We have team Christmas ornaments for college and regional teams, football and basketball. You won't find this kind of selection anywhere else! Please view the slideshow for a preview of a few of our ornaments. Some of the team ornaments we have are Appalachian State, Boston Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Coastal Carolina, Davidson Wildcats, Duke Blue [...]
While on my quest to improve the soil and the results I was getting in my yard, things took an interesting turn. I have always had a compost pile. Every fall I collect several hundred bags of leaves which I grind into an almost dust like state. I spread the ground leafs on all my [...]
As I enter the tenth year of a home landscape project, I started thinking about some of the things that I had learned while doing it. Besides reconfirming that I am the worlds worst estimator of how long things will take, I have found a couple of things that have worked very well. In that [...]
The story of Blackhawk begins in 1976. I as working for Pitney Bowes selling postage meters when I begin to realize that my climb up the corporate ladder might be slow. My compulsion to tell management whenever I felt their plans or policies were ridiculous led me to the conclusion that working for myself might [...]
Most people think of hardware stores as Mom & Pop operations, because Mom & Pop actually run them. Go figure. Blackhawk is no exception since Mom, Pop, Son & Brother all work here. The perception is often that we are a modern version of the Dodo bird, set for extinction. As with most things in [...]
Disclaimer: First I need to let you know that I have a financial interest in Blackhawk. I have exposure to great many products and do a lot of the purchasing so I have a good bit of knowledge and experience with the products we sell. I only recommend or review products that I have used [...]
We all know that the predominate soil here in the Charlotte area is clay. While this clay is fantastic for pottery classes and detergent companies, it isn’t so great for the gardeners among us. This article is intended to answer the four big question about liming. Why, when, how, and how much to Lime. If [...]
Fertilizer is a difficult product to decode. There are an infinite number chemical make ups and uses. And what works in your garden probably won't work in your yard. This article doesn't discuss which type, make up or brand of fertilizer to use or where to use it. Instead this article is geared towards helping [...]
