by David Schreier | Jul 30, 2014 | Market News
Wildlife gardening suits the lazy gardener, as untidiness is often to the benefit of wildlife; long grass left over winter feeds birds and shelters insects, and unpruned shrubs provide good nesting and roosting sites. Ideally, a wildlife garden should be managed to...
by David Schreier | Jun 30, 2014 | Market News
Honeyberry The species Lonicera is commonly known to our customers as Honeysuckle and is known to them as a hardy vine or a flowering shrub. A new variety of Honeysuckle, Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica, a fruiting variety, is making a name for itself after being...
by David Schreier | Jun 1, 2014 | Market News
There is an ongoing discussion with our tree and shrub staff as to which is the finest garden fruit, the strawberry or the raspberry. Although that question has not been entirely resolved, a new raspberry variety has been introduced making some of our staff look at...
by David Schreier | May 1, 2014 | Market News
Hydrangeas are some of the best-loved flowering shrubs grown in gardens and home landscapes. Long-lasting blooms provide months of color from June to the frost of autumn. Hydrangeas grow as vines, shrubs, or small trees. They are often used as a foundation plant,...
by David Schreier | Jan 8, 2014 | Market News
Of all the plant varieties growing in the display gardens along the exterior of our greenhouses, the most noticeable during the winter months is an uncommon semi-dwarf Norway spruce with an unusual name; Picea abies ‘Acrocona’. Acro in Latin means...
