We take great pride in our perennials, shrubs and trees. Our staff prunes, waters and shapes plants daily. Of course some plants that are not up to par do slip by us. If ever you find a plant that is not up to standards, please show us and we will either correct the plant or remove it from the sales area until it meets our standards. We thank our customers for shopping here and want to give them the best possible plant that is available to us.
FloralBerry® Rosé St. John’s Wort
What an outstanding and gorgeous small shrub this is as it has unique yellow flowers in summer followed by rose colored berries in fall. The branches are thick with dark green foliage, making a wonderful hedge. We recommend covering it with mulch in fall as it is a Zone 5 and we do not warrantee it. However, we have grown and warranteed other Zone 5, St. John’s Wort shrubs as they have proven to survive our winters. The flowers also make great cut flowers. For more information, click FloralBerry® Rosé St. John’s Wort
Floralberry Rose St. Johns Wort
Photo courtesy of Monrovia
Berry Poppins
Finally we have the Berry Poppins winterberry for sale at our nursery. We have tried for several years to get this shrub but it was never available so we are pretty thrilled that we now have it in stock. If you like winterberries, or a shrub with red berries in winter, this might just be the one for you! It has a height and spread of 3-4′ and you can use Jim Dandy (the male) as the pollinator. Read more about it by clicking on the following link.
Berry Poppins
Photo courtesy of www.provenwinners.com/
Berry Poppins close up
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Sneezeweed? A blooming workhorse of a plant!
Sneezeweed (Helenium) is an undeserved name for this great plant. Years ago the leaves and flowers of the plant were ground up for snuff, thus causing a sneeze. Sneezeweed blooms from late summer up until frost, nonstop. A great wildlife plant for bees and butterflies. In fall when some of our perennials are drying up, the sneezeweed will provide food for those butterflies and bees. Then in winter birds will pick over the seeds. Sneezeweed is also a great plant for medium to wet soil (will not tolerate dry soil). A must for clay soils. Another plus, Sneezeweed is deer and rabbit resistant. At present we have three varieties of sneezeweed in stock. They are Mariachi Bandera Sneezeweed, Mariachi Sombrero Sneezeweed and Mariachi Salsa Sneezeweed.
Look at all the buds on this year old Sneezeweed:
Helenium or Sneezeweed
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Daylilly – the Tough, Adaptable Plant
Daylilies are noted for their toughness to adapt to almost any soil and light condition, but will perform best in full sun. They tolerate road salt. Their vibrant colors could be magazine photos. Take a look at the intense color of Indian Love Call (just amazing color). Daylilies usually bloom in late June and July. With modern hybridization many new ones are rebloomers. A new one this year is Saffron Skye, a beautiful ruffled gold daylily. Their maintenance is pretty easy and they handle our winters with ease. Following are some of the daylilies we have in stock.
Grape Magic Daylily – Hemerocallis
Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries
Primal Scream Daylily
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Ruby Spider Daylily
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Mini Stella Daylily
Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries
Indian Love Call Daylily
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Black Eyed Susan Daylily – Hemerocallis
Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries
Saffron Daylily
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Modern Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas have become a favorite shrub among gardeners due to their low maintenance and the colorful blooms they put out for weeks. Try some of the new varieties (over 20) that we carry. Many are rebloomers. Our staff will explain the difference and help you choose which variety works best for you.
Mopheads & Lacecaps: (Macrophylla – large blooms, morning sun & afternoon shade, usually die back to ground over winter, some only bloom on old wood)
The Original Endless Summer
Twist n Shout
Bloomstruck
Seaside Serenade Fire Island
Seaside Serenade Newport
Summer Summer Crush
Smooth: (Aborescens – Profuse blooms, handles more sun then Mopheads, flowers usually smaller then mopheads, native, drought tolerant)
Annabelle (is a specific variety of the Smooth hydrangea)
Incrediball
Invincibelle Ruby
Invincibelle Limetta
Invincibelle Mini Mauvette
Invincibelle Wee White
Panicle: (Paniculata – Conical blooms, can bloom in 100% sun, very cold hardy, reliable bloomers, any type soil)
Berry White
Blue Enchantress
Bobo
Limelight
Little Lime
Quick Fire
Little Quick Fire
Strawberry Sundae
Vanilla Strawberry
Unique Beech Trees
We have some very unique beech trees in stock. If you wish to have a stand-out specimen in your yard, plant one of these trees. They include the River’s Purple European beech, the Tri Color European beech and the Purple Fountain beech. When these are gone, this will be it for the year.
Purple Fountain Beech tree
Photo courtesy of Monrovia Nursery
Leaves from a River’s Purple European Beech tree
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Leaves from a Tri Color Beech Tree
Photo by Trees Today Nursery
Crabapple Trees Have Arrived
Hurry In if you are looking for a crabapple tree. A new shipment just arrived and most of the trees are in or about to be in full bloom. We have the old favorite Prairifire, along with Red Splendor, Spring Snow and several others. Again, hurry in because once these trees are gone we may not be able to get any more plus when they are blooming you get to see the bloom color.
Prairifire Crabapple
Annuals Galore
We have no doubt that Trees Today Nursery has the largest assortment of annuals in the area. We have over 100 varieties and they have been selling like crazy. Some of our favorites for pollinators are the cuphea (vermillionaire in particular) for the hummingbirds and the Tithonias (Mexican Sunflowers) for the Monarchs. For unusual container plants, the Laurentia and Mercadonia are great. They are tiny little flowers, one blue and one yellow, that will fill your containers in no time and bloom and bloom. Also, of course, we have all the old favorites like geraniums, zinnias, marigolds, lantanas, lisisanthus, and the list goes on. Stop in while the selecti0n is still great.
GoldDust Mecardonia
Photo courtesy of Proven Winners – www.provenwinners.com
This plant has small green leaves that are covered with yellow nemesia-like flowers from May through October, excellent heat tolerance. It is an Award Winner
Characteristices: heat tolerant, deadheading not necessary, an annual – 2 to 5″ tall, spread 16-20 inches, easy maintenance, blooms to frost, full sun.
GoldDust® Mecardonia hybrid ‘USMECA8205’ USPP 22,871, Can PBRAF
Information courtesy of Proven Winners.
Beths Blue Laurentia – Photo courtesy of Proven Winners – www.provenwinners.com
This plant likes full sun. It reaches a height of 12-14 inches and a spread of 10-14″. It is an award winner.
Characteristics: Heat tolerant, deadheading not necessary, maintenance is easy, blooms to frost, great in containers and window boxes.
Information courtesy of Proven Winners.
