Shopping For Perennials & Garden Nursery Tours 🌺

It's the time of year where I love planting perennials so that I will have beautiful blooms in early spring. I decided to go shopping for perennials and do a garden nursery tour at North Haven Gardens & Covingtons.
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[@seeingthesitzes4333]

I’m always amazed at my excitement of watching people walk through plant nurseries or showing their seed stash lol.

[@shesamadgardener]

Right?!?!? It’s like shopping but with someone else’s money!

[@natural657]

Beautiful plants. I love when your videos are longer. You give so much information and pay attention to detail. I am a very new gardener in zone 9a and I learn so much from you. Not very many gardeners close to me are in my zone. Thanks for sharing

[@shesamadgardener]

So nice of you! I like longer videos as well … I Love curling up with a blanket and beverage to watch!

[@natural657]

@@shesamadgardener Lol! I love laying on the sofa with my Sprite Zero and my pJs. I have a question, if you don’t mind me asking. I purchased 6 hydrangeas from a nursery called endless summer. Three were “the original hydrangea” and the others were bloom struck. The nursery had pruned them back, almost to the base and bc I’m very new at this I asked specifically if they were alive, and she said yes. Well here we are 4 months later and they are still looking the same. I did the scratch test and the stems are brown through and through. I guess I’m asking are the alive or dead? Are these plants supposed to be brown inside as well? Help! I have searched and cannot find anything. Thanks

[@grinchis40]

I'm glad you showed us North Haven Gardens. They have alot of things you don't usually see. I've only been once pre-tornado. Need to go again. Thanks for showing us.

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks for watching!

[@patboyle267]

Thanks for taking us along 😊 didn’t realize north haven gardens has such a wide selection! Thank you. Looking forward to your planting videos and where you put the plants 🪴

[@shesamadgardener]

You bet! I was impressed with the selection!

[@gillbrown3523]

I just love the Honeysuckle and Cestrum and the perfume on the Honeysuckle will be amazing.😊

[@shesamadgardener]

Fingers crossed!

[@pinetreesnflowers]

Ascot rainbow euphorbia is a fantastic drought tolerant plant that can take the heat! We had major drought and high temps this summer and it grew (unlike my other plants). The spring blooms are really showy and last a long time too! It’s an evergreen for me in 8b (oregon).

[@shesamadgardener]

Anything drought tolerant is great for my area!

[@mahereentazree8693]

The honeysuckle looks so pretty! I will keep an eye if I can get this color😍.

[@shesamadgardener]

You should!

[@susanschellberg4509]

Great selections. I've planted midnight sun lysimachis in containers in my 7a shade garden. They are easy and gorgeous when planted near chartreuse foliage.

[@shesamadgardener]

Awesome, that makes me really excited about them!

[@vickijackson9115]

Love the Nursery tours. Lots of great information. Beautiful plant choices. Can’t wait to see where you plant everything. Thank you for sharing.

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks so much!

[@oneimaginarygirl5]

This is so informative! And always fun to watch some plantshopping!❤

[@shesamadgardener]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@DJ77778]

I love H‑E‑B outside nurseries! There is a really big one near where I live and the prices can’t be beat.

[@shesamadgardener]

They just opened an HEB not too far from me so I will have to check it out!

[@michellefrance1165]

Great video the Honeysuckle is going to be beautiful ❤ have a great weekend!

[@shesamadgardener]

Thank you! You too!

[@Bloominggood]

😂 plant shopping is so addicting .. love all the plants you got that honeysuckle is gorgeous.. I would love more hellebores.. and that berry plant for shade I love it.. need one lol.. love your videos as always.. inspiring! Have a beautiful blessed day 🎉

[@shesamadgardener]

I want more hellebores as well!!!

[@janetknight8724]

If you wrap the pot in bubble wrap and keep the pot off the floor it should help against the cold

[@shesamadgardener]

Awesome! I’ve never done that but I will, thanks!

[@sandrapudoff]

Bluestone perennials have good clematis in small pots. They grew well for me.

[@shesamadgardener]

I’ll check it out!

[@michellepollino4986]

Love the new plants, can’t wait to see what you do with them. That orange zest is just amazing. What zone is that?

[@shesamadgardener]

It was 7-9

[@carmensteele4167]

SORRY! I got so excited 😆

[@shesamadgardener]

I love it! 😂

[@donnajoy6951]

Orange Zest is at Meyers Park (McKiney) --- the smell is amazing!!!

[@shesamadgardener]

Ooo, I didn’t even consider the smell … I’m so stuffed up because of allergies so I can’t smell anything at the moment!

[@SharkSandwich451]

That “Erica” Heather ground cover is a winter blooming (light pink/white) ground cover. I have ~15 of them. They are green now, but in about 4-months they will be blooming. In the spring/summer, they go back to green. Then my summer blooming Heather is pink/purple...huge amount of those because my property can handle it.

[@shesamadgardener]

I thought it was a really cool option … I have definitely neglected the idea of ground cover in my garden.

[@bonniejackson7476]

Hi Amanda, Thanks for always keeping it real! I know you are looking for a Japanese maple. Mr. Maple in North Carolina Does ship and has a huge variety. I think the prices are reasonable! Good luck!

[@shesamadgardener]

Yes! I need to check them out!

