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Norway Spruce
Prices start at : 6.99 USD / each

We send 2-3' jumbo trees. Versatile trees work well when planted individually in a landscape or planted in groups to form windbreaks. Nice pyramidal form and dark green needles makes it a favorite.
  • Zones: 2-7
  • Spread: 25-30'
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Max Height (feet): 60
Illinois
Bloomington
Super Hardy Hybrid Willow
Prices start at : 4.49 USD / each

These are the fastest growing trees we know of for shade, privacy, wind protection and soil erosion. Healthy 2-3 foot trees. They often reach 80-100 feet tall with lateral branches from the ground up.
  • Max Height (feet): 80-100'
  • Genus: Salix hybrid
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Season Color: Spring, Summer
Illinois
Bloomington
Ginnala Maple
Prices start at : 12.99 USD / each

Shipped 18 to 24 inches tall. Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart. For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection. Cultivate for the first two years.
  • Deer Resistant: No
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Season Color: Summer
Illinois
Bloomington
Fosythia, Magical Gold
Prices start at : 18.99 USD / 1 Plant

Long stems, covered in gold yellow blooms, are great for spring bouquets. Everyone's favorite spring-blooming shrub is now even easier to grow and enjoy. Plant it by the house, as a hedge or in naturalistic gardens.
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Cut Flowers
  • Zone: 5-8
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Sun: Full Sun
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Sambucus, Black Lace
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant

Reminiscent of a finely cut Japanese maple, these vigorous, deer-resistant plants adapt to almost any soil type, and take well to heavy pruning. This easy-growing elderberry is an excellent choice to add color and texture to your garden.
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Bloom Season: Summer
  • Genus: Sambucus
  • Height: 6-10 feet
  • Resistant To: Deer
  • Zone: 4-7
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Sambucus, Lemony Lace
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant

Takes full sun in northern climates, but thrives in light shade in the South. ‘Lemony Lace' stays tidy and manageable at 5' tall, but it can also be cut back like a perennial in the fall, so feel free to experiment with its fabulous mounded form.
  • Zone: 3-7
  • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
  • Bloom Season: Spring
  • Spread: 2-5 feet
  • Resistant To: Deer
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Weigela, Czechmark Trilogy
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant

Large flowers in lovely hues of white, pink, and red present themselves in abundance in spring on this easy to grow hardy shrub. Deer-resistant plants stay compact and attractive all season long, with glossy green foliage, and are superb additions to...

3-4 feet

    • Bloom Season: Spring
    • Planting Time: Fall, Summer
    • Height: 3-4 feet
    • Life Cycle: Perennial
    • Spread: 3-4 feet
    • Resistant To: Deer
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    Clethra (Summersweet), Einstein
    Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant (4" pot)

    Wildly brilliant, like its namesake, ‘Einstein' summersweet shrub displays a mass of curly white blooms that grow up to 12” long. The flowers emit a sweet fragrance that appeals to both pollinators and people! Nicely sized at 3-4', with lush dark...
    • Spread: 3-4 feet
    • Genus: Clethra
    • Sun: Full Sun
    • Bloom Season: Summer
    • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    Viburnum, Wabi-Sabi
    Prices start at : 18.99 USD / 1 Plant

    Deer won't bother this spring-bloomer, and you get added fall interest with the appearance of berries. Doublefile viburnum shrubs are prized for their horizontal branching habit and amazing lacecap blooms.
    • Bloom Season: Spring
    • Spread: 3-4 feet
    • Zone: 5-8
    • Life Cycle: Perennial
    • Height: 2-3 feet
    • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    Russian Olive
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD / each

    Cultivate for the first two years. For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection. Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart.
    • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
    • Season Color: Summer
    • Deer Resistant: No
    Illinois
    Bloomington
    Washington Hawthorn
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD / each

    Grows to 25-30' tall. Set in single rows 2' apart. The Washington Hawthorn is an invitation for visits from the handsome grosbeak and woodpeckers. Washington Hawthorns have dense, twiggy growth and sharp thorns make it a trespass-proof barrier.
    • Zones: 3-8
    • Genus: Crataegus phaenopyrum
    • Max Height (feet): 30
    • Season Color: Spring, Summer, Fall
    Illinois
    Bloomington
    Black Walnut
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD / each

    Shipped 18 to 24 inches tall. Plant six feet apart in rows eight feet apart. For a windbreak plant two to five rows for the most effective protection. Cultivate for the first two years.
    • Season Color: Summer
    • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
    • Deer Resistant: No
    Illinois
    Bloomington
    Viburnum, Chicago Lustre
    Prices start at : 14.99 USD / 1 Plant

    An easy and economical choice for creating a hedge or screen, ‘Chicago Lustre' is covered with thick, glossy leaves, puts on copious white fragrant flowers in the spring, and displays decorative berries in the fall.
    • Planting Time: Fall, Summer
    • Zone: 4-8
    • Ornamental Use: Beds
    • Bloom Season: Spring
    • Resistant To: Deer
    • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    Spirea, Double Play Candy Corn
    Prices start at : 19.99 USD / 1 Plant

    Deer-resistant plants are a favorite of hummingbirds. To top it off, dark purple blooms appear in late spring. This neat little shrub puts on an ever changing display of color! In the early spring the leaves are bright red, then transform to yellow and...

