This morning when I opened my email, I found a message that was a little disheartening. A reader wrote to me to say that she really loved the Japanese Apricot ‘Peggy Clarke,’ and she wanted to know why Wayside Gardens could not ship it to her home in California. She seemed so disappointed, and I [...]
Every morning, after I take that slow hike across the employee parking lot, there is a lovely reward for making that initial effort. The dense, leafy, magnolia that guards the employee entrance greets me with giant blossoms that sing, “hello” and a fiercely crisp aroma that says, “good morning” just a hair quieter than my [...]
Winter’s icy mitts still have a stranglehold on most of the country, and countless gardeners are tapping their feet and wearing out their gardening catalogs. So, for those of you itching to get some green on your hands, here’s a little late-winter project that will brighten your home from Wayside Gardens. You are going to [...]
Fruit trees can be a fun addition to your home, whether you are adding them to your garden outside or growing them in containers. Having a gorgeous citrus tree full of fruit on your patio or a cute blueberry bush in your garden full of colorful berries is really rewarding. However, many people forget to consider [...]
Many of the roses and fruit trees sold from Wayside Gardens are grafted plants. Grafted plants are simply your desired plants grown on top of a hardy rootstock. The top part of the plant, the part that matters, is called the scion. The scion bears all of the fruit, flowers, or foliage that we want. [...]
Have you entirely lost your wits?! Kay, Kay, your obsession with this Isle of Palms getaway is taking a dreadful toll. Plant the pair of Empresses in your Greenwood garden and settle for being the envy of everyone you know! Having said that with utter conviction, now I wonder why I’m so convinced of it. [...]
This is a question for Tamsin or Ebbett (or anyone else who might know!). I’m interested in John Elsley’s new Dogwood, which is on sale this week. It’s listed as Cornus angustata, but Dirr — my Bible for woody plants! — doesn’t even list that as a species! I’m actually wondering about putting one at [...]
Dear Martin: Oh dear — I don’t think we’re supposed to mention upcoming specials and sales on the blog. I know tomorrow is just a few hours away now, so it probably doesn’t matter, but I thought I’d send out a general note about this. I think the whole point of those specials is that [...]
Hey there! I was reading about the pricing of the weekly specials and I checked the schedule. Tomorrow is going to be Thuja Steeplechase, so I thought I’d put up a photo I took back in late August. The trees were amazing then — between 4 and 5 feet high. So I guess they’ll get [...]
Sharon, I don’t know if customers ever ask what our containers are made of or how we arrived at the sizes and materials we use, but I thought I’d fill in a bit of background in case anybody is curious. We use nursery trade containers, which are made from poly resin to be lightweight but [...]