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Mailorder Nurseries Online and Off, Part 4 -Naylor Creek Nursery


'Cygnet' has most unusually long, slender points to the leaves plus fragrant early flowers. But, it's always the leaves that stay with you all season and these would make such a nice contrast to more rounded ones.

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Tiarella 'Mint Chocolate' PPAF 'Mint Chocolate' has elongated points to the leaves, too, with a very dark central overlay of chocolate brown...I can never resist chocolate.

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There's more, much more in this nursery's list that I want. I'll wager that you'll find a few things suitable for your garden, too.

More nurseries next time. See ya' later

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  • Dan Heims, plant breeder extraordinaire and proprietor of Terra Nova Nurseries, has written an excellent article,Pulmonaria in America, that you should read if you're interested in this grand shade garden genus. Not only that, but he lists and describes all the species/cultivars that are readily available in the US with links to photos of several of them.

    These links are repeated from last week's article, just in case you missed it:

  • All websites aren't created equal. If you're curious about what I look for, check out the criteria I developed for last year's series about Online Nurseries - What's That Site Got?

  • Think shipping costs for mailorder plants are a ripoff? Consider A Word About Shipping Costs

  • If you are new to mailorder, read the Plants By Mail FAQ and see if the nursery you're interested in has received any comments from others who've ordered from them.

  • For the ultimate in lists of mailorder nurseries, as well as sources for other gardening needs, see Barbara Barton's Gardening By Mail which is finally online. This mammoth compilation has been in print for years, with periodic new editions to update the information. I've got at least three of them in my library.

  • The Suite's own Carol Wallace (Virtually Gardening) maintains a huge list of sources for plants and seeds on her personal web site.

Gardening in Shade is just one of the forty (and more coming) different gardening topics you can visit here on Suite 101, covering everything from annuals to zucchini.

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