LOWES Inventory April 2023 Proven Winners Lime Light Prime Hydrangeas & North Pole Arborvitae found!

[@kimfox5186]

Hi from the North of France. In my garden and around the village, primroses grow in abundance in the spring and disappear when the weather warms up. They also self seed and give a beautiful spring show. Many thanks for sharing. It's given me an idea 💡 😀. Happy gardening 🙋‍♀️

[@HookedandRooted]

Hello Kim from France! That sounds beautiful! Happy Gardening! ☺💚

[@ColleenNurse]

Senior Citizen here. Love to plan my spring shopping following your videos. Grandson drives me around in GP truck!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Colleen, I'm glad you enjoy them. What a fun way to spend time with your grandson. Sounds like a sweet boy! Happy Gardening.

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

Absolutely love your walk throughs. You make us feel like we are right there in person. Thank you for working so hard for us.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Judy, Thank you so much! And that is always my intention, feel as though I'm shopping for plants with my gardening friends.

[@MP-gx6mg]

I agree thank you. I feel so much more prepared when I go to HD or Loews rather than walking around aimlessly. Lol

[@pinetreesnflowers]

A tip for any fern lovers that also eat rice at home, use your rice water (the water you rinse your rice in) to water your fern. It will love it and get massive :)

[@HookedandRooted]

Wonderful!! I will have to try that out. Thanks so much Melissa!

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Being from the UK we love our Primroses in shade and they come back every year beautifully 🥰 wonderful collection of plants and I love the bronze birdbath 🥰 Thank You Steph 🌹

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Jasmine! Thank you so much for the info on the primrose. I'll have to give it a try! Yes, I loved that birdbath!

[@ambersingletonpianostudio7591]

I grow primrose in our 6b garden and have loved them so much. They are great at returning in our central KS garden.

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

Thank you for sharing, I live in NE Okla. Zone 6, that's all I know. I'm going to plant some Prime Rose. There is a wild flower that grows beside the roads, they bloom in late spring or early summer. They come in light pink or white, I dug some up and planted them in a few of my flower beds, they come up every year and multiple. We call them Mexican prime rose. They get about 4 to 6 inches tall and about 3 inches wide. I really don't know what they real name of them are, thought someone could tell me.❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much for sharing Amber!

[@SnappyR]

Love shopping from my home in my pj's - love your detailed tours. Even if we don't have one of these plants in our area, your details give us options to look up online if we're interested. I hope my Lowes has the Lime Light Prime - thanks Steph♥

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Robyn, Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoy them! Fingers crossed for the limelight prime at your store! 🤞

[@marionsaul7781]

Lived in NJ had primrose and returned every year with beautiful colors

[@HookedandRooted]

Great to know! Thank you so much Marion.

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Stef 🌺I enjoyed watching the beautiful plants flowers and the trees , it is awonderful place Have anice day. 🌻🌺🌻

[@777AndrewR]

Prices at these garden centers this year are through THE ROOF! Insane! Saw small azealia for $30!

[@seriejohnson698]

I agree. I started a plant budget back in January, but I am not sure how much I will be able to purchase with my savings. 😬 Yikes

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Try your local nurseries or school horticulture programs. I have purchased from our high school and everything was very inexpensive.

[@mommaknowsit1632]

Three inch pot of purslane was $7! It takes three or four tomso a hanging basket and I had four baskets. Guess what isn't happening this year. Ridiculous!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Andrew, Some things are, but since I frequent these store so often, I can tell right away if prices have gone up. The perrenials are mostly the same price, some shrubs went up a $1 or 2, in the grand scheme of things, not much considering the state of inflation. Not a big increase percentage wise.

[@HookedandRooted]

I agree, plant sales are a great way to buy inexpensive plants that are typically divisions of other gardeners plants.

[@davidoliver9395]

Yes I enjoy these visits to see all the plants and get your feedback on them

[@HookedandRooted]

Thanks David!

