Noteworthy Plants and Updates

Early Spring Garden Maintenance

Posted by admin on Mar 26, 2024 in Garden Advice | No Comments

Gardening Tasks to Complete Now Early spring is the time to get the garden back in shape in anticipation of the warmer weather soon to come (we hope!). Now is the ideal time for performing certain housekeeping tasks such as pruning, removing old foliage and fertilizing. We begin our spring housekeeping by pruning our Hydrangea […]

Hellebores for Your Garden

Posted by admin on Mar 26, 2024 in Garden Advice | No Comments

Hellebores for Your Early Spring Garden After the long cold winter, I can’t think of a more wonderful plant to see emerging in the spring than Helleborus orientalis. Fun Facts and Attributes: – Despite names such as Lenten Rose, Christmas Rose and Winter Rose, they are not related to the rose family at all, but it’s […]

A-peeling Bark

Posted by Nancy Ondra on Oct 19, 2023 in Garden Design | No Comments

Deciduous trees and shrubs have a lot to offer in the landscape, with features such as showy blooms, lovely leaves, bright berries, and fabulous fall color. One benefit that’s often overlooked is the beauty of their bark. Beyond the typical dark grays and deep browns, bark can add eye-catching color to gardens from late fall […]

Blooms and Berries for Fall

Posted by admin on Sep 15, 2023 in Our Favorite Plants | No Comments

September is finally here and after the summer some fresh color in the garden is a welcome sight. Sure, there are autumn standards for beds and borders–asters, goldenrods, and the like–but if you want to set your garden apart, it’s worth hunting for some of the lesser known gems. Read on to discover two of […]