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Hi! I am Sharon Wallish Murphy. I grew up in my family’s greenhouse at the heels of my father, Charlie, who mentored and helped me to develop my passion – sharing the love of growing. After 20 years of having my own greenhouse, I can say that my mission is to empower others to find joy in their gardening journey and together we can make a more beautiful and life giving world.

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A Step by Step Guide to Successfully Moving Perennials

If you’ve ever planted perennials, you will eventually need to move one because gardens and perennials change as growing seasons come and go, so I’ve compiled a step-by-step guide to successfully moving perennials.  How a plant is transplanted is one of the secrets to its survival.   The other secret is the post-transplant care. This blog will talk about why perennials need to be moved, how to move perennials step by step, and how to care for a newly transplanted perennial.   Why Perennials Need to be Moved As gardens and perennials grow and change with maturity, there comes the point when they may stop thriving, there are 3 main reasons why perennials need to be moved. 1. Perennials Need to Be Moved When the Garden Environment Changes Gardens always change a little from one year to the next, and, over time, those little changes become significant.  Shade gardens can become sunny when a tree dies, or a sunny garden can turn shady as trees mature. When plants don’t get their required sunshine, either receiving too much or too little, they don’t grow well. Sun-loving perennials that find themselves in the shade begin to display symptoms related to a lack of sun.  They stretch for sunlight, their growth habit gets spindly, and their leaves turn pale.  These growth changes result in a decreased ability to bloom, and they have fewer and smaller flowers. On the other side of the spectrum, sometimes trees get removed, and a shade garden is suddenly a sun garden.  That

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A Step by Step Guide to Successfully Moving Perennials

If you’ve ever planted perennials, you will eventually need to move one because gardens and perennials change as growing seasons come and go, so I’ve compiled a step-by-step guide to successfully moving perennials.  How a plant is transplanted is one of the secrets to its survival.   The other secret is the post-transplant care. This blog will talk about why perennials need to be moved, how to move perennials step by step, and how to care for a newly transplanted perennial.   Why Perennials Need to be Moved As gardens and perennials grow and change with maturity, there comes the point when they may stop thriving, there are 3 main reasons why perennials need to be moved. 1. Perennials Need to Be Moved When the Garden Environment Changes Gardens always change a little from one year to the next, and, over time, those little changes become significant.  Shade gardens can become sunny when a tree dies, or a sunny garden can turn shady as trees mature. When plants don’t get their required sunshine, either receiving too much or too little, they don’t grow well. Sun-loving perennials that find themselves in the shade begin to display symptoms related to a lack of sun.  They stretch for sunlight, their growth habit gets spindly, and their leaves turn pale.  These growth changes result in a decreased ability to bloom, and they have fewer and smaller flowers. On the other side of the spectrum, sometimes trees get removed, and a shade garden is suddenly a sun garden.  That

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Meet Sharon

Sharon Wallish Murphy grew up in her family’s greenhouse at the heels of her father, Charlie, who mentored and helped her develop her passion – to share the love of growing.  After 20 years of having her own greenhouse, her desire is to empower others to find joy in their gardening journey and together we can make a more beautiful and life giving world.

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