    Fall, Spring

      • Bloom Season: Fall, Spring
      • Zone: 4-7
      • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
      • Genus: Spirea
      • Life Cycle: Perennial
      • Height: 18-24 inches
      Pennsylvania
      Warminster
      Crimson King Maple
      Prices start at : 49.99 USD / each

      4-5' trees sent. Deep crimson-purple foliage all summer on well-proportioned 30-40 foot trees. For summer color, this hardy shade tree can't be beat. The most vigorous of the red leaf maples, it makes an excellent specimen as a lawn tree or street tree.
      • Season Color: Summer
      • Zones: 4-8
      • Colors: Dark Red, Purple
      • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
      Illinois
      Bloomington
      Importance of Legumes
      Legumes are great sources of iron, potassium, selenium, magnesium, zinc, B vitamins and fiber. To name a few, forage legumes include beans, peas, peanuts, soybeans, clovers, birdsfoot trefoil and alfalfa.
      California
      Santa Monica
      Chinese Yew Taxus wallichiana  chinensis   - Taxus chinensis
      Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

      The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. The tree is up to 14 m (46 ft) tall and wide and bushy when cultivated. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus...
      • Height: 30-40 feet
      • Germination: 91%
      • Germination Test Type: cut
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
      • Collection Locale: China
      • Purity: 999%
      New York
      Locke
      Chinese Yew Taxus wallichiana  chinensis   - Taxus chinensis
      Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

      The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. The tree is up to 14 m (46 ft) tall and wide and bushy when cultivated. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus...
      • Species: wallichiana
      • Seeds Per Pound: 6,676
      • Common Name: Chinese Yew
      • Variety: chinensis
      • Genus: Taxus
      • Purity: 999%
      New York
      Locke
      Advantages & Disadvatages of Indirect Seeding
      Additionally, the young plants are at risk of transplant shock when you transplant them into a new, less-controlled environment. For this reason, the success rate for indirect seeding is higher than direct seeding, and will therefore yield a greater crop.Indirect...
      California
      Santa Monica
      How Deep Is the Root System for Hedges?
      Slow release 18-6-12 fertilizers encourage healthy growth of the root system as well as the entire plant. The root system is quite extensive, especially in mild climates where the roots grow continuously throughout the seasons.
      California
      Santa Monica
      How to Plant Potatoes in Florida
      ) are typically associated with russet potatoes used for french fries and for baking. These may carry potato diseases and are sometimes treated with chemicals to prevent them from sprouting.Buy seed potatoes certified to be free of viruses and disease...
      California
      Santa Monica
      How Do Plants Survive in a Terrarium?
      Plants grow in the direction of the sun, so another requirement for healthy plants is to periodically rotate the container. The process of photosynthesis causes plants to use oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
      California
      Santa Monica
      Uses of Lotus Flowers
      The lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera) is an aquatic, perennial flower that is native to Southeast Asia. They can reduce blood pressure and relieve diarrhea. The flowers are dried and used as seasoning.
      California
      Santa Monica
      Things You Use to Water Plants
      Depending on the design of the planter, the water is drawn up into the planter by a wicking action, or the plant's roots grow down into the water and nutrient solution. The narrow neck of the jar prevents excessive evaporation even in hot weather.
      California
      Santa Monica
      Japanese Yew Taxus cuspidata
      Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

      Prune in the autumn months and The taxus is a slow grower, with a slim and elegantly shaped trunk. * Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark.
      • Germination: 98%
      • Common Name: Japanese Yew
      • Height: 25-30 feet
      • Collection Locale: Japan
      • Species: cuspidata
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
      New York
      Locke
      Jetbead Rhodotypos scandens
      Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

      * 2" white four-petaled flowers in late spring, followed by 1/3" hard shiny black seeds, which last through winter; forms a loose, mounding shrub; doubly serrate leaves; native to Japan and China.
      • Genus: Rhodotypos
      • Family: Rosaceae
      • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 16
      • Germination Test Type: cut
      • Species: scandens
      • Common Name: Jetbead
      New York
      Locke
      Isu Tree DISTYLIUM racemosum
      Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

      * A very valuable wood, it is used for small articles, musical instruments etc. * Distylium racemosum is an evergreen Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft) by 3 m (9ft) at a slow rate. * The ashes of the wood are used in glazing porcelain.
      • Seeds Per Pound: 17,796
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
      • Family: HAMAMELIDACEAE
      • Lot#: 010914
      • Botanical Name: DISTYLIUM racemosum
      • Germination Test Type: cut
      New York
      Locke