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Ground-Level Greatness

Eye-Catching, Low-Growing Perennials

In every well-balanced garden, there is a secret layer that brings harmony, function and unexpected beauty. Groundcovers and other low-growing perennials are unsung garden heroes that often go unnoticed, yet they are the connective tissue beneath shrubs, trees and taller perennials.  These hardy plants are resilient. Many thrive in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 through 9.…

Bloom Power

Shrubs that Define Summer

Flowering shrubs take center stage in summer – and for good reason. While painting the garden with bold color and irresistible fragrance, they serve as living architecture in the landscape and strong allies in sustainable gardening.  A food source for nature’s pollinators, and shelter for birds and wildlife, flowering shrubs anchor garden beds and soften…

Low-Growing Junipers

Hardy Beauty in a Compact Form

Compact junipers are versatile, low-maintenance conifers that deliver four-season structure, beautiful color and interesting texture to home gardens and professional landscape designs. The hardy evergreens are prized for their dense foliage, graceful form and reliable adaptability, making them ideal selections for a variety of spaces, from rock gardens and foundation plantings to containers and low…

Species Highlight

The Ever-Regal Rose

With its intoxicating fragrance, graceful buds and blooms and rich symbolism, the rose is perhaps the most beloved and culturally significant flower in human history. Rose plants are woven into folklore and, of course, love and romance. (“Will you accept this rose?”). Classified under the genus Rosa, these regal woody perennials have captured hearts for…

Species Highlight

Peonies: Queens of the Garden

With inspiring flowers, rich colors and captivating fragrances, peonies have long been a springtime staple in perennial gardens and landscape designs. But these ‘Queens of the Garden’ aren’t just pretty faces. Once established, peonies are hardy, long-lived and surprisingly low maintenance. Peonies belong to the plant genus Paeonia and are members of the Paeoniaceae family.…

Beautiful Bloomers

Hardy Varieties Lend Color & Style

Whether flowering perennials or shrubs, hardy varieties lend color, fragrance and style to landscapes and gardens – especially following a long, cold winter. We’re kicking off the growing season by highlighting a few of our favorite repeat bloomers at Loma Vista Nursery.   National Beauty Azalea (Rhododendron x ‘National Beauty’) National Beauty Azalea Attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds…

Species Highlight

Foliage Favorites Illuminate Shade

Shady spots need not be ho-hum when there’s heuchera to brighten the space. With tall spikes of tiny coral bells and distinctive mounded foliage, heuchera illuminates low-light areas with splashes of vibrant color and unique texture. With an average height of 6 inches to 1½ feet and spread of 1- to 2½ feet, heuchera produce…

What’s New?

Look What We Have Growing On

A fresh growing season always begs the question, “so what’s new?” Every year, breeders launch hundreds of new plants, including in the perennial and shrub categories that we grow. While some, but not all, of the following plants may have seen a season or two already, all of these are new for the growing season…

Specimen Trees

Eye-Catching Landscape Beauties

Trees offer near-countless benefits in the landscape. But let’s face it: eye-catching landscape designs call for specimen trees that can stand up to Mother Nature and still look good.  Loma Vista Nursery’s website helps landscape trade professionals shop, plan and prepare for the upcoming growing season. Take a look at our catalog for perennials, ornamental…

“Tough” Choices

Hardy Plants Make Their Seasonal Comeback

Hardy plants are “tough” choices for landscape designs because they stand up to a variety of environmental stresses and bounce back year after year with reliable color and form. From extreme temperatures and poor soils to drought, flooding, high winds and tricky light conditions, hardy plants are garden workhorses.  Their ability to withstand environmental anxieties…