Colesville Nursery GroupOn $40 for $20!

8:00am-4:30pm

ALL inventory is 20% off!

Japanese Maples and Pottery are an additional 10% off!

We will have 3 big ticket raffles items and hot dogs around lunch time!

Tips for getting the most out of our Spring Open House:

1. Bring a wish list of items you are hoping to purchase. Our inventory is available online (the third tab is the inventory).

2. Come early! The  busiest time of our open houses are typically between 10:00am – 2:00pm.

3. Bring your friends, make a fun trip out of it!

4. Have space in your car to purchase the items on your wish list and bring them home.

Let us know if you have any questions before you come, give us a call or email us at sales@colesvillenursery.com.

Most people think of Japanese Maples as having great Fall color. However, Spring is also a wonderful time for Japanese Maples and a more colorful time than any other part of the year. Many Japanese Maples have brightly colored seed pods right now, as seen in the picture. There are over 400 named varieties of Japanese Maples with almost every imaginable leaf color and shape. Their variety makes them extremely versatile in the landscape and even in container gardens.

This Spring, we have lowered the prices on many of our Japanese Maples, making them more affordable for everyone. Our selection has also increased and are now carrying even MORE of a variety than last year…this is of course because we believe that every landscape should have at LEAST one Japanese Maple in the mix. They will take a broad spectrum of sun exposure, from filtered sunlight to full sun.

See our inventory for a complete list of different Japanese Maples that we carry.

Sometimes called “Japonica” (though this holds no scientific botanical name reference)…It is also called the “Cinderalla of the Spring.” This early bloomer, not harmed by a late freeze pops it’s blooms in mid March, getting everyone excited about the Spring season on its way.

We have a few varieties to choose from in 3 gallon containers. Texas Scarlet, Jet Trail, and Cameo.

Guess what? Colesville’s selling seeds now! We have started carrying seeds from a great, local company, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.  They were grown and collected right in Mineral, VA,  just 20 miles away. Our seeds are USDA ORGANIC and since they were grown here in zone 7, they are sure to grow in your yard too.

Here is our list of flower seeds that we have; Bachelor’s Button (polka dot flower), Cosmos, Four o’clocks, Hollyhock, Nasturtium, Tithonia, Zinnia, and Autumn Beauty and Velvet Queen Sunflowers.

Our veggies include: Sweet Peas, Sugar Snap peas, Broccoli, Gold Acre Cabbage, Red Russian Kale, Cherry Belle Radish, Beets, Swiss Chard, Scarlet Nantes Carrots, Dark green Italian Parsley, Eggplant, California Wonder Pepper, Goldenwonder Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Big Rainbow Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato, Roma Tomato, Yellow Pear Tomato, Old Virginia Tomato, Marketmore Cucumbers, Suyo Long Cucumbers, Summer Squash and Zucchini, Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Looseleaf Lettuce, Wild Garden Lettuce Mix, Spinach, Basil, Chamomile, Cilantro, Dill, Echinacea, Lemon Balm, Peppermint, Oregano, Purslane, Thyme, and Belle Isle.

Don’t those sound awesome? Now’s the time to start planning your garden. We have starter trays and potting soil so you’ll have your one stop shop for starting your seeds now!

Call Cambridge or Kate in The Garden Shop if you have any questions!

The link below has a copy of the article by Scott Beuerlein…it has great pictures and step by step instructions.

Creating a Raised Garden Bed by Scott Beuerlein

Good luck, and if you have any questions, please give has a call. It’s very important to construct a bed the right way, from the ground up.

We are excited to be going to Baltimore, MD this week for our biggest trade show of the year!

MANTS Official Website

This is an amazing opportunity for our landscape customers and Colesville. Our landscapers have the opportunity to get availability from a wide range of vendors and we have the opportunity to find new products for our customers. Colesville will be booth #552 if any of you will be coming around getting catalogs and price information. You’ll see some familiar faces in our booth as well, Kate, Warner, and Cambridge will be at our booth and are excited to see everyone! We have a cool giveaway this year too (as well as our usual Wakefield Peanuts).

See you there and have a great show!

 Most often gardens are designed and planted during warm months when creative juices are flowing and inspiration comes from local nurseries and garden centers displays. There is one important aspect of the garden that is left out because of this. What is it going to look like in winter. Though you may not be outside much in the winter to enjoy your gard

en, you will however gaze upon it frequently from the window waiting for spring and all that sprouts. So why not incorporate plants that peak your interest during those months. Some plants have even more appeal without their foliage, such as the twisted shape of the Harry Lauder Walking Stick (Corylus a. contorta) or the bright stems of  Red or Yellow Twig Dogwoods (Cornus sericea) and the Coral Bark Maple (Acer palmatum Sango Kaku).  There are also a handful of plants that flower during winter months. Heath and Hellebores have evergreen foliage and are available in a variety of flowering colors. There are many other options to investigate including Witchhazel, Winterberry, conifers & grasses (which most grasses should not be cut back until the middle of March). If your landscape is looking bare this time of year check out a few of these varieties and they will surely draw you outside on a sunny winter day.