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Gardening Tips and Resources
Step into the Cantrell Gardens Learning Center, your lively hub for all things gardening in Arkansas. Packed with how-to articles, engaging videos, and seasonal care guides, it’s full of tips and inspiration to help your garden flourish and make every season a little brighter.
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All About Roses
Become a rose expert! Cantrell Gardens is the go-to destination for rose lovers in Little Rock, offering expert guidance on everything from selecting varieties that thrive in Arkansas’s climate to pruning, fertilizing, and disease prevention.
Rose Care Basics – Keeping your Roses Healthy
The key to any successful garden, roses included, is to know what works best for your area. Understanding weather, pests, and humidity, among other factors, plays an important role in your success. However, with the right care and maintenance, any gardener can get...
How and When to Prune Roses
There are numerous reasons behind the practice of pruning. It increases airflow through the shrub by removing dead and diseased canes (branches) minimizing the risk of diseases and certain pests. Pruning revitalizes the rose bush and promotes new blooms and new...
Flower Care and Tips
Rose Care Basics – Keeping your Roses Healthy
The key to any successful garden, roses included, is to know what works best for your area. Understanding weather, pests, and humidity, among other factors, plays an important role in your success. However, with the right care and maintenance, any gardener can get...
How and When to Prune Roses
There are numerous reasons behind the practice of pruning. It increases airflow through the shrub by removing dead and diseased canes (branches) minimizing the risk of diseases and certain pests. Pruning revitalizes the rose bush and promotes new blooms and new...
Cold Weather Care
Preparing Your Houseplants For Winter
By: Rachel Elmakiss It is freezing outside! Temperatures are dropping, daylight is disappearing faster, and houseplants state-wide are not happy about it! Here are some tips to help keep your plants happy and thriving during their dormant season. Houseplant care in...
Preparing For A Freeze
It’s starting to get chilly around here, even for Arkansas! Pretty soon we’ll be cozying up by the fire while the temperatures drop into the 30’s and we’ll be looking out for ice and snow. While we hopefully shouldn’t have to worry too much after last year’s snow...
House Plants
Summer Tropicals are Here!
By: Rachel Elmakiss May is here and it’s bringing the summer heat along with it! It’s time to add some heat-loving tropics to your home for the summer! But what will be happy in our Arkansas heat? Here are some of our favorite options to add a tropical touch to your...
Trendy Houseplants
August is here, and school is right around the corner! As you’re getting ready for school, consider getting a houseplant to brighten up your space. Taking care of houseplants has shown to reduce stress, as well as having something green and growing makes any space...
Lawn Care
Preventing Spring Weeds
By: Rachel Elmakiss Spring is starting to creep back in! Roses are in stock, plants are beginning to grow again, and at the end of the month the spring rains should begin! But along with the coming of spring weather comes spring weeds and it’s time to prepare your...
Preparation Against Winter Weeds
By: Rachel Elmakiss Fall is officially here! Temperatures are dropping and soon we’ll be seeing pumpkins, hay bales, mums, and pansies everywhere! But in all of the excitement of fall’s arrival, don’t forget about preparing your lawns and beds for winter weeds. Here...
Pollinator Gardens
Tips and Tricks for Creating a Pollinator Garden Designed to Thrive in Little Rock, Arkansas
Tips and Tricks for Creating a Pollinator Garden Designed to Thrive in Little Rock, Arkansas Growing a garden is one of the most rewarding activities a homeowner or renter can partake in. Not only does it decorate your house with natural beauty, but it also...
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Rose Care Basics – Keeping your Roses Healthy
The key to any successful garden, roses included, is to know what works best for your area. Understanding weather, pests, and humidity, among other factors, plays an important role in your success. However, with the right care and maintenance, any gardener can get...
How and When to Prune Roses
There are numerous reasons behind the practice of pruning. It increases airflow through the shrub by removing dead and diseased canes (branches) minimizing the risk of diseases and certain pests. Pruning revitalizes the rose bush and promotes new blooms and new...
Tips and Tricks for Creating a Pollinator Garden Designed to Thrive in Little Rock, Arkansas
Tips and Tricks for Creating a Pollinator Garden Designed to Thrive in Little Rock, Arkansas Growing a garden is one of the most rewarding activities a homeowner or renter can partake in. Not only does it decorate your house with natural beauty, but it also...
Summer Tropicals are Here!
By: Rachel Elmakiss May is here and it’s bringing the summer heat along with it! It’s time to add some heat-loving tropics to your home for the summer! But what will be happy in our Arkansas heat? Here are some of our favorite options to add a tropical touch to your...
Trendy Houseplants
August is here, and school is right around the corner! As you’re getting ready for school, consider getting a houseplant to brighten up your space. Taking care of houseplants has shown to reduce stress, as well as having something green and growing makes any space...
Plant A Raised Bed This Spring!
By: Verenice Ramos April signals the start of everyone's favorite season: Spring! Many plants are already beginning to show signs of new growth along with beautiful flowers. For those who love gardening, the beginning of this season means getting dirty and preparing...
