Shopping Spree Winner!

Congratulations to Richard Stanley our $250 Shopping Spree Drawing Winner!! Richard, a resident of West Simsbury and a loyal customer for many years, is pictured here being congratulated by me. His first purchase...an extra large Rhododendron for his yard!

We want to thank all who filled out shopping spree entry blanks...better luck next year! Thanks for visiting us at the nursery over the course of the Spring and for being our customers! We appreciate your business.

Roly Pig Composter

Our friendly pink pig composter recently sold to one lucky customer!! Here you see a photo of the Roly Pig Composter and its new owner (sorry a bit blurry...in our excitement to give the piggy up for adoption, our hands were shaky!), as well as an exuberant Jessica.

As sad as we were to see piggy go, we are thrilled with the thought of the fabulous compost this people powered machine will produce for its new owner. If interested in a Roly Pig Composter of your own, check out this website: peoplepoweredmachines.com. Unfortunately, we will not be carrying anymore this season!

If you are interested in composting in general...please stop in and we can review with you how to create a compost pile or use different compost models, as we have sold many over the years! Handouts are available on composting at the nursery desk.

Iris in Full Glory

This has been a great iris year!

Driving by people's yards around town...it is evident that everyone's Iris germanica (bearded iris), Iris ensata (Japanese iris), Iris cristata (crested iris) have bloomed beautifully!

Here's a photo of an Iris pallida (variegated iris) in full bloom at the nursery...



This iris pallida (variegated iris) flower has a wonderful grape scent and striking lavender-blue coloration, while the leaves are a cream and blue-green vertically striped. Great low-maintenance, June-flowering perennial!

millions of reasons to visit our garden center

Million Bells Petunia...or Calibrachoa botanically speaking...blooms all summer and a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies.