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Prune Knock Out Roses

Spring is here and it is time to start planning your annual gardens and containers! Garden Barn is here to help with all your annual planting and planter needs. Whether it is creating a custom container garden, such as a planter or window box, we have you covered. Our staff can also help with custom hanging baskets, dish gardens and annual garden beds. Let us help you create the custom look you have been yearning for.

Not only do we have a wide variety of annuals to choose from, but we have all the accessories to go with them. Need a container? We have a vast selection of sizes, colors, & styles to appeal to anyone's interest. Our gift shop is also filled with accessories to dress up your pots and planters to add a playful and whimsical touch.

Need some ideas to get you started? Stop by and browse our store to see everything we offer or Check us out on Pinterest. We have boards to help spark an idea! Our Container Gardens Board is full of great color, functionality, and ideas.

Knock Out Roses are a relatively easy plant in your landscape, but some care is required. To help revitalize your plant and encourage great performance this season, pruning is an important step. Not only will pruning your rose keep it neat and in order, it will help with overall health and bloom quality. Just as the buds are swelling up and getting ready to leaf out, this is the perfect time to prune them. Knock Outs are designed to grow vigorously around 2 feet per year. This is what helps give them their blooming power.

A pair of clean bypass pruners, (those that cut like scissors) will be best for the job.  Pruners can be cleaned by using household cleaners such as Lysol to help reduce the spread of disease. Cut your rose back to about one foot from the ground by making an angled cut 1/4 inch above an outward facing leaf bud, facing away from the bud. Pruning the center slightly taller will help achieve a nice shape. If any branches are crossing, one should also be removed.

Pruning can be continued throughout the season to remove any diseased, damaged or dead material. Any pruning outside of these seasons will open up your plant to possible stress and disease.

New Website

Be sure to visit our new website, filled with all new content for you to check out. It will now contain large photos to let you see the vibrancy and true beauty of our plants and everything to accompany them. Along with great pictures, you will find great information. Our new website will to continue to grow as a resource for your plant needs. It will offer a behind the scenes look at The Garden Barn, such as a peek into our growing facility. Our new website has gone mobile, so that you can access it from your phone or tablet, with ease. After you have browsed our new webpage, be sure to visit the new feedback page to tell us what you think. GardenBarn.com

Too much to conquer on your own? Want us to do it for you? No problem. The earlier you stop by, the better the selection and quicker turnaround time. Our staff can help you get your season off on the right foot. Plants are selected to work well together for your particular site. We plant all of your container plants in Black Gold potting media. This what The Garden Barn uses in our production facility. We also add a slow release fertilizer to each custom container to help give it an extra boost for the first few months.

To set up custom potting there are a few ways to contact us. Stop in at 228 West St in Vernon, call us at 860-872-7291, or email us at [email protected]. While most customers get their planters taken care of in the spring, we can help you year-round and for other special occasions. Be sure to visit our Custom Potting webpage for more ideas.

CT Horticultural Society Event - Tovah Martin

The Connecticut Horticultural Society will be hosting Tovah Martin, a local author to speak about The Unexpected Houseplant – A Houseplant Revolution. Join them on Tuesday, April 8, 7-8:45pm at Glastonbury Riverfront Community Center, 300 Welles Street, Glastonbury, CT. Email [email protected] or call 860-569-8713.