Under the shade tree...

BLEEDING HEART
Dicentra spectabilis

Elegant plants growing 2 to 3 feet tall, have mounding fern-like leaves and arching sprays of red heart-shaped flowers from late spring to early summer. Best in fertile, light soil. Tolerates full sun in cooler climates.

Dicentra are hardy zones 2b-10 and prefer dappled shade and cool conditions. In areas with hot summers the foliage and flowers may die back in the heat and return with cooler fall weather.




Summer is a good time to divide Dicentra as it winds down for dormancy but most bleeding heart plants won't grow aggressively in the garden so don't need to be divided very often.

If the soil is too wet, bleeding hearts may suffer from crown rot. In areas with dry, hot summers, bleeding hearts may not do well. Aphids can also be a problem.

Dicentra pairs nicely with many cottage garden plants such as hardy geranium, foxglove or daylilies. Use other shade-loving plants like hostas, brunnera and hellebores to combine with bleeding hearts in the part shade garden.


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Color Kits!

The New Endless Summer (R) Color Kits have arrived!

It’s no secret that many bigleaf hydrangeas have the unique ability to change flower color from spectacular pink to beautiful blue depending on soil pH. But for some gardeners, the best way to accomplish the task still remains a mystery. Color Me Pink and Color Me Blue make color changing easier and safer.

Color Me Pink features pelletized Garden Lime and Color Me Blue is pelletized Soil Sulfur – both formulations are safer alternatives to other color changing methods. Both products feature a pre-measured scoop and easy-to-understand directions printed right on the waterproof container.

Color Me Pink™

Color Me Pink™ offers the perfect solution for changing your hydrangea flowers from blue to pink. Using garden lime, Color Me Pink™ safely and effectively changes acidic soils to alkaline for fantastic pink blossoms. Color Me Pink has a suggested retail price of $9.95.

Color Me Blue™

Color Me Blue™ takes your hydrangea blooms from pink to blue. Using Soil Sulfer, Color Me Blue™ lowers the pH of your soil allowing hydrangea varieties such as Endless Summer® The Original to produce glorious blue blossoms. Color Me Blue has a suggested retail price of $12.95.

Be sure to read and follow the package directions. Remember, more is not better when it comes to soil additives.

Add these to your spring orders today!!

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What a punch!

We wanted to give you an update on the Knock out (R) Roses.

Most sizes are at least budded, and some are starting to bloom.

It is time to get the roses into your garden center or store!

DOUBLE KNOCK OUT(R) ROSE PP16202

Rosa 'Radtko'

Presenting a fuller, richer, cherry-red, double bloom that is simply breathtaking. Blooms maintain a continuous show of color from early June to hard frost with beautiful foliage. Compact and upright fashion, more winter hardiness and shade tolerance make this a big Hit!

These make a great statement in your landscape!

Blooming Columbine

Our varieties of Columbine are really starting to pop here on the Nursery! Our Swan Mix Columbine are a vivid array of bright colors and would look great in your garden center this next week! Many of our other varieties are sitting on go-loaded up with buds. In a few days time they will be extremely eye-catching!



Swan Mix Columbine #1 Aquilegia x caerulea 'Swan Mix'

Just right....

Happy Easter!!! One more food related post for the week!

Blueberries!!

There are several different types of blueberries. The four most common types are rabbiteye, lowbush, half-high, and highbush.

1. Rabbiteye blueberries are much more suited to the southern climates, and are native to the Southeast. They grow taller than even the highbush blueberries, growing as high as 10-feet.

2. Highbush are the most familar variety of blueberries. They derive their name from their growth habit reaching over 6 foot tall.

3. Lowbush varieties grow more like a groundcover, only reaching approximately 1 1/2 feet high.

4. If you are looking for something in the middle, then look no further than half-high blueberry varieties. They are a cross between lowbush and highbush having fruit size and taste between the two types.

I hope this information helps you understand blueberries a little more.

Chippewa Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum 'Chippewa'

'Chippewa' is a half-high blueberry variety, and is a compact shrub growing only 3-4 feet tall. Light blue berries are large and sweet in flavor. Fruit set ripens in midseason. Introduction 1996, a sweeter berry and more upright in growth habit than Northblue but with yields as high. A good plant for home gardener and self-pollinating.

Look for Greenleaf Nursery Co. blueberry plants in your local garden center, or add them to your Spring order today!

Have a great weekend!

Peaches and Cream....YUMMY!!

Staying with the food theme, how about peaches and cherries?

These trees show off their beautiful blooms in early spring without the distraction of leaves! They have several seasons of interest, and will be the center of attention in your garden center!

Crimson Cascade Weeping Peach

Prunus 'Crimson Cascade'

Produces red double flowers followed by deep maroon leaves that fade to green-maroon by mid-summer. New leaves produced under cool temperatures in fall will again be dark maroon. Mainly used as an ornamental since fruit is small and of poor quality. Height is 12 feet with a width of 8 feet and is hardy to zone 5.

Double Red Flowering Peach

Prunus persica 'Cardinal'

A small growing, round-headed, ornamental flowering peach with dark-red double blossoms. A real showpiece in the spring. Flowers appear in April before lustrous, sharply serrated green leaves. This peach is hardy to zone 5.

Corinthian Pink Flowering Peach

Prunus persica 'Corinthian 'Pink'

An ornamental flowering peach with pink double flowers in the spring. A real showpiece in the spring. Flowers appear in April before lustrous, sharply serrated green leaves. Matures at 20-25 feet and 10-15 feet in width. It is hardy to zone 5.

Akebono Cherry

Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'

Maturing slightly smaller than the Yoshino Cherry tree, this hybrid has delicate pink blooms in the spring and an upright spreading form. Matures to 25 feet in heitht with a similar spread, and is hardy to zone 5.

Sorry these trees don't produce edible fruit! However, they would be a great addition to your landscape or new spring order!