[@kathys9999]

I had a wonderful shopping experience! lol I want one of everything!

[@jolielutrario6930]

Thank you for this Lowes update, Steph! Absolutely adore the Monrovia Weeping Blue Spruce specimen. As far as dogwood trees are concerned, we planted a 6-7 foot pink dogwood tree 29 years ago. It is full grown at about 25 feet tall. Blooms profusely every year and I will surely miss its beauty if we ever move away.

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

I absolutely love dogwood trees. I have a pink one. It's just about done blooming. I've had it over 10 years. It's probably about 9 or 10 ft. tall and about 5 ft. wide. It's got a beautiful round shape to it. They grow wild her in NE Oklahoma. I live out in the country and up and down my road they are all bloomed out beautiful white right now. They are about 12 to 15 foot tall and real skinny and just have leaves and flowers more just on the top. Just like God said they would be. ❤❤❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Oh that dogwood sounds absolutely beautiful Jolie! I would be sad to move away from something like that as well. But maybe you can look for a home with a beautiful garden some day ;) Love those wheeping blue spruces. What light conditions do you have your dogwood in Jolie?

[@HookedandRooted]

Sounds so pretty Judy! what light conditions is yours in?

[@jolielutrario6930]

@@HookedandRooted Light morning shade and moderate sun in the afternoon. My neighbor had a huge maple tree so that prevents my dogwood from getting scorched.

[@HookedandRooted]

@@jolielutrario6930 thanks so much!!

[@elsallab1]

Greetings, my dear friend, beautiful wishes to you for continued safety, security and good luck for the one with refined taste and distinguished style

[@artandcraft7283]

Beautiful nursery.thanks for sharing.

[@HookedandRooted]

Your very welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@lindakay8171]

I am in NE PA, zone 7, and have grown the Primrose that are sold in our grocery stores and our local garden center, not a box store. They are smaller plants than what you saw and mine come back every year and start blooming around Jan. or Feb. They get morning sun and will flower until late Spring. I have had some of the plants for probably around 10years.

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

Awesome ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Thanks for sharing Linda!

[@breeanders15]

Luv the Green Gem Boxwood! I planted 5 in a row on top of a border wall on my lawn in my previous home and they are so pretty. I had no issues with them and they stay small.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Bree, Thank you so much!! That's great to know, and it helps hear others experience. Gives me a bit more confidence about the plant, and using it in the garden. Thank you!!

[@jennigypsymayzik2842]

Thank you for taking us with you on your walk through, I love just looking at the beautiful plants with you. thanks Steph. Happy Gardening🌷🌻💚

[@HookedandRooted]

Your very welcome Jenni! Happy Gardening!

[@carolynmareck5112]

Steph, one of the most rootbound plants I’ve ever purchased was one of those Kimberly ferns!!! I couldn’t believe it …when I got it home, and was ready to repot it, I couldn’t get over the fact that the root ball was just like a cement block! Now I bought that thing the summer of 2021, and this is the second year I’ve just brought it in the house for the winter…yes, it sheds everywhere, but I just have it on a big plant stand in a guest room…it’s so lovely, and it’ll pop back to life in a month or so when I get it back outside!!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Carolyn, I agree! Those ferns are always so root bound and screaming to be divided. Mine sheds a ton too over winter, I have mine in the basement. I have the boston ferns. I"m going to trim mine, feed it with some fish emulsion and start acclimating it on warmer days. I agree, they take off quick with the warmer weather.

[@carolynmareck5112]

@@HookedandRooted …Steph, I’m wondering how your Sweet Dreams Armeria did over the winter…did they come through in good shape?

[@HookedandRooted]

@Carolyn Mareck hi Carolyn! Here's an update video from about 2 weeks ago... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnWnd6mhjreFmck

[@carolynmareck5112]

@@HookedandRooted …oh, obviously I missed that video!

