Plant These Favorites for Spring
There is still plenty of time to put new plants in the ground and help roots become established before soil freeze sets in. Whether your retail customers are planting now or you are planning varieties to add to landscape designs in the spring, consider the following favorites for seasonal waves of color. Texas Scarlet Flowering…
Our Favorites for Children's Gardens
With Grandparents’ Day coming up on Sunday, Sept. 10 we’re taking a look at ideal plants for children’s gardens. Whether an urban park or a suburban back yard, children’s gardens encourage a love of plants, play and learning. Here are a few of our favorites to consider when designing professional landscapes that cater to children.…
Introductions We're Growing for 2024
Every growing season brings new and exciting plants to market and Spring 2024 will be no exception. Loma Vista Nursery is currently growing three exciting new introductions for the coming season. They are Wine & Spirits® (Weigela florida) and Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea virginica) under the Proven Winners brand and Eclipse® Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)…
Meet Loma Vista Nursery's Pop Stars
When it comes to rock star hydrangeas, Endless Summer® Pop Star® may be among the more compact and smaller varieties in the Hydrangeaceae family – but make no mistake. It holds its own among the category’s big daddies. Pop Star® Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmacsix’) Pop Star® Hydrangea Pop Star® Hydrangea’s motto is “giving you…
Hydrangeas for Mom
Mother’s Day traditionally marks the end of winter’s frost in the Midwest, making it one of the most important retail holidays for the region’s garden centers. Symbolizing gratitude, understanding and heartfelt emotion, hydrangeas are popular plants for their beauty – and also because they’re not “one and done.” Quick Fire Fab® Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata)…
Create Outdoor Rooms with Plants
Let’s face it – COVID-19 changed our lives and the way we live them. Research and trend reports over the past two years confirm that U.S. consumers are re-investing in their homes, yards and gardens. Creating unique outdoor living experiences in our back and front yards includes designating spaces for dining, entertaining, relaxing and enjoying…
Garden Asset Shrubs
Shady characters like Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangea and Little Henry® Itea are assets in gardens and garden spaces that don’t get much sun. For color, texture, size and variety, hardy perennial shrubs for shade can offer the benefits of their full-sun counterparts. For more shrub selections this season, visit Loma Vista Nursery’s online catalog. Little…
Create Gardens with Benefits
From environmental to economic and from health and wellness to food and shelter, much has been studied – and written – about the benefits of plants. Through inspiration that enriches human lives, they also support pollinators, wildlife and the natural ecosystem. This is our industry’s sweet spot. Gardens nurture us by providing spaces for peace,…
Bountiful Blooms for Beautiful Landscapes
This year’s stylish landscapes and gardens will feature specimen shrubs that deliver bold and bountiful blooms. We’re growing the following 2023 new shrub varieties that deliver all the benefits! Be sure to check out our next blog, when we will feature Loma Vista Nursery’s new perennials for 2023. For more information, visit our online catalog.…
Lyndsi Oestmann's New Year Outlook
With the interesting challenges of 2022 behind us, what can we expect from the year ahead? We asked Loma Vista Nursery’s Lyndsi Oestmann to give us an outlook. Q. From a grower perspective, what excites you most as we enter a new year? A. We are excited to see where 2023 takes us! We look…