If you’re designing or refreshing a shade garden, do yourself a favor: plant some Epimediums.
They’re the tough, elegant, whimsical understory plants you didn’t know you were missing. They’re deer resistant, drought tolerant once established, long-lived, and virtually pest-free. They’ll forgive neglect, tolerate poor soil, and still look charming doing it.
Read MoreCelebrate Spring with Flowering Trees: Jane Magnolia, Pink Snow Showers Cherry, and Dogwoods!
Read MoreMid-April Lilacs in the nursery are budded and about to open into full fragrant blooms!
They thrive in full sun, needing at least six hours of direct light each day to produce their best blooms. They prefer well-drained soil and tend to do especially well in slightly alkaline conditions. When first planted, regular watering is important to help them establish strong roots, but once mature, most lilacs are quite drought-tolerant.
While perennials bring the seasonal sizzle—blooms, foliage flair, and color fireworks—it’s the shrubs that give a garden its structure, rhythm, and grace. And in the shady corners of the garden, where sunlight is filtered or fleeting, choosing the right shrubs is essential.
At Victoria Gardens in Rosendale, we’re passionate about transforming difficult spaces into garden highlights. And if you’re working with part-shade, full-shade, or dry woodland conditions, our curated selection of shade-tolerant shrubs offers a wealth of solutions for form, texture, and year-round appeal.
Here’s a closer look at some of our favorite shade-loving shrubs—each one a design powerhouse in its own right.
Read MoreMonarch butterflies are currently facing population declines due to habitat loss, climate change, pesticide use, and other factors. Planting milkweed helps to restore and maintain their breeding habitats, contributing to the conservation efforts for monarch butterflies.
Planting milkweed is crucial for butterflies, particularly monarch butterflies, for several important reasons:
Read MoreBracken's Brown Beauty Magnolia (Magnolia Grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty') is a cultivar of the Southern magnolia tree, renowned for its compact size, attractive foliage, and abundant creamy-white flowers.
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Spring-blooming Clematis alpina
Spring, Summer, and Fall!
These varieties typically bloom in early to mid-spring on the previous year's growth. They often produce large, showy flowers. Examples include Clematis montana and Clematis alpina. Pruning for these Clematis types is best done after flowering in late spring or early summer to ensure prolific blooms the following year.
This group includes a wide range of cultivars that bloom from late spring to late summer. They bloom on new growth, so they can be pruned in late winter or early spring before new growth begins. Examples include Clematis 'Nelly Moser' and Clematis 'Jackmanii'.
These varieties typically bloom from mid-summer to fall on new growth. They are pruned in late winter or early spring like the summer-blooming types. These include a Victoria Gardens’ favorite, Clematis 'Sweet Autumn’.
When pruning Clematis, it's important to identify which group your particular variety belongs to, as pruning at the wrong time can result in reduced or delayed flowering. Generally, it's best to prune lightly until you're familiar with your specific Clematis's growth habits.
Clematis Bijou
Bijou and Elodi Patio Clematis are long-blooming, dwarf, mounding clematis specifically bred for container gardens, but also thrive in the garden. They are "spillers" as opposed to "climbers."
With their compact growth habit and prolific flowering, patio clematis add elegance and color to balconies, porches, and compact outdoor spaces. They can even be used in rock gardens!
These petite clematis varieties showcase an abundance of delicate blooms, typically in shades of blue or purple, providing a delightful focal point in any container garden. Their versatility, low-maintenance nature, and long bloom time (June to September) make them a popular choice for gardeners looking to enhance their outdoor living areas with beautiful, space-saving blooms.
Clematis Elodi
As we move into autumn, there is a way to bring more color, more interest, and more drama into your backyard. By planting fall-fruiting bushes you will have the double benefit of colorful berries and the colorful birds that the berries attract. Many bird species gorge on fall berries before they migrate south and many other species, like cardinals, nuthatches and blue jays stay for the winter and continue to feed off the berries in your garden. Want to attract more birds to your backyard? Start with these attractive, fall-fruiting favorites.
Read MoreCool nights and autumn rain make fall a great time to plant.
At Victoria Gardens, located on the corner of Cottekill Road and Rt. 213 between Rosendale and High Falls, we call it the “2nd Planting Season” because we plant as much in the fall as we do in the spring.
Read MoreAt Victoria Gardens, we seek out, stock, and plant trees that both stand out and thrive in our region.
We have a Seven Sons Flower tree planted outside our nursery and garden center, so we have a front row seat to all 3 seasons of it's unique showy features.
