Gardens of The Blue Ridge Inc.

Silene virginica
Fire Pink

Geranium maculatum
Wild Geranium

Arismea triphyllum
Jack in the Pulpit

Lobelia cardinalis
Red Lobelia

Podophyllum peltatum
Mayapple

Trillium cuneatum
Toad Trillium

Viola pedata
Birdsfoot Voilet

Updated: January 24, 2012

We are back from our Winter break. We are in the office most days from 10 unitl 3 this time of year, our office will be closed during bad weather. If you need to contact us you can leave us a voice message at 828-733-2417 or if you need a quicker response you can email us at contact@gardensoftheblueridge.com

We will be working on our Website Throughtout the winter months so you may notice some duplications or some things that may not look quite right so please bare with us as we do these updates. We are working on some shopping cart changes as well as reorganizing some of the information on our pages. We are also adding some new and larger pictures to better help you make your selections. Many of the changes are behind the scenes and you will not notice them. Aslo we are working on a updating our print catalog and hop to have this completed by late Winter.

If anyone has any pictures of wildflowers that you would like to share with us and allow us to use them on our website that would be great. It seems that while everything is blooming here at the Nursery we do not take the time or have the time to slow down and take some pictures. And then when it comes time to work on the website we cant beleive we dont have a picture of a plant, or one good enough to put on the web. You can email them to me at rob@gardensoftheblueridge.com

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Dates We Will Be Closed

Our Winter Hours

Mon. - Fri. 10 to 3 Weather Permitted

Our State Magazine Article

In the August issue of the Our State Magazine they did an article about Gardens of the Blue Ridge. It was a great article and we have had many comments on the article. If you have not read the article we think you might find it interesting. Here's a quick info tidbit about the magazine from their website.

Our State: Down Home in North Carolina celebrates the people and places that make this state great. From the mountains to the coast, we feature North Carolina travel, history, folklore and beautiful scenic photography. Since 1933, Our State has shared stories about North Carolina with readers both in state and around the world. Our readers are passionate about North Carolina and treasure the magazine as a connection to all the great things about the state.

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Some Quick Notes

1. You can order anytime and we will not ship until your requested ship date.

2. We do not charge your credit card until the day your order is shipped

3. We update our website on a regular basis with specials and other information. Time permitting we update our website every Wednesday.

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5. Each plant you receive will be labeled with plant description and planting instructions.

Lilium superbum  Turks Cap Lily

This has been a customer favorite for many years, perhaps because it is a very versatile plant that works well in almost any landscape. It has beautiful orange flowers spotted with numerous purple spots, which appear during early to mid-summer; atop of a 4 to 12’ stem which has several sets of whorled leaves. When people come in to our nursery to purchase one of these they will ask where does this plant grow, and this is what we will tell them. It will grow just about anywhere; the ideal location is wet soil and ample sun. When given these conditions we have seen these beauties reach 12 – 14 feet tall with as many as 30 to 40 blooms on one stalk, and what a show that is. Now with that said that is not the only location you can plant them in, they will also grow in a shady area where they get dappled sunlight and the will still get 6 feet tall with 6 to 12 blooms per stalk. So basically the more sun and moisture they get the taller and more prolific they will bloom, as the shade increases and soil gets drier they will stay a bit shorter with a few less blooms. So as you can see they are very adaptable and a great plant to add to your garden. It will take a couple of  years for them to get established after you plant them, but if they like the spot you put them in they will form a rather large clump with many stalks.  
Fall is a great time to plant these, and this time of year we recommend purchasing the bareroot bulbs. By purchasing these in the bareroot form you are getting a very mature plant that will bloom for you next season. Most of our bareroot bulbs are 6 to 8 years old and ready to put on a show in your garden. You can purchase these in a quart pot but this size plant is several years younger and will take a few more years to reach a mature height.  When planting the bulbs you will want to plant them fairly deep, about 6 – 12 inches deep. When they are that deep in the ground the moisture is more consistent and they will perform much better. We have a good supply of these this year but they are quite popular so get your order in today.

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