WHAT’S NEW for 2025

Annuals

Ivy Geranium – Balcony Series (limited amount)

Streptocarpus 'Ladyslipper Cherry Ice'

Philodendron 'Pink Princess'

Petunia 'Surfina Heartbeat'

Colocasia 'Redemption'

Cuting Garden Flower Mixes – Limited

 

Perennials

Ajuga 'Princess Leia'

Echinacea 'Prima Saffron'

Zizia aurea

Hosta 'Gigantosaurus'

Salvia 'Big Sky'

Hibiscus 'Cookies N'Cream'

 

Herbs & Veggies

Lacinato Kale 'Black Magic'

Pumpkin 'Abominable'

 

Shrubs

Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine)

Hibiscus 'Blue Chiffon'

Hydrangea 'Flowerful'

Miniature Evergreens

 

         We are excited about a new growing season! Reflecting on 2024, we can say that it was an improvement over the 2023 growing season. The dry fall gave us many beautiful days in the gardens. The abnormally warm late fall provided some challenges for us as growers and wreath makers. We finally covered our perennials and shrubs on December 11th. That is the latest in our 22 years that we have put plants “to bed”.

         When strolling through our greenhouses you will notice that more than half of our growing containers are peat/pulp based versus plastic. We have expanded our use of peat/pulp pots beyond our vegetables and herbs to include annuals and some perennials and nursery plants. This will provide some challenges with our use of efficient watering systems (flood tables and capillary mats) but it should reduce the hassle of plastic waste. As always, we continue to use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in our growing environment and include beneficial insect packets in our hanging baskets. We are modifying our transplanting regime to incorporate even more beneficial biota in our plants than we have in the past.

         Customers often ask if we provide landscape services and though we do not work off-site we often provide walk-in consultation. In some cases, we have designed instant gardens for novice gardeners. During busy weekends this may be more challenging and time restrictive, so we recommend emailing with detailed questions and calling to arrange a time when we can provide more one-on-one service. Crucial details in helping you choose the appropriate plant are light exposure, soil type, topography, square footage and height restrictions. Photos are very helpful!

         Many customers may also be familiar with the mobile plant displays we create in front of the greenhouses to showcase combinations of annuals, perennials and shrubs. These displays serve as a template for customers to create their own sun or shade-loving garden spaces. We also tag pollinator plants to help customers choose the appropriate bee and butterfly-friendly plants. As we start a new growing season we are looking forward to showcasing our expanded pollinator selections plus new varieties of cutting garden annuals.

         We welcome warmer weather and look forward to seeing you!

 

Happy Gardening!