[@capecodcottagegarden]

I was at Home Depot in Hyannis yesterday and they did not have nearly the gorgeous plants you are showing. And there were a million people there LOL. I think its the only box store on the cape so I think it gets picked over very quickly. I will have to check out the box stores back at my other house to find these beauties. Thanks for the tour and the inspiration....now for a trip to the box stores!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Carol, Check out the one in Wareham! I've found cool things there before. Your very welcome! Have a great week!

[@breanadelacruz6030]

Zone 8 WA state- my primrose are very hardy most of them will leaf and flower from fall thru spring.. the bugs rollie pillows is what will eat then down to the root, but they'll leave back put and flower again. Most mine are 3 years old and still growing like it's day 1.. you do have to dead head, especially with long periods of heavy rain

[@HookedandRooted]

Those rolly pollys! I get a ton of them also. Thanks for sharing about your primrose.

[@msmaddox2918]

I purchased some Limelight Prime last year. They had the most beautiful dark pink blooms in the fall. This year I'm on the lookout for the new Puffer Fish hydrangea!

[@HookedandRooted]

Oh that sounds so pretty Mary! I'm looking for some new panicle hydrangeas for an area, to replace some wee white hydrangeas that burn up in the sun. I need small, so considering the firelight tidbit. I checked out the puffer fish but seems too big for where i need it, but its GORGEOUS!! I hope you can get your hands on one.

[@glgardener4972]

Great walk thru.

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much!

[@SharkSandwich451]

Those are the healthiest heuchera I have ever seen. I have coral bells - mine do really well next to my astilbe and the colors look good next to each other.

[@HookedandRooted]

Sounds like a beautiful combination! These heucheras did look great!

[@hamzakhangaming69]

Thanks fr sharing

[@christined3916]

I started Jacob’s Ladder and a few different varieties of Heucheras from seed under lights in my basement this year. I’m excited to have a stash of these plants to plant in my shade garden.

[@HookedandRooted]

How fun Christine! Growing plants from seed can be so fun and rewarding. I hope they do well for you.

[@s.barlow7062]

Good morning Steph, thanks for taking us along on your Lowes shopping trip. I’ll be looking for some perennials for my garden.

[@HookedandRooted]

Your very welcome! Have fun, perennials are great!

[@RevAcres01]

Love these Big Box walk throughs I can plan out my plant list before going. Our Lowes Zone 4b is just starting to set out plants so much fun to cruise the greenhouse.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Kim! Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoy them. Woohoo, so fun when they start getting stock ☺

[@hd1ab1]

36 years ago when we built our house, the neighbor across the street gave me some of her red with a yellow center primrose for my garden. They have come back every year since and get larger too. (Maryland Zone 7) About 4 years ago, it finally dawned on me to divide them and put them in other gardens I have on our property. They pretty much stay evergreen but can look a little tired in really hot weather. I have them among other perennials that help shade or protect them in those cases. When I saw that double purple, I thought, "why haven't I upped my game with other varieties," so I'm going to see what my Lowe's is offering. I was considering the scotch broom but it may be invasive on Maryland. I thought I had a great place for one. Again, thanks for the tour. It always sparks my interest.

[@HookedandRooted]

What a beautiful story Janice, thank you so much for sharing! I just love when gardeners gift me plants, and I love doing the same. I always rememeber where those plants came from, and think of the person when I'm tending to it. I hope you find the purple ones to add to your collection. Have a great week!

[@denisedelgado3350]

Hello. Yes, my primrose do come back for me, I’m in zone 6 NE Ohio (we were a zone 5). And they come back thicker and wider. They even have a fragrance - I was unaware of this and it’s quite pleasant. I have a cream and yellow, and a raspberry and yellow. I’m running to Lowe’s for that purple one for sure 😊 Thanks for sharing.

[@HookedandRooted]

Great to know, Thank you so much Denise! they sound lovely. I hope you find the purple one.

