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Imagine a Garden enliven with colors, texture, and biodiversity—all thanks to native plants that thrive effortlessly in your region. At TN Nursery, we specialize in providing native plants that are not only stunning but also resilient and eco-friendly. Our expert care and knowledge ensure that each plant in our curated selection is suited to your local environment. Whether you're looking to attract local pollinators, create natural beauty, or reduce water usage, our collection offers the perfect plants for your outdoor space.
Embrace the beauty of native flora and enjoy a garden that looks spectacular season after season with minimal maintenance.
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Finding a plant that combines easy handling with lasting beauty can be a bit of a challenge, but it’s definitely achievable! Whether you're seeking shade, creating a natural screen for privacy, or adding vibrant greenery, these fast-growing options offer it all. Effortlessly create a vibrant outdoor space with fast-growing greenery that quickly transforms your landscape into a lasting, picturesque retreat.
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Whether you're enhancing your garden’s beauty or looking for a reliable low-maintenance choice that adds a burst of color year after year, daffodils are the best pick.
Daffodil Plant
The daffodil, with its iconic trumpet-shaped centre surrounded by a ring of delicate petals, has captivated gardeners and poets alike for centuries. While most commonly known for its yellow varieties, daffodils actually come in an array of colors, including white, pink, and bi-colored combinations. Native to Europe and North Africa, Daffodills are resilient plants that contain natural defense mechanisms that make them deer and rodent resistant.
Daffodils are a favorite among gardeners due to their easy-going nature and cheerful blooms. These resilient plants thrive best in well-drained soil and sunny spots. For optimal results, plant the bulbs in the fall—anytime between September and November. Space each daffodil bulb about three inches apart, giving them a thorough watering right after planting. As spring rolls around, their vibrant flowers will emerge, brightening your garden with minimal effort. Once they finish blooming, let the foliage fade and die back naturally; this helps the bulbs gather nutrients for future blooms.
Daffodils exhibit a fascinating behavior called "naturalizing," where they multiply naturally over time, forming ever-larger clusters. A single bulb can produce offsets, eventually creating a magnificent spring display that returns year after year. They also practice "phototropism," where their flowers track the sun's movement across the sky. In Welsh culture, finding the first daffodil of spring was believed to bring more gold than silver in the coming year. The flower has also become a powerful symbol in cancer awareness.
Annual Phlox
Transform your garden into a magical display with Annual Phlox, a cherished flowering plant that creates a mesmerizing carpet of star-shaped blooms. Each mature plant produces around 30 stunning flowers atop graceful stems, with wild varieties showcasing enchanting red petals rimmed in white, while our hybrid selections offer an array of captivating patterns and colors.
What sets Annual Phlox apart is its delightful spicy fragrance, making it perfect for both garden beds and fresh-cut arrangements. This versatile beauty has been a gardener's favorite for over a century, bringing reliable color and charm throughout the summer months. Whether planted in borders, containers, or flower beds, Annual Phlox delivers outstanding performance with minimal fuss.
Perfect for container gardening, these compact plants thrive in pots 12 inches or larger, making them ideal for patios, balconies, or anywhere you need a pop of color. They're incredibly easy to grow and propagate, either from seeds or cuttings, allowing you to expand your collection season after season.
Bring home Annual Phlox today and discover why generations of gardeners have fallen in love with these star-shaped stunners. Your garden deserves this time-tested favorite!
Tiger Lily
Bring an exotic elegance to your garden with the Tiger Lily, a striking perennial that hails from East Asia. This resilient beauty captivates with bold, orange petals speckled with dark spots, mirroring the fierce allure of its namesake.
Growing up to 4-6 feet tall, Tiger Lilies create a dramatic vertical accent in any garden setting. Their large, recurved blooms appear in mid to late summer, providing a spectacular display when many other plants have finished flowering. Each stem can produce up to 10 magnificent blooms, making them an excellent choice for both garden borders and cut flower arrangements.
These adaptable plants thrive in both full sun and partial shade, preferring well-draining soil enriched with organic matter. Once established, they're remarkably low-maintenance and return reliably year after year, multiplying naturally to create ever-larger displays.
Beyond their ornamental value, Tiger Lilies carry rich cultural significance in East Asian traditions, symbolizing prosperity and good fortune. They also support local pollinators, making them an environmentally conscious choice for your garden.
Perfect for both novice and experienced gardeners, Tiger Lilies offer an unmatched combination of dramatic beauty, cultural significance, and easy care. Add these striking perennials to your garden for years of reliable blooms and oriental charm!
Echinacea Plant
Looking for our most beloved and best-selling perennial of all time? Meet our homegrown Echinacea, the showstopping Purple Coneflower that's earned its reputation as the ultimate pollinator magnet. Don't just take our word for it - our YouTube channel showcases countless videos of Monarch butterflies, goldfinches, and other pollinators flocking to these stunning blooms in our nursery gardens.
