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First , I'll list Top Sellers In The United States: Weigela, Variegated Cascadia Petunia Daylilies, Razzamatazz Scabiosa, Butterfly Blue Daisy, Alaska Shasta Lily-of-the-Valley Mini Rose e-Collection Irish Moss Crocosmia, Emily McKenzie -- One Cent Sale! Liatris, Purple If you want to check what's most popular in your zipcode check here (you don't have to purchase anything to check that out): OKAY,let's start to explore different categories for gardening and how to enhance your yard, house and life: ROSES: TYPES: Climbers : Check out the: orange velvet climber:Excellent new Climbing Rose hybrid. Large double flowers in a beautiful shade of rich clear orange stand out against lush glossy foliage for weeks in summer. Lightly scented blooms cover arbor, trellis or fence. Strong, upright grower climbs 6' or more with a 4-6' spread. Vigorous, disease-resistant plants. #1-1½ field grown roses. Hybrid Teas Roses: Here's some samples:
Rose Hybrid Tea, Caribia®
Rose Hybrid Tea, Double Delight™
Rose Hybrid Tea, John F. Kennedy
Rose Hybrid Tea, Chrysler Imperial
Grab Bag, Hybrid Tea Rose
Rose Hybrid Tea, Mojave Mini Roses:
Rose Miniature, Stars & Stripes
Rose Miniature, Purple Chariot
Rose Miniature, Collection
Rose Miniature, Lavender Lace
Mini Rose e-Collection
Rose Miniature, Orange Honey
Rose Miniature, Sugar Plum Shrub Roses:
Rose Fairy, Red
Rose Fairy, Pink
Rose, Red Cascade Mini Hedge
Rose Fairy, Collection Rose Hedge, Red Freedom> Accent your property with bright scarlet blooms and lush green foliage. Zone 4 to 9 Rose Hedge, Pink Freedom Accent your property with lovely salmon to rose-pink blooms and lush green foliage. Zone 4 to 9 Sub-Zero:
Rose Sub-Zero, Charlotte Brownell
Rose Sub-Zero, Arctic Flame
Rose Sub-Zero, Senior Prom
Rose Sub-Zero, Helen Hayes Don't forget the combo pack: Combo: Maria Stern, Senior Prom and Helen Hayes. Bred in New England by the noted hybridizer Dr. Herbert Brownell, these classic Hybrid Teas are hardy to -15°F without protection. They survive the cold and return with vigor, increasing in size and productivity each year. They're also resistant to most common Rose troubles. #1-1½ field grown roses. Zone 3 to 10 Here's some popular grown Roses:
miniature rose sugar plum
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BULBS:
Lily, Great American Mix
Cyclamen, Hardy
Tuberose 'The Pearl'
Crocosmia, Babylon
Dahlia, Unwin Mix -- One Cent Sale!
Gunnera, Great
Caladiums, Mixed
Grab Bag, Bulb
Calla Lilies, Chiantii
Ranunculus, Mixed -- One Cent Sale! CONTAINER PLANTS: Here's 10 of the most popular container plants:
Petunia, Blue Spark Cascadia
Petunia, Choice Cascadia
Petunia, Cascadia Collection
Orange Tree, Dwarf Navel
Petunia, Red Cascadia
Petunia, Pink Cascadia
Cascadia Petunia
Purple Horn of Plenty
Rose Miniature, Purple Chariot
Lemon Tree, Improved Meyer Dwarf
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GROUND COVERS: Ground covers are beautiful and are not just too avoid mowing the lawn!
Zone 9 to 10
Vinca, Variegated Zone 3 to 9
Petunia, Red Cascadia Zone 9 to 10
Petunia, Choice Cascadia
Zone 9 to 10
Petunia, Pink Cascadia Zone 9 to 10
Cascadia Petunia
Petunia, Cascadia Collection Zone 9 to 10
Phlox Carpet , White Delight
Zone 3 to 9
Phlox Carpet, Scarlet Flame
Phlox Carpet, Sapphire Blue
Rose, Red Cascade Mini Hedge
Poplar, Lombardy
Privet Hedge
Lilac, Old-Fashioned
Lilac, Mixed Hedge
Rose Hedge, Pink Freedom®
Plum Hedge, Purple Leaf
Rose Hedge, Red Freedom®
Forsythia, Lynwood Gold
Chinese Elm Hedge Ornamental Grasses Phlox
This is a small sampling of the more than 175 perenials available:
Sparkling white flowers bloom prolifically, even in their first season. Zone 3 to 9 Carnation Hardy, Laced Romeo Deep red flowers fringed with creamy white Zone 3 to 9 Canterbury Bells, Mixed Add old-fashioned charm to your garden. Color blend of dense flower clusters blooms late spring to early summer. Readily reseed themselves. Zone 5 to 9 Carnation Hardy Collection For a garden bursting with color through an extra-long blooming season. Zone 3 to 9 Hibiscus Hardy, Super Rose Exotic beauty year after year. Zone 4 to 9 Gaillardia, Burgundy Wine red 3-4" daisylike blooms are great for borders and cutting gardens. Flowers all summer. Zone 3 to 10 Garden, Easy-Care Shade This money-saving collection combines eight delightful varieties of shade-tolerant, profuse-blooming perennials Verbena, Homestead Purple Rich purple flower clusters cover lush foliage from spring to frost. Plant in any soil. Zone 6 to 10 Penstemon, Red Crimson tubular blossoms are beacons to hummingbirds! Zone 3 to 8 Cyclamen, Hardy Numerous exotic rose-pink flowers appear on 4-6" stems in late summer to early fall. Mature plants have as many as 50 blooms. Zone 5 to 9
Sweet lemons and fragrant flowers year-round. Zone 8 to 10 Orange Tree, Dwarf Navel Covered with seedless 3" fruit mid-fall to mid-spring, fragrant white flowers in summer. Evergreen foliage. Zone 9 to 10 Strawberries, Ozark Beauty Kit Popular everbearer yields dozens of large, sweet berries summer through fall. Zone 4 to 9 Strawberries, Ozark Beauty (Plants Only) Delicious berries with sugar-sweet taste and temptingly juicy texture
Cascading habit and compact growth make this a truly magnificent specimen tree. Zone 5 to 8 Cherry Tree, Pink Weeping Cascades of soft pink flowers smother slender branches in early spring. Zone 4 to 9 Wisteria, Tree Collection Unique blooms in blue, white and pink complement each other. Zone 4 to 9 Pussy Willow Tree, Weeping Create excitement year after year - all year through - with this unusual and hard-to-find specimen tree. Zone 4 to 8 Wisteria Tree, Blue Blue-violet flowers cascade in clusters up to 12" long. Attractive foliage appears after the late spring-early summer flowers. Zone 4 to 9 Wisteria Tree, White White, late spring blossoms in clusters 7-12" long. Zone 4 to 9 Wisteria Tree, Pink Pink flowers in pendulous clusters 8-20" long in late spring. Zone 4 to 9
To create privacy or hide an unsightly area, there is no finer choice than this rich, deep purple Climbing Clematis. Zone 5 to 9 Clematis, Double Royal Velvet Some say this breathtaking perennial has been around since the days of Michelangelo and Da Vinci! It's easy to see why. Zone 3 to 8 Wisteria Vine, Blue Blue Wisteria Vine provides a grand show in either a small planting area or where there's lots of space to fill. Hardy, fast-growing, free-flowering. Zone 3 to 9 Trumpet Vine, Yellow Hummingbirds love this fast easy to grow yellow flowering vine! Climbing Shell Plant A favorite of Thomas Jefferson! Fast-growing, twining vine attracts butterflies with fragrant flowers. Zone 9 to 10 Clematis, Crimson Star To create privacy, highlight an architectural feature or hide an unsightly area, there is no finer choice than this dark crimson red Climbing Clematis. Zone 3 to 8 Bittersweet Vine Collection Bright yellow seed pods open to show bright red berries in late summer to early fall. Zone 3 to 9 Clematis, Nelly Moser To create privacy, highlight an architectural feature or hide an unsightly area, there is no finer choice than this mauve pink with red hint Climbing Clematis. Zone 3 to 8 Clematis, Super Collection The Climbing Clematis Collection and the Double Clematis Collection for one low price. Bougainvillea, Raspberry Ice Dramatic clusters of 1" paperlie bracts in glowing red. Zone 9 to 10
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Step By Step™ Garden, Colorful Mailbox Garden, Lamppost Full-Circle Garden, Easy-Care Shade Rose, Very Special Garden Garden, Red Welcome Rose of Sharon Collection Rose Sub-Zero, Collection #1 Wisteria, Tree Collection Lilac, Radiant Duo
Peony, Oriental Tree Collection
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Are you wondering about HOW to start a garden?:
Starting a Garden: Some Basic Tips from the Pros at Spring Hill Nursery
Step One: Choose the right site.
Work around your existing Landscape: Whether you are starting from scratch or re-designing an old garden, take note of the features of your property. For example, consider the trees—you’ll want to avoid setting up a garden for vegetables and/or sun-loving perennials in a spot where it will be shaded much of the time. Consider how large younger trees may grow over the years. Will your garden be in the shade in five years?
Follow the Sun: Plan for the sun’s movement throughout the year. A spot that seems perfect in the summer may not get enough light in the spring or fall. Try to place your new garden on the south side of your house or property so that it will receive maximum light during the winter. If you live in the south, this means you will be able to garden all year long. In the north, it means more warmth, more gentle dormant periods for your perennials, and an earlier start to spring growth.