Preparing Your Houseplants For Winter
By: Rachel Elmakiss It is freezing outside! Temperatures are dropping, daylight is disappearing faster, and houseplants state-wide are not happy about it! Here are some tips to help keep your plants happy and thriving during their dormant season. Houseplant care in...
Preventing Spring Weeds
By: Rachel Elmakiss Spring is starting to creep back in! Roses are in stock, plants are beginning to grow again, and at the end of the month the spring rains should begin! But along with the coming of spring weather comes spring weeds and it’s time to prepare your...
Rose Lover?
With this basic pruning and care guide, your roses will dazzle your neighbors and family. By: Verenice Ramos Roses, apart from being a wonderful gift, can decorate and give color to any corner of your house. Proper maintenance will make them grow healthy and strong....
Preparing For A Freeze
It’s starting to get chilly around here, even for Arkansas! Pretty soon we’ll be cozying up by the fire while the temperatures drop into the 30’s and we’ll be looking out for ice and snow. While we hopefully shouldn’t have to worry too much after last year’s snow...
Planting the Perfect Potted Arrangement
Spring is in full bloom, and many Arkansas gardeners are breaking out the shovels and rakes to prepare for the new planting season! Showcasing gorgeous seasonal plants doesn’t have to be limited to the flower bed. Potted arrangements are an attractive, freeform way to...
Christmas Tree Preparation & Care
By: Rachel Elmakiss Christmas trees arrive this month! Buying a real tree is a great way to make your home extra warm and cozy for the season, filling your home with the fragrant scent of a Christmas tree. But you have to take care of them to keep them around until...
Preparation Against Winter Weeds
By: Rachel Elmakiss Fall is officially here! Temperatures are dropping and soon we’ll be seeing pumpkins, hay bales, mums, and pansies everywhere! But in all of the excitement of fall’s arrival, don’t forget about preparing your lawns and beds for winter weeds. Here...
Deer-resistant plants
By: Sarah Ward For some, spotting a deer in your yard may be an awing or welcome sight, but to a gardener, deer can mean the difference between a healthy, thriving garden and constant damage to buds, blossoms and garden beds. While you can equip your garden with deer...
Fall Vegetable Gardening
By: Rachel Elmakiss It’s September and fall is right around the corner! Cooler weather, gorgeous fall colors, and of course, tasty fall veggies. It’s time to start planning out your fall vegetable garden! We’ve gathered some useful tips that can help you get started...
Veggie & Flower Garden How-To Guide
By: Rachel Elmakiss Spring has sprung and it is time to start planning your gardens for the season! Spring and summer in Arkansas is a wonderful time for planting all sorts of flowers and edible plants. It can be overwhelming, especially if it’s your first time...
Preparing for Spring
By: Sarah Ward Cool, wet, winter weather can put a damper on many outdoor activities, but the Winter can be especially dreary for the gardener. While we all dream of warm spring and summer weather, it’s important not to forget all the planning and preparation that...
Summer Gardening Tips: Keeping Up with Watering
By: Rachel Elmakiss Your plants are thirsty! Arkansas gets hot this time of year and the best thing you can do for your outdoor plants is keep them watered. With the July heat and the lack of rain, it is absolutely essential to know how often your plants need water...
Summer Gardening Tips: Fertilization & Pest Control
By: Rachel Elmakiss The summer heat is here and we’re all eager to have our homes and gardens full of beautiful, heat-tolerant color. Now that you’ve planted your new annuals, perennials, and other heat-loving plants, how do you keep them happy, blooming, and...
Preparing Mums for Fall
As summer comes to a close, avid gardeners, and even those without green thumbs, look in anticipation toward mum season. The fall favorite plant is not difficult to maintain and can live all season long if cared for properly. Keep the fall spirit blooming all season...
Caring for Mums
It’s starting to get chilly around here, even for Arkansas! Pretty soon we’ll be cozying up by the fire while the temperatures drop into the 30’s and we’ll be looking out for ice and snow. While we hopefully shouldn’t have to worry too much after last year’s snow...
Preparing For A Freeze
It’s starting to get chilly around here, even for Arkansas! Pretty soon we’ll be cozying up by the fire while the temperatures drop into the 30’s and we’ll be looking out for ice and snow. While we hopefully shouldn’t have to worry too much after last year’s snow...
Fall Gardening Time
It’s starting to get chilly around here, even for Arkansas! Pretty soon we’ll be cozying up by the fire while the temperatures drop into the 30’s and we’ll be looking out for ice and snow. While we hopefully shouldn’t have to worry too much after last year’s snow...
Prevent Winter Weeds
It’s starting to get chilly around here, even for Arkansas! Pretty soon we’ll be cozying up by the fire while the temperatures drop into the 30’s and we’ll be looking out for ice and snow. While we hopefully shouldn’t have to worry too much after last year’s snow...