Black Eyed Susan planting insturctions:

Grow Black-Eyed Susan in full sun. If grown in flower gardens, space 1 to 1/12 feet apart. Most growers and homeowners find them most attractive grown in clumps. They tolerate crowding well.

They will do well in average soils and even poor soils. They also tolerant of dry soil conditions. Water them during extended dry periods.

Adding little fertilizer a couple times a season, will reward you with bigger, healthier plants and flowers.

Once your Black Eyed Susan are established, they will grow well unattended. Separate the clumps after a few years, or the plants will crowd each other out, resulting in smaller plants and flowers.
Plant in full sun, plant them 4 inches apart.  Water well at first about 2 times a week for a month than let nature take its course.

These will wilt, but water them twice a day for a week and they will bounce back, if it gets to hot and they wilt after that water them until they don't.

 

 

 

 

Blood Root Planting Instructions:

Grow Blood Root in full sun to part shade. The soil should be fertile and loamy, with average moisture levels.  Space 4 inches apart. Most growers and homeowners find them most attractive grown in clumps. After planting water well and water at least once a week if it doesn't rain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Bell Planting Instructions:

Select a planting location. Virginia bluebells prefer partial shade.

Prepare the planting bed so that the soil is well draining and rich in compost or peat moss.

Plant the bulbs (tubers) two inches below the surface of the soil. The eyes should be facing up. Space multiple bulbs about 10 to 12 inches apart.

Then water the bulbs well. Add a couple inches of mulch, such as bark or pine needles, to help the soil retain moisture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack-in-the-Pulpit Planting Instructions:

Plant jack-in-the-pulpit in part shade in well-drained soil that stays moist year-round.

Set the plants 6 to 9 inches apart.

Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.

Water well until soil is completely moist.

 

Caring for Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Remove old foliage in spring, using bypass pruners to cut off the old stems.
Apply a light application of organic fertilizer on top of the soil in early spring (follow package directions).

Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost in spring.

Water well weekly until soil is completely moist in summers with no rainfall.

these are domant right now, but plant right away so they don't die and next april-may they will flower for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Cohosh-Fairy Candle Planting Instructions:

Find a shady area with damp soil for your black cohosh seeds. This plant prefers humus rich soil, the kind you find in the mossy beds of a forest.
 
Plant seeds ¼ inch below the soil in a flat in late summer, spaced about 2 feet apart. Black cohosh needs the room because it can self sow its seed and will quickly grow to over 4 feet. Leaves are large and the white flowers, which bloom May through July, are plentiful and grow to over 6 feet tall. Once you've planted the seeds, cover the soil with mulch to keep in moisture.
 
Be patient. Seeds will need 2-4 weeks of warm temperatures, around 70F, followed by at least 3 months of cold, about 40F. In many locations, the ripe seeds can be planted in a shady bed in late summer or early fall and left for 18 months or so.
 
Transplant the seedlings into individual pots once they pop up with their second set of true leaves, the ones that come up after the "seed leaves" appear. Leave them in a shady area for another 6 months and in late summer or early fall, when the plants are about two years old, you can plant them in a shady garden. Black cohosh has a rather unpleasant smell to humans, but bees and birds love it.

Get ready for harvest as you watch the seedlings develop in little capsules from August to October. The capsules will rattle when shaken.
 
Harvest black cohosh sometime in October. The rhizome will be dark brown to black in color, thick and gnarled. The roots attached to the rhizome are used for medicinal purposes.

Wash the roots, blot with a paper towel and dry on a wire rack in a clean, well-ventilated area at 80F to 95F for one week. Once they are dry, store them in a burlap bag or cardboard drum in a cool, dark, dry location. Use within a year.

These are dormant, you still want to plant them right away because they will still drink the rain.  They will sprout out again next spring and bloom for you.

 

 

 

 

Blue Cohosh Planting Instructions:

Dig 2 inches into the surface of the selected area in which you're sowing the seeds. Break the surface dirt apart into a fine consistency.
 
Add a 4-inch thick layer of garden soil over the freshly dug earth.

Add a 2-inch layer of peat moss to the soil. Peat moss serves as natural mulch agent.

Stir an inch of kitchen compost into the layered, prepared soil. This mixes the soil together to form a rich, nutritious soil in which to grow blue cohosh.

