Toledo Botanical Garden

Garden thoughts from the notebooks of our professional horticulturists...

Indoor Gardening Tips

Easy care tips for healthy house plants.

Benefits of Compost Tea (added 3/1/10)

Learn the benefits of and how to make compost tea.

Large Branch Pruning (added 3/1/10)

There's a right and wrong way to pruning large branches! Learn more!

Design a Theme Garden (added 3/1/10)

Pizza Garden?! Learn how to design a theme garden that's good enough to eat!

Container Gardening (added 3/3/10)
The Dynamic Dozen: Unconventional Plant Selections for Your Container Gardens

6th Annual Seed Swap Plants (added 3/3/10)

What exactly is this plant I got at the 2010 Seed Swap?!

Trendy Designs for Container Gardens (added 3/11)

Looking for unique combinations for your 2010 container garden? Then check out this article!

Creating Hypertuffa Containers (added 3/17/2010)
Hypertuffa containers allow you to create a container with the look of concrete or natural stone.

Hypertuffa Care Instructions (added 3/19/2010)

You've learned how to make a hypertuffa container, now how do you take care of it?!

What's Blooming Today? (added 3/19/2010)

The American Hazelnut has started to bloom here at the Garden!

What's Blooming Today? (added 3/30/10)
The Japanese Pieris (Pieris japonica), or Andromeda plant, is waking up for Spring!

Our Bulbs Are Blooming!

We planted 10,000 bulbs last year, which are now starting to bloom!

Edible Garden Video

Want to add variety to your edible garden? Watch this video!

Peony & Iris Collection and Care (added 6/1/20

Learn all about peonies and iris from how to care for them to when they bloom!

Importance of Crop Rotation (added 6/2/2010)

What are the benefits of crop rotation? Read this article and see!

Gladiolus Gardening Tips (added 8/20/10)

Know the secret to planting gladiolus to keep them looking bloomingly beautiful for longer?!

Rose Nutrients & Pest Control (added 8/31/10)

Keep your roses looking beautiful, healthy, and pest-free!

Fall Lawn Care (added 9/15/10)

Fall is the best time to care for your lawn. Read our tips on how to keep your lawn looking lush!

Find Unique Trees & Shrubs at TBG (10/18/10)
Find some of our most popular Tree and Shrub specimens with Weeping, Columnar, and Creeping forms.

Understanding Fertilizer Labels (10/29/10)

24-5-11? Find out what those numbers mean!

The Truth About English Ivy (11/1/10)

It may be attractive, clinging on buildings, but it could be damaging!

Evergreen & The Holidays (12/2/10)

Learn all about collecting, protecting and decorating evergreen this holiday season!

Drying & Pressing Plants (12/10/10)

Learn how to properly dry & press plants & flowers to make homemade cards, pictures, etc.!

Great Books on Gardening & Plant I.D. (1/7/11)

Curl up with a great reference book on gardening or plant identification!

Air Layering How-To (1/14/11)

Learn how to create a new plant from an old one!

Keeping Trees Healthy in Winter (added 2/7/11)

How to make sure your trees are still healthy in the cold weather.

Trees Burdened w/ Snow & Ice? (2/25/11)

Is there anything you should do about trees that are burdened with snow and ice? Watch this video!

What Do You Know About Carnivorous Plants? (3/17)

Flesh-eating plants?! Yikes!

Growing Amaryllis (added 3/31/11)

Learn how to grow Amaryllis to their full potential!

Container Gardening

No room for the garden you want? Try a container garden!

Planting at the Proper Depth (added 6/9/11)

Are you planting flowers and trees too deep ot too shallow?

Fall Plant Sale

What are the benefits of planting in the fall?

Tree Diversity

Choose the right tree for your lawn!

Get Ready for Spring!

Fall tips to prepare for spring!

Fall Colors of Herbaceous Perennials
Fall colors aren't just for trees - many herbaceous perennials display beautiful fall foliage.

Fall Rose Garden Care

Tips on how to care for your rose garden this fall.

Winter Displays

Find out what's in our beautifil winter displays!

Tips for Christmas Tree Care

Live trees are great! Here are some tips to make them last throughout the season.

Utilizing Your Yard Space

Yard space can be valuable! So read these tips in order to maximize your space.