Spring-Blooming Favorites for Mother’s Day – April 30, 2021

Cornus – The flowering dogwoods. Hardy native selections of florida and alternifolia, as well as extensive selections of the June-blooming Chinese or Kousa dogwood. Berkshire field-grown specimen Kousa dogwoods available.

Daphne ‘Carol Mackie’ – Superb field-grown plants of this fragrant shrub available..

Flowering Crabapples – Several varieties from small to specimen size. Pink, white or red flowering disease-resistant selections. Dwarf, weeping, upright or horizontal branching types. Berkshire field-grown clump forms available.

Hydrangeas – Extensive selection includes ‘Firelight’, ‘Limelight’, ‘Little Lime’, ‘Pink Diamond’ and ‘Quickfire’. Several tree types also available. Hardy Lacecaps, including ‘Blue Billows’, ‘Tuff Stuff’, ‘Tiny Tuff Stuff’ and ‘Tough Stuff Ahha’.

Lilacs – Our specialty.—Extensive selection of beautiful field-grown and container-grown French hybrids, including old-fashioned white and lavender. Also Korean in shrub and standard form and Japanese tree lilacs.

Magnolias – Extensive selection, including several yellow types and several varieties of the species.

Peonies, Tree Peonies, Intersectional Peonies, Poppies and Iris – Choice selections of these long-lived favorites in a wide range of colors and forms.

Prunus – The beautiful flowering cherries and purple-leafed plums.

Hardy Shrub Roses – Extensive selection of shrub roses including the better David Austin English roses, Canadian Explorer and Rugosa varieties. Many old and modern shrub and climber selections.

Viburnums – Several fragrant varieties available, as well as many of the larger growing types for specimen, screening or wildlife planting.