Some of our favorite plants for the season!
Spotlight Plants
Low Scape Snowfire Chokeberry
Low Scape Snowfire® Chokeberry is a compact, multi-season shrub that offers beauty, resilience, and native appeal — all in a tidy, manageable package. With bright white spring flowers, glossy green foliage, vibrant red fall color, and ornamental black berries, this shrub brings something special to the garden in every season. A selection of the native Aronia melanocarpa, Low Scape Snowfire® was bred to deliver the toughness of a wild plant with a more compact, landscape-friendly form. It typically grows only 3 to 4 feet tall and wide, making it a great choice for smaller spaces, borders, mass plantings, and foundation beds. In spring, this plant is covered in showy clusters of white flowers that attract early pollinators like bees. The blooms have a clean, bright appearance that stands out against the emerging green foliage and looks especially fresh when planted in groups. By summer,...
Xmas Tree Care & Maintenance:
The most important thing to remember when caring for a Christmas tree is to water, water, water. Your tree will continue to drink long after it has been cut and in order to ensure your tree lasts the whole holiday season it is very important to always make sure your...
How to Set Up the Newly Purchased Xmas Tree:
When setting up a new tree it is important to find the right stand. We here at Heritage Hill highly recommend a base that can be nailed into the trunk and screws in at the sides for maximum support. Always allow the branches at least 3 days to fully “fall ” before...
Which Xmas Tree is Right for You?:
While it may not seem like different varieties of Christmas trees have many differences there are many benefits to each individual type. The most popular genus around the holidays is (of course) the fir tree. Heritage Hill carries three of the most popular fir trees...
Different Grades of Xmas Trees:
When shopping at Heritage Hill Nursery you may notice we have multiple different grades of trees such as premium, promotional, and economy. In order to choose the best tree for your family it is important to understand what the different grades mean. The grade of a...
Gold Cone Juniper
Gold Cone Juniper grows to 5’ tall with a 2’ spread, making it a great choice for a low hedge. It does well in a wide range of soils, but make sure it is well drained, and give it full sun for the best colors. Foliage starts as a wonderful shade of yellow in spring,...
Blue Star Juniper
Blue Star Juniper is naturally turquoise so don’t worry about beauty with this plant. Growing to about 2’ by 2’ at maturity this will be an excellent accent piece in borders or planted near other plants to provide a popping contrast. As an evergreen, it will retain...