Plants that typically only grow for 1 growing season, usually about 6 months.

Plants that live for multiple growing seasons

Removing the dead blooms from plants to encourage new blooms

Zinnia, Lantana, Portulaca, Marigolds, Sunflowers, & Vinca

Lavender, Rosemary, Salvia, Gaillardia, Russian sage, Coreopsis, Sedum, Agapanthus, & Yarrow.

Yes, they will die back when it gets cold and start growing back out in the spring

Absolutely! We love putting them together!

Yes, they absolutely can!

Simply plant pollinators attracting plants in your garden, it’s that easy!

An airy soil with nutrients. We have a bulk garden bed soil that works great it is 50% aged bark, 20% Compost, 20% peat moss, and 10% sand.

Typically, too much water or the water isn’t draining well enough.

Hardiness zone refers to the temperature highs and lows that plants can handle outside. Since 2024 Southeast Alabama is 9A.

1st number- Nitrogen - leaf growth & color. 2nd number - Phosphorus - roots, fruit & flowers, & 3rd number Potassium – roots, stems, overall plant health, and how it handles stress & disease.

In southern Alabama, "full sun" refers to any sunlight after noon. "Full shade" means no direct sunlight. "Part shade" is when there's no sun after 11 a.m., while "part sun" indicates sunlight up until noon.

We recommend our specially formulated fertilizers. Our granular fertilizer for trees, shrubs, and perennials is applied once a year, while the Dothan Nurseries Houseplant granular food provides a 4-month release.

In the South, you can plant anytime. However, if planting in late spring or summer, you'll need to water daily. Planting in late winter, early spring, or fall requires less frequent watering.

The watering schedule depends on the time of year. We recommend hand-watering newly planted items with a gentle stream for a full minute per plant. From October to April, water once or twice a week, adjusting for temperature—more if it's a warmer winter, less if colder. From May through September, daily watering is preferred for new plants.

Using a sprinkler system is not recommended for newly planted items. Most systems are designed to water lawns, reaching only about 3 inches deep. New plants need deeper watering to reach their roots, so sprinklers usually don't provide enough water to keep them healthy.

Morning is the best time to water, as plants, like us, drink throughout the day, especially in hot weather. Watering in the morning helps them stay hydrated. In the humid Southeast, watering at night can encourage fungal issues, which are already common in the area.

When a plant needs cross-pollination, it requires pollen from another plant of the same species to produce seeds, unlike self-pollination where it uses its own pollen. Pollinators like bees, butterflies, birds, bats, wind, or water help transfer this pollen.

Many common plants are toxic to dogs and cats. We recommend referring to the ASPCA website for a full detailed list.
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants

Yes, you just must be very diligent with watering daily.

Yes, we offer a 3-month warranty on our trees, shrubs, and perennials. Additionally, we provide a 3-year warranty if you purchase our recommended chicken compost soil conditioner and specially formulated year-release fertilizer.

Got pests on your plants? Bring or send us a picture, and we’ll identify the problem and solution.

We don't offer landscaping services, but we have a trusted list of landscapers we've worked with for years.

You’re going to want to put down a shade tolerant sod, St. Augustine & Zoysia are the best shade-accepting grasses. No grass loves shade, but these will tolerate it best, we can’t promise great results in shade.

We typically can’t tell you what kind of weed it is, but we can tell you how to get rid of it!
Come and see us!

Pre-emergent is a product we recommend using on your lawn throughout the year. It prevents the weed seeds from germinating helping break the weed cycle.

It’s best to use it once in the fall, once in the winter, and once in the spring or summer.

Choose a weed killer based on the type of weed: grassy or broadleaf.
We offer products for both types. Shop Here

We can only design one area of your yard at a time. If you want multiple areas of your yard designed, you will need to purchase an additional $500 store credit. So please only send in pictures of one area of your yard. If you want 2 or more areas designed, please go through this process again, purchasing another $500 store credit for each section.

Depending on the time of year and the complexity of the project, the design process can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks.

Once you receive your first draft of your plan, we will make up to two revisions. Revisions are defined as any change to the first draft of your plan.

We can do an overhead-type landscape design once we are finished with your picture design for a fee of $200. This is not a $200 store credit, but a $200 fee for the overhead design.

You will need to purchase a $500 store credit before we begin the design process. This gift card can be used to purchase the plants from the design or anything else sold at Dothan Nurseries.

No, we’ll provide the plan, and you get to do the fun part—planting your plants! We can also give you a list of three or four great local landscapers that we recommend that would be happy to install your landscape for you!

• You will end up with a picture of exactly what your finished landscape will look like.
• A scheduled walk-through presentation of the design at the nursery with the designer or knowledgeable staff member
• A cost estimate for plants and planting material

It depends on what type of house plant you have. Some require less water and some more water. Plants that like less water would be plants like Sansevierias, ZZ Plants, Cacti, Succulents, and Chinese Evergreens. Most other houseplants like to be watered every 7-10 days. Be sure to let them dry out in between waterings, this helps their roots grow. However, you have some things that do like to stay moist like most of the fern family.

This is typically a sign of overwatering. Remember most houseplants like to dry out in between watering.

Those are fungus gnats. Pesky little things. The first thing we tell people is fungus gnats show up when you keep your soil too moist, letting your plants dry out in between watering will help this situation.
What are the best houseplants to get started with? How do I choose the right houseplant? What type of watering schedule would you like to have with your new plants? Are you going to want to water a lot or forget about them and hardly water them? Depending on that information we can direct you to the best plants for you to start with.

It is the plant's way to remove excess water, they also do this to help cool its leaves and the air surrounding them, much like human sweat.

We use and recommend the Fox Farm Ocean Forest it has great drainage and plenty of nutrients. We also have our own blend of carnivorous plant food that we recommend for bug-eating plants.

How do I know when my plant needs to be up-potted? Most plants enjoy being root-bound. Once they are completely root-bound and start to display signs of being unhappy that is when we recommend you up-pot them, only increasing the pot size by a couple of inches at most.

This is a completely personal preference.

ZZ plants & Sansevierias work great in this type of situation

Plants follow the sun, so they will lean to try to get to the sun. You can simply turn your plant when you water and it will start to grow to the other side.

They need more sun; they are stretching for the sun and with that, they get thin and lanky.
Do the lights in my home give my house plants nutrients/energy? Wouldn’t that be helpful? Sadly, no, they do not. You can get LED or fluorescent grow lights that will give them the proper type of light.
My houseplants keep dying, am I watering too much? Always make sure you have a well-draining pot for starters. As for the water, It could be too much water or not enough. The best way for us to help you is for you to send us pictures through any of our socials or our cell phone at 334.674.1451