Bulbs – Buy One Get One
Potted Bulbs and Easter Arrangements on sale through April 14th in the garden center. Buy One Get One (Of Equal or Lesser Value) - Valid through April 14th or while inventory lasts - (cannot be combined with any other offer)
News 12 Live at Goffle Brook Farms
In our last post we said JUST FOLLOW THE GOFFLE BOOK ROAD. News 12 of New Jersey did just that on March 20th and spent the entire morning browsing the garden center and farmer’s market. News 12’s Lauren Due visited Goffle Brook Farm and Garden Center in Ridgewood to get spring ready. Watch below for more spring tips:
Follow the Goffle Brook Road
WE ARE BACK | LETS GO - IT"S TIME TO GARDEN - JUST FOLLOW THE GOFFLE BROOK ROAD - our rendition of that wizard of oz song featuring the cast from Goffle Brook Farms. Open daily 8:30 a.m. thru 5 p.m. or so.
Daffodils – “heralds of Spring”
Cutting Daffodils for a Vase - Daffodils are lovely as cut flowers. Here’s how to keep your garden daffodil plants alive and make a floral bouquet with daffodils last longer. ‘Thalia’ daffodils – also called Old Narcissus – have big and showy pure white blooms.
Frost Hardy Annuals
Focus on frost hardy annuals. Some of these annuals that can withstand 20 degrees or so, including pansies, snapdragons, dianthus, alyssum, dusty miller and osteospermum. Keep in mind that flowers may be a bit ragged after such cold but the plants should make it through ok. Annuals able to tolerate a light frost include varieties of petunia, nicotiana, calendula, Victoria sage, and verbena canadensis.
Ornamentals & Flower Seed Sowing Dates
Get ahead on your gardening by starting ornamental and flower seeds indoors and producing your own transplants. With a little planning, a few supplies and tools, plus some know-how, you’ll be on your way to seed starting success. Plant these flower seeds indoors, under lights, six to eight weeks before transplanting into the garden.
Elevate Your Interior Spaces with Lush Charm and Ambience!
Elevate Your Interior Spaces with Lush Charm and Ambience! Transform your home into a thriving oasis of greenery. Wandering jew is a stunning plant that have heart-shaped green leaves with purple stripes and a silvery sheen. Depending on the type, the leaves may be solid or have different colors on them
Indoor Autumn Decor
Fall is a time of fresh starts, a chance to celebrate the changing of the seasons before the holidays arrive. It's also a decorating opportunity to make your home a cozier and more inviting place to nest within while the temperatures begin to drop. Autumn decor can range from traditional to trendy, and should always be adapted to your own taste, lifestyle, and environment.
Pumpkin Patch
Each year, we create an Autumnal Wonderland full of one-of-a-kind displays and locally-grown pumpkins of every shape and size. Whether you need a small pumpkin that weighs less than a pound or a large pumpkin, we’ve got the perfect pumpkin for you. You’ll find all shapes, sizes and colors of pumpkins and gourds as well as corn stalks, hay bales and autumn garden decorations.
Perennials For A Colorful Summer Garden
Mid Summer Perennials - Low-maintenance blooms to fill your garden this summer. Just because July is here, doesn’t mean you can’t make some changes in your garden by adding a few new perennials. There are plenty of options, regardless of the type of space you need to fill. Not only can you plant in July, but it can be one of the best summer months to liven up your garden.
30% Off ALL Outdoor Garden Ornaments And Fountains
30% Off ALL Garden Ornaments And Fountains - Studies show that running water relieves stress and even decreases blood pressure and heart rate. Water calms the mind. It just makes us feel good. Outdoor fountains are simple ways to immediately add beauty to one’s outdoor space, whether it’s a meditation garden, a front lawn or a back yard.
A Father’s Day Message to our Founder
A Father's Day Tribute by Donna Dorsey for her beloved father, Richard Osborne, our founder. Lately I’ve been noticing I say the same things he used to say And I even find myself acting the very same way I tap my fingers on the table To the rhythm in my soul And I jingle the car keys When I’m ready to go
Give the Gift of Gardening
Father’s Day is approaching and this is an excellent time to show the dads and father figures in your life how special they are to you. We’ll be open on Father’s Day and you’re welcome to bring your dad and spend as long as you like enjoying the fresh air, browsing the garden center and gift shoppe, and just enjoy being with dad.
Plant Protection Tips
When weather forecasters issue a frost advisory in late spring and early fall, that’s your heads-up to protect annuals and other vulnerable plants. You might think temperatures have to get to the freezing point (32˚F), but actually, a frost can occur between 36˚F and 32˚F.
Celebrate Earth Day 2023
This Earth Day, April 22, create a pollinator garden within your space to help butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators overcome habitat loss and urbanization. Help the environment by creating your own eco-system and reap the benefits when your wildflowers bloom.
Hippity Hop Over To The Garden Center
Hippity Hop Over To The Garden Center. We have potted lilies, tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils that are sure to brighten up any Easter display! If you are looking for something to put outside right away, Tulips and Hyacinths are great choices (Hyacinth smells amazing!!)
Vegetable and Herbs Seed Sowing Dates
Starting seeds indoors has many benefits, including an earlier harvest. While some crops can be direct seeded, you can start them indoors and move up the harvest date. Another perk of starting seeds indoors is the ability to grow long season crops in short season climates.
Pansies – The Flower With A Face
Pansies are a popular spring flower because they’re not only early bloomers but they come in a collage of colors that actually prefer the cooler months of the gardening season. Pansies are happy looking plants with their bright petals contrasting in a “face-like” appearance. Whatever the pattern looks like, the pansy is a type of viola that gardeners have grown for hundreds of years. Shakespeare mentioned them in Hamlet.
Welcome Springtime
On the threshold of spring, we begin to notice a quiet awakening within. The intentions that we set during the long days of winter, both for ourselves and our children, may have lain dormant these past months, but now we see the first green heads pushing through and realize that the dawn of something new is upon us.
Holiday Traditions Begin Here
Holiday Traditions Begin Here. You will not recognize the inside of our store ! The elves have been very busy getting ready for Santa and this year they created some very unusual displays of decorations and gifts. We have unique garden and holiday gift items and decorations that are sure to impress many on your gift list.