Exeter Lane Gardens

Exeter Lane Gardens Closed for the season - See you in 2027!

We are down to 40 bags of organic compost! If you need it this fall come get it now before it’s all gone for the season....
09/27/2026

We are down to 40 bags of organic compost! If you need it this fall come get it now before it’s all gone for the season. Available by appointment.

$10/bag

If your autumn plans include garden cleanup and amending, we have a limited amount of compost and steer manure available...
09/20/2026

If your autumn plans include garden cleanup and amending, we have a limited amount of compost and steer manure available by appointment!

Organic Compost $10/bag
Steer Manure $5

🚌 What Happens When Hanging Baskets Get on the Struggle Bus — and WhyA friend shared these pictures with me, and because...
08/14/2026

🚌 What Happens When Hanging Baskets Get on the Struggle Bus — and Why

A friend shared these pictures with me, and because we love her, **we will NOT be naming names while we throw her under the bus. 😂** Her friend had even suggested she return the baskets to where she bought them.

Instead, we had a little heart-to-heart about what was *really* going on. And honestly, these are some of the most common hanging basket problems I see!

💦 1. They aren’t getting enough water

Hanging baskets are traditionally pretty small for the amount of plant they’re holding. That gorgeous 12" basket you bought in May can be **packed full of roots by mid-June**, which means there isn’t much soil left to hold moisture.

**The FIX:**
Water daily during warm weather and often twice a day during really hot weather.

But here’s the important part: the root ball actually has to ABSORB the water.

When potting mix gets really dry, it can shrink away from the sides of the basket. You can pour water on top, watch it rush down the edges and out the bottom, and think, "Well, I watered it!" Meanwhile, the center of the root ball is still bone dry.

Water slowly and thoroughly. If it’s extremely dry, give it a little water, let it soak in, then come back and water again.

✂️ 2. They aren’t getting haircuts

This one is HARD because nobody wants to cut off flowers!

But if you wait until your petunias are long, leggy and scraggly—with flowers only at the very ends—you’ve waited too long.

**The FIX:**

Trim them back by about 1/4 to 1/3 before they start looking terrible.

Yes, they may look a little sad for a few days. Yes, you may question all of your life choices while cutting off perfectly good blooms. 😂

DO IT ANYWAY.

They’ll branch, fill back in and give you a much prettier basket for the rest of the season.

🌱 3. They aren’t getting enough fertilizer

Petunias are HEAVY FEEDERS. All that growth and blooming takes a lot of nutrients.

Yellowing leaves can also be a sign that your plants aren’t getting enough available iron, and petunias especially benefit from *chelated iron*.

**The FIX:**

Use a good-quality, water-soluble fertilizer regularly.

➡️ Watering once a day? Fertilize about once a week.
➡️ Watering twice a day because of the heat? You may need to feed twice a week, since frequent watering also flushes nutrients from that small amount of soil.

🪴 And one of my favorite solutions…

GO BIGGER!

Replant your hanging baskets into a larger basket when you bring them home—or buy larger baskets to begin with. We recommend self watering baskets!

More soil means:

* More room for roots
* More moisture retention
* More available nutrients
* Less stress during hot weather
* And a fuller, prettier basket for MUCH longer

So if your hanging basket is currently riding the struggle bus, don’t give up on it just yet. A good soaking, a haircut and a little dinner might be exactly what it needs. 🌸💦✂️

And to my unnamed friend…you know who you are. 😂❤️

This season we offered self watering Weekender baskets, planted. We pre-sold them planted in either a Hummingbird Basket...
08/13/2026

This season we offered self watering Weekender baskets, planted. We pre-sold them planted in either a Hummingbird Basket or a Chef's Choice (I was the chef so I picked what I wanted). They were huge, heavy and beautiful! But they were also expensive. With a much larger basket comes a lot more soil, a ton more plants, more time and a lot more stress on our end. That doesn't even touch on how expensive the baskets were that we planted them into. We sold all that we had.

That said.... would you be interested in purchasing them empty so you can plant them yourself? They'd be approximately $45.00 depending on how much the shipping to me ends up being. And I'd only like to bring in one color, ideally black. Because we all know a LBB (little black basket) goes with everything!

BASKET DETAILS: 16" basket. They hold an additional gallon of water in the base which is wicked up to the part that holds the soil. Mine have been holding moisture for three days this summer. These babies are heavy so they need a heavy duty bracket.

Some little tidbits I learned while researching why my prolific peppers are remaining small. Potential problems:1) Too m...
08/07/2026

Some little tidbits I learned while researching why my prolific peppers are remaining small. Potential problems:

1) Too much nitrogen (N-P-K) the N is too high
2) Too hot (temps above 90°) *can't change this
3) Watering issues *mine is consistent and on a timed drip

I am going with option #1 so I looked into which organic fertilizers will work best for this problem.

1) Espoma Flower-Tone (3-4-5) Lowest nitrogen option with a higher boost of phosphorus and potassium for maximum bloom and fruit set.

2) Espoma Tomato-Tone (3-4-6) ) Specifically formulated for nightshades (tomatoes and peppers) with high calcium content to stop fruit rot.

3) Espoma Garden-Tone (3-4-4) General all purpose garden supportive fertilizer

So I'm going to put Flower-tone on some and Tomato-tone on the others and see which has the best effect on my pepper sizes. If you need some of either of these options we have it by appointment.

We offered two sizes of tomato cages that were locally made by Cambridge Metal Works and quite a few people wondered why...
07/26/2026

We offered two sizes of tomato cages that were locally made by Cambridge Metal Works and quite a few people wondered why on earth you'd need the tall one.

THIS is why you also need the tall ones! These are Super Sweet 100's and Sun Golds alongside one another. I'm going to need to start topping them.

Friends!!! If you didn’t know, there’s a cut flower farmer right in our little town and her flowers are beautiful! I sub...
07/24/2026

Friends!!! If you didn’t know, there’s a cut flower farmer right in our little town and her flowers are beautiful! I subscribed to her monthly bouquet so that I can enjoy them for the rest of the summer. I’m 100% sure you won’t be disappointed.

Council Mountain Flowers

Yesterday wasn’t just fertilizer Friday for us, it was also cut back your pretty hanging basket day too. We are trialing...
07/11/2026

Yesterday wasn’t just fertilizer Friday for us, it was also cut back your pretty hanging basket day too. We are trialing two of the self watering baskets on our own patio this year and they really are a game changer. Because these 16” baskets are so big they didn’t need to be cut back as soon as all of the 12” baskets we sold this year. More soil means more room to grow before the big post 4th of July trim.

I have two but I only remembered to take a picture of one of them before the trim shown in the second and third pics. I’ll post again in a couple of weeks. Hard to do but such a big difference for the baskets and pots!

We're putting our perennial order together for the 2027 season! We get to choose now what we'll grow in the late winter/...
07/10/2026

We're putting our perennial order together for the 2027 season! We get to choose now what we'll grow in the late winter/spring. Crazy, right?

That said.... any requests? Did you see things you'd like more of? Missed something you'd like to have? We offered some Proven Winner brand perennials this year. They're more expensive. Is that something you'd like to see more of?

We were asked for more ground covers and more options for shade. I'm working on that. Let's hear your thoughts!

It’s and if you need fertilizer we have it available! Just reach out and we’ll arrange a time.
07/10/2026

It’s and if you need fertilizer we have it available! Just reach out and we’ll arrange a time.

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1924 S Exeter
Council, ID
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