No matter
what season, you are invited to walk through the gardens.
Lancaster County soil is the richest non-irrigated soil in the
country. That's why everyone grows flowers! When we moved to the inn, the
only flowers were on the lilac bushes. Now, after fourteen years of planting and
growing - and friends sharing their flowers with us - our beds are established and mature.
We are also blessed to have so many local small nurseries - they
carry everything from the common red geranium to plants usually only available by mail
order. Whether it is a small Amish greenhouse or a large-scale commerical nursery
that grows tens of thousands of mums every year, we know them all! So be sure an ask
for our favorite nursery list.
In bloom right now (*) in our flower gardens:
Abutilon
Allium
Amsonia
Asters
Anenome
Arum Italicum Pictum *
Azalea
Baby's Breath *
Bear Claw *
Beard's Tongue *
Begonias *
Black Eyed Susans
Black Panther
Bleeding Heart
Blue Thistle
Bridal Veil
Brunnera *
Butterfly Bush
Calla Lillies
Calibrachoa *
Campanula *
Candytuft *
Catmint *
Centura *
Coneflower *
Coreopsis *
Crepe Myrtle
Creeping Phlox
Crocuses
Crown Imperial Lily
Daffodils
Daisies *
Day LIlies *
Delphinium *
Diamond Frost *
Epimedium *
False Indigo *
Fever Few *
Firebush
Flowering Cherry Tree
Flowering Crab
Flowering Pear Trees
Flax *
Forget-me-not *
Foxglove *
French Lilac Bush
Frittillaria *
Gallardia *
Geramiums *
German Bearded Irises
Gerber Daisies *
Grape Hyacinths
Helebores *
Heliopsis *
Herman's Pride
Hibiscus
Holly
Hollyhocks *
Honeysuckle *
Hydrangeas *
Hyacinth Vine Lesser Celandine *
Hyacinths
Impatiens *
Irises
Japanese Irises
Jack in the Pulpit
Johnny Jump-ups *
Jupiter's Beard *
Lantana*
Larkspur *
Lavendar *
Lilac Bushes
Lillies *
Lily oft the Valley
Lisianthus
Lithospermum
Love-in-a-Mist *
Miniature Iris
Morning Glories
Mountain Pink
Mums
Nemesia *
Obedience Flower
Ornamental Black Pepper
Oxallis *
Pansies *
Passion Vine
Penstemon *
Peonies
Perennial Geranium *
Petunias *
Phlox
Plumbago
Poppies
Rhododendrum
Rose of Sharon
Roses *
Salvia *
Scilla *
Scotch Broom
Shasta Daisies *
Snow in Summer
Splenden's Fire
Solomon's Seal
Speedwell *
Spiderwort *
Spirea *
Spurge *
Sweet Pea *
Sweet Woodruff *
Tickseed *
Trillium
Tulips
Veronica
Violas *
Violets
Vinca Vine *
Virginia Bluebells
Weeping Cherry
Windflowers
Wisteria *
Woodland Phlox
and assorted other flowers that I've long forgotten!
Growing in our Bed and Breakfast Herb Garden:
Basil (6 different kinds)
Bronze Fennel
Catnip for the furries
Cilantro
Chives
Orange Mint
Chocolate Mint
Dill
French Tarragon
Lemon Balm
Lemon Grass
Marjoram
Mint - (4 different kinds)
Nasturtiums
Oregano (3 different kinds)
Parsley
Rosemary
Spearmint
Stevia
Sweet Annie
Thyme
Tomatoes (3 different heirloom)
You are as welcome as the month of May!
