Pulling the plastic on our new High Tunnel

Shady Grove Gardens a flower farm, is looking for a few extra hands on Monday August 18th - 8am to pull plastic over our new High Tunnel. 3-4 hours should be all we need. Please wear walking shoes and bring gloves if you have fingernails. 

Also dress for comfort and the outdoors, with sunscreen and water. We have a restroom and clean water. No stores or food are nearby. We plan finish in time for lunch. (on your own) If you bring a cup or vase we'll send you home with flowers.

If the weather turns rough, I will post a change on our FB farm page. Or you can call 828-297-4098. Goggle maps is the best for directions. Rain/wind date will be Sunday August17th 8am.

Directions: 2278 Peak Rd. Creston NC

From Boone, travel north on US 421 for 14 miles. Turn right on NC 67/88 in Trade, TN. Travel for 7.5 miles to West Peak Road, on the right. Follow West Peak Road for 2.5 miles until the pavement ends. The farm is the first property on the left after the pavement ends. Signs for Shady Grove are on the bar along the road.

Susan Wright

Shady Grove Gardens & NurseryP.O. Box 8, Vilas, NC 28692
828-297-4098
mail to: sggarden@skybest.com
http://www.shady-grove-gardens.com
http://www.shady-grove-gardens.blogspot.com
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Lisianthus Flowers

Lisianthus, a photo by Shady Grove Gardens on Flickr.

Inside the High Tunnel

Usually available July - hard freeze

Native Plants for Native Bees (Pollinators)

The best thing you can do for Bees and pollinators is not use any systemic pesticides or fungicides.

Any item sold to last all season, weed n feed, rose fungicides, any long term protectant is going to effect your bees!!

Don't buy any plants that are raised with them.

 A bit harder because nurseries are rarely organic. 

If it looks perfect it has pesticides on it.

Buy Local. Ask questions.

Native plants should be your first choice to help our native bees. Listed below are some plants that are good sources of nectar or pollen for bees. This list is not exhaustive; there are many other plants good for bees. Individual species have not been included. They do represent plants that will grow in a variety of environments. Call us for individual variety suggestions and availability

Aster
Agastache -Anise Hyssop
Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia
Clethra- Summer Sweet
Currant - Ribes
Echinacea
Elderberry- Sambucus sp.

Goldenrod- Solidago
Helianthus sp.
Huckleberry- Vaccinium
Hypericum sp.
Joe-pye weed - Eupatorium
Phlox paniculata- garden phlox
Penstemon - Penstemon
Purple coneflower - Echinacea
Rhododendron -Rhododendron
Sage - Salvia
Sedum sp.
Scorpion-weed- Phacelia
Snowberry - Symphoricarpos
Stonecrop - Sedum
Sunflower - Helianthus
Wild buckwheat - Erigonum
Wild-lilac - Ceanothus
Willow- Salix
Yarrow

Fall Peony Planting--Bartzella Itoh Peony and Herbaceous Peonies

Bartzella Itoh Peony

We will have roots for Bartzella @ $38. They will be available early October through the 20th. It is an excellent time to get them established & in the ground for a Spring show. These extra large roots bloom for us the 1st spring, with many more the 2nd season.  Paeonia 'Bartzella'

Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Common Name: Peony-Intersectional

Considered by many to be Roger Anderson’s best Intersectional Peony introduction. We have to agree, this plant gets a gold star in our book!

A mature plant of ‘Bartzella’ is incredibly elegant looking, with flowers neatly spaced on the top and sides of the clump. Established clumps can produce 80 or more flowers apiece! The semi-double to double, pastel yellow flowers have a small rose purple flare in the center and a pronounced sweet fragrance. They measure 6-8 inches across on average.

Healthy green foliage similar to that of a tree peony forms an impressively sturdy clump to 3ft tall and wide. Unlike some garden peonies, the foliage of this plant looks great from spring through fall and is substantial enough to be grown in place of a small shrub in the landscape.

