We've just introduced our much anticipated Monarch Butterfly Shirts.

This month's choice is Yarrow (Achillea) We have several varieties to choose from including Moonshine, which is a tall,silverey-leaved yellow, Paprika, a shorter red fading to peach, and Cassis, a seed grown red.  Also, in a few weeks we will have the white pearl variety.

Yarrow is loved by pollinators, and is a host plant for the Painted Lady Butterfly.  Yarrow is  also low maintenance,  deer resistant, has a long season of bloom,and  tolerates some drought.  Some people use yarrow medicinally too.

A favorite of everyone, including the hummingbirds, our Eastern columbine begins blooming in April and continues into July.  

Plant this columbine in partial shade and limey soil,  and you will be rewarded with a gazillion seedlings for years to come.

Phlox subulata (Moss Phlox) is our first Perennial Plant of the Month for 2023

This evergreen native is used as a groundcover in sunny, dry areas.  Long lived and very hardy, moss phlox provides a carpet of bloom every spring for about 6 weeks. 

Join the VIP and be ready for some extra perks with us.  You will receive a free Plant of the month for each month starting in March and continuing through November.

You will also receive the  Grasshopper VIP T-shirt to let everyone know that you belong to our elite group!

Additionally, any VIP has anytime access to Annie (me) for all plant and horticultural related questions.

Check out the VIP page to see what plants will be waiting for you and to sign up.  Cost is only $45.00 per year.

The Nanking cherry, though not native is still worthy of a place in the wildlife garden.  These bushes reach around 10' tall.  The attractive flowers produce sweet-tart cherries in the summer which are loved by birds and humans.

Two plants are required for pollination and should be placed in full sun.

Nanking cherries are drought tolerant and cold hardy down to zone 2.  

These are available now in 2 gallon pots for $8.50 each.