A few garden articles

Here at Little York Plantation we have all taken a liking to a new website called Houzz.  If you are not familiar with it, take a look.  They offer up many different ideabooks about topics including gardening, home design and product reviews. Here at the Plantation we like to take a look at the tutorials and dream about how we are going to improve our

gardens in the future.  Below are links to some interesting articles about mulch, why use manure and how to attract hummingbirds to your garden!!

The Poop Scoop: Enrich Your Soil With Good Old Manure

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Discover inspring landscaping ideas and find a top local landscape contractor or residential landscape architect to plan your garden landscape.
Select patio furniture to match your style, designer garden sheds or even a greenhouse to personalize your landscape.

Attract Hummingbirds and Bees With These Beautiful Summer Flowers

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Ideas for your living spaces, lighting and landscape design.
Collect and share photos of bathroom tile, bathroom vanities, shower curtains and bathroom mirrors to create your perfect home decorating style.

How to Pick a Mulch — and Why Your Soil Wants It

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Whether granite countertops, a custom kitchen island, or built-in wine racks are new kitchen musts, discover thousands of kitchen designs to help make your dream come true.
Find home remodeling professionals, local residential architects, top home builders in your area and decorating and interior design ideas.

Garden Granny

Here at Little York Plantation we all share a local legend about our beloved Garden Granny.  Legend has it that Garden Granny was born in 1821 in Little York, New York and spent her childhood learning all about annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees from her Grandfather. When she was 22 she married a farmer and together they had one child named, Timothy Green. Garden Granny passed away when she was 94 years old but her presence is still felt by many at The Plantation.  Every once and a while some have even claimed to see her on the grounds at Little York Plantation.  She is seen all over the grounds still wearing her favorite blue dress.   If you happen to spot Garden Granny on your visit to Little York Plantation, let the cashier know and we will give you 10% off your complete order.

*this story was created for promotional purposes. 

Our Office Mascot

Introducing our office mascot - CHILL'IN!!!!!!  You may have noticed on recent visits that we have a new member to our team.  The office has a mascot and his name is Chill'in.  He is a sweet lovable dog who has become an important part of our team.  If you happen to see him he is very friendly, but we do need to keep him in the office so he doesn't become an escape artist.  We hope to see you soon at The Plantation and as always dogs who are on a leash are always welcome to walk the grounds with their owner!!

The Victory Garden

Here at Little York Plantation we like to stay up to date on new gardening trends. One that we have seen for the past few years is the grow your own food movement. By growing your own food you are producing what you need for you and your family and controlling the use or non-use of pesticides, herbicides and whatever else your food is exposed to.
One place to take inspiration from when building you own food producing garden is the Victory Gardens of World War II here in the United States and in Britain. During the war families grew their own food as an effort to help with the war and provide for their families. During the war food was rationed in stores and often there wasn't enough variety and nutrition for families and their children. Gardeners today can learn a lot from the efforts of those in the past both about planting and preserving their food. With minimal space and some effort anyone can enjoy the benefits of a victory garden. By growing your own food you can have fresh variety all summer and with preserving techniques such as canning you can have variety all winter long too!

 If you are looking for a place to start this blog has some good information about how to get started including information about canning and preserving.

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Our 40 Year Facelift

As we enter our 40 year here at Little York Plantation, we are in the process of getting a facelift. Now its nothing too dramatic, a nip here and a tuck there, a little something to feel new and refreshed.
Currently we are in the process of redesigning our front area. We have moved the parking to the side of the barn, allowing for the front area to be more about inspiration and know how. As the year goes on we will be making other little tweaks and changes to help you, our customer, become inspired and knowledgeable about new techniques and new ideas. In the mean time keep up with our Pinterest page for ideas and inspiration.  And stop by soon, we are excited to show off what we have had done!!