We sell landscape plugs, their roots are 2 inches wide by 4.25 inches deep.

You will need a hand trowel, you can pick one up for cheap at any garden store or we sell fancy ones that are hand-welded that have a lifetime guarantee.

Yes, all of the gardens come with professional landscape plans that will tell you where to place the plants and how far apart.

We have a list right here for you!  Each garden has its own requirement for compost and mulch so check it out.  You can purchase mulch and compost at your local home improvement store. Some suppliers will deliver to you. These calculations are based on the square footage of the landscape bed, and for the application of ½ inch of compost and 2 inches of mulch.

Wild Indigo

This garden is 240 sq. ft.

• Mulch: 20 - 2 cubic foot bags (40 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 10 - 1 cubic foot bags

Monarch Station

This garden is 200 sq. ft.

• Mulch: 17 - 2 cubic foot bags (34 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 8 - 1 cubic foot bags

Winged Nymph 

This garden is 243 sq. ft.

• Mulch: 20 - 2 cubic foot bags (40 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 10 - 1 cubic foot bags

Pollinator Garden

This garden is 288 sq. ft.

• Mulch: 24 - 2 cubic foot bags (48 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 12 - 1 cubic foot bags

Avian Garden

This garden is 180 sq. ft.

• Mulch: 15 - 2 cubic foot bags (30 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 7 - 1 cubic foot bags

Amethyst Garden 

This garden is 202.5 sq. ft. 

• Mulch: 17 - 2 cubic foot bags (34 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 8 - 1 cubic foot bags

Blue Bird Garden 

This garden is 200 sq. ft. 

• Mulch: 17 - 2 cubic foot bags (34 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 8 - 1 cubic foot bags

Monarch Bed and Breakfast

This garden is 150 sq. ft.

• Mulch: 13 - 2 cubic foot bags (26 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 6 - 1 cubic foot bags

Wind Chime 

This garden is 135 sq. ft.

• Mulch: 12 - 2 cubic foot bags (24 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 6 - 1 cubic foot bags

Butterfly Dreams 

This garden is 266 sq. ft.

• Mulch: 23 - 2 cubic foot bags (46 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 11 - 1 cubic foot bags

Harmony

This garden is 195 sq. ft.

• Mulch: 17 - 2 cubic foot bags (34 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 9 - 1 cubic foot bags

Monarch Preserve

This garden is 176 sq. ft.

• Mulch - 15 - 2 cubic foot bags (30 cu. ft. total)
• Compost: 8 - 1 cubic foot bags

Water your plants every other day for a few weeks until your plants become established. You can use a sprinkler, a hose with a nozzle wand or water your garden by hand with a watering can using several gallons of water. If you hit a dry spell during the summer season, you may need to water your plants to help them through the dry period. Once your plants are established the rain should be enough water for them. 

If you plant in the early spring, meaning April through the first week of May you can get away without watering if you take care to plant just before a rainstorm, and hand watering if they get dried out between rainstorms. Remember, these are plugs so their roots adapt quickly to the native soils. 

You could always set up irrigation if you feel like being a professional, but it's not necessary, that's the beauty of using landscape plugs. 

Edging your garden is simply making a clear separation between the lawn and the landscape. You can do this in a few different ways:

1. Outlining the landscape using your shovel. See our video on our resources page.
2. Using 'metal landscape edging which can be purchased at a home improvement store. This is the easiest option.
3. Create a line of delimitation by using brick or stone to outline the landscape.