Standing proudly 1-3 feet tall, these hardy natives command attention with their daisy-like flowers that range from soft lavender to deep purple, depending on your soil's pH. The sturdy stems hold these magnificent blooms high above lance-shaped foliage, creating a perfect landing pad for butterflies and a natural bird feeder when the seeds mature. Nature's perfect design at its finest!
What makes our Echinacea truly special is its incredible adaptability and low-maintenance nature. Bring home the power of purple and watch your garden transform into a bustling wildlife sanctuary that blooms reliably every spring and summer. There's a reason this is our absolute best-selling plant of all time - experience the magic for yourself!
Bearded Iris
Experience the majestic beauty of Bearded Iris, a timeless garden aristocrat that commands attention with its spectacular ruffled blooms. Each flower is a masterpiece of nature, featuring elegant upright petals crowning three cascading falls adorned with their signature fuzzy "beards" – creating a display that's simply unforgettable.
These easy-to-grow perennials are the perfect choice for adding dramatic height and structure to your garden borders. Their sword-like foliage provides architectural interest throughout the season, while their stunning blooms offer a sophisticated color show that pairs beautifully with companion plants like peonies and daylilies.
Bearded Iris are remarkably low-maintenance and reward gardeners with rapid growth and easy propagation. Their rhizomes naturally multiply, allowing you to expand your collection or share with friends. Plant them in well-drained, sunny spots, and these hardy performers will return year after year with increasing splendor.
Available in an artist's palette of colors, from classic purples and yellows to exotic bicolors and patterns, these versatile beauties can transform any garden into a royal court. Add Bearded Iris to your garden today and create a legacy of elegance that will flourish for generations.
Marguerite E LaCroix
03/09/2024
Healthy plants.
The bloodroot looked very healthy when they arrived. Looking forward to seeing how they grow this year.
Bloodroot
A true gem of eastern North American woodlands, Bloodroot is a fascinating spring plant that brings both beauty and intrigue to shaded gardens. This unique native perennial, the sole species in its genus, produces white flowers with yellow centers that create a magical display in early spring, appearing just when the garden begins to wake from winter.
The flowers, especially the double-flowered varieties, create an enchanting scene that transforms your garden into a woodland paradise. While the blooms may be short-lived, the large, uniquely lobed leaves provide lasting interest throughout the growing season. The plant gets its evocative name from its distinctive red sap, which has historically been used as a natural dye.
Easy to grow and returning faithfully year after year, Bloodroot thrives in shaded areas and woodland gardens with minimal care. It's an excellent choice for naturalizing, as it gradually forms beautiful colonies over time. The seeds are simple to collect, making it a rewarding plant for gardeners interested in propagation.
Add this captivating native to your shade garden and enjoy its early spring beauty while supporting local ecosystems. A must-have for any woodland garden or naturalized landscape.
Milkweed Plant
Milkweed, is a remarkable native perennial that serves as a cornerstone species in North American ecosystems. Growing up to five feet tall, this elegant plant showcases clusters of vibrant pink to mauve flowers that bloom atop narrow stems with lance-shaped leaves. The flowers, appearing from June through August, emit a distinct cinnamon-like fragrance that adds to their allure.
What makes Milkweed truly exceptional is its vital role in supporting monarch butterfly populations. As the exclusive food source for monarch larvae, this plant is crucial for the species' survival. Each leaf, spanning 2.5 to 6 inches in length, provides essential nourishment for developing caterpillars.
In addition to supporting monarch butterflies, Milkweed plays diverse roles in garden health. The abundant nectar within its blossoms draws many beneficial insects and birds, particularly honeybees seeking sustenance and darting hummingbirds. This plant's unique defense system includes a natural latex sap that effectively deters unwanted insects and garden pests. Highly adaptable, Milkweed flourishes in damp soil conditions and demonstrates remarkable flexibility in light requirements, growing successfully in locations ranging from full sunlight to partially shaded areas.
Whether incorporated into butterfly gardens, perennial borders, or native plant landscapes, Milkweed combines ornamental appeal with ecological significance, making it an invaluable addition to any thoughtful garden design.
Virginia Bluebell
Virginia Bluebell emerges as one of spring's most enchanting native wildflowers, painting eastern North American woodlands with its ethereal beauty. This member of the Boraginaceae family creates a magical display through its remarkable color transitions.
Rising modestly to heights between 1 and 2.5 feet, this herbaceous perennial unfolds a captivating seasonal performance. Its early spring emergence begins with lance-shaped leaves displaying rich reddish-purple tints, which later mature into subtle gray-green hues. The plant's most striking feature is its nodding clusters of trumpet-like flowers that undergo their own color metamorphosis - emerging as soft pink buds before transforming into luminous sky-blue blooms.
In garden settings, Virginia Bluebells excel in shaded locations, particularly beneath deciduous trees where they create expansive natural carpets. Their adaptability to various soil conditions, coupled with their preference for moisture-rich environments, makes them perfect candidates for woodland gardens or stream-side plantings.
