These are not your seasonal annuals that we all enjoy in hanging baskets.  Those have their place, to be sure – we love giving and receiving them on Mom’s Day, for example.   And they do provide a lot of color all summer long.  Maybe its just me, but sometimes ‘wintering over’ these hanging baskets can be tricky at the end of the season – sometimes I’m successful and sometimes I’m not.   But I must say, I find the hardy fuchsias to be easier to grow and no less dramatic.  They are easier, in my opinion, because they are grown in the ground, so they are less demanding of water.  They tolerate full sun, but will still bloom well in partial sun.   At the end of the season, you merely cut them down, and the following spring they will burst forth with new growth.   And the varieties of colors and shape of bloom are extraordinary!  Every garden should have at least one.  Fortunately, we have an excellent selection in the store this week!

The Deciduous Azaleas are in the midst of a spectacular blooming season at the moment!  We got some really good pictures the other day of the different varieties we carry, and thought you might want to take a look.

The warmer weather has really accelerated plant growth and development, and we are well on our way to the late spring and summer blooming season.  We will now also be adding plants with interesting foliage to the “What’s Blooming” feature, as some plants have amazing seasonal foliage that deserves a closer look!

The past few days have been the warmest since last September, and the spring bloom has gone into high gear.   There are so many plants blooming right now that we simply don’t have room to post all of them!   Here are some of the highlights from a trip around the nursery yesterday:

The weather has been beautiful for the past few days, and the plants are definitely responding!  Flowering Plums, Pears, and early flowering Cherries are bursting into bloom, as well as many shrubs and perennials.  Here are some of the highlights from the past few days:

We’re on the verge of the “big show”, and we’re really starting to see some plant growth.  Buds are swelling, and we’ll be experiencing the full magnificence of spring really soon!  In the meantime, here are a few things that we caught blooming around the nursery today…

Appleblossom Bergenia

Salix caprea 'Pendula'

Anemone

Golden Glory Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

Valley Valentine Pieris

Dwarf Iris

Pansies

Burgundy Belle Red Maple

Evergreen Clematis

Here are some pictures of things I found blooming or looking especially great in the nursery today.  Spring is definitely on the way!

Primrose

Hellebore

Jasminum nudiflorum 'Mystique'

Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'

Sarcococca ruscifolia

Skimmia japonica - Male

Helleborus orientalis 'Red Lady'

Corydalis flexuosa 'Purple Leaf'

Erica darleyensis 'Kraemer's Red'

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Ruby Glow'

Just kidding, there are actually a few odd plants that do like to bloom in winter.  Camellias are the most obvious at the moment.  Soon we’ll be seeing the bulk of the Hellebores come into bloom, and Winter Jasmine, Pink Dawn Viburnum, and Winterhazel will come out later.  We’ll keep you posted, and hopefully turn this into a good resource to find out what looks good at the moment.