Welcome to Ridge Road Garden Center
Beautify Your Gardens
Time to select your bulbs for Spring 2023!
The Ridge Road Garden Center is situated on one acre in the foothills in Pine Grove, CA; the gift shop is 1600 square feet of unique and often one-of-a-kind gifts. There’s usually something to do in your garden at any point of time in the year. It could be planting spring and summer blooming bulbs, interesting grasses, groundcovers or other rhizomes or corms for delightful blooms. We have aids for hands-on chores or tools for planting seasons. Come see our beautiful selections of What's blooming now!
We have lattice and arbors to hang your creations and lighting to show it all off! Come and see our beautiful items and fun table décor items for this season, plus our assortment of cute and seasonal garden accessories to dress up your home & gardens. The Garden Center has all you need!
We offer Gift certificates so they can choose from a diverse selection of bird houses, house plants, yard art, bulbs, bounty of seed selections, gems, unique planters, potted plants, bird baths, ornamental grasses & more!🌱🌿🌼💝 Check out our abundance of lovely perennials as the seasons progress. Remember: If you want a stunning show of color this spring, planting flower bulbs is a simple and inexpensive way to add splashes of color to your landscape. Your bulbs will work as nature intended by breaking through the soil when conditions are optimal for your area. Some fall-planted bulbs provide classic splendor: tulips, daffodils, hyacinth, Lilies, and so much more. Added bonus for our area is that many bulbs are deer resistant! Extend the bloom season by planting bulbs in succession, weeks apart!
Blue fescue is a most amazing grassy plant which is ice blue/gray and stands up to the hottest day, or relaxes in a bit of shade. In summer, it throws out seed heads on long, willowy stems from the center of the spiky, blue mass. This is a very drought-tolerant plant. Besides the usual favorites, consider planting something new and different, like Dahlias, Anemones, Gladiolus, Ranunculus, Oriental Lilies, Buddleia, Canna, or Freesia. All lovely, colorful and they bloom annually for glorious color explosions! Try a Rose of Sharon with lovely flowers. It's drought tolerant, too!
Annuals such as Mahonia, salvia, nasturtiums and geraniums all have long bloom periods and are great for every garden. There is such an abundance of seasonal perennials for your gardens. Don't forget about bluebells; blue Scilla are the perfect low-maintenance flowers. These gorgeously hued blooms can thrive in Zones 2-10 and are ultra-durable, blooming for years in your garden. Wonderful ornamental grasses will enhance your gardens, also. Always think ahead to the next season when planting!
Wonderful Gifts!
So many selections are sure to please our foothill neighbors! The Garden Center has wonderful items for all the special occasions in your lives -- birthdays, graduations, holidays, retirement, 'Get Well' gifts, anniversaries, gifts for new mothers and fathers, too. If you can't decide, then a Gift Certificate is always perfect! We also have great gifts for yourself or your favorite gardener: garden knee pads, Renee's Garden Seed varieties, plant movers, a garden bench, special t's for your gardener, garden books, planting mix, statuary, wind chimes, lovely gazing balls, garden art, solar lights, garden pots, and tools, besides a wonderful array of beautiful house plants. Selections change seasonally and often, even weekly. We carry local artists' copper mobiles, gourd art, water color cards, gemstones & minerals, soy candles and other specials throughout the year!
House plants & More!
You'll love our comprehensive plant section under the arbor; lush and beautiful, with garden statuary and whimsical garden décor. We carry ferns, houseplants, caladium, nettle, Peace lily, callas, coleus, impatiens & others, depending on the season. Don't forget that luscious green houseplants also provide oxygen for your homes. Stop by soon and browse our Garden Center and Nursery!
Seasonal News & Arrivals
Daffodils 😎 Tulips 😍 Hyacinths 😃 Freesias 🤩 Ranunculus and Giant Allium 😊 still in stock. Iris and Lilies too!
Come and see what we have to offer with a variety of garden selections! Also, we have BULBS! Our selection is exciting and the flowers perfect for brightening up gardens, yards, porch pots and urns in 2023 and for many more years to come. Check our locally-made pottery for all your indoor and outdoor plant needs.
We have special tools, shears, garden rose gloves, garden knee pads, garden pots, garden art, vases, hanging baskets, and garden statuary. We also have lotions for those hard working garden hands, and solar lights to beautify your gardens on perfect starlit nights. Beautiful plants, and other garden goodies too, like colorful garden books and hats for your favorite gardeners!
The Ridge Road nursery is stocked with beautiful seasonal plants, flowers, shrubs, trees, ground covers, birdbath designs, and grasses besides a bounty of wonderful gift items to select from in our Garden Center. See the Pest Guard, portable protection for your plants and veggies. Check out our various planters, top of the line pruning shears, products, and more. It's time to dig in for the busy 2023 season ahead; buy new pots for your plants indoors and out.
