Planting Guides Archives - Rockaway Sustainable Landscaping https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/category/planting-guides/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:01:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.rockawayinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Planting Guides Archives - Rockaway Sustainable Landscaping https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/category/planting-guides/ 32 32 What’s Blooming in August? 10 Plants Bringing Summer Color to Northeast Florida Landscapes https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2026/july/whats-blooming-in-august/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:01:27 +0000 https://www.rockawayinc.com/?p=10643 August in Northeast Florida is not exactly an easy month for the landscape. A good landscape is planned for the season, not just the install day. Long days, intense heat, high humidity, and unpredictable summer thunderstorms can put plants—and the people caring for them—to the test. But while some plants struggle through the hottest part […]

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]]> Avoiding the Pitfalls of False Spring: Gardening & Landscaping https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2024/february/avoiding-the-pitfalls-of-false-spring-gardening/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2024/%monthname%/avoiding-the-pitfalls-of-false-spring-gardening/ A false spring is a period in late winter or early spring characterized by unseasonably warm and sunny weather. While tempting to believe it signals the true arrival of spring,...

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]]> Understanding Damping Off vs. Hardening Off for Gardeners https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2024/february/understanding-damping-off-vs-hardening-off-for-g/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2024/%monthname%/understanding-damping-off-vs-hardening-off-for-g/ Cultivating seedlings from humble seeds into flourishing plants brings immense satisfaction to gardeners of all levels. However, even the most enthusiastic green thumb can encounter obstacles like damping off and...

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]]> Results of Using Frost Cloth in Jax Beach https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2024/january/results-of-using-frost-cloth-in-jax-beach/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2024/%monthname%/results-of-using-frost-cloth-in-jax-beach/ Hey, plant pals. Greg here with an update on the results of using frost cloth in Jax Beach! Remember that chilly snap we had? It wasn’t quite a freeze like...

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]]> TOUGH FLORIDA PERENNIALS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2020/may/tough-florida-perennials-for-specific-conditions/ https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2020/may/tough-florida-perennials-for-specific-conditions/#respond Mon, 11 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2020/%monthname%/tough-florida-perennials-for-specific-conditions/ With the many choices for plant material in north Florida, it helps to have a list of tough, easy to grow options. In this table you can look across the...

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]]> https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2020/may/tough-florida-perennials-for-specific-conditions/feed/ 0 Patio Gardening Tips https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/august/patio-gardening-tips/ https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/august/patio-gardening-tips/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/%monthname%/patio-gardening-tips/ Patio Gardens in small spaces like balconies, patios and courtyards can produce enough to substantially offset your grocery purchases. Consider these patio gardening tips that start with doing it in...

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]]> https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/august/patio-gardening-tips/feed/ 0 Start a Fall Vegetable Garden https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/august/start-a-fall-vegetable-garden/ https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/august/start-a-fall-vegetable-garden/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/%monthname%/start-a-fall-vegetable-garden/ Customer Information What to Grow You may already have a productive warm season garden and just need to decide which cool season crops you’ll now grow and where. It’s helpful...

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]]> https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/august/start-a-fall-vegetable-garden/feed/ 0 Starting Plants from Seeds Indoors https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/july/starting-plants-from-seeds-indoors/ https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/july/starting-plants-from-seeds-indoors/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/%monthname%/starting-plants-from-seeds-indoors/ Click Here to view or download this guide as a PDF. Growing plants from seeds indoors takes minimal supplies – a container, lightweight seed starting medium, seeds and a light...

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]]> https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/july/starting-plants-from-seeds-indoors/feed/ 0 Start a Spring Vegetable Garden https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/july/start-a-spring-vegetable-garden/ https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/july/start-a-spring-vegetable-garden/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/%monthname%/start-a-spring-vegetable-garden/ What to Grow You may already have a productive cool season garden and just need to decide which warm season crops you’ll grow and where. It’s helpful to record the...

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]]> https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/july/start-a-spring-vegetable-garden/feed/ 0 Planting Guide for North Florida Culinary Herbs https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/july/planting-guide-for-north-florida-culinary-herbs/ https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/july/planting-guide-for-north-florida-culinary-herbs/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/%monthname%/planting-guide-for-north-florida-culinary-herbs/ Click Here to view or download this guide as a PDF. Consider this planting guide for North Florida culinary herbs to prepare for a healthy and delicious harvest.

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]]> https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/july/planting-guide-for-north-florida-culinary-herbs/feed/ 0 How to Make Trellises https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/january/how-to-make-a-trellis/ https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/january/how-to-make-a-trellis/#respond Sun, 27 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/%monthname%/how-to-make-a-trellis/ Bamboo stakes of various lengths can be used to make inexpensive supports for your vegetable plants. The easiest configuration is the teepee form, which supports itself without digging into the...

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]]> https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2019/january/how-to-make-a-trellis/feed/ 0 Planting Guide for North Florida Vegetables https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2018/february/planting-guide-for-north-florida-vegetables/ https://www.rockawayinc.com/blog/2018/february/planting-guide-for-north-florida-vegetables/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://rockawayinc.com/blog/2018/%monthname%/planting-guide-for-north-florida-vegetables/ Knowing the perfect way to get the biggest yield from your veggies can be difficult. Here we’ve created an easy guide to help you along with planting most of the...

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