Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo
Baptisia or Blue False Indigo may not be all that familiar but it should be for it’s striking purple flower stalks and refreshing blue-green foliage. It has what we always lo…
Daphne transatlantica
‘Summer Ice’ and ‘Eternal Fragrance’ Daphne
By far, one of our most asked about plants!
This species of Daphne blooms throughout the spring, summer and fall, and is less fussy than some of the other…
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pasque Flower
Of all the flushes of new growth and bright flowers of spring, Pulsatillas are my favorite harbinger of this vibrant season. Among the earlier of perennials to bloom, Pasque flow…
Cold damaged plants
Assessing winter damage
Does your Escallonia look like this?
Or your Rosemary like this?
The record cold spell we had this winter really made us realize what is truly hardy here. We don’t know abou…
Spirea thunbergii ‘Ogon’
Ogon (Gold Leaf) Bridal Wreath Spirea
A colorful and textural addition to the tough and easy to grow Spireas. Changing from bright yellow, to lime green, to vibrant orange in the fall, t…
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pink Muhly Grass
Pink Muhly grass is the fairy dust of ornamental grasses. You have to wait until the end of summer for the haze of pink blooms to emerge, but it is so worth it. If you have spot th…
Help the bees
Plants for beauty and bees
Most of you know, the bees need our help. But we still get people coming to the nursery not wanting to get a plant with too many flowers so it doesn’t attract the bee…
Cistus spp.
If your only exposure to Rockroses has been the Orchid Rockrose (Cistus purpurea), which can get a bit rangy and raggedy after a few years, you are in for a real treat!
There are some spectacular va…
Deer resistant plants class
New ideas to combat the deer from munching your beautiful plants
We had fun taking our class members on a tour of the nursery and showing off some of the new plants that are deer resistant. Like thi…