Give mom a living and breathing Mother's Day gift that she can take care of but it doesn't talk back; and don’t forget to hang some bling on a branch, or maybe give her some green ($) with that green. Mother’s Day is this upcoming Sunday; and it's the official start of the gardening season the following weekend, on Sunday, May 15. If you want to give mom something she can watch grow, besides the kids, for Mother’s Day, visit a Philadelphia garden center, Home Depot or Lowes Home Improvement Store and you’ll see a wide variety of blooming plant gifts such as houseplants, annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees. Remember, the early bird gets the worm; so get there before Friday because this upcoming weekend is the busiest day of the year in garden centers.
Check out the slideshow of 50 very popular plants for Mother’s Day gift-giving. Popular plants include annual plants, potted daffodils and tulips, azaleas and rhododendrons, unbelievable coleus and geraniums. As of Tuesday, hanging baskets spilling over with mixed and vibrant blooms, pre-planted urns and planters filled to the brim with flowers, blooming perennials, shrubs, trees, and houseplants are available. You're guaranteed to find a Mother's Day gift at your local garden center. You name it, and it’s bloomin’ there! Don’t forget, along with buying mom plants, you can buy her garden supplies and garden accents such as chimes, sundials, birdbaths, garden globes, pottery, cement urns, gardening books, and outdoor furniture.
Here is a list of popular plants for gift-giving on Mother's Day:
Popular Annual Plants:
Annuals include: Geraniums, Pansies, designer petunias, double impatiens, New Guinea impatiens, begonias, dahlias, true-blue lobelia, zinnias, nemesia, coleus, calibrachoa, gerbera daisies, and ornamental sweet potato vine.
Trees and Shrubs:
Dogwoods and Lilacs should be on sale now
Popular Deciduous Trees of the Delaware Valley
Magnolia Trees - Should be on sale now
Summer Blooming Bulbs
Potted Bulbs:
Houseplants
African Violet: The world’s most popular blooming houseplant
African Mask: Another houseplant to leave in the garden center
Send Her Roses:
Philadelphia and Local Area Florists
Although the garden centers are displaying annuals, it’s safe to wait another week or so before planting them unless mom is prepared to cover them up at night. If your giving or if you receive one of these plant gifts, here are short video clips and information on how to care for them.
- Azaleas
- Azaleas– How to Prune
- Azaleas– Deciduous Azalea
- Gardenias
- Gardenias Pt. 2
- Gardenias– How to Prune
- Gardenias– How to Plant
- Geraniums
- Hanging Baskets
- Hydrangea
- Impatiens
- Impatiens - New Guinea Impatiens
- Potted Tulips
- Potted Daffodils
- Potted Lilies
- Rhododendron
- Cut Roses
- How to Care for Cut Roses
- Rose bushes
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