Category Archives: Planting Flower Beds

Herbs, Vegetables and Plants at Madison Gardens!

Herbs, vegetables and plants at Madison Gardens Nursery! Impatiens. Lots of color for your flowerbeds!
Impatiens. Lots of color for your flowerbeds!

Herbs, Vegetables and Plants!

Many new herbs, vegetables, plants, flowers and shrubs are just in at Madison Gardens Nursery! For herbs, we have fennel, basil, cilantro, catnip, peppermint and more! We have many tomato plants and citrus trees, avocado, too! We have beautiful begonias, colorful impatiens and dianthus for your flowerbeds!

We also got in fresh shipments of succulents, azaleas, Texas mountain laurel and more! See more succulents!

Neem Cake Organic Fertilizer

We carry OMRI certified organic Neem Cake which enriches soil’s natural nutrition. Good soil is the foundation for any beautiful garden!

Neem Cake is made up of neem seed kernels after the oil has been pressed out. It contains nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Additionally, it is a great fertilizer that helps to increase earthworm populations.

Neem Cake 5-1-1
Neem Cake 5-1-1

Application of Neem Cake:

When preparing for new plants, about 2 – 3 weeks before planting, apply it directly to the soil at a depth of 6 – 8 inches.

For existing plants, apply 3 – 5 oz. per plant, mixing it well with the soil or apply as top dressing around base of plants.

Flowers for Fall, Winter Season!

Beautiful flowers for your garden are here! Madison has dianthus, pansies, petunias, snapdragons, violas and more for your fall and winter gardens! We also have stunning camellias and azaleas shrubs that bloom in fall and winter! Get the Yuletide Camellia on a trellis for astonishing red blooms at Christmas time! They will brighten up your yards during the cold winter!

Snapdragons!

Colorful snapdragons!
Colorful snapdragons!

Dianthus!

Gorgeous dianthus to bloom from now through next year!
Gorgeous dianthus to bloom from now through next year!

“Gather friends like flowers.”

Pansies!

Pansies! Fall and winter color!
Pansies! Fall and Winter color!

More Flowers for Fall, Winter Season!

Blooming flowers!
Blooming flowers!

Violas!

Bright violas for fall and winter!
Violas!

“Gardening is a work of the heart.”

Bougainvilleas!

Bloom off and on all year long except when it’s very cold. They’re great fall blooming shrubs or vines!
Bougainvilleas in many colors!
We have bougainvilleas in many colors!
Blueberry Ice Variegated Bougainvillea!
Blueberry Ice Variegated Bougainvillea!
Plant all new plants with root stimulator for best results!
Plant all new plants with root stimulator for best results!

New Flowers at Madison Gardens!

FLOWERS! VEGETABLES! CACTUS! HANGING BASKETS!

We received a new shipment of flats of flowers, vegetables and cactus!

Unloading flats of flowers and vegetables!
Unloading flats of flowers and vegetables!

We received many kinds of vegetables like okra, tomato, eggplant, dill, cilantro and more! We have many varieties of tomato and chile!

Ghost pepper (pepper bhut jolokia)! HOT!
Ghost pepper (pepper bhut jolokia)! HOT!

We also got some blooming petunias, wonderful portulaca and more!

Flats of petunias!
Flats of petunias!
Amazing celosia! This picture does not do it justice. Bright fucshsia with an almost neon yellow lining!
Amazing celosia! This picture does not do it justice.
Bright fuchsia with an almost neon yellow lining!

Look who’s been hanging around Madison Gardens Nursery! Hanging baskets, of course!

Airplane plant!
Airplane plant!
Stunning begonia baskets to last you all year!
Stunning begonia baskets to last you all year!
Unique Chanel baskets!
Unique Chanel baskets!

Soil Analysis – “3 Way Soil Meter”

Soil analysis meter “3 Way Soil Meter” is a new do-it-yourself gardening tool product at Madison Gardens Nursery! It helps you determine if you need more or less water and sunlight. It lets you know if your plant soil is too acidic, too!

Test your soil with "3 Way Soil Meter" for your own do-it-yourself soil analysis!

Test your soil regularly to ensure a beautiful landscape! For example, roses need acidic soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6. Same goes for azaleas. With soil analysis, you can find out if you need to get fertilizers or other items to increase or reduce the acidity in the soil and improve your landscape!

Flats of Flowers!

