Hours
Monday-Saturday 9am-7pm (July 4th, 9-5)
Sunday 10am-4pm
A Note From Mike
As I compose this note, planting in the greenhouses proceded at a fevered pace. Greenhouse 3 is filled with tropicals and houseplants, and Bay 1 of the new greenhouse is filled to overflowing. Bay 2 is just as full.
Gardening magazines are predicting a banner year for vegetable gardening and for improving the the beauty and serenity of our homes. Be assured we are ready with new flower and vegie varieties and helpful gardening products.
Come visit, summer has arrived!
July Special Events
Blueberry Season Pick your own blueberry season has began! They are now ready for picking and will be available into August. The cost is $1.99 per pint or pound to pick them yourselves and $2.99 for pre-picked. Call 412-364-8270 for information.
4th Of July Sale Come celebrate the savings, twice the flowers!!! 50% off all Annuals and Perennials planted in flats & pots up to 4.5” size. Selected Trees, Shrubs & larger perennials 25% off. July 1st through the 6th. Our 4th of July hours are 9am until 5pm.
12th Annual Daylily Dig Friday July 10th and Saturday July 11th starting at 10am until 1pm. Our crew will dig and wrap the blooming daylily fans you select from our expanded garden collection. These carefree, drought-resistant perennials are the showpieces of many gardens. There are over 40,000 variations of this easily hybridized beauty. Mike has a nice collection of prize-winning daylilies in his display garden. Each colorful specimen can be divided into fans for easy transplanting. Daylily lovers (and anyone who appreciates beauty) can add to their collection for only $7.00 a fan. Select the treasures that suit your garden!
June and July Seminars
Perennials for Beginners Saturday, June 20th at 10:30 am - By popular request, Susan Parker, Master Gardner, consultant, and landscape designer is back and will again cover the basics on growing perennials, including those that are the easiest to grow, & longest to flower.
Deer Resistant Perennials Saturday, June 20th at 11:30 am Deer Resistant Perennials - Deer just may be the biggest challenge to gardening today, and plant selection is part of the solution. Come discover with Mike Reilly, those special plants that look great but taste lousy to the local deer population.
Fathers Day Activities Saturday & Sunday June 20th and 21st - Fathers are especially welcome, and please bring along our E-note to obtain 15% off any purchase this Fathers Day weekend. This discount is for "Fathers Only". Some of the best gifts you receive are often purchased by yourself. (Can not be used with any other discounts.)
Kids Greenhouse Adventure Day Saturday July 18 at 9:30am. Come explore for plants, bugs and more. Discover plants that have soft fuzzy leaves, gigantic flowers, and those that smell good enough to eat. Dig in the dirt and do some planting. Help release lady bugs and learn their very important job they have in the greenhouse. Children 3 and up are welcome, but the younger ones need to be accompanied by a parent. Herbs & Tea in the Garden.
The Benefts of Herbs Saturday July 18 at Noon. Join Andrea and Fran in the garden for some flavorful teas and other savory delights, while you learn about the values and benefits of using herbs in cooking and other areas of your life.
Special Orders
If you can't find something you're looking for, please give us a call and see if we can help you!
More News 
Black Raspberries are expected to be ready for picking within the next few days. The season is short so don't delay. Call 412-364-8270 for the crop status.
June Is Perennial Plant Month
Big, Tall, Bold, and Beautiful Perennials! Design with big, easy to grow, eye catching, attention grabbing plants that bring excitement to the flower bed or mixed border. These special plants say "Look at Me!"
Suited to Any Garden Style
Big perennial plants have a place in every garden or landscape. Even the most delicately designed of perennial flower gardens will benefit from one or two large, high impact plants to prevent the overall look from becoming boring. Modern garden and landscape designs call for perennials capable of making bold statements. Larger gardens require a proportion of larger plants as a matter of scale, but even tiny jewel box gardens can benefit from an oversized plant or two. Big bold perennials are cool plants and every garden should have some just for fun!
Garden Design With Big Perennial Plants
Use these big bold perennial plants to create an eye stopping focal point, or to help direct the eye, block a view, create a vista, for an unexpected explosion of color, or to bring intrigue and excitement into your flower garden or landscape. Whatever purpose large perennials will serve you well. You are sure to enjoy them, and your friends will be impressed by your bravado, too.
Favorite Big and Hardy, Low Maintenance Perennials
Most of these large plants bloom for a long period during the summer and some continue into fall, the Peony and False Indigo bloom in the spring. These all do well in sunny locations and are widely adapted, easy to grow, low maintenance plants. Most tolerate a range of soils but a few, such as the Joe Pye Weed and Bee Balm will do better in evenly moist soil.
Aster novae-angliae "Alma Potschke" New England Aster 4-8
Baptisia australis Blue False Indigo 3-9
Boltonia asteroides "Snowbank" 4-9
Echinacea purpurea "The King" Purple Coneflower 3-8
Echinops ritro "Veitch's Blue" Globe Thistle 3-8
Eupatorium purpureum Joe Pye Weed 4-9
Hemerocallis Daylily (look for extra tall varieties e.g. "Autumn Minaret" or "Challenger") 3-9
Hibiscus x "Lord Baltimore" 5-9
Monarda didyma "Jacob Cline" Bee Balm 4-9
Paeonia Peony 3-8
Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage 5-9
Phlox paniculata "David" 3-8
Rudbeckia "Herbstsonne" 5-9
Blueberry Salsa Try this fruity salsa as a refreshing side to grilled meats or fish! Coarsely chop 2 cups of fresh blueberries. Stir together the chopped blueberries with one cup of whole blueberries, ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, 3 tablespoons of chopped fresh cilantro, 2 seeded and minced jalapeno peppers, 1/3 cup chopped onion, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
In case you didn't know ...
Our meeting room is available for clubs and organizations at no cost. Give us a call,we may even be able to provide a gardening seminar! 412-364-8270
