Blog - Carmen Johnston Gardens

If there is one simple step that can completely change the health and look of your garden, it is mulching. When you pair mulch with a rich soil conditioner...

Soil conditioner is one of those quiet, behind the scenes elements in a garden that makes everything else work better. It is not a fertilizer in the traditional sense, and it is not simply soil either. Think of it as a foundational ingredient that improves the structure, texture, and overall health of your soil so plants can truly thrive, not ju...

There is nothing more frustrating than walking out into your garden and seeing the damage deer can cause overnight. Leaves chewed down to stems, blooms gone, or worse, spots and mildew starting to spread across plants you have worked so hard to grow.

If you have ever searched things like how to keep deer out of your garden or how to stop plant disease from ...

If you have ever wondered what we actually plant in our own gardens year after year, here you go — my top 10 perennials and annuals for both sun and shade! These are the reliable, beautiful, hardworking plants we trust at Carmen Johnston Gardens, especially here in the Southeast. They handle our heat, our humidity, and everything in between, all...

When temperatures rise and rainfall disappears, container plants are often the first to struggle. In our gardens, one of the most reliable and water-wise techniques we use during drought conditions is placing saucers under our pots, not just to catch excess water, but to intentionally bottom water.

This simple method helps conserve water, supports healthier root systems...