Houseplant Care & Annual House Plant Sale
Growing Tips
Our Top Holiday Plant Care Tips
The most wonderful time of the year has officially arrived which can only mean one thing: it’s time to the deck the halls from floor to ceiling with holiday plants galore! *cue Santa’s sleigh bells jingling in the distance* To ensure you’re on the right track to keeping your holiday plants thriving through the season, we’ve gathered some of our green thumb best practices for you to implement once you get your holiday plants home from Jolly Lane.
2020 Holiday Open House
Tis the season to spread the exciting news that our annual Holiday Open House is set to take place November 27-29, directly following the Thanksgiving holiday! Join us as we celebrate the arrival of the holiday season with our bountiful assortment of seasonal favorites including poinsettias, wreathes, garland, Christmas trees and SO MUCH MORE.
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, Jolly Lane Greenhouse Earns Act of Excellence Award
In its 50th year of operation, Rapid City’s family-owned Jolly Lane Greenhouse is honored to have received an Act of Excellence award from the South Dakota Hall of Fame.
2020 Fall Festival and Wagon Rides
Friends, it’s here! The most beautiful time of the year, Autumn in the Black Hills! We welcome the chance to pull the long sleeves and scarves out of their drawers, and get cozy with the oranges, reds, and browns of fall. If you do too, then you’re going to want to join us on Saturday, October 17th as we welcome in the new season with our annual Fall Festival! The majority of our activities will be going from 11am-3pm, but the greenhouse will be open from 8am-5pm!
Planting Your Fall Foliage
Summer 2020 has said goodbye, and it seems like we hardly got to know each other. We could dwell on the fact that we went from 101 degrees, to waking up to snow on the ground in the span of 48 hours, but that might take away from the fact that FALL IS HERE! And we think that, is a wonderful thing.
Adding Water Features to Your Lawn and Garden
Incorporating water features into your yard has many benefits, not only for you – there’s nothing like the calming effect of a softly babbling brook – but also for your environment. Adding in a water feature can help keep your yard cooler during the sizzling summer months, as well as attract birds, bees and other creatures that can be helpful for your garden. All in all, including a water feature in your landscape is a great way for you to enjoy your yard, as it adds natural beauty and ambiance.
Summer Lawn Care Maintenance Tips
Summer’s here, and the beautiful sunny days just beg for some good gardening time. Luckily, this time of the year, with its soaring temperatures and decreasing rain, is also crucial for performing some basic lawn care maintenance that will keep your yard green and growing all season long. The following tips will help you maintain a lush lawn that is the envy of the neighborhood, and allow you to spend some much needed “me” time outdoors!
The Benefits of Social Distance Gardening
Social distancing may be the most used term of 2020, but another phrase may soon be part of your vocabulary - social distance gardening. With many of us spending significantly more time at home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, cabin fever has become a common issue that we’re all dealing with. However, the cure could be as simple as taking part in an activity that you already love. We’ve compiled some ways you can benefit from adding more time in your garden while you’re social distancing to help inspire you to don your garden gloves and spend some time in your yard.
Valentine's Day Plant Ideas
The Benefits of Houseplants
Holiday Plant Care
Christmas lights strung from the deck, tins of baked goodies, the smell of fresh pine throughout the home; it truly is the most wonderful time of the year! We love the holiday season, there’s so much fun involved in decorating our homes and spreading the cheer amongst our friends and family.
One of our favorite things about holiday decorating is bringing home fresh holiday plants, and decorating our meticulously chosen Christmas tree. They add so much life and color to our homes, that we’d be totally on board if it suddenly became fashionable to just have them year ‘round. Following our tips on caring for your holiday plants makes it easy to keep them thriving well past the holiday season, and maybe, with a bit of luck, that trend would catch on!
Garlic Growing Information
Fall is a fantastic time for planting
In the Black Hills, fall brings with it a beautiful change in scenery. Colors turn from green, to stunning reds and yellows, while the early sunsets offer a fantastic backdrop to the changing of the season. We love turning the calendar over to fall, and welcome the laundry list of amazing interior projects we’ve been saving from Pinterest, or seen on the DIY channel. Fall has a natural nesting feel to it, and so we often get so cozy inside our homes, that we let our thoughts gravitate to those indoor projects, and forget about that beautiful outdoor space we spent all summer enjoying. But this year, why not take advantage of the fact that fall is a great time to create, supplement, or renovate exterior landscapes?
14th Annual Chili Pepper Roast
Our 14th Annual Chili Pepper Roast is right around the corner, folks! The 2019 Chili Roast will be September 13-15. Get the dirt on this year’s event here!
Mother’s Day: More than saying I love you
This Sunday, May 12th, we honor and celebrate the women who have perhaps the most difficult, yet rewarding job that life has to offer; that of being a Mother. Mother’s Day gives us a chance to show just how much we love and appreciate these wonderful women we call Mom’s. But where did this showering of appreciation all come from?
