Proven Winners (R) Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth hydrangea

From the same family as the beloved Annabelle hydrangea but improved with stronger stems, larger blooms and a striking blush of color. Incrediball Blush hydrangea will rebloom giving you new flowers through frost. The massive blooms are a striking silvery-pink held upright on strong stems. This group of hydrangea, incrediball series, are very reliable and bloom every year, even in the cold northern regions. Native to North America, this hydrangea is very hardy and reliable. Easy to grow and low maintenance!

In early spring, just as the new growth begins to emerge on the stems, cut the plant back by about one-third its height.  Blooms on new wood or current years growth so no worries about hard winters or late frost. Deadheading not necessary.

It will take about 3 years after planting and established to appreciate the largest blooms. You will get beautiful blooms each summer but not the maximum size until roots have developed fully.

Incrediball Blush does best with a minimum of 6 hours a day of sun ensuring bigger blooms and stronger stems. Afternoon shade is recommended for warmer climates. Hardy in zones 3-8

Harvest the flowers to enjoy inside or to dry for craft projects. Your Incrediball Blush hydrangea will rebloom and continue to give you months of enjoyment. Use as a border plant, mass planting, focal point or cut and dried flowers

Grows 4 to 5 feet tall 4 to 5 feet wide Full sun/afternoon shade

Japonica Picta ‘Gypsy Rose’

Do you like variegated foliage on plants, especially those that tolerate shade?   Kerria japonica ‘Picta’ Variegated “Gypsy Rose” is the one for you.  A beautiful, wispy carefree shrub that will add color and interest to that semi-shady place in your garden.  Delicate arching stems have small gray-green leaves margined with a light cream color.  Blooms are single, five-petaled, rose-like flowers that are a bright chartreuse/yellow color.  Bloom time is most profuse in April and May but they are known to bloom sporadically until first frost. Continue reading →

Candytuft Iberis Courtesy of Walters Gardens Inc

Nothing quite ‘pops’ like a blanket of pure white to announce the beginning of Spring! Candytuft Iberis ‘Alexander’s White’ is a perennial ground cover that blooms with large clusters of white flowers. Continue reading →

Heirloom Tomato

Where did all the flavor go in our tomatoes? Are you tired of buying tomatoes at the Market that look good but when you go to eat them you find they are lacking in flavor?  We have decided to offer Heirloom Tomatoes this year, grown from seed at Becky’s Flower Farm. Heirloom Tomatoes are proven to have the aroma, flavor and freshness you are looking for. This flavor is not found in the hybrid tomatoes available today. Continue reading →

Forsythia

Are you anxious for winter to be over?  Are you looking for that  dramatic burst of color announcing the return of Spring?  Unfortunately, we are unable to rush Mother Nature but there is something you can do to bring a bit of spring color into your home.  One way to do this is a process of forcing a plant to flower.   Forcing is tricking certain flowering shrubs into bloom before their natural season. This is done by cutting stems and bringing them indoors where it is warmer so you can have early blooms to brighten your home. Continue reading →

Royal Standard Hosta

Hosta (Plantain liliy) is the perfect hardy and easy to grow plant for that shady to part shade garden area.   Hostas are quite well-known  and currently the most popular perennial in the United States. There are many different cultivars and come in a wide range of color, leaf shape, size and leaf texture. They come in solid colors ranging from grey, blue, and gold to all shades of green and many unique variegated combinations. Continue reading →

Autumn Fern

My favorite fern for all seasons and shade gardens is the Autumn Fern . It remains green all winter, adding much needed color to the garden during the drab days of winter. These hardy ferns make me smile as they are definitely my best all season plant.  They have proved to be very hardy, easy to grow and beautiful with autumn colored accented fronds in Spring which matured to a rich green color for summer. Continue reading →

Ninebark ‘Royalty’

Do you have a place in your landscape that needs brightening up with a splash of color? Ninebark ‘Royalty’ is the ideal candidate with unique deep royal purple fine textured, maple like leaves. Clusters of cream-colored flowers cover the shrub in late spring, followed by reddish seed capsules that persist through winter. Beautiful exfoliating bark adds to the winter interest. Continue reading →

Daffodils with Lamium ground cover

Now is the time to think ahead and start “Ramping up for Spring”.  It may seem early to some, but Springtime means a flurry of activity and tasks and if we don’t think ahead to get ready, we may get caught with “too little too late”.  You see, when the sleepy plants are ready to wake up and start exploding with color and growth, they don’t wait to see if we’re ready.  So I would like to highlight some of our special or new items  available this Spring so you can also start planning ahead to make this the best year for your garden!   The plan is to start a blog series with posts every few weeks featuring new or popular plants  that we will have available this Spring. Continue reading →