Lancaster County bed and breakfast, Amish Country, PA

No matter what season, you are invited to walk through the gardens.

Lancaster County soil is the richest non-irrigated soil in the country.   That's why everyone grows flowers!  When we moved to the inn, the only flowers were on the lilac bushes.  Now, after twelve years of planting and growing - and friends sharing their flowers with us - we are starting to develop into a gardener's delight. 

We are also blessed to have so many local small nurseries - they carry everything from the common red geranium to plants usually only available by mail order.  Whether it is a small Amish greenhouse or a large-scale commerical nursery that grows tens of thousands of mums every year, we know them all!  So be sure an ask for our favorite nursery list.  

In bloom right now in our flower gardens:

Abutilon
Asters
Anenome
Bear Claw
Beard's Tongue
Begonias
Black Eyed Susans
Black Panther
Blue Thistle
Butterfly Bush
Campanula
Centura
Coneflower
Coreopsis
Creeping Phlox
Daisies
Day LIlies
Diamond Frost
Fever Few
Flax
Gerber Daisies
Helebores
HeliopsisHibiscusHoneysuckle
Hydrangeas
Hyacinth VineLesser Celandine
Impatiens
Johnny Jump-upsLantana
Lavendar
Lillies
Morning Glories
Mums
Nemesia
Obedience Flower
Ornamental Black Pepper
Oxallis
Pansies
Passion Vine
Penstemon
Petunias
Phlox
Poppies
Roses
Salvia
Scilla
Shasta Daisies
Snow in Summer
Speedwell
Spiderwort
Spurge
Sweet Pea
Veronica
Vinca
Violas
Windflowers

and assorted other flowers that I've long forgotten!

Growning in our Bed and Breakfast Herb Garden:

Basil (6 different kinds)
Catnip for the furries
Cilantro
Chives
Orange Mint
Chocolate Mint
Dill
Fennel
Lemon Balm
Lemon Grass
Marjoram
Mint - (4 different kinds)
Nasturtiums
Oregano (3 different kinds)
Parsley
Rosemary
Spearmint
Stevia
Sweet Annie
Tarragon
Thyme
Tomatoes (3 different heirloom)

You are as welcome as the month of May!