Orange and pink hibiscus flower with a long red stamen, a summer annual we carry in spring and summer
Orange and pink hibiscus flower with a long red stamen, a summer annual we carry in spring and summer

Spring & Summer Plants, Supplies, & Decor

Visit our garden center to transform your patio or yard into a beautiful outdoor living space. No time to plant? We’ll do the work for you with one of our beautiful blooming hanging baskets or planters full of different colors that will last all summer.

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Featured Spring & Summer Plants

Hanging fuchsia blooms with magenta sepals and purple petals, a spring annual

Annuals

We grow a huge variety of Annuals from well-known names like Geraniums, Petunias, Marigolds, and Vinca to unique options like Verbena boniariensis, Vermillioniare Cuphea, Albutilon, and more. We offer sizes from small pack/flats to those you can just set right on your porch!

Explore our Spring Annuals (alphabetically)

    • Ageratum

    • Albutilon

    • Alestroemeria

    • Alternanthea

    • Alyssum

    • Angelonia

    • Asparagus Fern

    • Banana Plant

    • Begonia (bedding, Hiemalis, Non-Stop, Rex, maculata, etc.)

    • Bidens

    • Black Eyed Susan Vine

    • Boston Fern

    • Brachyscome

    • Browalia

    • Caladium

    • Calibrachoa

    • Calylophus

    • Canna

    • Cardinal Vine

    • Catharanthus

    • Celosia

    • Citronella Geraniums

    • Citrus

    • Cleome

    • Coleus

    • Cordyline

    • Cosmos

    • Creeping Jenny

    • Cuphea

    • Dahlia

    • Diamond Frost Euphorbia

    • Dianthus

    • Dichondra

    • Dipladenia

    • Dorotheanthus

    • Dracena

    • Dusty Miller

    • Evolvulous

    • Ferns

    • Fuchsia

    • Gaura

    • Gazania

    • Geraniums

    • Helichrysum

    • Heliotrope

    • Hibiscus

    • Hyacinth Bean Vine

    • Hypoestes

    • Impatiens (bedding, Double, New Guinea)

    • Ipomea (Sweet Potato Vine)

    • Iresine

    • Jasmine

    • Juncus

    • Lantana

    • Lemongrass

    • Lobelia

    • Lobularia

    • Lophospermum

    • Lysimachia

    • Mandevilla

    • Marigold (French & African)

    • Mecardonia

    • Melampodium

    • Mexican Heather

    • Moonflower

    • Morning Glory

    • New Guinea Impatiens

    • Nicotiana

    • Papyrus

    • Pentas

    • Petunias

    • Phlox

    • Plectranthus

    • Polka Dot Plant

    • Portulaca

    • Salvia

    • Sanvitalia

    • Scaevola

    • Sedum

    • Senecio

    • Setcreasea

    • Snapdragons

    • Strawflower

    • Streptocarpella

    • Streptocarpus

    • Sunflower

    • Sunpatiens

    • Sweet Potato Vine

    • Thunbergia

    • Tithonia

    • Torenia

    • Verbena

    • Verbena bonariensis

    • Vinca

    • Vinca Vine

    • Zinnia

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Perennials

We grow over half of our own perennials in our growing location in Pittstown and transport them to Gillette starting early March. We try planting one or two no-fail perennials each year. You’ll be amazed at how soon you have a full, vibrant garden that returns year after year. Our vast Rose selection is in the next section.

*While we do our best to keep things in stock, availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change. Feel free to call if you’re looking for something specific.

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New York aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii), a native perennial with lavender daisy-like blooms and yellow centers

Native Plants

  • We have over 200 varieties of flowering natives. View the full list here →

    • Adiantum pedatum - Northern Maidenhair Fern

    • Athyrium filix-femina* - Lady Fern (Frizelliae, Lady in Red, Victoriae)

    • Dennstaedtia punctilobula - Hay Scented Fern

    • Dryopteris filix-mas - Male Fern

    • Dryopteris goldiana - Goldie’s Wood Fern

    • Dryopteris marginalis - Eastern Wood Fern

    • Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich Fern

    • Onoclea sensibilis - Sensitive Fern

    • Osmunda cinnamomea - Cinnamon Fern

    • Osmunda regalis - Royal Fern

    • Polystichum acrostichoides - Christmas Fern

    • Thelypteris noveboracensis - New York Fern

    • Adlumia fungosa - Allegheny Vine

    • Aristolochia macrophylla - Dutchman’s Pipe

    • Bignonia capreolata* (SE) - Crossvine (Tangerine Beauty)

    • Campsis radicans*  - Trumpet Vine (Flamenco, Flava)

    • Clematis virginiana - Woodbine/Virgin’s Bower

    • Dioscorea villosa - Wild Yam

    • Gelsemium sempervirens* (SE) - Yellow Jessamine (Margarita)

    • Lonicera reticulata* (MW) - Grape Honeysuckle (Kintzley’s Ghost)

    • Lonicera sempervirens* - Coral Honeysuckle (John Clayton, Magnifica, Major Wheeler)

    • Parthenocissus quinquefolia* - Virginia Creeper (Vareigata)

    • Passiflora incarnata (SE) - Passionflower

    • Wisteria frutescens* - American Wisteria (Amethyst Falls, Longwood Purple, Nivea)

