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Native Plants

Native Plants

Our Native Plants table (located in the greenhouse) is beginning to fill up. Here is a sampling of our current...

Pruning Roses

Pruning Roses

There are many benefits to pruning your roses. They will be healthier and it will prolong the life of the...

Gardening Activities for March

Gardening Activities for March

  March is a busy time in the garden and there is much to be done. Pruning Some shrubs (like...

Garden Activities for February

Garden Activities for February

  February can be an unpredictable month with either cold or mild temperatures depending on the year. Snow is not...

Growing Asparagus

Asparagus plants are now in stock! Growing asparagus requires time and patience but it is worth the wait and good...

Hellebores

Hellebores

Hellebores are often called the “winter jewels” of the garden and rightly so. There are very few plants that display...

Osmanthus ‘Goshiki’

Osmanthus ‘Goshiki’

Many mistake Osmanthus “Goshiki’ for holly and indeed the common name for this plant is “False Holly”. The variety ‘Goshiki’...

Garden Activities for January

Garden Activities for January

January may be cold and dreary, but it is a good time to plan ahead for the coming year and...

Winter Flowering Shrubs

Winter Flowering Shrubs

Winters need not be flowerless! Here are a few shrubs that offer flowers during the winter season. Camellia Camellias may...

Winter Rose Care

Winter Rose Care

Although major rose pruning is not done until late February into early March, there are a few things you can...

Amaryllis

Amaryllis

‘Morning Light’ Maiden Grass

‘Morning Light’ Maiden Grass

Ornamental grasses have become very popular and for good reason. They are easy and carefree, they grow fast and, if...

Gardening Activities for December

Gardening Activities for December

It is getting colder outside although as of Thanksgiving, we still have not had a major frost. The temperatures and...

Pineapple Sage

Pineapple Sage

Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans) is a late-blooming annual (or tender perennial) that takes its sweet time about blooming. In fact,...

Strawberry Tree

Strawberry Tree

Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) is a small evergreen tree with many desirable qualities. It is sometimes described as a shrub...