Ooh-la-la! Ciscoe Morris, renowned gardening expert, will be coming to the Village Green Perennial Nursery again this spring. When: Sunday, May 19th, 2013, 1:00 p.m. Where: Village Green Perennial Nursery, 10223 26th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98146 Ciscoe is the author of a bestselling gardening book, and he hosts the “Gardening with Ciscoe” …
Read more »Saturday I gave a garden tour here at Village Green…I love these walks in the garden, inspecting what is coming up, blooming or in need of pruning… Griviellea ‘Marshall Olbrich’ in bloom (since September…no joke!) is a plant you really need to have if you sun, well draining soil and room for a 5 foot …
Read more »A Great Plant pick! Outstanding winter bark color from fiery reds and shades of orange. A truly beautiful additions to the woodland garden. Gorgeous fall leaf color. May need occasional summer water. To 12 feet by 8-10 ft. Photo credit given
Read more »Every wonder about those fuzzy, busy bees that diligently working your favorite blooms? Ever think you’d be interested in having 50,000 or so in your own back yard!? If the answer is a “Yes”, then come join us for an afternoon of instruction on how to get started! April 21st 12-3pm Learn the basics of …
Read more »Besides the trick of dusting the seeds with StartRight, our latest “trick” involves using the liquid Humagic to bolster see production (and reduce disease/die-off). You can do it a few ways. One is to soak the seeds in a mix 50:50 (water to humate). Or for even added umph.. Mix 2/4 cup water to 1/4 …
Read more »How we can help our honeybees It’s that time of year again. Your roses are covered in aphids and you head to your nearby nursery or hardware store to find a product that will get rid of them. After studying the labels, you narrow your choices down to a regular pesticide and one that’s touted …
Read more »15%off all Northwest native plants. Native plant list Trilliums shooting star columbine vanilla leaf mianthemum bunchberry vancouveria camas coastal strawberry iris tenax blue eyed grass bleeding heart asters penstemon false solomons seal tiger lily FERNS deer fern tassel fern lady fern sword fern SHRUBS snowberry dogwood goose berry indian plum mock orange oceanspray evergreen …
Read more »Rain gardens plants are available at Village Green…we carry a huge selection. Rain Garden Plants Latin Name common name Scirpus acutus Hardstem bulrush Scirpus microcarpus small fruit bulrush Juncus patens Grooved rush Iris douglasiana Douglas Iris IIris foetidissima Gladwin iris Carex Obnupta Slough sledge Carex rostrata beaked sedge Camassia Leichtlinii Camas lily Crocus species & …
Read more »Wanda primrose. She’s a perfect companion to daffodils, keeping them company their entire blooming season! Considered the toughest, hardiest primrose there is, by its behavior in our opinion. Don’t have large semi shady areas? Just plant it on the north side of any shrub and divide clumps every year after flowers have finish. A very high performance, low needs …
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