Protect Your Bulbs
10 simple ways to stop critters from digging, eating, or stealing your newly planted bulbs. Try one or all of theses organic, kid-safe/pet-safe techniques to guard your bulbs from the wild animals and hungry critters!
Read MoreSitting up on a hill, this unusual boutique nursery is set on a 375 million year old bedrock shelf that was under the ocean. The rock’s surface is covered with fossils of shells and other sea creatures. This bedrock is the magical setting for a nursery with vignettes of complementary plants that provide a visual sense how they will look in your own garden.
Read MoreMost people think of daffodils and tulips when they think of spring blooming bulbs.
But there are SO MANY other types of spring blooming bulbs: Hyacinth, Allium, Anemone, Chionodoxa, Crocus, Eranthis, Fritillaria, Galanthus, and so many others.
The best way to avoid invasives is to avoid fly-by-night growers and landscapers who lack any real plant knowledge. Some of Victoria’s growers have been in business for generations. And after 30+ years of garden design and maintenance, the Victoria Gardens’ crew know from personal experience whether plants stay, naturalize, or invade!
Read MoreAnnuals are a flexible and colorful way to maximize your garden space, even though you may not have room in the garden for more shrubs or perennials.
But also annuals are great for young gardens. Annuals can fill up space while you wait for shrubs and perennials to grow into their mature size, which if you just planted them will be a few years off.
Read MoreTo determine when to prune, you will need to determine what type of hydrangea you have. Hydrangea either blooms on "old" wood or "new" wood. Ask neighbors or a nearby nursery to help you with identification. Hydrangea that blooms on old wood (Macrophylla (“moptops”), oakleaf, and lace caps) should be pruned only after they bloom in the summer, before August to be safe, because next year's buds form on this year's growth.
Hydrangea that blooms on new growth (Annabelle, Limelight, Pee Gee, and other H.paniculata varieties) can be pruned to within 6-12 inches from the ground in the early spring. No matter which type you have, you can begin to reinvigorate plants by cutting 1/3 of the branches to the ground in the summer.
Read MoreMany gardeners find shade gardens a particular challenge, and many people believe that hostas (often munched by the deer) are their only option. But at Victoria Gardens in Rosendale, there are literally hundreds of shade plants to choose from. The plants at Victoria Gardens are divided into sections by the conditions in which the plants thrive.
Read MoreWe have so many varieties of Japanese Maples in stock--different colors, different textures, weeping, upright, large and small.
Read MoreThere is so much new stock in the nursery. Take these videos tours to see a sampling of what's new.
Click on the images or links to see the tour!
Read MoreVictoria Gardens is located in Rosendale, NY on the corner of Rt 213 and Cottekill Road. We are a fully stocked plant nursery, garden center, and garden gift shop.
At Victoria Gardens you will find a selection of trees, shrubs, and perennials that are chosen specifically for our area and for our customers most frequently voiced problems: deer, dry soil, wet spots, and shady areas.
Our knowledgeable staff will help you find the perfect combinations, so you only have to plant once!
Read MoreVictoria Gardens is located in Rosendale, NY on the corner of Rt 213 and Cottekill Road. We are a fully stocked plant nursery, garden center, and garden gift shop.
Throughout the season we have classes and special events, including private garden tours from March through November. October through December we carry holiday gifts, decor, handcrafted wreaths, and we feature a DIY Holiday Wreath Studio.
At Victoria Gardens during the gardening season, you will find a selection of trees, shrubs, and perennials that are chosen specifically for our area and for our customers most frequently voiced problems: deer, dry soil, wet spots, and shady areas.
Our knowledgeable staff will help you find the perfect combinations, so you only have to plant once!
March hours:
Friday, March 28th 9am-5pm
Saturday, March 29th 9am-5pm
Sunday, March 30th 10am-4pm
April hours:
Monday - Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-4pm
(845) 658-9007
The shop is awash in greenery and stocked full of all the latest plants of interest; trendy foliage, succulents & cacti, petite fairy garden plants, lush ferns, pet- friendly plants, the best air purifiers — truly something for everyone. We promise that you’ll leave with a new plant friend to nurture for years to come.
The Victoria Gardens' landscaping crew are experienced and knowledgeable gardeners. Besides designing and installing new gardens, we also offer maintenance, spring cleanups, pruning, transplanting, weeding, and mulching.
Call to get an estimate: (845) 658-9007
If you are trying to find a special variety, call us and ask. We have a wide range of growers in our network and we can place special orders to meet your needs.
Victoria Coyne
+1 (845) 658-9007
victoriagardens.ny@gmail.com
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