Succulents add beautiful texture and dimension to any garden. Thanks to their fleshy stems or leaves in which they store water they are perfect for surviving a scorching hot southern summer. Mind you, they, too, would appreciate an occasional watering if rain has been amiss for a while. Super versatile as they are, you can [...]
Hummingbirds' fluttery flight-pattern, incredible ability to hover in front of food sources and overall cuteness always makes seeing them a happy occasion. There are several things you can do to encourage them to frequent your North or South Carolina garden including planting hummingbird-attracting flowers and placing hummingbird feeders. North Carolina's Hummingbirds The hummingbird species living [...]
It shouldn't come as a surprise that herbs are popular plants at Blackhawk Hardware's Garden Center here in Charlotte and our customers love them. They don't take up a lot of space, aren't needy and are super useful to have on hand. Whether you plant herbs in your raised garden bed, containers on your patio, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
You may not think of winter as the most bloom friendly season but think again, winter comes with some of the most stunning indoor bloomers: Amaryllis! Blackhawk Hardware has Charlotte’s highest quality Amaryllis selection. To stay true to our motto of bringing the best quality products to Charlotte, we work directly with flower farms in [...]
Direct from Holland Meet the pride of our garden center: spring bulbs! Few plants signalize spring quite like tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths. If you are looking for highest quality and a huge variety of flower bulbs in Charlotte, please pay us a visit. Our bulbs are directly imported from flower farms in the Netherlands to [...]
Why is it that strolling through Blackhawk's Garden Center in Dilworth is always so amazing? It's like walking through a carefully crafted botanical garden. I believe it is because not only are there all the plants you could ever want but what's more, they are interspersed with amazing garden art. I always felt that beautiful [...]
