Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge (MPGC) is a nationwide call to action to preserve and create gardens and landscapes that help revive the health of bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other pollinators across America. The MPGC goal is to move millions of individuals, kids and families outdoors and make a connection between pollinators and the healthy […]
June is Perennial Plant Month
The Perennial Plant of the Year™ (POY™) program began in 1990 to showcase a perennial that is a standout among its competitors. Perennials chosen are suitable for a wide range of growing climates, require low maintenance, have multiple-season interest, and are relatively pest/disease-free. If you are looking for an excellent perennial for your next landscape […]
Celebrate Pollinator Week – June 15 – 21!
Butterflies are more than just beautiful; they are beneficial to the environment and your garden. Pollinators, including the monarch butterfly, play an integral part in the production of about one-third of the food that we eat! Unfortunately, their populations have been in steady decline. In honor of Pollinator Week, June 15–21, 2015, Botanical Interest Seeds […]
Dwarf Conifer Display Gardens
Visit our dwarf conifer gardens showcasing over 150 strangely different varieties of our native conifers. Black spruce, Picea mariana ‘HB’ and white spruce, P. glauca ‘Sanders Blue,’ with immature dwarf cone and bun forms grow slowly into a fairy grove. Common junipers: Juniperus communis depressa aurea and Nova Scotia strain Common juniper, Juniperus communis ‘Hibernica […]