The History of Shamrocks
Spring has sprung and shamrocks are in full bloom in the Black Hills. Rapid City’s finest greenhouse has a couple of varieties of shamrocks and we are very excited to showcase them again this year. Shamrocks also have an important history and are a staple to this Irish holiday that is right around the corner, so celebrate with us by learning all there is to know about these nostalgic clovers!
Celebrate National Bird Feeding Month
13th Annual Birds and Blooms Event and Plant Sale
Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree & Holiday Décor
It’s finally here, everyone’s favorite holiday season! That means it’s time to pick out the perfect Christmas tree and holiday decor for your family, which is always a ton of fun. We’ve got a variety of Christmas tree options in stock this year including White Pine, Scotch Pine, Balsam Fir, and Fraser Fir available in classic, flocked and colored stylings.
Winter Open House 2018
Stop by to enjoy our refreshments and see all the beautiful items we have available for your Christmas decorating needs.
Fall Pumpkin Festival 2018
If you anxiously wait all year to unpack your sweaters and scarves so you can relish in the crisp air and vibrant foliage of autumn, then join us at Jolly Lane Greenhouse on Saturday, October 20th to celebrate the season with our annual Fall Pumpkin Festival. Not only will you be able to stock up on pumpkins of all kinds for your seasonal decorating and baking, but we will be hosting a variety of fall activities for all ages, including wagon rides and face painting. Mark your calendars for this anticipated event where you and your family can take part in all the things that makes this time of year so enchanting!
13th Annual Chili Pepper Roast and Produce Market
Experience the taste of autumn at Jolly Lane Greenhouse’s 13th Annual Chili Pepper Roast and Produce Market! Join us on Friday, September 14th from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, September 15th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to stock up on fire-roasted chili peppers, fresh local produce and delicious canned goods that you won’t find anywhere else. And this year, you’ll even get the chance to try some of the area’s best craft brews and wines!
Emerald Ash Borer
While it’s important to take care of your flowers and garden, it’s vital to check on your trees as well. Many ash trees in North America have been affected by emerald ash borer (EAB), which is an exotic insect from Asia that attacks ash trees. There’s no known cases of EAB being in western South Dakota but it has been found in Sioux Falls. Jolly Lane Greenhouse encourages everyone to be aware of EAB and keep your eye on your ash trees. There are ways to treat and prevent emerald ash borer if or when it makes its way to this side of the state.
Keep up on your Garden Maintenance
As most of your gardens are already planted, it is important to remember you need to maintain them throughout the summer. Maintaining your garden can help it grow and stay beautiful all summer long. Here are some tips from Jolly Lane Greenhouse to keep your garden healthy and growing.
Hail Protection for Your Garden
Spring Landscaping and Planting Prep
Tips for Springtime Outdoor Planting
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what plants to put in your flower gardens this year. At Jolly Lane Greenhouse, we understand that it can be a process picking out the plants and figuring out where they should go. There are many factors that go into planting outdoor flowers. Here are just a few tips to help you figure out the plants you should be planting this spring to best meet your gardening needs in the long run.
Proper tree protection against rodents and deer
Helpful Indoor House Plants
While the snow flies outside and the temperatures plummet, it's easy to forget that now is still a good time to exercise your green thumb. Indoor house plants are usually easy to care for, especially low light indoor plants...
Poinsettia plant care tips
Winterization and rose bush care tips
Winter is coming, and with it means it's time to start performing some winterization maintenance to things like your garden and rose bushes. Proper rose bush care is crucial to ensure that they survive the harsh winter temperatures that...
Curb Appeal
Maximize the visual impact of your home and create a curb appeal with landscape design from Jolly Lane Greenhouse. Even though the planting season might still be a ways off, you may have a new home to landscape or an...
Garden Warfare with Companion Plants
With warm summer temps comes the insect army to invade your pride and joy — your garden. Once they're upon you, ridding flowers and veggies of insects can be tricky. Instead of waiting for the onslaught, try a proactive approach...
Building a Water Garden
Organic Lawn Care Tips from your Rapid City Nursery
Winter Landscaping Tips from Your Rapid City Nursery
Christmas Tree Care Tips
It sure is the most wonderful time of the year, but no Christmas is complete without a Christmas tree! At our Rapid City greenhouse, we have a large selection of trees — small, big, or even flocked in different colors. So...
Eco-friendly Kitchen
Composting Tips for Beginners
Composting occurs naturally in the eco-system, and man-made compost is an excellent way for you to utilize your organic waste to the max. Egg shells, dead plants, old leather gloves, sawdust — most things can actually turn into rich, nutrient filled...
Composting Basics
Yard trimmings and food residuals combined make up 27% of the US municipal solid waste. That's a lot of waste that can be used in good measures. Creating a useful product from organic waste offers benefits of resource efficiency. Adding compost...
Using Leaf Bags to Compost in the Fall
You've been raking, raking, relentlessly raking, and now you're not so sure what to do with all of those bags of leaves piling up in your garage. If you're thinking of sending them to the landfill, Jolly...
Your Guide to Landscaping with Deer Resistant Plants
As gardeners, we all know what it's like to feel protective of our plants. For that matter, we all share a desire for keeping animals out of the garden bed. In the Black Hills region of western South Dakota...
Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors
