Planting Guides

March 1, 2025 update:

Plants can be ordered on the website and picked up or delivered in late April to early May. Delivery in HRM and anywhere in mainland…

Order Pick Up Information

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Summersweet is native in North America

Summersweet is popular. I had to order extras to keep up with demand. Blooms in shade, too! Fragrant. Native in Eastern North America.

April 4, 2024

Redefining what a "snow crocus" is ;) We received a sprinkling of snow, and early spring flowers got covered with white.

Winter hardiness of peonies and tree/woody peonies

Herbaceous peonies are considered winter-hardy to zone 2. There are gardeners growing peonies in hardiness zone 1a! So if your climate is very cold, go…

Peonies Info (for starters)

Tree (woody) / Intersectional (Itoh) / regular garden peonies:We all are familiar with pink, red, and white peonies growing in grandma's house or across the…

Rose Growing Guide

Choosing the location: All roses do well in a full sun location (6+ hours of sun per day). There are varieties that can be grown…

Plant Care

Bare root plants are stored in ideal moisture and temperature conditions over the winter. They arrive to us in temperature-controlled trucks. Once they are here,…