THE PLANT OF THE MONTH
The Plant of the Month will be available the first of each month, starting in April, at the nursery … just ask a staff member for its location! These plants are carefully chosen to feature current bloom times and to serve as an accent in your garden. Try something new!
April: Primula (Primrose)
Zone: 5-7 Height: 6-12" Spread: 1.5-2.5'
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These early spring bloomers prefer light shade and rich, well-drained soil full of humus. Available in a wide range of colors, primroses multiply each year and some may even re-bloom in the fall. Prune off dead leaves, spent blooms and water thoroughly during the summer months.
May: Myosotis sylvatica
(Forget-Me-Nots)
Zone: 3-8 Height: 6-12" Spread: 1-1.5'
These late-spring, bright blue, enthusiastic bloomers have re-seeding down to a science and naturalize easily. They thrive in moist soil, can be used as ground covers, and look very well mixed with tulips. Forget-me-nots will grow happily in full sun to part shade and are not usually bothered by deer or rabbits.
June: Hardy Geranium
(Cranesbill)
Zone: 5-8 Height: 6-12" Spread: 1-2'
These colorful, mounding, hardy plants bloom from mid-spring to fall and are the perfect “tuck-in” plant. They prefer well-drained soil and do best in morning sun with some afternoon shade; some cultivars become flowering groundcovers or tuck-ins in rock gardens. Extremely versatile, many do well at the front of the border, in dry shade under trees or in rose borders. A slow-release fertilizer used at the start of the summer will see these plants through the growing season; once wildflowers, they don’t expect much coddling.
