Here in Michigan, spring is coming. Crocuses, snowdrops, and reticulata irises are in full bloom. Hepatica, forsythia, and daffodils will be coming on before long. Soon, garden centers and nurseries will be opening and gardeners driven mad by the long winter will rush out to buy every pla...
Great Garden Plants is one of the best places to buy good quality perennials online, especially if you live in a Northern climate. They are located in Michigan and carry lots of plants that are hardy all the way down to zone 2! Like Home Depot, their website has a filter for zone whi...
Fast-forward 15 years, and we now have several clumps of Bleeding Hearts tucked away in various shady planting beds. They are the very first shade-loving perennials to bloom in the spring… and they are the first plant I need to cut back in the fall. Other than cutting them back in th...
Chris Hansen - Great Garden Plants, Michigan “Blooming Nursery's plants are high quality and always arrive looking beautiful!”Jacquie Skolnik, Squak Mountain Greenhouse & Nursery, Issaquah, WA “Blooming Nursery is one of my top and favorite perennial growers (plant vendors). Their selection is...
Crapemyrtle have long been a popular flowering shrub in the south, and it's time that these beautiful flowering shrubs made a splash in the Northern market! The hybridizing team at Walters Gardens, Inc. has worked hard toward selections that perform well in our West Michigan climate, overwinter...
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'Silver Brocade' - has deeply cut silver foliage and can spread up to two feet. It looks good in arock gardenand as an edging plant. It grows to only a foot high. 'Powis Castle' - shiny, silver-frosted foliage that stand up well in heat. ...