Sow each blue cohosh seed about 1/4 inch deep into the soil. Sow each seed about 5 inches apart. The seeds of blue cohosh are beige, round and hard.

 

These are dormant, you still want to plant them right away because they will still drink the rain.  They will sprout out again next spring and bloom for you.

 

 

Fern Planting Instructions:

Check you site for shading. Ferns are easy to grow as long as they are given the right conditions. Most prefer a moist, shady or partially shady site.

Make sure your soil is fern-friendly. Most ferns need a moist, humus-rich soil.

 
Add a fertilizer and mix it into the surface. If planting in late summer or winter, do not use a quick-acting fertilizer. Wait until spring to apply, or use a controlled-release fertilizer that will release the nutrients only when the weather is warm enough for growth.

Keep the soil moist. It is very important that ferns do not dry out, especially when newly planted.

 
Make a hole large enough to take the root ball. 

Place the fern in the hole and than cover the whole with dirt. 
 

Then water thoroughly so the surrounding soil is moist down to the depth of the root ball.

Mulch the border often. To help conserve moisture and maintain a high level of organic matter in the soil, mulch thickly with peat moss, leaf mould or garden compost. You will need to refresh the mulch each spring.

 

Lily-of-the-Valley Planting Instructions:

These are dormant but, plant them right away because they will drink the rain, they will come up and bloom for you next spring.

Find a location where the soil drains well.  If there are still water puddles 5-6 hours after a hard rain, do not plant there.

Plant your "pips" or bulbous roots where they will receive light to moderate shade. 

Plant your lily of the valley so the tops barely poke above the soil surface, about 1 1/2" apart. Don't wait too long, as pips can dry up if left out of the ground (and out of a humidity controlled cooler) for more than a week or ten days.

After planting, water generously, soaking the soil. Top growth will begin to form very quickly, usually in just a week, depending on the amount of available warmth and moisture.

When in bloom, feel free to cut them for  bouquets. 

After blooming has finished for the season leave the foliage in place; don't cut it off.  The leaves will gather sunlight and provide nourishment for next year's show.  Water as needed.  

Your plants will bloom again next spring and will gradually fill in with underground runners, creating a denser, larger fragrant patch.

 

 

 

 

Rattlesnake Orchid Planting Instructions:

Plant Rattlesnake Orchid in part shade in well-drained moist soil.

Set the plants 6 to 9 inches apart.

Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.

Water well until soil is completely moist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solomon Seal Planting Instructions:

Plant Solomon Seal in part shade to full shade, in well-drained moist Humus-rich, woodland type soil.  Plant them 2-3" below the soil.

Set the plants 12 to 15 inches apart.

Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.

Water well until soil is completely moist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yucca Growing Information 

Give yucca plants  prefers full sun, but will tolerate some light shade.  Dig a hole and plant the roots.  Water them well at least once a week when you first plant them.  Once they take hold than they can take average to dry soil - drought tolerant.

Plant them at least 1 foot apart if you have more than one.  Let them grow.  When they are done flowering in the fall you can cut the flower head back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trillium Growing Information

Plan to plant your trilliums in late summer or early fall for late winter or spring blooming.

Look for a place with well-drained, yet nutrient rich soil, which is also in a shaded spot, to plant the trillium.

 
you can add fertilizer or compost to the spot you chose, this is very good for trillium. Dig or roto-til the soil to mix it all together and to loosen the soil for easier planting.

Plant the rhizomes 2 to 4 inches deep and about 1 feet apart. Plant with the eye facing up and the root hairs going down. Cover them with 2 inches of soil. Than water them immediately after planting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wintergreen Planting Instructions

Test the pH of the soil using a soil testing kit from a garden center. Wintergreen prefers soil with a pH between 4.0 and 6.5. If the pH is below 4.0, add lime to the soil. For a pH above 6.5, add peat moss. Mix the required amendment into the soil according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Prepare a hole for the wintergreen twice the width of its roots. If planting more than one wintergreen shrub, space the holes 12 to 15 inches apart.

Place it in the center of the hole. Backfill the hole and pat the soil around it to release air pockets.

Water the wintergreen at a rate of 1 inch per week using a soaker hose for the first growing season. Maintain moist soil to a depth of 1 inch at all times. Once established, the wintergreen shrub will require watering only during drought.