Garden Home Products

02/08/2026

February 8, 2025 vs February 8, 2026

We never know what the weather is going to do

01/14/2026

01/11/2026

Three layers of whatever works, snow gloves, two pairs of socks and a hat later when it's 32 outside, snow on the ground and you have orders to ship. It's freezing outside!

01/07/2026

01/04/2026

It's the first Sunday of 2026 and it's another beautiful day of sunshine. I hope I never get used to watching the wind in the trees and the dozens of birds that come visit (even if the Blue Jays think they have to dig in the dormant plants and pull out bulbs - bless their pointed little heads). Our "little" creek sounds like it's huge when the water rushes over the rocks and tree roots. How can we not enjoy the peace and quiet of the forest after year of living in the city!!??

It's Hellebore season and we have 506 low maintenance gallon size plants available from 16 different varieties that are thriving and showing off their new buds and blooms. Hellebore love the cold winters and are a welcome sight in winter harbingers of spring, blooming for six weeks or more beginning in late winter.

They are often flowering during the Christian season of Lent, from which they get their common name, Lenten Rose. This is the perfect plant for naturalizing in moist, woodland areas where its extensive root system will spread as far as it is allowed.

Because they are starting to set buds, and are shipping without trimming.

Pick up locally
744 Crooks Creek Road
Selma, Oregon

Available to order:
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Here's to going into a fantastic 2026 New Year!

11/07/2025

After a rather lengthy overheated summer, fall has arrived and the planting season is almost over – but not quite. In between the cold raindrops, you can still find something to do outside and planting new perennials in November is a definite plus. Even though I’m not enthusiastic about going out when it’s cold. wet and windy, I knew I’d come up with something to motivate me!!

Planting in late fall gives perennials the opportunity to focus their energy on strong root growth which leads to healthier, bigger plants when spring arrives. As fall sets in with its cooler temperatures and lessening daylight, plants slow down and enter dormancy. In fall, deciduous trees and shrubs lose their leaves, evergreens slow down and perennial wildflowers and grasses die back. Their roots, however, remain active below the ground. That makes fall the best time to plant! Planting in the fall reduces the chance of transplant shock by allowing roots to get established and results in plants that are strong and vigorous when they come out of dormancy in spring.

Why you’ll love your Bareroot Plants
Your dormant perennials will grow into healthy, established plants and are:
1) Easy to plant
2) Have a proven survival rate
3) Exhibit better overall growth
4) Gives your garden a head start – you’ll have varieties that won’t be available until late spring to late summer because most nursery or garden centers wait until plants are in full bloom (i.e. Echinacea, hollyhocks, etc) before they are available.

• Plant only if the ground isn’t frozen
• Fill hole with water before planting to help roots settle
• In Zone 3-6 add 2-3” of mulch
• Do NOT fertilize until spring
• Mark the spot so you can remember where dormant plants are!

By Zone:
1) Zone 7-11 Soil stays warm giving roots lots of time to settle in before winter
2) Zone 3-6 If the ground hasn’t frozen yet you can choose hardy varieties and adding a layer of mulch for protection
These varieties planted in November encouraging deep root growth for spring are:
1) Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia*
2) Echinacea (Cone Flower)*
3) Dayliles
4) Shasta Daisy*
5) Garden Phlox
6) Yarrow
7) Salvia*
8) Coreopsis
9) Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
10) Lavender*
Best for Zones 3-6
11) Sedum
12) Bleeding Heart
13) Asters
14) Turtlehead (what!!)
*These varieties are available as bareroots on Garden Home Products Etsy shop.

10/29/2025

Just a quick note to remind you that our retail outlet from October 1 to February 28 and we available by "appointment" and Facebook. We're not going anywhere and just because the gate is closed doesn't mean we're not here.

The majority of our perennials are heading into dormancy with the exception of Ferns and Hellebore Lenten Rose which are available through our website: www.Gardenhomeproducts.com. Dormant perennials aren't exactly inspiring!

My nephew, Lars Jensen (the creator of our website) and my niece-in-law, Sarah were very welcome visitors last week ago and, while here, helped to update our website so our buyers can now order direct through our website as well as Etsy.

We're working on getting our site updated between now and when we reopen in March and will be adding plants as they become available. Enjoy our selections. We're always open to suggestions for other varieties to add.

www.Gardenhomeproducts.com

10/08/2025

The weather out here over the last few days have been spectacular. There's something about being in the forest when the sun comes up and the air is fresh amid total silence. Unfortunately the air doesn't stay fresh when the breeze brings the odor of ma*****na being harvested nearby. You can sit out on the front porch in the evenings and get high whether you approve of it or not! Since we are a higher elevation, we don't get the drifts as much as those that are in the valleys below. Geez!

It's also the time of year that I really enjoy when trees that not evergreen start turning colors and the wild turkeys are stopping by in large groups with mama's and their babies. They are such noisy birds and think they own the place. They're huge birds.

It's also the time of year that 90% of our plants are becoming dormant making them a bareroot that we ship during fall and winter. Never a dull moment out here.

Why you’ll love your Bareroot Plants
Your dormant perennials will grow into healthy, established plants and are:
1) Easy to plant
2) Have a proven survival rate
3) Exhibit better overall growth
4) Gives your garden a head start – you’ll have varieties that won’t be available until late spring to late summer because most nursery or garden centers wait until plants are in full bloom (i.e. Echinacea, hollyhocks, etc) before available.

Our plants may look very different from what you’re accustomed to, especially if your regularly buy potted plants which are usually greenhouse grown, leafed out and flowering. The focus is on the root system NOT the foliage because the plant is in a dormant stage and will start appearing as nature intends.

If you're curious you can check us out at our "store" on Etsy .etsy.com

Enjoy the welcome seasonal change of October and have a great weekend gardening!

09/06/2025

Hell of a bore? Go ahead and snicker a little bit because I think I'm being clever and can't handle disappointment this early in the day.
Sounds better than Hellebore? OK ok I give up

Speaking of which . . . it's a beautiful day outside and, in spite of the fact that we haven't seen any productive rain since June? I still appreciate the September mornings when everything is crisp and the sky is clear.

And that's after getting woke up at 3 am with hysterical barking and screaming coming from the back yard because a possum dared to come up on the porch. From the all the commotion it could have been a mountain lion trespassing. Whew! Good morning America! Try to get back to sleep after all that.

We're going to spend most of this beautiful day getting all our perennials prepped for fall and then winter. This is the perfect time of year to plant perennials that are starting into dormancy to get them settled in before the first frost. And we do have lots of perennials!

Arriving this week are seven varieties of hellebore to add to the eight we currently have growing nicely. You're always welcome to take the nice drive down here and find us in the forests of Selma.

744 Crooks Creek Road

Trudy

08/31/2025

Happiness is being one day closer to no air conditioning!
Happiness is putting on a sweater in the morning because it's chilly.
Happiness is waking up to blue sky and sunshine.

Happiness is getting perennials trimmed back and ready for winter.

My "project" today is to get all of the 500 Echinacea plants trimmed back and ready for fall planting. Most people (me included) always assumed that fall planting meant bulbs, bareroot or corms and not fading perennials.

Give the echinacea a head start by planting in fall for spring blooms. Sure, you can wait until spring but you won't be able to find any echinacea available until early to mid summer because nurseries only sell plants when they're blooming.

It’s the time of year that many deciduous plants cease growth in midsummer and the foliage appears to be dormant (or even dead). As summer ends and fall begins, growth starts to slow, and roots and, in some cases, flower buds are formed for the following year. At this time, temperatures induce the first stage of dormancy acclimation in preparation for winter.