Welcome to Ridge Road Garden Center
Beautify Your Gardens
SEED POTATOES NOW IN STOCK
Red La Soda, Alegria, Constance, Sifra $3.99/lb
Bellanita & Blue Russian $5.99/lb
Need a color fix? Pansies, Primroses, Ranuculus, Snapdragons, Cyclamen + a few cool season veggies.
Herbs and strawberries just arrived!
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 time of year. It could be enriching your soil, adding potted plants to your patio, planting drought-hardy plants, mulching to keep existing plant roots cool, or fighting garden pests. We have aids for hands-on chores and tools for every garden season. Visit our garden center for gorgeous, seasonal selections! You're sure to see something you love or need for the garden!
Botanical interest seeds and natural soy candles
We offer Gift certificates so the recipient can choose from diverse garden and nursery selections: bird houses, house plants, yard art, soil, ground covers, house plants, bulbs, seed selections, gems, unique planters, potted plants, bird baths, ornamental grasses & more!🌱🌿🌼
Check out our abundance of lovely perennials as the seasons progress. We currently have Primrose, Stock, Iceland poppy, Ornamental kale, Calendula, Snapdragon, Pansies and more. Remember: If you want a stunning show of color for spring or summer, planting 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. Look for mid-season and late-season blooming bulbs! 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. Pairing it with a lovely pink Carnation-- stunning! Besides usual favorites, consider planting something different, try 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 abundant flowers. It's drought tolerant, too!
Plants that work hard for you such as Cyclamen, Primrose, nasturtiums and geraniums all have long bloom periods and are great for every garden's early seasons. Shrubs like Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo) go the extra mile! Great foliage that turns red in the fall, spring brings white berries, and summer such lush growth. Cold hardy, Nandina grows well in most types of soils, survives drought well, and is relatively pest and disease resistant. Plant away from bird feeders, as it is toxic.
There is such an abundance of seasonal perennials for your gardens. Don't forget about canna; they are the perfect low-maintenance flowers and love the summer heat. These gorgeously-hued plants will bloom for years in your garden. Wonderful ornamental grasses will enhance your gardens, also. Try something new this year! Visit us soon!
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, home warming gifts, anniversaries, gifts for new mothers and fathers, too. If you can't decide, then a Gift Certificate is always perfect!
We have great gifts for yourself or your favorite gardener: Frost cloths, Rain gauges, Battery operated mister, bendable moss poles, garden knee pads, Renee's Garden Seed varieties, 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 an 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!
Who doesn't love fruity floral? The wonderful, bright scent of tart berries and modern florals is well balanced by a mellow and natural vanilla, bringing together a spa-like experience that will leave your mind and soul in complete harmony with our goat milk bath and body products!
House plants & More!
You'll love our comprehensive shade 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 & violets, depending on the season. Remember that luscious green houseplants also provide more oxygen for your homes, especially important in winter. Stop by soon and browse our Garden Center and Nursery!
Seasonal News & Arrivals
Plant for spring!
We have daffodil bulbs, onion sets, all the potted fruit & berries, pansies, ranunculus, and so much more that the gardeners on your list will absolutely love! We have Roses, CA native milkweed, and air plants! Our selections are exciting and our select shrubs perfect for brightening up gardens, yards, porch pots and urns for years to come. We have everything you want for your soil needs. Check our locally-made pottery for all your indoor and outdoor plants.
We have bendable moss poles for your climbing plants or to support heavy plants, garden tools, shears, rose gloves, knee pads, garden pots, vases, bulbs, and garden statuary. We also have lotions for those hard working 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! This bench shown at left would be neat around a fire pit with friends and family. We have all you need to care for your gardens including soil amendments, fertilizers, and soils.
The Ridge Road nursery is stocked with beautiful seasonal plants, flowers, shrubs, trees, ground covers, birdbath designs, besides a bounty of wonderful gift items from our Garden Center. Check out our various planters, pruning shears, garden products, and more. There's still much to do in the busy 2025 planting season; buy new plants and pots to freshen up gardens indoors and out.
The beautiful deer-resistant flowers on a Butterfly bush 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 displays. Despite delicate scents and appearance, butterfly bushes are astoundingly resilient and easy to grow, exhibiting hardiness from zones 5 through 9! Make a butterfly happy!
What To Do in the Garden
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Plant bareroot fruit trees now.
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Construct new raised beds for vegetables.
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Spring amendments with compost and mulch are important ways to feed your soil for a healthy start to the season. This is also the time to add slow-release fertilizers to your planting beds.
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In addition to proper lighting, you’ll need quality seed-starting soil mix and containers for the seedlings. You can repurpose egg cartons, old nursery trays, plastic containers, or try out a soil-blocker.
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Plant a variety of cool-season, pretties such as cosmos, pansies, and chrysanthemums.
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Fun to brighten up gardens with Primrose, Stock, Iceland poppy, Ornamental kale, Calendula, Snapdragon, Pansies.
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Plants to grow now: snap peas, onions, winter greens (chard, mustard and collards) also brassicas (cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli) and root vegetables.
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Planting early onion sets and potatoes is key now. Onions are ready to harvest in just 60 days.
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A floating row cover is a great way to add a few degrees of thermal protection for young seedlings outdoors in upcountry gardens. Row fabrics come in various brands and thicknesses.
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Plant perennials, some annuals and wildflower seeds.
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Most spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils, hyacinths, and crocus, are already popping up in colorful displays, but summer-blooming bulbs are not far behind.
Perennials - May 2025 has arrived with hotter days in the forecast which gardens love! It is an exciting time to be executing your spring flower displays and also planting those seedlings for your summer vegetable garden. It also continues to be a great planting time for trees and shrubs, bulbs for late spring and summer color besides transplanting some plants in the garden to a more favorable place this year. Time to dream of new additions to the garden, too, or for throwing out wild flower seeds for spring beauty!
Final notes: Build new raised beds, amend your soil, fertilize, start seeds indoors, plant cold-tolerant crops, take cuttings, prune away dead or diseased plant material, and divide your perennials to expand summer growth.
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.
Time to establish new planting beds, prune grapes, lavender, rosemary, buddleia, fuchsia, and dogwoods. Sow seeds for a head start on transplanting around your last frost date. In general, it is best to water deeply and infrequently. This helps to develop deep roots which can help the plants become more drought tolerant. Keeping up with tasks like mulching, weeding, and pruning will keep your garden looking great all year and keep your plants happy and productive.
Fill your gardens with bight color using Pansies, Nandina, Ranuculus, Alyssum, Zinnias, Lantana, and native wildflower blends. A diversity of flowers for continuous color, flowering shrubs, and a consistent supply of nectar for local bees and butterflies this next summer will create your garden paradise.
No matter what you’re planting, I hope your garden is a source of pleasure and all you want it to be, as well as sustenance!
Beautiful early spring flowers
Bloom early in the year, various colors, potted.
Summer was made for roses, so many varieties, colors, scents... one will be perfect for your garden.
Violets are such lovely plants in the home, in a breezeway, in a cool porch area. Heavy bloomers.
Such delightful cool weather plants, pansies add color and cheer to gardens.
Keep the air fresh in your homes with plants
Petunias thrive
A gardeners delight
Cold hardy and beautiful now
A wonderful all season plant.
Always a great presence in the winter garden.
Plant seasonal selections in containers to welcome your family and guests as they arrive at your door.
Always a lovely spring perennial