Intersectional peonies are a relatively new class of Paeonia created by crossing herbaceous garden types with woody tree types. They are often called “Itoh Peonies” because the original cross was first made successfully by Japanese nurseryman Mr. Toichi Itoh in 1948. Sadly, he passed away before ever seeing one of his crosses bloom. Since that time, other hybridizers have continued his work including American breeder Roger Anderson.

Intersectional Peonies offer the best qualities of both garden and tree peonies combined including:

• Very large, tree peony-like flowers in colors not previously seen in herbaceous types
• Healthy, herbaceous foliage similar to tree peonies but with a robust, bushy habit that does not require staking
• Strong, herbaceous stems that hold the flowers upright even after a heavy rain; makes a better landscape plant than older herbaceous peonies
• A longer bloom time due to additional flowers being produced on side shoots
• Extreme winter hardiness like herbaceous types but with increased vigor
• Price is $38 each these large unique roots- spring potted price $50

We will have roots for Bartzella @ $38. They will be available early October through the 20th. It is an excellent time to get them established & in the ground for a Spring show. These extra large roots bloom for us the 1st spring, with many more the 2nd season.

 Paeonia 'Bartzella'

Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Common Name: Peony-Intersectional

 That is the best time to plant them in the Fall. These large woody tuber should go right into the ground with the buds no more than 2 " deep. Plant in plenty of rich soil and compost.

Itoh Peony Bartzella (Yellow) $38 - potted for spring sales $50

(these non grafted crosses with tree peonies, very impressive)

White Maxima Festiva and 'Coral Charm' Peony roots @$15

Flowers available either by the stem or the standard floral bunch.

We are no longer taking orders for bunches of most flowers unless they are special ordered, with a minimum of $200.

Listed below are ones we grow and sell by the stem or bunch, while they are in season.

Most anything can be ordered wholesale if you're willing to pay the $$

Lime Light Hydrangea- 8/15-frost fresh- 3.00-4.00 each

P.G. Hydrangea 8/10-frost 

Little Lamb Hydrangea 7/30- frost Fresh -

Conical Hydrangeas: Tardiva, Pink Diamond, Unique 8-frost 

Sunflowers - medium 6/15-frost  1.50-2.00, and small .75

Greenhouse Sunflowers 2.00-2.25 each ( out of season)

Dahlias July 1 - October, purple, white, pinks, oranges, red, burgundy, apricot, yellow, gold 

Zinnia -July 1- frost, 8.00/10 colors: red, lilac, purple, orange, yellow, white, lime, pink, coral

Red and Gold Winter Berry Holly -deciduous, 9/20- December $1.00/ft/stem

Lilac 4/2-6/8  2.10 each 

Peonies  ( in season)- white, blush, reds, pink

Grasses and Grains 6/15-frost 6.00-9.00/b

Lisianthus white, rose, lime,  purple/blue, cream 2.00-2.50 each stem July- Sept (call and ask for this one)

Snowball viburnum- May only   2.50 each

Snowberries 8/1 -November,  pink, white, green 1.50 each

Cranberry Viburnum 7/10-early October fruit/berries 2.00 each large stem

River Oats 8.00/b

Ranunculus April- May
Anemones -May 

Tulips  April - 5/20  

Larkspur - June

River Oats

Lisianthus

Muhly Grass

Hydrangea

zinnia

Whites and Silver Grey Bar chart

Currant bloom & red fruit

bloom

Green fruit

Daffodil double & whites

Dahlia

GH

Dianthus short white

Dicentra

Digitalis foxglove

Dusty Miller

greenhouse

Filenpendula white

Fringe tree

Hosta bloom white

Hydrangea ‘Incrediball’

Hydrangea Annabelle

Hydrangea Conical

Hydrangea P.G.

Iris, Dutch

Itea Sweet Spire white

Linaria

Lisianthus

Pussy Willow

Scabiosa mix

Scillia

Shasta Becky

Shasta May Queen

Tulip

Physostegia limited

Shasta Amelia

Snowberry= Symphoricarpus

Stachys/lambs' ears

Viburnum opulus, Snowball

Zinnia