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January 5, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
How can we send you trees in a box? Because the fruit and nut trees are dormant right now. As long as the bare root trees are kept cool (38F to 45F) and the roots stay moist, the trees can be shipped in…
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December 28, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
You wouldn’t pour a can of motor oil on your garden, would you? Of course not. You wouldn’t even dribble motor oil on your garden, but that is what happens if you treat your metal garden tools…
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December 28, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Sharpening your pruning tools makes yard work easier for you and keeps your trees, shrubs and plants healthy. SHARP TOOLS HELP YOU How many times have you attempted a pruning cut and grumbled when your…
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November 30, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Say the words Meyer lemon and people either throw back their shoulders and proudly announce, I have a Meyer lemon tree! or they get a sad expression and sigh, I wish I had a Meyer lemon tree. You…
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November 18, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Here at Peaceful Valley we love to help people find and grow fruit trees Our in-house videos and articles bring you research-based information about fruit trees—from choosing, planting and pruning,…
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November 17, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Artichokes are the new stars of the edible garden. Of course we all love to dip the chokes in butter, but artichoke plants also have great garden design elements with their dramatic height, spiky foliage,…
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October 26, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Your fruit trees need proper pollination to be fruitful, and they have a variety of pollinating needs. In our new video on fruit trees, Tricia explains that part of creating a home orchard is planning…
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October 26, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
WHAT’S A CHILL HOUR? You’re happily choosing your bare root fruit trees from our catalog when you suddenly notice extra numbers in the tree descriptions. Number of chill hours? Isn’t…
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July 21, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
You can plant bare-root fruit trees in the fall/winter, but if you get a spring/summer brain wave that you’d like to add a fruit tree to your garden or orchard, you can certainly plant a potted tree.…
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July 11, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Have you heard about the Oak Park, Michigan woman who’s being prosecuted for growing organic vegetables in her front yard? The penalty could be 93 days in jail if the court finds her raised beds…
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