The weatherman gave us a “reassuring” statistic this morning on the radio – that there has been three days in May 2005 that it has not rained! Yesterday was a strange weather day – it would clear out for a few minutes, blue sky and puffy clouds and then it would rain – over and [...]
Above you see several varieties of Pulmonaria on a mini-berm in front of an arc of hosta – (these hosta revert to green by the end of June!); the middle photo shows the Globe Flower which provides bright yellow blossoms and below the woodland creeping phlox, Tiarella and Vinca Vine grace our Ely Greenstone boulders. [...]
Several years ago we were sitting on our deck and looked back in the woods to see something yellow. Upon investigation we were delighted to find a yellow lady slipper growing just inside the woods. This plant has given us pleasure every spring and is such a delight. We have found one other lady slipper [...]
Spring blossoming perennials in the woodland garden – The bleeding heart is one of those old fashioned perennials that everyone remembers as “Grandma had one”. This beautiful plant starts to emerge as soon as the snow has left and goes strong for almost two months! We have had a bleeding heart in one of our [...]
The most requested plant for the last year has been the Endless Summer Hydrangea This wonderful blue hydrangea is hardy in Minnesota, but like alot of plants, it needs winter protection. It may often die back to “crown” or ground level. You may think you have lost your prized plant – but it will soon [...]
The weather has been very good followed by the very bad. The forecast as of today on the National Weather Service Site indicates that we will have decent weather for the balance of May (we’ll see what Mother Nature has in mind). The annuals can now be planted outside to begin their growing season! The [...]
The flowering crabapple trees are blossoming in beautiful shades of white, pink and deep pink. The Tina Flowering Crabapple graces our display bed by the main gate here at the nursery. The bright show of white flowers will soon be followed by red fruit which will persist through next winter. The Tina is a dwarf [...]
