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Depending where you live, cooler fall temperatures are either welcome or have arrived too soon. There’s no getting around it—fall is coming! This is an active time in the garden when we prepare the lawn and landscape to hunker down and get through winter. Let’s look at ten essential fall garden tasks you’ll want to complete before the snow flies.
for Perennial, Annual, Shrubs, Clematis and more Click on one of the categories below for helpful information on planting and caring for your perennials, annuals, shrubs and clematis vines. We have also taken the time to write more detailed information on some our more popular varieties. Please take the time to read through our care
If you’re thinking of planting flowers at the gravesite of a loved one this season, there are a few things to consider first. I’ll walk you through the experience so you’ll be prepared, and give you a plant list to work from.
We’ve all heard the alarming statistics. We rely on pollinators for every third bite of food we eat. At least 75% of all the world’s flowering plants are pollinated by insects and animals. It can be overwhelming! Let’s bring that down that to a local level. What can YOU do in your own backyard to help pollinators feel welcome and wanted? Let’s focus on five things you can do right now, this season, to make an impact.
I think there is two things that all gardeners have in common, the love for plants and the love of the butterfly. There is nothing more beautiful than the graceful flutter of butterflies frolicking from one flower to another. Add more color to your garden with the beauty of the butterfly.
Are you saying “I have this beautiful garden full of colorful blooms but have not seen that many butterflies all season!” The problem might be that you do not have the right plants for a butterfly garden. Although it is not difficult to attract butterflies with plants, there are a few elements that you need. You will want flowers that will attract the butterfly through all stages in its life. You will need a place for it to lay its eggs, plants that the large can eat off, places for the caterpillars to spin their chrysalides and once the chrysalides hatch, flower sources for the butterflies to get nectar.
(Coneflower) Echinacea ‘Coral Cranberry’ is a vibrant, summer-blooming perennial that brings bold color and pollinator activity to sunny gardens. This unique coneflower variety produces fully double, bright cranberry-pink blooms that stand out in mid to late summer, offering a lush, textured look that’s both eye-catching and long-lasting. Unlike traditional coneflowers, ‘Coral Cranberry’ has a more
(Catmint)Nepeta ‘Catwalk Queen’, beyond its charming name, is a standout catmint celebrated for lavender-blue blooms nearly twice the size of comparable varieties, elegantly displayed on long, arching panicles. These lush flowers are borne atop sturdy, fragrant gray-green foliage, forming a compact, mounded ideal for sunny borders and front edges. This perennial reaches approximately 10-12 inches
(Meadow Rue) ‘Cotton Ball’ Thalictrum, commonly known as meadow rue, is a tall and elegant perennial that brings soft texture and airy charm to garden spaces. True to its name, this variety produces delicate, white, cotton-ball-like blooms that float atop slender, dark stems, creating a whimsical display from early to midsummer. Its fine, lacy green
In 2020, an idea hatched to start a Butterfly House at our nursery as a way to help support struggling monarch butterfly populations. We had the plants and the space, and we knew we could make an impact, so planning began for a Spring 2021 opening of our new Butterfly House. We’ve learned a lot
If one of your goals is to garden more sustainably, consider incorporating a DIY rain garden into your landscape. These gardens can look a lot like a perennial garden to help them blend in well with your other garden beds, but they serve a unique ecological purpose. The primary function of a rain garden is
