Spring is here and with almost-warm weather, it is time to add some plants. On a recent trip, I was fortunate to be traveling close to a nice native garden nursery in the Lehigh Valley. Edge of the Woods Nursery in Orefield, PA had a easy to view list on their internet site. I was able to pre-order 3 plants, and while there, picked up a few additional plants.
One thing I liked about this nursery was that they had smaller, and thus more affordable trees and shrubs. Another benefit of the smaller trees was that I was able to get them into my vehicle. The staff there was super helpful and didn’t seem to mind my never ending questions.
The list of plants I purchased included:
Paper Birch, Betula papyrifera – this tree will replace the Aspen tree that I removed.
American Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus – this tree will replace the weeping cherry.
Red chokeberry, Aronia arbutifora – added this second one because it is a great looking plant
Serviceberry, Shadbush, Amelanchier canadensis – This will replace the dogwood tree that was removed after a rabbit girded the trunk.
Bowman’s Root, Gillenia trifoliatus – a perennial in the 2 to 3 foot range with white flowers in late spring.
Other plants purchased include a very small Hawthorne tree, an Upland Ironweeed (Vemonia glaca) and a white aster – Aster divaricastus
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