[@liweilihui]

Thank you so much! When saw you mentioned Limelight prime. I Rushed to Lowes and grabbed last two from shelf. I’m in Long Island and found we are on same inventory schedule.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Nancy, Awesome!! I'm so glad you were able to grab some. Enjoy, and Happy Gardening!

[@jowalk80]

Thanks for this video. We had a crazy long, cold and everyday snowing winter. My local garden centers, including Walmart are taking their time to bring late Spring plants. I checked every week for Caladiums (remember from your previous videos), nobody is bringing caladium bulbs to my area and as you know, a lot of online retailers canceled the orders. I'm interested is learning about primrose for zone7a.

[@anu374]

Thank you so much for this video Steph! I consider primrose as an annual in my garden because they never comeback. My local Lowes is having a shrub sale starting this weekend , I cannot wait to see what they have in store Anu @ Toronto

[@HookedandRooted]

Thanks for sharing Anu. Seems it returns as perrenials for some, and only annuals in other zones/gardens. Very interesting. Yay for shrub sales! Happy Gardening!

[@GardenMoxie]

Such a great selection at your Lowes. Great video Steph. I planted Green Gem boxwood in my shade border and they definitely maintain a spherical shape. I love them!

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Sue! I feel better about planting them now. Excited to try them!

[@meenaantony2887]

Thank you for this updates

[@alcg3981]

I'm Zone 6, Paris suburbs and I have about 8 random wild Primroses that come up every year in March. They are either in parts of the lawn or in borders that I haven't done much with yet. They're mostly shade areas.

[@alcg3981]

Also, my Rhodos are at 3/4 of their bloom. Northeast side of the house, against the house.

[@HookedandRooted]

So fun! Thank you for sharing. Its seems many gardeners enjoy Primrose. I may have to try them. Such pretty dainty flowers. Our Rhody's will bloom at some point mid to late May if I recall correctly. Gotta love those micro climates against the home where things surprise us with early blooms.

[@TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Ooh how gorgeous these are going to look, my favourite is the Bathsheba I think. I’ve just planted a new bare root rose called King Charles Coronation which I thought would be a fitting tribute 👑🥰

[@HookedandRooted]

The bathsheba is gorgous Janette!! Your garden is looking so lovely!! Oh yes, the King Charles Coronation is quite fitting lol! Thanks for visiting! I hope you have a great week!

[@missmrice91]

Yeah I love the smaller perennials/shrubs to plant it’s s just so much easier than the bigger pots.

[@HookedandRooted]

I agree!! 💚

[@jwillgarr]

Great info! Thanks Steph 😊

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Jill!

[@AliceBurns-bw4yv]

Steph I took your advice and went to Lowes in Raynham and was VERY pleased with my trip. I got 2 nice clematis ,a mounding phlox and a new sedum.Looks like this will be my go to Lowes from now on. Almost time for my trip to Briggs Nursery where they have a great selection of shrubs and perennials .

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Alice, So glad to hear it! I don't get up there that often, but have enjoyed that store when I have the chance to go. Glad to help. Happy Gardening, and have fun at Briggs!

[@ivettesantana4319]

Am going sat. for the raised bed class although I don't need it but the usual kids class employee called me out last week😆to see if I am coming. They are giving a $10 of $75 cp I think. I take whatever discount they want to give us since we are building a deck and finishing our fence. I hope they got all the plants you are showing because I felt a lack of plants last week.

[@jenniferhooks2454]

All I can say is that your Lowe's has a much better inventory than mine. Those were some pretty plants. In my area, southeastern NC, Proven Winners flowers are proving hard to find. I can't even find Supertunia Vista Bubblegum, which I really want as it performs well in my garden. I didn't even find any at my local garden center. I'll have to keep looking.

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Same here East TN.. our Lowe's doesn't get half of what this store does

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Jennifer, I visit a couple of different lowes. I have about 3 within 15-20 minutes of me and they all carry different inventory. The supertunia vista bubblegum is a tough find for me, I usually only see it at independent local nurseries. I see more of the calicabrochia at the box stores.