[@carmensteele4167]

Custer rd. Calloways’s, I highest I saw 179, they seem to have more variety this year

[@shesamadgardener]

I’ll be sure to check them out!

[@SharkSandwich451]

Oh jeez - The Pieris aka - Japanese Andromeda...Yes, my friend in Zone 8a it does very well in part shade..HOWEVER...when the weather is dry and hot = thrips + lacewing damage occurs 100% of the time. THEN you spend the next year tackling the issue with neem oil. It’s year THREE for me and they are FINALLY under control. And the leaf damage those bugs cause never gets repaired so you look at the yellowing/brown leaves until they fall off. And you have to “cloud prune” them 3x per year...

[@shesamadgardener]

I’ll be marking that off my list ✔️

[@SharkSandwich451]

Hey Girl: “Whitman Farms” in Oregon has great Japanese maples according to KZbin’s Steph @Hooked and Rooted here in Zone 6b - she deals with a lady named Lucielle. Steph has researched and planted a Japanese maple garden so she’s got a few of them.

[@shesamadgardener]

I always wonder about ordering a tree like that and paying quite a bit without seeing it in person … I think that’s my only hesitation … maybe they ship the exact tree that we see online? I’ll have to check it out!

[@claudettemierzwik3185]

I have 3 Japanese Maples & they are all in large pots. I’m in your zone. I bought mine in AR so much cheaper there.

[@shesamadgardener]

This is what I was hoping to hear! I’m hoping mine do well in pots.

[@carmensteele4167]

Hey, Calloways’s, have the tamyukawia, again spell, for 149 🎉, it’s really cool I think you would like it too!

[@shesamadgardener]

I'll check it out!

[@lisacain35]

I have asters I bought from a Heard Museum plant sale several years ago. They have spread so much that they could take over a flowerbed. I have to constantly cut them back to keep them from suffocating the rest of my plants. They’ve just started blooming for me and will keep there flowers until the first frost. I’m moving mine because they just overtake a regular flowerbed. They’re gorgeous though. You should check out Crystal with BagODayCrochet. She has a BODLife KZbin channel that she has done a lot of tree planting. She’s a former landscaper that is working on her new properties landscaping. Her and her husband are making a Japanese garden and are obsessed with Japanese Maple trees. She ordered many from a company and has been quite happy with the trees she received as they have many varieties she hasn’t been able to find in any nursery.

[@shesamadgardener]

This is great info! I will check her out!

[@yazmin444]

Amanda can I ask if you remember how much was the Brunnera and at which garden please?

[@shesamadgardener]

I don’t recall how much but it was at North Haven Gardens.

[@richbishop7896]

I grow the Goldflame Honeysuckle by my deck and it is very hardy in my zone 5b. Bonny

[@shesamadgardener]

Wonderful! I can’t wait to grow it!

[@barbaracole4314]

My asters are very hardy , they don't tolerate full sun and bloom every October.

[@shesamadgardener]

Eek, mine are in full sun.

[@bethconnolly9844]

FYI last time I went to Covingtons, I found out that they actually cover 18 acres! The tree area is HUGE….they had a lot of Japanese maples back there as well.

[@shesamadgardener]

Yes! I’ve selected many trees from their property! You need a golf cart to get around!

[@silverdawnintx]

I have shopped at North Haven Gardens and though I like the variety of plants they offer, they have always been on the pricey side. I only buy plants there that I can't find elsewhere.

[@shesamadgardener]

I was expecting the prices to be higher but was pleased with the cost compared to the quality.

[@pattyallen5762]

I’ve ordered Japanese maples from Mr Maple. Definitely cheaper!

[@shesamadgardener]

Do you get to see a photo of the exact tree before you buy or just a stock photo?

[@2equine1dog92]

I have ordered from them as well. My last order was six of their recommended heat tolerant varieties. They all survived the summer. You do not pick your exact plant but i think the prices are very good. I paid around 35 each and they were from 1 to 3 feet tall.

[@pattyallen5762]

FYI, thanks to you I went to Covington’s and spent $300 on everything but what I went for 😂😂

[@shesamadgardener]

😂😂😂 sometimes I think these nursery tours cost other people more than they cost me!

[@carmensteele4167]

Amanda, google that one ✌️

[@shesamadgardener]

I will!

[@carmensteele4167]

That thing just might fit in your little area between driveway and entryway

[@shesamadgardener]

I’d love to add more over the years!

[@carmensteele4167]

I don’t usually pay more than one hundred fifty for a Japanese maple, but that one is worth 400 and I have been looking for that one around here Thank you, If I were u go back and get it DAMN ? spell, it would be perfect for you, great for containers too, you maybe the front of the house, eye catching! ANIMALlstic looking?

[@shesamadgardener]

Good to know!

[@donnasmalley3713]

The split corona daffodils do not come back true for me

[@shesamadgardener]

Darn! I’ll keep a look out to see how they do over the years.

[@SharkSandwich451]

**Do not buy a Japanese maple from any old nursery** It makes me sad to see all of them just grouped together, some up some down...hi Kristen!!! - Zone 6b.

[@shesamadgardener]

It makes me so nervous to drop so much money without having a good idea of my needs and the quality of the tree.

[@designsbydiana]

Please go to Metro Maple before you make your purchase for a Japanese Maple.

[@shesamadgardener]

I’ll check it out!