If you dig gardening, then we have the flowers for you! New flats of colorful flowers have arrived today at Madison Gardens Nursery! Watch as we unload the flats of flowers!
Flats of colorful flowers! Petunias, Marigolds, vincas and more!

Drop by Madison Gardens Nursery to get your flowers! And remember, a little dirt never hurts – we have bags of potting soil, compost and landscaper’s mix!

We have beautiful hibiscus, geraniums and cactus in stock! Hummingbirds love geraniums!
Azaleas! Many colors like red, white, dark pink, fuchsia! Will bloom beautifully in the winter and spring!
Plenty of foxtails, boxwoods and yaupons for you! Shrubs and lawns go together like ham and eggs!

You’ll be as happy as a gopher in a garden with these shrubs! Stunning crotons, foxtails and boxwoods are a great addition to any yard!

Beautiful crotons and chile crotons! Beautiful color without blooms!
Ajuga!

We have milkweed in stock. Plant them now so the Monarchs will have somewhere to stop by!

Spring Flowers Are Here!

New plants are arriving for the Spring season. We have geraniums, bougainvilleas and gerber daisies! We also have delicious strawberry and tomato baskets! Today, we just received new impatiens and dianthus in many bright colors.

Gorgeous bougainvillea hanging baskets and flats of impatiens!
Gorgeous bougainvillea hanging baskets and flats of impatiens!
Petunia baskets!
Petunia baskets!
Easy care, low maintenance geraniums! They attract hummingbirds and love full sun!
Easy care, low maintenance geraniums! They attract hummingbirds and love full sun!
Azaleas in many colors! White, hot pink, red!
Azaleas in many colors! White, hot pink, red!
Blooming azaleas!
Blooming azaleas!
Hanging baskets of strawberries!
Hanging baskets of strawberries! We also have tomatoes.
Cheerful alyssum ground cover!
Cheerful alyssum ground cover!

Mushroom Compost now available!

The secret to beautiful flowerbeds is
Mushroom Compost!

Read below to find out why! We offer Mushroom Compost by the yard or by the bag at Madison Gardens Nursery.

See the results in these beautiful photos taken this weekend.

Vincas planted in mushroom compost!

Vincas planted in mushroom compost!

These flowerbeds are exploding with color because they are planted in mushroom compost!

These flowerbeds are exploding with color because they are planted in mushroom compost!

Mushroom compost gives you full, beautiful flowerbeds for a perfect summer yard!

Mushroom compost gives you full, beautiful flowerbeds for a perfect summer yard!

Mushroom compost is “black gold” for your lawns and gardens! When mushroom compost is amended into the soil, it retains moisture in the soil and boosts drainage. The clay soil is improved and soil hardening and drying are prevented. Beneficial soil microbial activity is, also, enhanced helping nutrients to reach plant roots more easily. It’s also rich in calcium which your tomato plants will love!

How to Use Mushroom Compost

In Established Flowerbeds and Gardens

Use mushroom compost like you would use any other compost. If you have established plants, with light rich soil already, just apply compost on top or you can risk damaging the established long, fragile filaments of mycorrhizal fungi that live on 90% of plant’s roots. These filaments branch out from the plant’s roots giving it more access to nutrients. Worms and rain will take it from there and mix it into the dirt.

New Gardens and Flowerbeds

For unprepared dirt, mix in the compost and dirt. Till it into the soil and go about 4 inches deep.

Lawns

For lawns, sprinkle a 1/4 inch layer on top of the grass and rake it into the grass. It’ll look like dirt is on your grass for about a week, but worms and rain will move the compost into the ground.

As Mulch

You can also use it instead of mulch. It helps maintain moisture around plants and maintain a good temperature by insulating the soil from extreme highs and lows! Make sure to apply with a 3-inch deep layer just like regular mulch. Replenish it twice a year, usually in the fall and spring.

In Potted Plants

For potted plants, since they dry out so easily, you need more compost in your soil. Make sure your potting soil has at least 1/5 mushroom compost.

Blooming plants that can take the Houston heat all summer – Fox 26 TV News Visited J&J NURSERY!

Here’s the newscast clip from April 30th!

The video is about planting flowers that can handle the hot Texas sun! Find out about getting beautiful blooms during the hot weather! You also get to see how to weed your flowerbeds and apply Hi-Yield’s Turf and Ornamental Weed & Grass Stopper.

Rashi’s, Fox 26 News, Twitter Comments about J&J’s!

Rashi was surprised by J&J’s Street Sign welcoming the Fox 26 News Crew!

*Bloom where you are planted!*

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