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mail order source for wildflowers, ferns, vines, perennials, and shrubs of eastern North America.

We grow hardy, robust plants that will beautify your gardens and support a diversity of wildlife. We can help you succeed in this by providing you with solid information, a great selection, and high quality plants. Our plants grow! And rest assured that all our plants are entirely nursery propagated and are grown with sustainability in mind.

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May

All I can say is, if this has been “spring”, I hate to see summer. Our winter (non-existant) was warm enough, but our spring set all kinds of records for high temperatures. Not only did we have a full week in the upper 80’s but we also had a record number of hail storms. Before this past month, in the 25 years we have had a nursery at this location, we have had a total of 1 hail storm that caused damage. But recently, we have had 3, in separate weather events, which tattered and smashed plants. But the ongoing heat is causing extreme growth so our plants are growing out of the damage. This week we are forecast to get up to 90 degrees! Whoa!

Not to be hindered by a little heat or hail, our featured plant this month is Sundrops , a real work horse for a part sun, dryish place. Sundrops makes 2 foot tall, expanding clumps with large bright yellow flowers in late spring/early summer. It is perfect for a woods edge or some place where it can spread. Plant it where others fail because it is a strong grower. Good companions are firepink, dwarf bluestar, and Christa alumroot.