[@jenniferhooks2454]

@@HookedandRooted I am finding less Proven Winners inventory over all. There are other plant brands whose presence has been increased at my local Lowe's. I found Supertunia Bubblegum at my Lowe's last year. That plant performs so well it is worth the money. I'm going to keep looking. Thanks for all the tips and info you share; your videos are quite helpful. I also love seeing your garden.

[@tuttitime]

I hope my store gets some Monrovia weeping blue spruce! So beautiful.

[@lilyneher3825]

I love primrose. Mine keeps returning every year. I planted it 4 years ago.

[@HookedandRooted]

So fun! Thanks for sharing Lily!

[@alanamcguire1921]

I am looking for the green gem boxwood everywhere. I planted 8 last year in the front of my house and I would like to buy more to landscape the side of the house this year. The size is perfect for our porch

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Alana! I hope you find some. Happy Gardening!

[@mariacosta6086]

Hi Steph , I do grow primrose here in our neck of the woods and they do come back every year . Love your videos and I will be going to Lowe’s and home depot. ❤️🌺🪴

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Maria! Great to know!! I will have to try some at some point. Have fun shopping, I hope you find something good to add to your garden!

[@marykennedy3351]

Love your Lowes and HD tours. We never get the good PW stuff like you do here in Western Washington, but I keep looking.😊 I manages to find some PW Vista Jazzberry at my local Fred Meyers of all places a few weeks ago but it's still freezing cold here so I had to put them in my hoophouse till it warms up. Still getting 36° at night and barely above 50° during the day, and Petunias don't like the cold. I figured if I didn't grab the whole flat, I'd never find them again. 😅 I really want the Bubblegum and don't want to have to order direct, so I'm on the hunt. Thank you so much for sharing. I'm keeping my eye out for some coneflower this year, too.❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Mary! I understand, @provenwinners are great plants, and I have heard from many people that their annuals aren't carried in their areas. Perhaps they might expand their availability in the future. I agree that it's best to hold out on planting the petunias until night temps are consistently warmer. This time of year is tricky as we may still occasionally get a frost. The bubblegum is very prolific! As is the supertunia bordeux. I've enjoyed growing that one before. Have fun, and happy gardening.

[@markritacco270]

My local Lowes in South Eastern PA sale was from Apr 13th - Apr 19th and I didn't realize until yesterday when I got there there was really no selection, I did pick up a couple plants because I didn't want to waste the money it took to get there and come home with nothing. Not even anything on the clearance racks.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Mark, that's a bummer. I hope you were able to come home with something you'll enjoy in your garden. They run sales throughout the season, I hope you can catch one soon. I know they vary by location/region. Thanks for watching, and Happy Gardening!

[@debbiepeloso6012]

Just discovered your channel and love it! I live on the Cape. Where are you located?

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Debbie! Thank you so much! Welcome aboard! I'm located in the Southcoast of Ma. about an hour from you ;) You should check out Carol shes in the cape as well and has a youtube channel called @capecodcottagegarden

[@tw333ti]

Thanks for the informative tour! Did you happen to catch the price for the spiral evergreen next to the weeping spruce?!!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there, I didn't, but i've recorded them in other tours before, and they are around $129 typically for the "lowes" brand. The monrovia's and national brands may be a bit more. Hope this helps.

[@tw333ti]

@@HookedandRooted it does. Thank you 😊

[@barbmaki5143]

I love this 😊😊😊. ❤❤ Less leg work I'm always trying to find plants that are not a Danger for pets an kids? I live south INDIAN BY EVANSVILLE,IND. HEAVY CLAY UGH IDEAS ARE WELCOME

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Barb, I can tell you that there are some plants considered toxic to kids and pets, foxgloves for example, are beautiful but toxic if ingested. So its always important to just check when in doubt. Hope this helps. I hope someone who gardens in clay can chime in and help you out.

