Market Days Are Here Again!

Hey there, gardeners!  We’re happy to announce that our summer market is in full swing!  Come visit us Wednesdays and Saturdays for fresh products and produce from the Miller Family Farm!  Just this Saturday we had cucumbers, zucchini, strawberries, kohlrabi, chard, kale, spring onions, and lettuce, Miller jams and jellies, Minced Garlic organic products, Holmes all-natural applesauces, and all-natural flower elixirs for flavoring drinks.

The list of goodies varies from week to week, but the offerings are always delicious!

In Stock Now!

We have an incredible list of hard-to-find perennials and natives in stock right now.  For you casual gardeners out there, it’s a heck of a selection.  Come on in, admire the plants, and feel free to ask us questions.  For you die-hards out there, we hope you’ve been brushing up on your Latin, because here’s a list of just some of our amazing selection:

Non-Natives

Achillea ‘Paprika’
Allium senescens glaucaa, s. ‘Mongolian Gem’
Alstromeria-perennial!
Angelica
gigas
pachypoda
Antennaria dioca
Armeria maritime ‘Bee’s Ruby’
m. ‘Rubrifolia’
m. ‘Alba’
“Nifty Thrifty’
Artemesia ‘Valerie Finnis’
‘Silver King’
Aster frikartii ‘Wonder of Staffa’
Aster Novae-Angliae
Aster ‘Professor Kippenberg’
Belamcanda chinensiis; B. c. Yellow
Calamint
Campanula glomerata ‘Superba’
Caryopteris ‘First Choice’
Delosperma cooperi, ‘Alan’s Apricot’
Digitalis mertonensis, obscura; purpurea ‘Excelsior’; p. mariana
Gypsophila repens-whit and pink
Helianthemeum ‘Wisley Pink’
Iberis ‘Autumn Snow’
Kniphofia uvari ‘Flamenco’
Lilies-various, including Aurelian
Lychnis chalcedonica
Papaver orientale ‘Prince of Orange’; ‘Royal Wedding’
Pardancanda ‘Dazzler’
Penstemon grandiflorus;’War Axe;Pike’s Peak’ Peak Purple’
Pineleaf;hirsutus pygmaeus
Phlox stolonifera ‘Blue Ridge’
divaricata
paniculata ‘David’
Poliomintha longiflora
Salvia ‘Nikan’, ‘May Night’; azurea ‘Grandiflora’; nemorosa ‘Rose Queen’
Saponaria olivana
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Giant Blue’
Sidalcea “Party Girl’’
Tanacetum ‘Robinson’s Crimson
Veronica spicata ‘Giles Van Hees’; longiifolia ‘Eveline’,

Natives

Actea pachypoda
Allium cernuum
Anemone sylvestris
Arisaema triphyllum
Asarum canadense
Aster laevis
Baptisia leucantha; B. tinctoria
Berlandiera lyrata
Chelone glabra
Coreopsis palmata
Dictamnus alba
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea paradoxa
Echinacea purpurea; E. p. ‘Alba”; E. p. ‘Magnus’
Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’
Eupatorium altissimum ‘Prairie Jewel’
Eupatorium rugosum
Eupatorium perfoliatum/Boneset
Eupatorium/Conoclinum (Mist Flower)
Gaura lindeimeri
Gentiana andrewsii
Geum triflorum
Helenium autumnale ‘Rotgold’
Heliopsis helianthoides scabra ‘Sunburst’
Heuchera Americana ‘Dales Variety’
Liatris aspera; L. ligustylis
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia siphiliitica
Lonicera sempervirens-4 colors
Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Physostegia virginica
Polygonatum biflorum
Ratiibida colimnifera Red; R. pinnata
Scutellaria scordifolia
Silene regia
Silphium laciniatum; S. perfoliatum
Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’
Spigelia marilandica
Thalictrum aquilegifolium
Thermopsis villosa
Trilliium erectum; T. grandiflorum
Verbena bonariensis
Veronicastrum virginicum Albo-Rosea
Viola sororia
Wisteria frutescens

Come on in and scope it out!

Concerning Nice, Long, Summer Days

Summer is just around the corner!  Or… we think, we hope, that summer is just around the corner!  We’re crossing our fingers.

Anyway, we’re going to go ahead and act like summer is just around the corner and announce our summer hours!  Starting May 1st, Perennials Preferred will be open as follows:

Monday:         10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday:         10:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday:   10:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday:       10:00am – 5:00pm
Friday:            10:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday:       10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday:          10:00am – 6:00pm

Concerning Roads

You’ve heard the adage that there are two seasons: Winter and Construction.  Well, winter is over, and with this sunshine-y new season comes a grim gauntlet of steamrollers, jackhammers, orange cones, and detour signs.

We’re still trying to get all of the details, but we’re given to understand that, intermittently throughout this coming summer, much of Mayfield Road (east of County Line Road) will be closed.  Fear not, loyal customers!  Perennials Preferred will be open and reachable.

If you find yourself coming our direction and see a “road closed” sign blocking your path, don’t be discouraged.  You will still be able to reach us by turning onto Mayfield road from Caves Road, just east of the store.  For all other approaches, there will be detour signs up to point you in our direction.

We’re still working with the Department of Transportation to confirm dates and details, and we will keep you posted as you know more.  For now, if you want to find us and you can’t, give us a call at 440.729.7885, and we’ll be happy to guide you!

Merry spring to you, gardeners! It’s been a long time coming this year, hasn’t it?