EASTER PLANTS
We have Spring favorites, just in time for the holidays! Stop by Friday and Saturday to pick up some beautiful, fresh Easter plants, including lilies, tulips, daffodils and hyacinth. We will be closed on Sunday for Easter.
WE’RE BACK!
Spring is in the air! The sky is blue, the grass is green, the sun is out! And - most importantly - our greenhouses are FULL of annuals! Since last Monday we've started to see the first signs of our pansies, begonias, fuschias and alpine geraniums. Some of these will be blooming in just two to three [...]
WE ARE MOVING A GREENHOUSE
You live and you learn! If you've talked to anyone from Connecticut - or any other state in New England - you've probably heard (multiple times) about last year's winter! It was cold. It was long. And there was feet and feet (and more feet) of snow. Cars were buried. Some people couldn't get out their [...]
JOYCE’S PICKS OF THE WEEK: 10.12.15
When the weather starts to cool down, people forget that gardens can still have color and that many plants are beginning to bloom right now! And Sprucedale Gardens still has many colorful selections for your landscape. Blackberry-Lily "These flowers got their name because their seeds look a lot like blackberries! They have a very unique look." [...]
PAUL DISCUSSES WINTERBERRY
Red Sprite Winterberry "Some have smaller berries, but the Red Sprite has a nice large, red berry. The plant is also useful in landscapes because it only gets to be four feet tall. It's a more compact winterberry." A Note About Male Winterberry "A lot of people aren't aware of this, but you need at least [...]
PERENNIAL MUMS
Yes, you'll enjoy these winter-hardy mums year after year! Yellow Spoon Lavender Daisy Red Daisy These mums will grow about two feet tall. For shorter plants and more flowers, simply "pinch" them each year! Pinching is snapping off the tip of the shoots (1-2" off the ends). You can do this once or twice - about [...]
BEE BEE TREES
"Sprucedale Gardens has been growing Beebee trees, also called Korean Evodia, for a couple of years now. They grow to about 30’ and have the great characteristic of flowering during the summer dearth, in late July to early August. Honeybees love the nectar from the large flower clusters. I’ve been to a mature tree here in northeast [...]
DAVE’S PICKS OF THE WEEK: 9.15.15
"Prarie Splendor" Coneflower Rudbeckia a.k.a. Black Eyed Susan "They especially look great against that blue." Plumbago "These are such a nice color. It's such a great shade of blue."
JOYCE’S HOMEMADE JAM
Why I make homemade jam: It's a great way to use excess fruit. My own fruit is at its peak ripeness at this time so it has wonderful flavor. It's also nearly organic - it's received few or no sprays. Homemade jam also makes a great gift! - Joyce Larson Materials: Sugar 0-3 cups (I use 3) 4 [...]