Japanese Tree Lilac is an ornamental tree that sports showy fragrant white blossoms in early to mid-June. Pictured on the left is about the prettiest one that I have seen. It’s a mature specimen that grows at a home in Dundas, MN. Pictured to the right, is one that we planted as part of a [...]
We have added the native Yellow Lady Slipper (Cypripediuim calceolus) to our perennial offerings this year. One of the prettiest native orchids, it will reach a height of 1-2 feet with the lovely yellow flower atop a stalk of bright green foliage. This woodland native needs mostly shade – filtered sunlight to thrive. Moist organic [...]
Strawberries and Rhubarb go together. How many recipes don’t we all have with this combination? Strawberries and Bananas – another hit… but have you tried Rhubarb and Bananas???? The following pie recipe comes from the recipe file of Leonard and Marie DeWolfe. Marie passed on but Leonard still shares the recipe. The sweetness of the [...]
One of the most frequently asked questions we have is “How do I keep my annuals looking good all summer?” Here are a few tips to help ensure good success with your annuals! Water: Once they are established, heavier, infrequent waterings will help your plants develop deeper root systems. Lighter, more frequent waterings result in [...]
Hosta – Guardian Angel (left) Hosta – montana Aure0-marginata (right) These are probably my two favorite hosta plants. Guardian Angel – will become a large plant – almost three feet high and approximately four feet wide. A sport of Hosta Blue Angel – it’s multi-hew coloration is a show stopper. Plant other blue hostas or [...]
Do you need ideas for a Mother’s Day present? We have Mother’s Day gift baskets ready for you to give to Mom. Included is a Eco-Friendly watering can, gardening gloves, a trowel, Osmocote, a nursery gift certicate and a few other little surprises all topped off with a beautiful bow! The greenhouses are full of colorful [...]
Belinda – the daughter of our retail manager, Heidi Brosseau participated in the Planting Day for Mom this morning at the nursery. She planted pansies and petunias for Heidi in a pretty pink planter after a little encouragement from Dad. Even with the rain, we had a good turnout during the morning with kids planting something [...]
The picture here shows the beauty of the Gold Heart Bleeding Heart growing out of a blanket of emerald green Sweet Woodruff. This springtime display is on the edge of our hosta garden in the woods. The lime green of the bleeding heart brightens up this corner of the garden. The flowers are just like [...]
This morning before heading into work – I had to go into one of the perennial gardens just to look at the awesome color of the Virginia Bluebells. This color blue has to be the prettiest blue there is. The Lenton Rose is also in bloom right now – one on these plants are at each [...]
Under our “Plant” page we have lists of all of the varieties of plants that we are carrying this year. Alot of these are also featured on our Plant Search engine. You can access this directly from our Home Page on the left hand side, or from the Plant page as well. There is much [...]
Our second annual Kid’s Planting Day for Mom is rapidly approaching. We will be holding it on Saturday, April 24th starting at 10:30 am! The kids will each be given a planter which they’ll fill with soil, their pick of several varieties of annuals and we will keep the planter here at the nursery until [...]
The Magnolias are blossoming at the nursery now! WOW! We have about the prettiest Royal Star Magnolia tree that any of us have ever seen. It is perfect, and it is full of the whitest, fragrant flowers! It is in our Creative Corner right now and we are sure it won’t be here long! We [...]
We are well underway with tree planting for this landscape season. Jim Westlund, our landscape division manager, and Todd Marnie are planting an Autumn Blaze Maple along the boulevard for Evergreen Townhome Association. We have an incredible sale on our balled and burlapped trees from 2009 right now and even with hiring our crews to [...]
The following blog article was submitted by Heidi Brosseau – our retail manager…. A new perennial that we haven’t carried before has already pushed itself onto my favorites list. Silene ‘Rollie’s Favorite’ aka Campion has already started to fill it’s pots and open up it’s brilliant pink flowers. It is going to keep blooming right [...]
Do you need a hostess gift for Easter or another spring event? We have these cute little spring planters with Hyacinth bulbs in that are just the way to say “thank you”. They’re only $6.99 – perhaps get one just for yourself – while supplies last. They’ll be up and blooming in no time!
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