Get Your Garden Ready for Fresh Fall Veggies!

Get Your Garden Ready for Fresh Fall Veggies!

  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...
Prague Viburnum – A Wonderful Evergreen Shrub

Prague Viburnum – A Wonderful Evergreen Shrub

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...
American Beauties Native Plants® and Helping Pollinators

American Beauties Native Plants® and Helping Pollinators

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...
Tips for Pruning Shrubs – Prune before August 1st!

Tips for Pruning Shrubs – Prune before August 1st!

  Tips for Pruning Shrubs – Prune before August 1st! Pruning must be properly timed for the health and beauty of the plant. Use pruning to shape the shrub, reduce its size, direct its growth, and increase/decrease its density. We hope these hints are helpful!...
Perennial Grasses Add Unique Interest to the Garden

Perennial Grasses Add Unique Interest to the Garden

  Drawing inspiration from garden designer Piet Oudolf’s projects like The High Line in NYC and the Lurie Garden at Millennial Park in Chicago – the popularity of perennial grasses has spiked along with our interest in creating meadow gardens. Available in...
Venus Fly Traps + New NC License Plate!

Venus Fly Traps + New NC License Plate!

On July 3rd 2024, the NC government finally approved the funky new Venus Fly Trap License Plate! This endeavor has been spearheaded by the North Carolina Botanical Garden located in Chapel Hill NC. Funds raised from the license plate will go towards the North Carolina...