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 [...]
Tanglefoot and tree banding material are in stock now! Beware of the cankerworm! Not only does this little fella get really annoying when he gets tangled in your hair, he also presents a fierce enemy to Charlotte's beautiful tree canopy. This time of year the Alsophila Pometraria moth crawls up tree stems and lays her [...]
Blackhawk Hardware is proud to announce reaching a milestone today, selling our 1,000th Large Big Green Egg! Trained chimp Andrew Wilkerson commented, “The Big Green Egg is a customer favorite and for most, the large model hits the sweet spot. It allows feeding a crowd while not taking up too much space. I am proud [...]
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 [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – football is back! Not sure about you but it seems like everyone in Charlotte has been looking forward to fall and especially cooler temperatures. It’s definitely been one of those hot southern summers! Naturally, I am stoked that starting Friday of this week, the first sign [...]
In an urban environment like Charlotte, as trees make way for condominium and other urban buildings, many birds are having a hard time finding a save heaven to nest. Our feathered friends are heavily relying on us to provide them with bird feeders, baths, and houses. Especially cavity-nesting species such as bluebirds are in a [...]
Tailgating is a tradition of picnicking, partying and having fun before and after games, concerts and just about any outdoor event. A recent addition to tailgating at sporting events is raising a tall flagpole with the colors of your favorite team or school high over the assembled crowd. These flagpoles are not difficult to make, [...]
Join us for a great time of grilling demos, samples and giveaways! It will be a fun day in the Park Road Shopping Center, so load up the family and stay awhile. This year's Demo Day is EGGstra special. We're giving a $50 gift certificate/coupon to those of you who can take your new Egg [...]
