Our favorite perennial vegetable – ASPARAGUS
Asparagus is a fantastic perennial vegetable, with well-tended patches continuing to yield food for 20 years or better! The spears are delicious steamed, roasted or even pickled. Another great feature of growing asparagus is the option to leave the tall (3′ or so) fronds standing after the growing season to create winter interest or even […]
Feed and house your local wildlife with plants!
Do you want to support local wildlife? We have some excellent plant offerings to help! Mast is a term referring to the fruit of trees and shrubs. Hard mast is more typically nuts and acorns, while soft mast includes raspberries, blueberries, and MULBERRY! (as pictured here) The wide diversity of hard and soft mast bearing […]
Price drop on Strawberries!
Price drop on strawberries!10 plants for $10! Head on over to the strawberry page in our online store to check out our varieties, and get ready to grow the best strawberries you’ve ever tasted! Easy to grow, perennial, providing early food for pollinators, strawberries are one of our garden favorites. We look forward to them […]
Plant Profiles – Pawpaw!
One of our favorite plants we sell is the pawpaw tree, Asimina triloba. Known by many names including the West Virginia banana, and the American custard apple. This is the largest native North American fruit, with the pawpaws reaching about 2 inches wide by 10 inches long. The fruit’s flavor is something like a blend […]