The Fernery

06/12/2026

We will also have over 50 herbaceous perennials for sale this weekend, from A (Allium cernuum) to Z (Zizia aurea)!

06/10/2026

The Fernery will be open this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, from 12-6 pm. 108 Whitehouse Road, Hartwick, NY. Come and grab some perennial favorites, many on sale! Ferns, perennials, grasses and sedges, some trees and shrubs- and native to the Leatherstocking Region.

06/09/2026

Here are some of the trees and shrubs available this weekend. Note: they are almost all in the small sizes- 4” pots, 1- and 2-gallons. Easier to plant, faster to grow, and inexpensive ($8 to $20). Stock up and save!

Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) 2 gal.
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) 2 gal.
American hazelnut (Corylus americana) 1 gal. and 2 gal.
Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) 1 gal. and 2 gal.
Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) 1 gal. and 2 gal.
Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) 4” pots
Shrubby St. John’s wort (Hypericum prolificum) SMALL- 4” pots

Also available, but there are just a few left of each, mostly in 1 gal. pots: flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), Bowman’s root (Gillenia trifoliata), bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa), red maple (Acer rubrum), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis); musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana), and black cherry (Prunus serotina).

The beautiful bark of yellow birch:

06/09/2026

The Fernery will be open this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, from 12-6 pm. Come and grab some perennial favorites!

We have the following ferns in stock (some in limited quantities): cinnamon, ostrich, Christmas, maidenhair, interrupted, royal, marsh, netted chain, fragile, and Goldie's. The Goldie's are small, 1st year, in 4" pots.

Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas fern):

05/27/2026

The SALE will continue this weekend at The Fernery on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (May 29, 30, and 31) from 12 noon to 6 pm. Grab some perennial favorites! (Note- some species have sold out, so message ahead if you are looking for something specific.)

05/21/2026

Dropping more native plants off today at Gade Farms on State Route 20 in Guilderland. So glad to have partnered with this company over the past 4 years.

Here, on Whitehouse Road, we will be open on Memorial Day weekend on the following days: Friday (12 noon to 6 pm), Sunday (12 noon to 6 pm), and Monday (12 noon to 6 pm). We still have a nice variety of native perennials available and plan to stay open into June or until sold out. Enjoy the holiday weekend and stop by if you're in the area!

Tiarella stolonifera (foamflower):

05/14/2026

Yes- there will be native plants from The Fernery available at the Landis Arboretum Spring Plant Sale!

04/27/2026

Students at Cobleskill are growing native plants for the Thacher State Park Native Plant Sale scheduled for May 17th.

College provides 1,500 plants for Thacher Park sale At the Thacher Park Native Plant Sale we source every plant from growers who are committed to helping native plants and natural landscapes thrive. But one growing partner takes that commitment a step further by nurturing a new generation of gardene...

04/27/2026

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03/24/2026