As an early spring bloomer, this wildflower plays a vital ecological role by providing essential nectar for emerging pollinators. Despite their delicate appearance, these low-maintenance perennials establish easily and return reliably each spring, though they gracefully retreat underground by early summer.
Living up to its name, Butterfly Milkweed is highly attractive to monarch butterflies and many other pollinators. Its nectar-packed blossoms serve as a critical food source, making it an essential feature in any garden designed to support pollinators. By adding Butterfly Milkweed to your landscape, you’re fostering a haven for these delicate creatures while enhancing biodiversity and promoting a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Beyond butterflies, this plant also draws hummingbirds and bees, further adding to the vibrancy and ecological value of your garden.
Beyond its beauty, Butterfly Milkweed plays a crucial role in supporting the local environment. It attracts pollinators that help fertilize nearby plants, ensuring a flourishing garden. Additionally, its deep roots improve soil health and prevent erosion, making it a sustainable option for landscaping projects.
With its vibrant colors, long-lasting blooms, and ecological benefits, Butterfly Milkweed is more than just a plant—it’s a cornerstone of a thriving, pollinator-friendly garden. Add this captivating wildflower to your landscape and enjoy a space filled with fluttering wings and natural beauty.
Butterfly Milkweed
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a must-have plant for gardeners seeking to create a vibrant, eco-friendly landscape. Known for its fiery orange blossoms and ecological value, this native North American perennial not only enhances the visual appeal of any garden but also supports local wildlife. With its long blooming cycle and robust nature, Butterfly Milkweed offers beauty, sustainability, and ease of care.
Butterfly Milkweed captivates with clusters of radiant orange flowers, accented by occasional yellow hues. Its slender, pointed green leaves and sturdy stems create a striking contrast that allows the blossoms to shine. Blooming from late spring through early fall, this hardy perennial provides a prolonged display of color, ensuring your garden remains lively and inviting throughout the growing season.
The Pink Flowering Dogwood
The Pink Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) is a breathtaking ornamental tree cherished for its rosy-hued blossoms that herald the arrival of spring. Native to the eastern United States, this small deciduous tree combines elegance and ecological value, making it a standout choice for gardens and yards. Its unique attributes and year-round appeal ensure it enriches any outdoor space with beauty and purpose.
This tree’s signature feature is its stunning display of soft pink flowers, technically bracts that surround the tree’s understated actual blooms. As these bracts mature, they transition into deeper shades of rosy pink, creating a striking visual effect. When paired with its vibrant green foliage, the blooms transform the tree into a living work of art, captivating the eye and drawing pollinators like bees and butterflies to the garden.
The Pink Flowering Dogwood is more than a tree; it’s a symbol of grace, resilience, and natural beauty. Its vibrant blossoms, seasonal transformations, and ecological contributions make it a cherished addition to gardens and landscapes.
Our Expert Care Tips
Caring for a garden begins with understanding the specific needs of each plant. When it comes to planting trees, the timing and proper planting techniques are essential for ensuring healthy growth. The ideal times to plant trees are in early spring or late fall. These seasons offer cooler temperatures and typically more consistent rainfall, creating optimal conditions for root establishment.
Shrubs also benefit from planting in cool months. Position their roots level with the soil surface, then mulch around the base to lock in moisture. Water consistently during the first year to help them establish strong roots. Occasional pruning keeps them tidy and thriving, while a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in spring promotes vigorous growth.
Perennials, ferns, and groundcovers grow best when planted during dormancy. Rehydrate bare roots before planting, and position crowns just above the soil line. Mulch helps protect roots and retain moisture. Ferns, which thrive in shady, damp areas, benefit from rich, moist soil and minimal fertilization during the first year.
For erosion control and unique landscaping, live stakes and moss are excellent choices. Live stakes should be planted in moist soil at an angle to encourage quick rooting, while moss thrives in shaded, damp areas. Gently press moss onto prepared surfaces and mist it regularly to establish a vibrant green cover.
With proper care routines—such as deep watering, occasional pruning, and thoughtful planting—you can create a garden that stays fresh, beautiful, and inviting throughout the year.
Frequently Asked Questions
🌳 How often should I water new plants?
Newly planted trees, shrubs, and perennials require consistent watering, especially during their first year. Deep, regular watering is crucial to establish a strong root system. Once established, water as needed, particularly during dry spells.
🌳What are live stakes, and how do I plant them?
Live stakes are dormant plant cuttings used for erosion control and habitat restoration. Plant them in moist, well-drained soil at a 45-degree angle, with two-thirds of the stake buried and buds facing upward.
🌳 Can I grow moss in my garden?
Yes! Moss thrives in shaded, damp areas. Press moss fragments onto a prepared surface like soil, rocks, or logs, and mist them regularly to establish a lush green carpet.
🌳 What should I do to protect young plants from pests and diseases?
Regularly check your plants for any indications of pests or diseases. Employ eco-friendly pest control methods, such as encouraging natural predators, using organic remedies, or pruning away affected areas to keep your plants healthy and thriving.