English
Garden Centre, Gift Shop & Cafe
829 Old State Road, Clarks Summit PA.
Phone 570 586 5493
Cafe 570 585 2038
Garden Center
& Gift Shop
Garden Center open
CLOSED LABOR DAY
CLOSED SUNDAY 5th SEPTEMBER
Hours: Tuesday Through
Saturday 10am-6pm
(Sunday 10am-3pm)
CAFE CLOSED E mail
GreystoneG@aol.com
Web site last edited
Thursday, September 02, 2010 06:49 AM
Number of visitors since
April 1st 2002
Here's a new feature at Greystone. Our
water girl in our arch way. Growing up the the arch is the fabulous
golden hops.
The larger perennial is veronia or The
iron weed.. The make a smashing combination
June 29th 00
Every garden has room for a clematis or
ten. This year I have been planting more of the smaller flowering
varieties. The vicella group...the have grown tremendously already
One of the coolest looking grasses.
Miscanthus sinensis Variegatus. It has great foliage colour and can
really add to the cooling effect of a summer garden. It does need a
little support June 29th 00
Summer is here when Rudbeckia Indian
Summer starts to bloom. This is one of the better gloriosa
daisies..the main plant gets through the winter and so do lots of
seeds.. We never run out of this gem! 28th June 00
The Morris Arboretum has seen a
transformation in its fortunes. There are a lot of exciting activities
going on...but it still retains the wonderful elegance of times gone
by
The rose garden has wonderful roses and
some great perennial plantings too. The arboretum is about 2hrs drive
from our area.
22nd June 00
The classic Victorian fern house
has been fully restored. Everything has been done in the best possible
taste!
The rose garden contains lots of fun
plantings of annuals too.
One of the summer highlights is the
fabulous children's Railroad garden. It doesn't matter what the
weather is doing ..youngsters and adults alike will be
fascinated
English Rose Othello..wonderful fragrance
and long blooming season
19th June 00
Rosa Bonica.. A very easy rose to grow.
It's extremely hardy and easy to grow
Miniature Snowflake Philadelphus. Gets to
about 3-4' high. Just like it's big relatives it is wonderfully
fragrant
Geranium Patricia- stunning flowers all
summer long,
English Rose 'Graham Thomas'
a delicate yellow -gorgeous
15th June 00
English Rose 'Abraham Darby'
Great Fragrance and stunning flowers all summer long.
Climbing Rose 'New Dawn'
one of the best climbing roses for our area. I have one at home that
must be 40 feet long
Lupines and Peonies growing in partial
shade here at Greystone Garden. The peony is an easy perennial whereas
the lupines need a little encouragement!
Beauty bush ( Kolkwitzia) is now in full
flower. These are wonderful shrubs that are great at filling in.
June 12 00
Salvia surberba. Some of these garden
sages have the most wonderful blues and purples. Planted in drifts,
the effects can be stunning
Our sunny bank showing great foliage
color. The yellow comes from the Black locust 'Frisia' and the
purple from the smoke bush
David Austin's Mary Rose. An English Rose
that is first to bloom. These roses are easy to grow in our area.
Their fragrance is wonderful and they flower all summer long.
This picture was taken on our Cafe
Terrace
8th June 00
The Queen of Climbers and you can easily
see why.. Clematis need a deep rich soil and consistent moisture on
the roots. Once established they are a wonderful climber. I took this
picture at home this morning.
8th June 00
Baptisia australis or False indigo is a
wonderful perennial . It will grow in rotten soil conditions and still
look healthy. We have a couple of big clumps growing on our sunny bank.
The Dictamus rubra flowering outside our
main shop. The gas plant as it is commonly called is a real stately
perennial. Tall and colorful with a gorgeously fragrant foliage
What is it? This dessert like perennial
has been thriving on our terrace. I have seen it growing out west...
Any body tell me what it is?
A basket full of perennials ...Perennials
can be used in containers much earlier than annuals . They don't mind
the frosts.
3rd June 00
One of the fabulous rugosa roses we sell
here at Greystone Gardens. They are easy to grow. They don't mind dry
and even shady conditions. They can be wonderfully fragrant too
3rdJune 00
