June 5, 2025

Perennially Reliable Performers

June is Perennial Gardening Month – a great time to visit our perennial greenhouse, where with the May rush behind us, you can take a more relaxed and methodical approach to selecting perennials for your garden.

Perennials (which come back year after year) available in June are more mature, and there is fresh colour arriving each week to inspire you. Our staff are happy to guide you through making the best choices for your needs, and yes, there is still plenty of time to plant!

To help get you started, Store Manager Joe Gadbois shares his picks for some of the most reliable and best performing perennials for Alberta gardens.

Daylily

(Hemerocallis spp.)

·  Lily-like blooms open successively in summer; plants can range in height from 14-40 in. and 18-30 in. wide depending on variety.

·  Forms a clump of attractive grassy foliage.

· Easily grown in sun to part shade; drought tolerant once established.

· Not a true lily; unaffected by scarlet lily beetle.

Joe’s picks: ‘Bela Lugosi’, ‘Golden Zebra’, ‘Marque Moon’, ‘Mauna Loa’, ‘Moses Fire’.

Hosta

(Hosta spp.)

·  Bulletproof; grown for its beautiful foliage; available in sizes ranging from miniature to giant.

· Lily-like flowers in summer can be fragrant.

·  Usually grown in shade, but varieties with green, yellow, or white-edged leaves are adaptable to sun.

·  Prefers fertile, moist, well-drained soil.

Joe’s picks: ‘Autumn Frost’, ‘Coast to Coast’, ‘Drop-dead Gorgeous’, ‘Emerald Ruff Cut’, ‘Empress Wu’, ‘Mini Skirt’, ‘Party Streamers’, ‘Silly String’.

Siberian Iris

(Iris sibirica)

· Showy flowers available in a variety of colours in early summer.

· Forms an upright clump of attractive grassy foliage; typically reaches 2-3 feet tall and 18-24 in. wide depending on variety.

· Easily grown in sun to part shade; tolerates both drought (once established) and wet.

· Rarely affected by pests or diseases.

Joe’s picks: ‘Butter & Sugar’, ‘Caesar’s Brother’, ‘Cape Cod Boys’, ‘Jeweled Crown’, ‘Purring Tiger’, ‘Uncorked’.

Peony

(Paeonia spp.)

· Large, rose-like flowers come in a variety of colours and forms, and can be fragrant.

· Forms a large, bushy clump; attractive foliage when not blooming. Most varieties reach about 3 feet tall and wide.

· One of the best cut flowers; blooms in early summer.

· Prefers fertile, moist, well-drained soil in sun to part shade.

Joe’s picks: ‘Bowl of Cream’, ‘Krinkled White’, ‘Henry Bockstoce’, ‘Highlight’, ‘Paula Fay’, ‘Pietertje Vriend Wagenaar’.

Pinks

(Dianthus spp.)

·  An abundance of fragrant, colourful flowers beginning in late spring; modern varieties continuously bloom all summer to fall.

· Forms a low mound or mat of semi-evergreen, blue-green foliage.

· Requires well-drained soil and full sun; drought tolerant once established.

· Ideal for rock gardens and border edging.

Joe’s picks: Beauties series, ‘Kahori’, ‘Kahori Scarlet’, ‘Mad Magenta’, Mountain Frost series.

Salvia

(Salvia spp.)

·  Long-blooming perennial with spikes of showy blooms in summer; attracts pollinators.

· Forms a bushy clump of aromatic foliage; reaches 10-30 in. tall and 12-24 in. wide depending on variety.

·  Easily grown in any well-drained soil; sun to part shade.

· Deadhead to encourage more blooms.

Joe’s picks: ‘Big Sky’, ‘Blue by You’, ‘Blue Marvel’, ‘Rose Marvel’, ‘Spring King Mini’.

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There’s still time to get your veggies planted for a great summer harvest!

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• 4” & 6” potted vegetables
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Choose from tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, cabbage and more.

Now through June 15, 2025

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Mini Landscape Design Consultations

June Appointments now available -

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Sometimes it just takes a little extra direction for your landscape projects to take shape. Book one of our 1-hour appointments to meet with one of our experts for help in planning either a landscape border, perennial bed or even a challenging space in your yard. More details.

Host your BBQ fundraiser at Greenland!

We have openings on select weekends all summer (June-Sept) for community organizations to fundraise with a hamburger/hot dog stand.

Greenland provides the outdoor space at no charge and your organization supplies the food, tent and equipment necessary for the BBQ.

Email info@greenlandgarden.com for more information.

HAPPY HOUR

Monday-Thursday 3-5pm

25% off Appetizers, Pizza, Wine/Beer/Cocktails

DATE NIGHT | Friday 4-8pm

A special menu just for two! $75

Branches Hours:

Mon-Fri 9am-9pm

Sat & Sun 9am-6pm

*Please note: kitchen closes 60 min. prior to closing times above, phone 780-467-3443 for details*