Venus fly traps love sun, so they need a bright window. Plant should be placed in a tray with water, they don't need to be watered from the top instead they can absorb enough water from the bottom. They need to be kept moist. Never fertilize the plants as the plants get enough nutrients from the insects they eat. Venus fly traps should be able to catch food on their own but if this is not the case, try feeding an ant to it or bits of raw meat. Lastly, these plants are short lived so don't get discouraged if they die!

There are a few things you should do prior to winter. Watering thoroughly, deeply before the ground freezes and prune back to 8-12 inches. Once there has been at least 2 hard frost or the soil is frozen to a depth of about 2 inches you can look at applying winter protection. Minimum protection would be a layer of mulch 8-10 inches high around the canes. You can also look at a styrofoam cap - a container or anything that will help hold the mulch in place around the plant. Put the container or styrofoam cap around the plant then fill up with mulch. Alternatively you can dig up roots on one side, bend bush over into trench, cover with soil. For more detailed information on wintereing tender roses please see our Hybrid Tea Rose Brochure.

You can plant perennials throughout the growing season into the fall. As long as plants have a couple weeks to establish they can be planted and successfully survive.

The cut off for fertilizing perennials, trees, shrubs, conifers is August 1. This will allow the plant time to harden off its growth and get ready for the winter.

The size of your pond with determine how many fish you can have. Make sure you do not overstock your pond as fish produce waste and can lead to issues with water clarity. A general rule of thumb for the number fish is 1 inch of fish to 13 gallons of water.