We have begun the hiring of seasonal shippers to help get all those plants out the door and to their new families. Peak season is from March through June, but could continue longer, so if you live nearby, are physically (and mentally) fit, and have time available, we’d love to hear from you. We also have
The native midwestern trout lily, Erythronium mesochorum showed it’s lovely face for the first time this week. We sowed lots of seed last year, so hopefully we’ll have enough to share in a couple more years. Even after the early flowers of the Christmas rose, Helleborus niger, finish, the lovely green petals and developing
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Here are some hellebores flowering today in the gardens at JLBG. These came from our hellebore sales greenhouses last year. See what you’re missing! We hope to see you at our upcoming Winter Open Nursery and Garden.
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We have a thing for aucubas that gotten well out of hand. Of course, you could say the same for many plant groups. I was photographing in the garden this week and snapped this photo of a male aucuba in flower. Most people who grow aucubas often opt for females, since they produce nice
We are pleased to introduce two new miniature hostas from our own breeding program for 2016. Many years ago, we began work to create miniature hostas with good vigor and good multiplication rates. The first few years resulted in hostas that were either miniature or vigorous, but not both. After several generations, our
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I was thinking about Anita’s Mindfulness class next weekend, and thought I’d take another ice walk this morning and see what I’d observe if I wasn’t looking for anything in particular. For those who are familiar with mindfulness, it’s simply, being present, which most of aren’t….learn more here. Below are a few images from my
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Agave x protoamericana Agave salmiana var. ferox ‘Bellville’ One of the fun projects our JLBG research division has been working on for several years is breeding for winter hardy century plants. One of our latest crosses is between the two plants pictured above, Agave x protoamericana (blue) and Agave salmiana var. ferox ‘Bellville’
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The Soil is Alive! Practicing our theme for the year, several feet of compost are added to each new bed and mixed with the existing native soil. In this case, we are using fresh leaves collected by the local municipality, which will be mixed until it turns a rich black color. These beds are the
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It’s been an amazingly mild winter in NC so far, with the the winter-flowering Iris unguicularis blooming their proverbial heads off. We’ve worked for years to build up stock of these amazing, but hard-to-find gems, because we feel they should be grown in every Zone 6b-9b garden. Also, only two days remain before we
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What a beautiful Christmas Day here at Juniper Level that continues into the evening with short-sleeved shirt weather. Fortunately, the clouds just parted to allow a few photos of the rare Christmas full moon, which hasn’t occurred since 1977. Anita and I hope you’re all having a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday
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