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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…

Top Shrubs for Winter Interest

Plant Picks from the Pros

There’s a plant for each and every season. Developing year-round interest within a landscape or garden provides delightful displays that continue into the long winter months. Our plant experts selected a few of their favorite winter interest plants below. Callicarpa x Pearl Glam® Beautyberry Stunning violet-purple berries develop each fall on dark purple foliage. Foliage…

Reasons to Plant Maples

Benefiting the Environment in Style

In the blink of an eye, summer is almost over and fall is on the horizon. Stores are filling up with fall decor and pumpkin spice is making its comeback. This season, consider adding maples into your landscape for a burst of colorful foliage. Maples offer phenomenal fall foliage, easy and fast growth, improved air…

Magnificent Monarchs

Plants to Attract and Entertain

Bright orange wings with delicate black lacing stop for a momentary flutter. The landing location is the flower you planted. The flower you have watered, weeded and maintained for this very moment. It is a moment of nature’s rhythm taking place before your eyes. Whether you have room for one container, patio garden or large…

Fascinating Year-Round Grasses

Ornamental Grasses Lend Texture, Shape and Color

Strolling through a local garden center and exploring numerous ornamental grasses can become overwhelming. What grass variety is best for my area? How do I select the right grass for my plant landscape? What perennial plants are good companions for ornamental grasses? Our plant experts have the perfect selection of grasses to incorporate into your…

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…

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…

Let Me Count the Ways: 5 Reasons We Love these Rose Varieties

There’s a reason why roses inspire poets and often sell out on Valentine’s Day. Actually, there are all kinds of reasons: Color: Sure, roses are red but there is a real palette of possibilities to add vibrancy to outdoor landscapes. Examples of bold bloomers include Oso Easy® Paprika, Easy Elegance® Coral Cove and Easy Elegance®…

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…