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12 Top Picks for the Holidays

Erica Anderson
November 13, 2023
Staff Picks

Every year we ask our staff to weigh in about their favorite holiday items for decorating and gifting. If you’re looking for some fresh ideas for your shopping list, this is a great place to start! 1 Pink Azalea Topiary “I’m lucky to have a greenhouse window over my kitchen sink, where this Azalea topiary delightfully takes the drudgery out of scrubbing pots and pans. It is simply breathtaking. I love how this beautiful plant displays vibrant flowers over a long time and remains lovely even when the last flower has faded.” -Karen B., Senior Horticultural Advisor, Customer Service 2…

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Seidai' - Tree Peony

Discover the Delights of Tree Peonies, Paeonia suffruticosa

Why grow Tree Peonies? Tree Peonies are magnificent, long-lived woody shrubs that no garden should be without. Some varieties reach 4–5′ in height, and plants are capable of bearing fragrant flowers up to 10″ in diameter from mid to late…

How to Care for Houseplants – A Few Tips for Beginners

DebWFF
January 24, 2020
Garden Design

Sharing your home and office with indoor plants has plenty of benefits. For one thing, plants are beautiful to look at, and they generally enhance the look of any interior. Studies (including some conducted by NASA) indicate that indoor plants…

Keys to Growing Roses Successfully

Roses have been among the most popular flowers known to man for centuries, perhaps millennia, and they remain one of the loveliest and most versatile of flowering shrubs for any garden situation that offers plenty of sun and well-drained soil.…

Down on the Farm: Filled With Gratitude as We Embark on Our 70th Year

Dear Friends, I suppose it wouldn’t be winter in the nursery business without some weather challenges, and as I write this, our team is scrambling to get every package shipped before a stretch of severe cold arrives. Loath as we…

Your New Pre-Potted Amaryllis Bulb Has Arrived, Now What?

Shantelle Brignolo
December 12, 2019
Amaryllis

If you’ve never before grown an Amaryllis, you’re about to see just how easy and fun it can be. Here you’ll find some helpful tips for getting a prepotted bulb started, and caring for it properly before it blooms. First,…

How to grow houseplants

It’s getting cold outside! Temperatures have begun to dip, and the season of outdoor gardening is winding down as winter approaches. Those of us who love plants will now focus on gardening indoors, enjoying plants and greenery throughout the winter…

Down on the Farm: A Lovely, Busy Autumn

It’s been a beautiful summer and early fall at the nursery and each corner of our little company is charging forward in its own direction – a greenhouse under construction here, a Rose garden being expanded there. Our store in…

Weatherproof Daffodil Mix from White Flower Farm

Tips for Growing Daffodils

The very word Daffodil is magic, for these rugged and cheerful blooms are the first major flowers of spring, and they light up the landscape on even the dreariest day. Many gardeners know the familiar yellow Trumpet forms but have…

Night Life: Lighting & Plant Ideas for Evenings in Your Garden

White Flower Farm
August 30, 2019
Garden Design, Garden Lighting, Lanterns, Moon Garden

Most of us think about our gardens and outdoor spaces with a keen eye toward how they look during the day. This year, we’ve been thinking of more ways to make our gardens shine in the evening hours. The first…

Honey Bees in America

by Eliot Wadsworth Having spent four plus decades in the world of plants, I am familiar with honey bees as companions in my garden, orchard, meadow, and, briefly, in a pair of poorly managed hives near our house. Their background…

Top 5 Sneeboer Gardening Tools

White Flower Farm
June 20, 2019
Tools

These tools were selected from the Sneeboer line of durable, heirloom quality tools, which we discovered on a visit to England’s Great Dixter gardens. Made by the renowned Dutch company since 1913, each is hand forged from top-grade stainless steel…

12 Top Picks for the Holidays

Discover the Delights of Tree Peonies, Paeonia suffruticosa

How to Care for Houseplants – A Few Tips for Beginners

Keys to Growing Roses Successfully

Down on the Farm: Filled With Gratitude as We Embark on Our 70th Year

Your New Pre-Potted Amaryllis Bulb Has Arrived, Now What?

How to grow houseplants

Down on the Farm: A Lovely, Busy Autumn

Tips for Growing Daffodils

Night Life: Lighting & Plant Ideas for Evenings in Your Garden

Honey Bees in America

Top 5 Sneeboer Gardening Tools

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