by Joy L | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog
The temperatures are cooling down! Mornings are calling for coffee (or tea) and flannels while we take advantage of the rest of our growing season. This is the ideal time to seed new bluegrass or fescue lawns. If your lawn is looking thin, then you can add more seeds...
by Ruth RCN | Aug 22, 2024 | Blog
‘Red Rocks’ Penstemon is a magnet for hummingbirds and bumblebees! We have it planted in our Pollinator Garden and we’re constantly seeing bumblebee butts going in and out of the tubular flowers. ‘Red Rocks’ flaunts its hot pink flowers all spring through...
by Joy L | Aug 16, 2024 | Blog
On August 15, I (Joy) was able to attend the annual Field Day at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center down in Mills River. While I only attended the morning sessions, this all-day event was packed with learning all about new plants,...
by Ruth RCN | Aug 14, 2024 | Blog
Is your summer gardening languishing? Don’t blame yourself. Start fresh. Plant a fall garden! First, we had a cold wet May, and then in June and July we had six weeks of bone dry/no rain. Next, we ended July with two weeks of rain every day. It has been a tough...
by Ruth RCN | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog
4-Season Interest, Flowers in Spring, Evergreen Prague Viburnum, Viburnum x pragense, is one of our favorite easy-care evergreens here at Reems Creek Nursery. The leaves are beautifully textured, the leaf color is a rich deep green, and the large white flowers...
by Joy L | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog
Reems Creek Nursery is proud to be part of the “American Beauties Native Plants®” program and we now have our inventory available online! Our Perennial Department is taking big steps toward a safer world for our pollinators and this is one way we are committed to...