The beautiful deer-resistant flowers on Butterfly bushes continue blooming until the first frost. The clusters of purple, white, or yellow flowers form a conical shape. These shrubby plants grow as perennials and are evergreen or deciduous, depending on your climate. The beauty of growing butterfly bush cultivars in your garden is that they still flower when many other plants have stopped. Their stiff stems and flower clusters create attractive cut flowers for fall and winter displays. Despite their delicate scent and appearance, butterfly bushes are astoundingly resilient and easy to grow, exhibiting hardiness from zones 5 through 9!
What To Do in the Garden
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Use this time to give your indoor houseplants a good cleaning. Dust settles on leaves and clogs "pores", hindering light penetration as well as gas and moisture exchange.
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This is the perfect opportunity to sit back, get cozy, peruse the catalogs, and dream of what you’d like to plant in your spring, summer, and fall gardens.
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During the winter, chickweed and wild onions like to sprout in some of your garden beds. Use the warm days to pull these items out of your garden beds.
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Use this time to give your indoor houseplants a good cleaning. Dust settles on leaves and clogs "pores", hindering light penetration as well as gas and moisture exchange.
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Start your first seeds inside for broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, head lettuce, onions, and parsley. Many perennial flowers should be started inside by the end of the month as well.
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Clean out your coldframe. Build a new one if you would like to expand. If you aren’t a carpenter, now is a good time to try a straw bale cold frame.
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This is the ideal time of the year to maintain your garden tools to keep them in the best working order.
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Mulch carrots, parsnips, and other crops that will spend winter underground.
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Protect your shrubs from deer, see our deer products.
Perennials - Do you have established strawberry and asparagus beds in your yard or garden? It’s time to take care of them. Begin by pulling any weeds in the beds. Finish the job by adding fertilizer to the beds and topping them with a fresh layer of mulch.
Collect all of your seed starting equipment together so you’ll be ready to go. You will need lights, heat mats, sterile medium, and your preferred pot type.
Make plans for the coming seasons garden. Decide where your crops will rotate from last year, and start carpentry projects like cold frames, trellises, and indoor lighting set-ups if possible.
Wait on pruning Crape Myrtles until March, and roses until February. Evergreens can be pruned now, and most folks feed them lightly after pruning. Don't forget about those hard-working ground covers! Many have small flowers and will survive our winters.
Mulch plays a vital role in the garden beds during the growing season, but it is also essential to add mulch in the fall and winter months. Mulch insulates the soil and protects perennial plant root systems. Warmer soil also helps microorganisms to thrive and remain active even during the coldest of seasons.
Blue fescue is a most amazing grassy plant which is ice blue/gray and stands up to the hottest day, or relaxes in a bit of shade. In summer, it throws out seed heads on long, willowy stems from the center of the spiky, blue mass. This is a very drought-tolerant plant.
It is an excellent time for starting a gardening journal if you don’t have one already. Chart seed and plant varieties, their planting specifications, days to germinate and mature, and keep notes about what worked well and what didn’t.
Year-round plants for landscaping can also include plants that have berries, such as viburnum, barberry or holly. They may also be plants with interesting seed heads throughout winter, like Echinacea and Sedum Autumn Joy.
Some of the best performers in Zone 7 and 8 like ours are arugulas, beets, kale, swiss chard, mustard, cauliflower, radishes, carrots, cabbage, peas, and turnips, and varieties of lettuces. Consider these when planning your fall garden crops!
No matter what you’re planting, I hope your garden is a source of pleasure as well as sustenance! Have fun in the garden, teach your kids to garden and enjoy the harvest!
Available seasonally!
Our 2023 Fruit & Nut trees List, Click Here
They love cool weather and often survive even through the snow.
A workhorse in the garden, these come in many shades and heights.
Bloom early in the year, various colors, potted.
Hardy groundcover, perennial
Colorful fall color
A happy perennial that spreads easily, comes in several types and colors.
Beautiful flowering trees with wonderful bark, in different colors, a great addition to any garden.
A wonderful all season plant.
Petunias thrive
In shades of yellow, orange, white these are hardy plants for fall
Always a welcome addition, these perennials grow tall with fragrant flowers.
Plant seasonal selections in containers to welcome your family and guests as they arrive at your door.
Beautiful flowering trees with wonderful bark, really wonderful in the fall
Lovely plants that thrive in dappled shade, sending up slender flower stalks.
An intriguing statement, with fluffy poofs, this is an easy care tree.
Heralding summer!
Combining succulents and trailing plants in your pots add colorful variety. Be sure the watering needs are similar.