Adding Colorful Plants to Your Garden

Adding Colorful Plants to Your Garden

May 17, 2022 | Annuals | 0 comments

As the landscape begins to leaf out around us and gets greener by the day, you may be looking to add some colorful plants, (other than green!) to your garden. Nothing adds color quicker, and for more of the season than planting annual flowers.   Sizing Things...
3 Fun Ways to Use a Hanging Basket in Your Garden

3 Fun Ways to Use a Hanging Basket in Your Garden

May 16, 2019 | Annuals | 3 comments

If you are looking for the simplest way to create a full and fabulous garden, look no further than the fantastic hanging basket. Chock full of healthy, flowering plants, they are available in a myriad of colors and varieties. Choose from begonias to petunias and...
Best Flowering Annuals for Sun and Shade

Best Flowering Annuals for Sun and Shade

May 18, 2018 | Annuals | 0 comments

If you’re looking for healthy, well-grown plants for your garden, look no further than Hicks Nurseries. From bloom size to color and health, we choose the very best flowering annuals that will thrive all summer long. Whether you’re looking to plant a large...
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

May 9, 2018 | Annuals, Trees and Shrubs | 0 comments

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13th. Here at Hicks Nurseries we have a great selection of flowering plants including roses, hydrangea, hibiscus and more for you to choose for mom. Here are our favorite Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: Roses Give mom the gift of roses! Colorful...
Flowering Annuals for Your Long Island Garden

Flowering Annuals for Your Long Island Garden

Mar 20, 2017 | Annuals | 2 comments

Learn about the many flowering annual varieties, colors, sizes and combinations you can use throughout your garden beds, patio planters and walkways this year. We will discuss the best options for sunny gardens and shady gardens as well as how and when to fertilize....

Impatiens “Bounce” Back into Long Island Gardens

Apr 23, 2015 | Annuals | 1 comment

There is good news for gardeners – a new variety of impatiens has emerged that is safe to plant in Long Island gardens. “Bounce” impatiens are resistant to the downy mildew, perform well in sun or light shade and are available in many beautiful shades of pink, purple...