[@s.barlow7062]

Question, as I’m watching I was wondering if the box stores will have a nice variety of perennials in the fall? We just moved and I’m trying to clean up and clean out many of the plants that are overgrown or dead. To much to tackle this season.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there! Your best selection is going to be May through July. It starts to slow down inventory wise after that. Take your time, live with the space, do some planning. Then you can be ready to go next Spring! In Fall plant some spring blooming bulbs, your next spring self will thank you 😊

[@s.barlow7062]

Thank you very much. I can visualize a lot now and will definitely start drafting a plan. 😁🌿

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

I have some kind of little fern that is a perennial, it's in my front yard flower bed right straight in the north. I always make sure it watered really good in the hot summer time, or it will go dormant. It's only about 3 or 4 inches tall and wide. I live in northeastern Oklahoma, zone 6. Could it be wild? I didn't plant anything like this ever in any of my flower beds. I have no idea where it came from. It comes up every year. ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Judy! So fun! They're are annual ferns such as the ones in this video, that aren't hardy in cooler gardening zones And may only live as a perennial in zones 9 and up. Then there are perrenial type ferns. Some examples are Autumn brilliance and Japanese painted fern. Such great plants with beautiful texture foliage 🌿 yours might be a native type that popped up.

[@brightstar1040]

Hi Steph, I love your videos they are very informative. I was wondering what kind of mic you use in your videos and are you happy with it? I'm in the market to purchase one for myself. Thanks for responding in advance. 😊

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there, Thank you! Its the mic on my phone.

[@brightstar1040]

@@HookedandRooted OK thanks

[@WannabeGardenEden]

Hey Stef, I live in PA. My lowes duznt have this sale. I called them today.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there, I believe all Lowes are having spring fest. However, what's on sale may vary by location.

[@marybaker5837]

Primrose reseed like crazy I find them hard to control

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Mary, Thats so interesting. I know that there are a couple of varieities of primrose, and some can even be a bit invasive. I suppose it depends on which type. Thanks for sharing!

[@ivettesantana4319]

idk about dianthus coming back but for me they come back sad, whether it stays in pots or the ground. I gave up on those and hollyhocks and trying to focus on what I can grow here.

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Same here I gave up on Dianthus. They just didn't come back well and did not like to be moved once planted

[@lindaholder2222]

That was f😅un thank you 😊

[@HookedandRooted]

Your very welcome Linda!

[@J91934]

How tall are those north pole arborvitae? I don't have them here in my Midwest lowes. I wonder if I can have them shipped in.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hello, the ones in store were around 4ft in height if I had to guess. The shipment may get expensive based on weight. However, I have ordered pw items on home depot.com. It's possible lowes.com has the same option.

[@breeanders15]

I planted a dogwood last year and my landscaper said it will grow slow!☹️

[@HookedandRooted]

Yes Bree, I definitely find that. Now I only want to plant tree's much bigger than I can physically handle because I don't have the patience to watch them grow lol, but gosh the smaller ones more affordable and easier to plant lol

[@breeanders15]

@Hooked and Rooted - Yes, I agree, lol. Planting a full grown Nelly Steven's Holly in Aug bc I want instant gratification! 😆

[@renemarquart2615]

Bunnies do eat Heuchera. At least they eat mine.

[@jackiewhitney5031]

Rene', I have one that there is a burrowing hole near it and I went out the other day and it just lifted right up so something like a mole or vole is eating the roots. All the others look fine SO far!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Rene, I'm suspect its them also! Thanks for sharing,

[@davestephen8679]

Boy prices wentt up the old covid excuses not everyone can have many extra s anymore at least Lowe s unlike home depot gives a discount at the checkout God bless Lowe s their not as greedy as many many businesses

[@emmalouie1663]

NO scotch broom oh my gosh. It's a weed. A WEED!

[@HookedandRooted]

I have heard it can be invasive in some areas. Thanks for sharing.