Right Plant, Right Place

You’ve probably heard this ALOT if you have been reading about native plants.  But, what does it mean?

Each plant has unique needs, and if you match the plant’s needs to the site, your plant will live.  For example, if a plant needs dry shade, and you plant it in dry shade, it should thrive. Don’t try to plant it in moist sun, or it will fail.

All plants need monitoring and watering until they are established.  Once established, if it is in the right place, it will thrive without watering or fertilizer (unless there are extreme weather conditions).

Information Is Key

Because of the many unique requirements of native plants, we have created detailed signage for the plants here in our nursery. We list soil needs, sunlight needs, and moisture needs.

We use respected reference books, relying heavily on the series by William Cullina, “The Manual of Woody Landscape Plants” by Michael Dirr, and “Native Plants of the Northeast” by Donald Leopold. We’ll check the USDA database to verify the plant’s native status. We consult other online resources we know to be reliable. Then we add in what we have learned ourselves from over 30 years of experience working with native plants.

We place icons on each sign to represent key qualities of each plant.

Key To Our Icons

Here They Are

If you’d like to do some research before you visit, you can check out all our signs on our website, links below.  Feel free to take pictures of our signs while you are shopping if you wish!

TREES SHRUBS AND VINES. (Alphabetical by Botanic Name)

 PERENNIAL PLANTS.(Alphabetical by Botanic Name)