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!!

Welcome Spring or is it Summer?

Boy this weather is unbelievable! Feels like August already? What is the deal...could it be global warming?! Anyhow, we are in pansy mode...the traditional harbinger of the start of the gardening season for us here at the nursery!! Yeah!!

Happy Spring 2010!

We are open and really excited for the upcoming gardening season!! Pansies, Seeds, Easter Plants and Spring Flowering Shrubs and Trees are here!! Come visit us soon and see what's new!

Festival of Trees and Traditions

A close up of the tree we decorated for the Festival of Trees and Traditions at the Wadsworth Atheneum, held in December each year! This year our theme was 'A Berry Natural Christmas'.

Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac

A great native plant that is low-growing and fast spreading...has phenomenal fall color, as you can see pictured here! At a mature height of 1-2'H x 5-6' W, it is perfect for covering banks, slopes and poor soil areas. The yellow fragrant flowers which show up in April, are followed by red fruits. This is a super hardy selection for a hard to fill spot in your yard! Come by the nursery for other native plant selections that would help fill gaps in your yard.

Sweetspire's Fall Color

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' or Henry's Garnet Virginia Sweetspire has amazing Fall color and is a great Native substitute for Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' or Dwarf Burning Bush, which is considered to be potentially invasive. See it pictured here with its glorious red Fall coat on, and also contrasted with Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera 'Aurea' or Goldthread Chamaecyparis by its side.

Itea is extremely underplanted for such a great plant. It has a great tight and compact, yet spreading habit. It blooms in early June with fragrant white flower panicles, which attract butterflies and other pollinators. Its amazing bright reddish purple leaves in Autumn surely attract attention instantly. Itea tolerates a wide range of soils, from moist to dry and partial sun or shade will keep this one happy!