Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides) is a Midwest native often requested by customers due to its increasing popularity as a lawn replacement. Extremely drought tolerant, it can suffer with too much moisture. In an average year, most of Pennsylvania has historically received too much rain for this … [Read more...]
Species Spotlight – Amorpha fruticosa
This multi-stemmed, open shrub is a versatile plant useful for landscapes, naturalistic plantings, and restoration projects. While considered a shrub, this plant develops a canopy with distinct trunks free of lower branches, mimicking the look of a small tree. Because of its openness, short … [Read more...]
Rain Gardens
We’ve all the heard the expression, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Here’s the horticultural version: when life gives you rain, make a rain garden. Then watch the magic happen with pollinators, butterflies, birds, and blooms. Compared to a patch of typical lawn, a rain garden allows … [Read more...]
Rabbits in the Garden
RABBITS!! So cute -- and yet so frustrating! If you are seeing sharp, clean angle cuts near the ground on your tender plants, yup – it’s rabbit damage. They prefer tender new growth, but in winter will eat twigs and bark. A clean nip about 24” off the ground or snow level tells you they’ve been … [Read more...]
Select Perennials on sale for 25% off
The following plants are all 25% off through Saturday August 11. Coreopsis rosea: (Pink Tickseed) This spreading plant loves a moist well drained site. One to two feet tall and covered in mini pink flowers in late summer into fall. Try shearing it down when blooms are done to neaten the mat. … [Read more...]
Have Some Fun with a Bog Garden Planter
A small selection of bog garden plants are now available! Select one of each, or whatever assortment you like to make your bog garden planter. Plant them in a mixture of half peat and half perlite in an undrained container. Stop in today while our supplies last. Also included below is … [Read more...]
Nibbling on Natives
Most to all native plants have edible or medicinal uses. After all, before the original immigrants arrived in North America there were no grocery stores or pharmacies -- just the great outdoors and nature’s bounty. There is a wealth of information available on the medicinal and herbal uses of … [Read more...]
White Gardens for the Win
White flowers brighten shady areas, and are especially enjoyable at dusk when their blossoms pop through the shadows. Add even more interest with contrasting textures and forms, both in plant shapes and in flowers. For instance, tall, spiky plants like Culver's Root mixed with lower plants like … [Read more...]
Summer Ramblings
Just a little of this and that... Veronicastrum, Culvers Root is blooming! This is a large plant with a surprisingly delicate bloom. It grows in moist sun and actually likes a little afternoon shade. Its crisp lines are wonderful in a 'white garden'. It has special value for honey bees, … [Read more...]
Celebrate Pollinator Week With Us
We've always been all about the pollinators, and National Pollinator Week helps bring it all into focus. Stop in anytime this week and select plants to support pollinators in your landscape. Look for the friendly bee icon on our signs to help you quickly locate plants with special value to … [Read more...]
Species Spotlight: Common Alder- An Ecosystem at Work
A Nitrogen Fixing Pioneer Species If you are looking for a shining example of the intricate relationships between all the elements of an ecosystem, Alnus serrulata (Smooth or Common Alder) is it! This nitrogen-fixing shrub can help an area recover from flooding, logging, mining or almost any … [Read more...]
Species Spotlight: Our Native Azaleas
Native azaleas are some of the most spectacular native plants, yet seldom seen in gardens. Some sources say that these azaleas and their precursors have been around for 50 million years, slowly evolving and adapting to their local habitats. It’s never too late to add one to your garden. When … [Read more...]
