Hydrangeas have expoded in popularity, due in no small part to the many new varieties providing a range of sizes, colors, and styles for any garden.
As cold weather approaches, it is important to protect your investment and ensure a beautiful, healthy plant next spring. In the case of hydrangeas, it is important to know if your plant blooms on old wood or new wood: pruning or rough handling can damage or eliminate next year's blooms. If you are uncertain, give Cleve or any of our nursery staff a call, and they will steer you right!
For some basic winter care tips for your trees and shrubs, click here for Knollwood's guide. For more specific information regarding hydrangeas, we like this very purple website (Hydrangeas! Hydrangeas!) for it's easy-to-understand information and sense of fun. If you are addicted to Hydrangeas (it's easy to be!), explore their site awhile for some great ideas.

One of our seminars this past September covered all the little things you can or should do to get your landscape and outdoor spaces ready for winter, and have a great headstart on spring. If you missed the seminar, print out our comprehensive list by clicking here and get busy!!!

Do you have a creative side? Combine your love for gardening and nature with some early holiday thoughts and submit an arrangement or two...you don't have to be a garden club member to participate!

Every year, at Knollwood's Annual Christmas Open House, the Greene County Association of Garden Clubs sponsors a holiday-themed flower show. Held on November 14 and 15 this year, and open to anyone, it is a fun and inspiring display of flower arrangements in various categories. Click here for a printable description of classes and rules.
Ribbons are awarded: enter your own design, or just be sure to stop by and see the creativity of your neighbors.

Reservations for artistic classes must be made by November 12, 2009. The contact person for reservations is show chairman, Joni Duncan, 427-8974, (cell) 776-7409 or duncanjoni@yahoo.com.