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Our New Vegetable Garden

March 15, 2019

We recently renovated and completely overhauled the vegetable garden at Shades of Green. Why? Because the old version, call it staff-veggie-garden-1.0, just wasn’t working. Since the mistakes that were made […]

Shades of Green Celebrates 25 Years in Frisco

February 16, 2019

Shades of Green, Inc., a full-service, family owned and operated garden center, is celebrating their 25th and 20th anniversaries – 25 years in Frisco, and 20 years at their location […]

How to Grow Fruit Trees Successfully

January 2, 2019

Tips for a fruitful harvest under Collin County conditions Fruit. Everybody loves fruit. It just seems so difficult to grow your own. It’s really not. It will require a little […]

Tips & Tricks For A Better Lawn

September 1, 2018

Lawn Care Lawn care is something that can be over looked at times. Sure you may water and mow, but that is just scratching the surface. Here is some friendly […]

Home Made Plum Jelly

June 27, 2018

What to do with all those Plums How’s your fruit tree looking? A couple of weeks ago, my parents were up to their ears in red plums. We decided that […]

“So I’ve got a lot of shade…”

May 21, 2018

Some of my favorite picks for those shady areas If I had a nickel. This is a common conversation starter when a customer comes into the garden center looking for […]

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