO THROW AWAY ALL THE RULES OF CONTAINER GARDENING

Who hasn’t wished they could plant beautiful container gardens like the pros?  You walk through your local garden center and see container after container of…

Holiday Bonus from Prairie View

If there is one thing everyone can agree on, it is that 2020 is a year we will never forget.  I keep kicking myself that…

June 1st Updates

Wow!  This spring has sure been a whirlwind.  We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their overwhelming support of our family farm. …

4/29 Availability Updates

For those who need or prefer our curbside pickup, we have new updated availabilities. We are making a few changes to the program that are…

Guidelines for a Safe Shopping Experience

We are excited to announce the Governor is allowing us to open on May 1st with some changes to how we normally operate. All these…

Plant Availability for 4/17 – We are OPEN for online and email orders.

And so the 2020 season begins!  It may have been different in the past.  But gardeners are by nature... optimists.  We believe in tomorrows!  So…

We will be OPEN for Online and Phone Orders with Curbside Pickup

This wasn't the way I ever imagined opening our garden center 20 years ago.  It was suppose to be a happy place filled with flowers…

Opening Day Is Only A Month Away!

We have been planting like crazy these last few weeks in anticipation of the arrival of Opening Day!  Our hanging baskets have begun filling in…

New Beginnings

Every year, we clean the greenhouses, do maintenance on equipment, fill thousands of pots in anticipation of the beginning of the season.  This year is…

This is My Kinda of Plant

So we had this cool planter. It was a beautiful combination of metal and antique looking clay in the greenhouse that was planted with 6…

Our Thanksgiving Pie Sale is Back!

Our Thanksgiving Pie sale returns for another year.  Our delicious fresh baked pies are available by preordering now through November 9th. Since this is a…

Kid’s Pumpkin Painting Party

Gather your family and head on out to help us celebrate the end of our season with our 4th Annual Pumpkin Painting Party on Sunday…

Join Us This Sunday May 27th at 1pm!

We are lucky to offer you an fun & informative opportunity to come see Amanda Thomsen, author of the blog, Kiss My Aster, will be…

We Our Community

There is no greater feeling than paying it forward.  We are grateful for the support we get from the community so in return we have…

We Our Community

We love having the ability to help our community be a better place to live.  So this past year in an effort to give back…

Ladies Night 2016

If you have never attended one of our Ladies Night events, you don't know what you are missing.  This event is filled with food, fun, friends,…

You Voted! Q98.5 Listened! We Won!

WON WHAT YOU ASK?  BEST SWEET CORN IN THE STATELINE!  Q98.5 DJ, Mark Chavart, asked the question " Who has the Best Sweet Corn in…

We Our Community!

We are grateful for the love & support of our community.  We know that without that support, we would not be here.  So we say…

Opening Day 2016 is Almost Here

This winter has almost been something dreams are made of. We live in Illinois. We expect below freezing temperatures and snow. But this year, we…

You are Invited to our 3rd Annual Spring Fling – Saturday April 30, 2016

Have you ever attended our Spring Fling event? If not, you should! It is the best time of year to get your all your gardening…