    • Wisteria macrostachya* - Kentucky Wisteria (Blue Moon, Aunt Dee, Clara Mack)

    • Acorus americanus - American Sweet Flag

    • Andropogon gerardii* - Big Bluestem (Dancing Wind, HolySmoke, Rain Dance, Red October)

    • Andropogon virginicus - Broom Sedge

    • Bouteloua gracilis* - Blue Grama Grass (Blonde Ambition)

    • Carex appalachica - Appalachian Sedge

    • Carex cherokeensis (SE) - Cherokee Sedge

    • Carex eburnea - Bristle-leaf Sedge

    • Carex grayi - Gray’s Sedge

    • Carex laxiculmis* - Creeping Sedge (Blue Bunny) 

    • Carex pensylvanica - Pennsylvania Sedge

    • Carex plantaginea - Plantain Leaf Sedge

    • Carex radiata - Eastern Star Sedge

    • Carex rosea - Rosy Sedge

    • Carex stricta - Tussock Sedge

    • Carex vulpinoidea - Fox Sedge

    • Carex woodii - Wood’s Sedge

    • Chasmanthium latifolium - Northern Sea Oats

    • Deschampsia cespitosa* - Tufted Hair Grass (Goldtau, Pixie Fountain))

    • Equisetum hyemale - Scouring-rush Horsetail

    • Eragrostis spectabilis - Purple Love Grass

    • Juncus effusus* - Common Rush (Big Twister)

    • Muhlenbergia capillaris* - Muhly Grass (Pink Cloud, White Cloud)

    • Panicum virgatum* - Switchgrass (Heavy Metal, Northwind,Prairie Dog, Prairie Winds series, Purple Tears, Red Flame, Shenandoah)

    • Schizachyrium scoparium* - Little Bluestem (Carousel, Chameleon, Ha Ha Tonka, Blue Paradise, Standing Ovation, The Blues, Twilight Zone)

    • Sorghastrum nutans* - Indiangrass (Golden Sunset)

    • Sporobolus heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed

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A hand picking ripe red strawberries from a strawberry plant

Herbs & Edible Plants

    • Calendula

    • Catnip

    • Chamomile (Roman, German)

    • Chives (Common, Garlic)

    • Fennel (Green, Bronze)

    • Lavender (English, Hybrid)

    • Lemon Balm

    • Lemon Verbena

    • Mint (Peppermint, Spearmint, Variegated Pineapple, Mojito, Apple,Orange, Lemon, Chocolate, Strawberry, more)

    • Oregano (Italian, Greek, Variegated, Hot & Spicy, Golden, more)

    • Rosemary

    • Sage (Common, Golden Variegated, Purple, Tricolor, more)

    • Sorrel (French, Rainbow)

    • Tarragon (French, Russian)

    • Thyme (English, French, Silver, Lemon, more)

    • Asparagus (Mary Washington, Millennium, Purple Passion, Jersey Knight, Jersey Giant)

    • Grape (Concord, Reliance, Catawba, Edelweiss, Marquis, Mars, Glenora, Vanessa, Niagara, Everest, Jupiter, Somerset, Compassion, more)

    • Hops (Cascade, Nugget)

    • Horseradish

    • Kiwi (Arctic Beauty, Jenny, Issai, Geneva)

    • Pineberry (Flamingo, White Carolina)

    • Rhubarb (Victoria, Canada Red)

    • Strawberry (Rutgers Scarlet, Rutgers D’Light, Allstar, Galletta, Honeoye, Jewel, Seascape, Albion, Evie-2, San Andreas, Delizz, Elan, Frisan, Loran, Merlin, Tristan, Summer Breeze series, Berries Galore, Dippity Do, Eclair, Eversweet, Fresca, Ozark Beauty, Ruby Ann, Cabot, Bell series, more)

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A fully open peach-orange rose in bloom

Roses

Arrive mid-April through October

We carry a wide variety of roses, including

  • David Austin

  • Hybrid Tea/ Grandiflora

  • Knockout

  • Floribunda

  • Drift/ Ground Cover

  • Climbing

  • Miniature

  • Landscape/ Shrub Roses

  • Rugosa

  • Patio Trees

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Arborvitae
An assortment of shrubs

Trees & Shrubs


We carry a huge selection of very reasonably priced trees and shrubs from the common to the exotic. During the spring, summer, and fall, we always have an expert Nursery Salesperson on duty to assist you with your planning needs, so stop by to see how you can transform your backyard into an easy-to-care-for oasis.

Explore our Trees & Shrubs
Two nursery staff using a loader to move a large evergreen tree
Close-up of an orange and red tropical hibiscus bloom with a prominent stamen
Mandevilla
Yellow Hibiscus

Tropicals

Tropical plants make stunning statements from late spring to early fall. We carry a huge array of Tropicals, from tried-and-true options like Mandevilla, Hibiscus, and Jasmine to specialty options like Clerodendron (Blue Butterfly Bush), Bat-Faced Cuphea, and Passion Flower Vine.

Most of our tropical shipments arrive from Florida between mid March (we like giving them time to destress from their long rides before it's time to plant them!) and late May, but we carry a great assortment through August. Many tropicals are used to hot, dry conditions, which make them easy annuals to keep up with in the heat of NJ summers.

Spring & Summer Guides

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