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.

Spring is Here!!

Spring Flowering Hydrangea, Indoor Azaleas, Lilies and other gorgeous flowering plants are here at Warners. Pansies too! We have been anxiously awaiting Spring of 2009 and now our flowering friends have joined us. Photo documentation to prove it...Come visit us soon!

Spring Ahead

Greetings! Well, it's been awhile since my last post. I've been taking the necessary break that comes with working in a Nursery in the Northeast...however, my hibernation period is over! March is upon us and going quickly. As the snow melts away and our yards reveal themselves...wheels start turning!!

Above, I share a photo from a recent trip to Costa Rica, where I did some 'research' on our friends, the tropical plants...those that we can only grow indoors here in Connecticut, or in some cases, outdoors for about 3-4 months of the year, usually in containers. Pictured in flower is an impressive Bougainvillea glabra or paperflower. Although many of you may be familiar with this plant, it is a truly wonderful to see a full grown specimen in a tropical atmosphere. Native to Brazil, this plant can grow to 15' with lots of thorny stems bearing beautiful papery flowers.

Bougainvillea can be grown here in the Northeast in pots, but they needs lots of light!!!!

February Thaw

Greetings...Hope everyone is enjoying their winter. We are anxiously awaiting the coming gardening season, here at Warner Nursery!! Watching all of the ice and snow melting away in this February Thaw is very enlightening for the spirit. Getting out into the woods and looking at all of the winter interest nature has to offer, in the way of beautiful stem colors on birch and redtwig dogwood, among many other fine plants, is one way to clear the winter blues out! Lots of nice berry sets on the winterberry also brighten up the landscape!! The birds will be feasting in March!

We've also been busy visiting with many other folks working in the New England Green Industry in order to become informed of the new and exciting gardening trends for 2009, learn about new plants on the market and drool at the possibilities for our own garden shop. It is fun to get out and share information with those who have similar interests...namely plants and related subjects!

We are looking forward to sharing our finds with you, our loyal customers. Enjoy the thaw!

Christmas Blitz

We here at Warner's want to wish you a Happy Holiday Season!! We are somewhat relieved that the Christmas rush is over. As primarily plant people, we are not used to being cooped up in the store and although we enjoy seeing all of our regular customers and new visitors as well, we are ready for the imminent winter hibernation period!
Thanks for all of your support during the Christmas shopping blitz. We hope you enjoyed any of the fresh trees, greens, wreaths and roping you may have picked up here. Feel free to come in and visit us through January 3, when we close our doors until the Spring season. We have lots of bargains to take advantage of going on now.

Welcome to November

The time has come to deal with the fact that winter is on it's way. If you have not done so already, making preparations in your garden will help plants to make it through the long, cold months. Be sure to mulch in your perennial beds and around any newly planted shrubs or trees. A fairly thick blanket of insulation, at least 3-4" of mulch or salt marsh hay, can make a world of difference in protecting the roots of your plants. We sell both here.