Avoid the Chill: If your land is hilly, try not to plant your garden at the base of a slope. On the slope or at the top is best. Why? Cold air settles in low-lying areas and can affect your plants. This is especially important for gardeners in northern climates. Low lying areas are also more likely to have damp, soggy soil. Some plants like it, but most prefer well-drained soil.
Step Two: Constructing your garden.
Make a Plan: Having a good garden plan is a must – it will save you time and labor and also make your property more attractive in the long run. After considering your property, sit down with some graph paper and sketch out some ideas for the design of your beds. For vegetable gardens, beds should be no wider than twice your arm length (usually about four or five feet). This ensures that you can easily reach the plants for weeding, harvesting, etc. Bed length is a matter of preference.
Raise Your Beds: There is no easier way to ensure that your plants will do well than to place them in a raised bed – weed control, soil tilth, good drainage and other advantages all come from this one basic technique. And raised beds are easier on your back and knees, too!
Get Around to Mounds: A relatively little-known space-saving trick is to gently round the tops of your raised beds. Imagine your raised bed as a baking pan with a loaf of bread just starting to rise. By mounding the soil in this manner, you can increase the total planting area by as much as 20 percent. Plant herbs and shallow-rooted vegetables like lettuce or spinach around the edges and taller crops towards the peak of the mound. This will help secure the soil and also make things easier to reach.
Keep Compost Handy: Perhaps you already know how invaluable compost is to your garden – it is the #1 source of nutrition for plants and the best soil enrichment additive you can use. The main point we want to make about it here is that you won’t use it if it isn’t handy. Make sure your compost pile (or bin) is as close as possible to your garden. Ideally, it should be somewhere between your garden, your kitchen (where all those lovely green scraps come from) and your garden hose. That way, it will be easy to add material, easy to water, and easy to haul the finished compost to your beds.
By following the above pointers when setting up a new garden, or when re-designing an older one, you’ll be able to enjoy your garden more. You’ll spend less time tending to tedious tasks and more time doing the things you enjoy!
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Starting a Garden: Some Basic Tips from the Pros at Spring Hill Nursery
Step One: Choose the right site.
Work around your existing Landscape: Whether you are starting from scratch or re-designing an old garden, take note of the features of your property. For example, consider the trees—you’ll want to avoid setting up a garden for vegetables and/or sun-loving perennials in a spot where it will be shaded much of the time. Consider how large younger trees may grow over the years. Will your garden be in the shade in five years?
Follow the Sun: Plan for the sun’s movement throughout the year. A spot that seems perfect in the summer may not get enough light in the spring or fall. Try to place your new garden on the south side of your house or property so that it will receive maximum light during the winter. If you live in the south, this means you will be able to garden all year long. In the north, it means more warmth, more gentle dormant periods for your perennials, and an earlier start to spring growth.
Avoid the Chill: If your land is hilly, try not to plant your garden at the base of a slope. On the slope or at the top is best. Why? Cold air settles in low-lying areas and can affect your plants. This is especially important for gardeners in northern climates. Low lying areas are also more likely to have damp, soggy soil. Some plants like it, but most prefer well-drained soil.
Step Two: Constructing your garden.
Make a Plan: Having a good garden plan is a must – it will save you time and labor and also make your property more attractive in the long run. After considering your property, sit down with some graph paper and sketch out some ideas for the design of your beds. For vegetable gardens, beds should be no wider than twice your arm length (usually about four or five feet). This ensures that you can easily reach the plants for weeding, harvesting, etc. Bed length is a matter of preference.
Raise Your Beds: There is no easier way to ensure that your plants will do well than to place them in a raised bed – weed control, soil tilth, good drainage and other advantages all come from this one basic technique. And raised beds are easier on your back and knees, too!
Get Around to Mounds: A relatively little-known space-saving trick is to gently round the tops of your raised beds. Imagine your raised bed as a baking pan with a loaf of bread just starting to rise. By mounding the soil in this manner, you can increase the total planting area by as much as 20 percent. Plant herbs and shallow-rooted vegetables like lettuce or spinach around the edges and taller crops towards the peak of the mound. This will help secure the soil and also make things easier to reach.
Keep Compost Handy: Perhaps you already know how invaluable compost is to your garden – it is the #1 source of nutrition for plants and the best soil enrichment additive you can use. The main point we want to make about it here is that you won’t use it if it isn’t handy. Make sure your compost pile (or bin) is as close as possible to your garden. Ideally, it should be somewhere between your garden, your kitchen (where all those lovely green scraps come from) and your garden hose. That way, it will be easy to add material, easy to water, and easy to haul the finished compost to your beds.
By following the above pointers when setting up a new garden, or when re-designing an older one, you’ll be able to enjoy your garden more. You’ll spend less time tending to tedious tasks and more time doing the things you enjoy!
Thanks for stopping by and if you want to check out specific plants you can find a listing on our home page:
Outdoor Living Homepage