The Importance of Watering Your Plants

The majority of people tend to think once a tree or shrub is newly planted, they only have to water a few times, and it’ll be good to go.  In actuality, it’s very important to water any newly installed plant material as often as possible. In the mid summer months of July and August, it’s… Read more »

Fern Flashback: The History of Ferns

There are very few things in this world that have been around for more than 350 million years. But the fern is one of them. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, scientists believe ferns date all the way back to the late Devonian Period, which ended about 359 million years ago, and the beginning of the Carboniferous… Read more »

Animal Control

When choosing a tree or shrub most people think about the basics; water, soil, location and size. However, another factor to consider when purchasing a new tree or shrub is the wildlife, if any, surrounding your house, business or planting area.  Deer, rabbits and other fowl can seriously cause harm to new and established plant… Read more »

Cold Stream Farm

Welcome to the official Blog of Cold Stream Farm!  We created this in order to continue to connect with our loyal and new customers.  Communication has been a key to our success and we want to continue to see the relationships with our customers grow.  We’ll continue to write weekly posts in an order to… Read more »