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Perennial of the Year: Clustered Mountain Mint

The Perennial Plant Association has chosen Pycnanthemum muticum, commonly known as clustered mountain mint, as the 2025 Perennial Plant of the Year. Native to the eastern United States, this herbaceous perennial is celebrated for its ecological value and ornamental appeal. From midsummer through fall, it produces clusters of tiny white to light pink flowers surrounded by showy silvery bracts, creating a frosted appearance in the garden. These blooms are a magnet for a diverse array of pollinators, including butterflies and bees, Continue Reading...

Hornbaker Gardens Welcomes Over 120 New Perennials in 2025

With the start of a new spring season, we have dozens of new perennials to offer. While this article highlights many of our new selections, you are welcome to browse the full collection of New Plants for 2025 on our website.

We’ll start with perennials for the sunny garden. These perennials prefer full sun to part shade and provide many different colors, textures and interest throughout the seasons. Continue Reading...

Embracing the Beauty and Durability of Osage Orange at Hornbaker Gardens

At Hornbaker Gardens, we’re always looking for ways to work with the natural beauty around us. One of our favorite local resources is Maclura pomifera, commonly known as Osage Orange. This remarkable tree grows in abundance in our area, and its incredible durability and rot-resistant qualities make it an ideal material for outdoor structures like planters, pergolas, arbors, railings, and retaining walls. Continue Reading...

What's New in Trees & Shrubs

Another year around the sun, and here to celebrate Hornbaker Gardens 39th year, is our Spring Showcase 2025. Does it sound like a parade? A parade of new Trees & Shrubs!

What could feel more spring-like than the arrival of flowering magnolias, sweet ornamental cherries, and, not to forget, those jewel-toned precious little redbuds? Continue Reading...

Over 20 New Hosta Varieties

We have over 20 new varieties of hostas this season, some in very limited supply. The full collection of New Hostas can be found on our website, but we’ll entice you here with several not-to-miss varieties, starting with a mini and working our way up in size. H. ‘Fairy Dust’ is a compact variety with bright yellow foliage that holds its color well all season. This cutie reaches 5 inches tall by 8 inches wide and is perfect for adding a touch of whimsy Continue Reading...

Hosta of the Year 2025- 'Skywriter'

The American Hosta Growers Association has honored ‘Skywriter’ as the 2025 Hosta of the Year. This medium-sized hosta, bred by Chicago-area hybridizer Dr. Dan Wols, forms a semi-upright mound approximately 15 inches tall and 30 inches wide. Its deeply corrugated, powdery blue leaves have a distinctive ruffled edge and a bright white underside, adding an element of elegance and texture to shaded garden beds. Continue Reading...

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