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Introducing LV!

Meet Our Team's Newest Member

Introducing the newest member of Loma Vista Nursery’s team – LV! Our busy gnome ambassador is on a mission to support independent garden centers throughout the Midwest. LV offers a toolkit of customizable marketing opportunities that are designed to support and help grow your garden center sales. Best of all – the toolkit is free…

Mini & Mighty Shrubs

Maximize Beauty & Versatility

Workhorses of the garden provide both beauty and versatility. Consider the following mini and mighty shrubs if you’re looking to maximize landscape projects with personality, color and vibrancy. Petite Knock Out® Rose Petite Knock Out® Rose The first-ever miniature shrub rose is fire-engine red and a petite version of its full-size cousin. At only 18…

Beautiful Bloomer

Endless Summer® at Loma Vista Nursery

No doubt about it – bigleaf hydrangeas are hot. They come in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes and are effortless to maintain in gardens, landscapes and containers. Their beautiful, long-lasting blooms make them ideal shrubs in a summer garden that is seemingly endless. Loma Vista Nursery is proud to grow the following Endless…

Plant an Array of Colors

Improve Your Health

Vibrant hues of pink, yellow and red pull your focus into the garden while subtle foliage colors like green and maroon create a calming effect. A colorful landscape or garden provides an encompassing experience. Through utilizing the colors of the rainbow, your landscape or garden can create the same effect. Explore our plant expert’s colorful…

All About Hostas

Top varieties and more from our plant experts

Hostas are long-lived and low maintenance. The American Hosta Society calls hostas “The Friendship Plant” because you will often make friends while sharing your hostas and making visits to others’ gardens. One of the major health benefits to gardening is the way being outside and connecting with others who share your interest and hobbies, allowing…

Get Your Wish List Ready

Why This Month is the Best Time to Plan the Garden of your Dreams

There’s nothing like the power of imagination – especially when you’re looking out the window at lingering snow patches, brown grass and bare trees. Early spring, while the landscape is still dormant, is a great time to plan your outdoor living spaces. After all, do you want to spend the peak of the season deciding…

The Perks of Planting

How Gardening Can Impact Health

Sure, it feels good to get your hands in the soil. Gardening also feels good for other reasons. Here are the benefits: Mental Health – According to Psychology Today, gardening can improve mental health by providing greater mental clarity and feelings of reward. It’s also good for alleviating anxiety and reducing stress. Physical Health –…

Protect Your Investments: Do’s and Don’ts for Wintertime Plant and Tree Care

Do you remember when you brought your new shrubs, trees and ornamental perennials home and carefully planted them and made sure they got the care they needed for those first few weeks? Now think about the toll that winter weather can take.  A little TLC might be needed to help your plants make it through…

Winter is Coming: Enliven Your Landscape with Interesting Shrubs

Even as the palette changes, the view from a winter landscape does not have to be dull or uninspiring. There’s beauty to be seen in outdoor surroundings at a time when many plantings are dormant. Take winter shrubs, for example. Really – take them, plant them and enjoy the many ways that they provide color,…

Easy Does It: Easy Elegance Roses Are Small and Mighty

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, as the saying goes, but might not be as simple to grow. Easy Elegance® roses, a cultivar series created by Bailey Nurseries of St. Paul, Minn., are designed to be both elegant and easy to grow. Dubbed the “fuss proof” rose, Easy Elegance roses combine…