WNC staff

Myself and my wonderful coworkers on just another long, hot summer day. Hard to believe we have had 31...count 'em...31 90 degree plus days! Holy hotness batman. What a tough season to keep everything watered, but they do and they do it well! Pictured from left to right we have, Amanda, Kyle, me Jessica and Sheryll. Missing: Tami and Susan.

Cornus canadensis

On a recent trek in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, I spotted alot of alpines, sub-alpines and cool woodland plants, as well beautiful mosses, growing in nooks and crannies of the terrain we passed over. Pictured here is Cornus canadensis, or Bunchberry. This native plant is in the dogwood family. It generally grows 3-8" tall and prefers cool woodland areas. Native Americans made a tea from the leaves for aches, pains and fevers. The scarlet colored berries were eaten or stored for the long winter. Generally the white flowers come out May-July.

Amaryllis in July?

Our Amaryllis bulbs are a bit confused, rightly so with this crazy weather! Blooming in July is a bit unorthodox for an Amaryllis living in Connecticut. Usually these bulbs, which are forced for indoor bloom, are known to bloom sometime between mid-December and mid-late March.

Meet Kyle...

Our newest employee here at Warner's. We are lucky to have found a knowledgeable and enthusiastic young man who seems to really enjoy his work! Kyle Reynolds is our new addition this season and he is doing a great job so far!! We hope you all get to meet him in the near future.

Texas Scarlet Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Texas Scarlet' or 'Texas Scarlet' Quince is a flowering and fruiting marvel. It's gorgeous red flowers cover the plant in mid-Spring, usually April. Despite its thorny stems, it is a marvelous low maintenance plant for the landscape. It will produce ooooodles of early Spring blooms and is very zone hardy. Full sun and salt/sand tolerant, Quince makes a wonderful addition to any landscape. Pictured here are the blossoms of the Texas Scarlet type.


We also sell Toyo-Nishiki Flowering Quince, a softer colored pink and white flower, with the same upright, fast growing habit as the Texas Scarlet variety. Toyo-Nishiki has a wider, more spreading habit.

Fabulous Fothergilla!

What a great plant Fothergilla is! Also know as Witch Alder, Fothergilla is a native plant that does well in a mixed shrub border, in a foundation planting or in mass groupings in the residential landscape. The variety pictured here is called 'Blue Shadow', or Fothergilla major 'Blue Shadow'. Its honey-scented, cute white flowers come out in mid-to late April atop bluish-green leaves. This rounded, multi-stemmed shrub turns a stunning colors of red, orange and yellow in the Fall and lasts for weeks. Ultimately topping out at 3 - 5' high by 4 - 5' wide, it is an excellent addition to the home landscape!!

Recycle!!!

Earth Day is coming up on Thursday, the 22nd of April!! We are running some cool specials on earth friendly products this week...so come check it out.

On a recycling note, we are super pscyhed to be able to offer plastic pot and plastic tray recycling on an 'official' basis. Instead of accepting pots and trays and trying to reuse them here at the nursery, now these used pots and trays will go to an actual recycler and be re-made into new pots and trays!! Hooray!!

Come find our new green bin in the parking lot and leave your plastics here. We will do the rest. Thank You!!