Spirited Lady Gardening

The Northsky Blueberry, 'Vaccinium 'Northsky', is a variety that has small, sky blue berries that are firm and flavorful. It is the most cold hardy of all the blueberries and will be most productive with winter snow cover. It grows into a compact mou

The Northcountry Blueberry, Vaccinium 'Northcountry', has an attractive, sky blue colored fruit that is produced abundantly on this low, spreading shrub. It has a sweet wild blueberry flavor, and this fruit is small to medium 1/4" in diameter. One of

The Northblue Blueberry, 'Vaccinium 'Northblue', has large fruit that is dark blue, with an excellent blueberry flavor and is great for fresh eating. A prolific bloomer, this blueberry produces huge midseason crop of blueberries starting in July. The

The Chester Thornless Blackberry, 'Rubus 'Chester Thornless', is a semi-erect variety of blackberry that was developed by the USDA. This blackberry produces medium to large, round, deep black, very sweet berries. It contains high quality and high yie

The Bristol Raspberry, 'Rubus 'Bristol', is a fruit that is black and large with attractive, fairly glossy skin and firm flesh. Berries have excellent quality and good flavor and are good for canning and freezing as well as fresh eating. Bristol'Os

The Northland Blueberry, 'Vaccinium 'Northland', has small dark blue fruit that has an excellent, wild berry flavor. Clusters of dainty, waxy, bell-shaped, white flowers bloom in spring. Flowers are followed by tasty blue berries, which ripen in summe

The Patriot Blueberry, Vaccinium 'Patriot', has large blue fruit with excellent blueberry flavor, borne in tight clusters, and ripening in late July. Patriot is a highbush blueberry cultivar which typically grows 4-6'O tall. Its waxy, bell-shaped, w

The Chipmans Canada Red Rhubarb, Rheum 'Chipmans Canada Red', is one of the sweetest of the red rhubarbs with bright red stems that are delicious for sauces and pies. Be sure to pull the stems loose, don't cut them off. This perennial should be mulched deeply with manure each fall. Rhubarb thrives in cool locations and full sun, but in warmer climates, plants benefit from light shade but form longer, thinner stems. Rhubarb needs deep, moist but well-drained soil, and is generally trouble-free. Slow growth of older plants is a signal that they need dividing. This rhubarb does harvest well in fall and seldom goes to seed. This attractive perennial plants will accent your landscape and remain productive for decades.

The Royalty Raspberry, 'Rubus 'Royalty', is cross between a purple and a red raspberry. It has a large fruit size and plant vigor of a purple hybrid with the high quality of a red. Excellent for jam or jelly, and if it is picked at the red stage it has the sweet light flavor of red raspberries. The Royalty ripens mid-July. Royalty is hardy, has wide adaptation, and has good yield potential. This new cultivar has

The St. Croix Grape, Vitis 'St. Croix', is a sweet grape suitable for wine making. Medium to large dark blue berries are produced in medium-sized bunches on highly productive vines. Ripening in late August, it has excellent winter hardiness and disea

The Reliance Grape, 'Vitis 'Reliance', is a red medium-sized, seedless table grape with high dessert quality. It is well suited for fresh eating, or can be used for juice. Reliance requires annual pruning, adequate fertilization and maximum sunlight,

The Petit Ami Grape, 'Vitis 'Petit Ami', 'DM-8313-1 CV' (PP17,773), is a white grape that makes an excellent Muscat wine with just a hint of rose petal in the nose. Petit Ami Grape has a healthy vine with average productivity, good sugar/acid levels.