Some of our favorite plants for the season!
Spotlight Plants
Columbine
Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), also known as wild columbine or Eastern red columbine, is a graceful and airy native perennial that brings movement, color, and pollinator activity to spring gardens. With its delicate, nodding flowers in shades of red and yellow, Columbine is one of the first native wildflowers to bloom in Wisconsin gardens each year. This charming plant is a Wisconsin native, commonly found in woodlands, open slopes, and rocky outcrops. It’s well-adapted to local conditions and thrives in partial shade, making it ideal for woodland gardens, naturalized borders, or even shady spots under trees where other plants might struggle. Columbine blooms in mid-to-late spring, producing spurred, bell-shaped flowers that seem to dance in the breeze. The flowers hang gracefully from slender stems and have a unique shape that draws in hummingbirds and long-tongued bees. Their...
Raspberry Wine Bee Balm
The Raspberry Wine Bee Balm is a wonderful perennial that grows best in full sun to half sun/half shade. It doesn ’t mind getting wet but doesn ’t do well in dry conditions so make sure you keep it watered in the dog days of summer. With a long blooming season, from...
Pink Sparkles Crabapple
The Pink Sparkles Crabapple will attract pollinators with its gorgeous pink blossoms all through spring, with fruit that remains into winter for the wildlife. Growing to about 14 ’ tall and 10 ’ wide this is a great tree to add color to your yard in both spring and...
Blue Point Juniper
The Blue Point Juniper is a sturdy choice of evergreen. It can handle most soils but doesn't like high moisture. It has a low spread, only 4'-5' on average, but grows to 12' tall in the right conditions. It is somewhat slow growing though, with a growth rate of about...
Purrsian Blue Catmint
If you need a reason to buy the Purrsian Blue Catmint other than the name, there are plenty of others. It blooms from early summer to early fall, in a light blue hue. It's very drought resistant and can grow in some pretty terrible soils. You don ’t have to worry too...
Aronia Ground Hug®
The Aronia Ground Hug lives up to its name. It will hug your soil and be happy with just about anything, making it a perfect plant for anywhere you need it to be. A natural weed preventer, it will stop any competition with its dense foliage. Maxing out at 14 inches...
Gray Dogwood
The Gray Dogwood shrub is great for wildlife, as the fruit it produces are a great food source for all sorts of critters. Expect plenty of birds to hang around your property in fall. The stems of these fruits hang around during winter, adding some much-needed color....