What is the best product to control Japanese Beetles that are eating the leaves of my plants? The best control for Japanese Beetles would be Eight.  Just spray the foliage of the plants (early morning or late evening) and just wait for the beetles to disappear!  How do I kill ants and earwigs around my […]

Description:  Brilliant red fall color plus an upright pyramidal form make this introduction a standout.  Resistance to anthracnose, spider mites, leaf hoppers and leaf chlorosis, a condition often causing yellow foliage and burned foliage caused by high pH soils. 

  Right Plant, Right Place Ornamental grasses, depending on their habit of growth (clumping or spreading), can be used in many areas of the yard.  The key is making a good match, so you are not constantly reining them in or wishing you’d planted more. Generally speaking, they need plenty of sun.  It’s also a […]

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Japanese Painted Fern (also known as Tatting Fern, Lady Fern & Southern Lady Fern) Athyrium Description: All of these varieties enjoy moist shady locations, some will tolerate some sun if the soil is very moist as on the edge of a pond or stream.  With their open texture and graceful appearance, ferns make a wonderful […]

Divide them in early spring before flowering or later in the summer if desired.  Tiarellas do well in colder climate zones but extended winter wetness will cause damage.  Decayed leaves should be removed. Plant with:  Astilbe, Columbine, Coral Bells, Cordyalis, Hosta, Lilyturf, Lungwort and Meadow Rue. Planting Instructions:  Perennials Water & Fertilizer Schedule

A “miracle” breakthrough in Heuchera breeding!  This sister seedling of ‘Tiramisu’ produces pink flowers in midsummer.  This is very unusual for a H. villosa hybrid since most others have cream colored flowers.  During the cooler weather of spring and fall, the foliage is a fantastic shade of brick red with bright chartreuse to gold edges […]

Russian Sage Perovskia Description: Russian Sage will grow in shady areas, but will not be as full and dense as it would be in the sun. Periodic pruning until mid-summer will produce better growth and a stronger bloom. 

This colorful new selection, discovered at Bauer’s Forever Flowers in northwestern Pennsylvania, zone 5a, has overwintered very well since 2005 in the Bauer’s garden.  It comes back so vigorously each year, they think it should be hardy to zone 4, but we’ll list it as a zone 5 just to be sure. ‘Route 66’ is a […]

In a series of dwarf Astilbes from hybridizer Jan Verschoor comes this floriferous, soft pink selection with triangular-shaped plumes.  In early to midsummer, the flowers are presented just above the very compact, full clump of small, dark green leaves. At just under a foot tall, this is an excellent selection for the front of the border […]

LILAC Syringa Description: Besides roses, there is no flower as beautiful and aromatic as Lilacs!  To prolong blooms and that terrific scent, plant several different varieties with different bloom times.  These old-fashioned shrubs date back to the mid 1750’s!  Available in shades of purple, white, pink and even creamy yellow.

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Ice Plant Delosperma Description: Succulent-type plants that are generally low-growing and very drought resistant. Plants require well-drained soil and full sun. Do not plant in soil that is wet during the winter. Use near the front of the border or in rock gardens.  Also does well planted on a slope.

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