Palmiters Garden Nursery

Peonies!

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:27:04 +0000

Things are looking nice at the nursery, Our peonies are starting to bloom in the pots. This is a great time to choose a particular color, as it is often hard to describe color once they are out of bloom. Our tree peonies are the first to bloom, and as of 5-2-12 the Rockii hybrids are showing color, and some of the Gratwick hybrids also. We have several nice Guardian of the Monastery and Ledas in bloom at the moment.

We are Open, things are moving fast!

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:24:36 +0000

We are open, we have great selection of pottery including the fun new face pots for all your creative uses. Our annuals and herbs are coming along quickly in the greenhouses, and we have some great spring perennials and shrubs. All our peonies are out and looking great. Come see us for all the spring action.

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:34:58 +0000

Spring is Here! Just a little (LOT!!) early! We have a great selection of Hellebores and Primroses, plus other early blooming shrubs and perennials for sale. Come on out and see us. Plus, the bulbs look fantastic in the gardens this week, not to be missed!

Adonis is Blooming

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:20:01 +0000

Adonis is blooming, a sure sign of spring! Spring has actually been here for a while, as this beauty has been blooming since late January. Hopefully it will be a long slow spring with no surprise freezes! Things are looking good in our winterizing greenhouses with some color starting to show on the Helleborus. We are starting to gear up in the seedling greenhouses!

Here is a view of the snowdrops blooming, they too have been in bloom since late January!

Winter arrived today!

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:49:22 +0000

Only it came after Christmas! We welcome the cold as it keeps all our buds in bed until spring truly arrives. Had a couple of confused Lilacs here leafing out this December, but all should be ok now that the cold has arrived. Cheers to Winter! Hoping all our customers are having a great holiday season and looking forward to a new gardening year! We are closed until early April, but please contact us if there is anything we can help you with before then.

Summer is in full swing

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:31:56 +0000

Summer is gearing up and we have plenty of shrubs, veggies perennials and container annuals for summer color. The weather is finally fine, and the soil is drying out. A great time to plant. We have some nice late booming lilacs available now. Also, through June 10, crabapple and birch trees are 25% off. Come on out and see us!

Spring is here, come see what we have!

admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:52:14 +0000

Spring is here, rain or not! We are open with a great selection of early season shrubs and perennials. Come on out and see what we have. It’s also a great time to visit the garden and see the spring bulbs blooming!

Spring is Getting Closer Everyday!

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:11:05 +0000

Well, the spring equinox is here, but really, all us gardeners are truly looking forward to warm spring showers, sun and flowers! We will be opening for the season on or around the 15th of April, though we of course will not have our full stock of annuals and other tender crops until May (it sometimes snows in April!) That is our “official” opening, However, we do have some lovely Helleborus blooming now in the greenhouse for sale, sorta an early bird of a spring teaser. Pictured here are some Helleborus x ‘Ivory Prince’, a beautiful hybrid with early white flowers and sturdy foliage. If you just can’t wait for another few weeks, feel free to stop by and pick up some of these beauties, we are always here working in the greenhouses, plus, it’s a great time to see bulbs blooming in the garden!

Brrr. It’s cold out here

admin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:27:15 +0000

Winter is upon us. While buried deep in snow, we are, as always, thinking of spring! As spring nears, visit us here for updates and other gardening and nursery news. If you can’t wait, join us on facebook for gardening chit-chat, and photos of the year past! See you in the spring!

Fall Color, earth tones

admin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:12:45 +0000

I was thinking the other day of the colors of fall, and how we have such bright foliage and fruit color. The colors are all vivid reds, yellows and even some pinks. No one would argure that they are extremely vivid colors in the bright fall sunshine, yet somehow these bright colors all have a distinct earthy tone to them, far different than the bright reds and pink of our summer flowers.
We still have a great selection of shrubs and fall foliage interest here at the nursery.
Some of my favorites are ‘Winter Gold’ Ilex, a decidious Holly with bright orange fruit on a 5′ tall shrub, the orange fruit persists all fall and into winter.
We all think of trees as the giver of fall foliage color, but shrubs can do the trick too! Some favorites are the standard Burning Bush, but also Spirea. One variety called ‘Tor’ is specacular in spring with its white flowers and round green leaves, but it also stands out in the fall with a deep wine red display of foliage. There are many options for fall interest in the garden, you can still have color, even without the flowers of summer!