What do you think about when you think back to last weekend's Masters in Augusta? Probably Jordan Spieth's sad performance in the final round. But, right after that your thoughts might wander back to the immaculately trimmed and beautifully designed golf course with its signature azaleas. Such a spectacular show! It's that time of year [...]
Don't be afraid of bison - these Big Green Egg bison burgers are a delicious step up from regular burgers. Bison, or the other red meat, is a great choice to substitute for ground beef in all your favorite recipes. You can usually find ground bison at many Charlotte grocery stores. The meat is 80 [...]
With spring weather being here we're excited to show off some of things we've come up with to make your shopping experience at Blackhawk's Garden Center even more fun. We've been spring cleaning and have completely reorganized our stock. Now, finally, we have designated areas for all our items such as planters and garden statues. [...]
Spring is a great time for vegetable planting. You can still plant many cool season vegetables and soon it'll be time to plant summer crops. A note on those: If you prefer starting seeds indoors over purchasing seedlings at Blackhawk Hardware's Garden Center, it is now time to start those as well if you haven't [...]
We're currently expecting our first child and as I type this I can hear my husband making renovation noises in the future nursery. As first time parents we've been spending hours doing research on what are some of the must have baby products, what baby shampoo and diaper cream have the least amount of chemicals [...]
Let's face it, here at Blackhawk Hardware our favorite eggs are the Big Green Eggs and if we had to choose a Big Green Egg or an oven we would pick the Egg. Yep, we are true Egg-Heads here. So with our overflowing love for the BGE it comes as no surprise that we love [...]
With the Mecklenburg County Boy Scouts' Council Pinewood Derby Championship only a month away you may wondering where you can get the best accessories for your pinewood derby car in Charlotte. Of course your favorite neighborhood hardware store has you covered. We carry a shelf full of racing parts that you may need in your [...]
Now that it stopped pouring you may find yourself looking for something to make on your Big Green Egg grill. Today I'm going to share what we made out of this really easy recipe for Island-Style Chicken Sandwich from The Kamado Smoker & Grill Cookbook by Chris Grove. What I also love about this recipe [...]
The answer to the question as to when should you start planting vegetables in Charlotte really depends on the vegetable. Some like arugula, spinach and peas can be sown as early as the ground can be worked. If you get seeds in the ground this weekend you can count on a spinach harvest in 30 [...]
The other day when I was walking down the aisles at Blackhawk Hardware I stopped by the paint department and found this fun product: Frog Tape! Few things are more frustrating than having happily finished painting a room only to peel off the paint tape and reveal smudged edges. OK so there are definitely more [...]
