About Eagle Bay Gardens, planting hostas,

H. 'Oak Leaf' Here is the
'Dwarf Golden' what a
plant.We grow it and other
"tender" plants , on the East
side of a boulder! get's great
results.

Our Show Gardens

Imagine A Garden

Filled with 8 acres of rare & exotic plants ! You can spend hours
wandering among really new and unusual plant varieties that will excite
your imagination & (we hope) inspire your own garden design efforts.

Our Collections Include ~

~ Ornamental Grasses
~ Dwarf Evergreens
~ Rare Trees
~ Alpines
~ Very Unique Perennials
~ Cactus ( Over 100 Varieties)
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Planting Hostas,
Hosta & Daylily plants,
like moist humis soil! They
don't want to stand in
water, but do, enjoy steady
moisture. The root systems
are fleshy and do best in a
loose , soft, "peaty" soil.
The best planting system in
most areas , is to raise the
planting bed a few inches.
The addition of Peat &
other organic material, will
naturally accomplish this .
Make sure your excavation
is twice the size (across) of
the plant root system.
Planting site should have
some Bone Meal worked in
the sides. Be sure to water
throughly after planting.
Most important, you should
add some compost to the
surface bed areas each
year. Try making a mix of
a good , fine ground mulch
and manure + leaf mould
about 50/50

How Much Shade/Sun?
With most Daylilies, the
answer is at least 4 hours
sun. Hostas are harder. In
our list , I try to give an
idea of light "needs". As
garden conditions are so
veriable, like so much in
your area, you will have to
"try & learn"   My best
advice is to wathc how
your verious plants (not
just hosta) develope in an
area. Most prennials are
fairly easy to move a bit,
for better light or less sun
intensity.

Lewisia in bloom in our desert
area. Lewisias are natives in
some western US states. There
are many beautiful plants in this
genus. Zone 5

Desert plants

Come on across the bridge and join me for a short tour

Hedge Hog Cactus Almost
200 kinds of cactus can be
found in the garden, "desert"
areas. Most are at bloom
height in late May and early
June. A really fun treat
every spring! Zones 4-6

See our page on
Cactus & succulants

(Still under construction)

Rare Trees

Succulants

Euphorbia Wolfeni Very
attractive , blue/gray
mound. Needs good
drainage. What a wonderful
garden addition!
Zones 5-6

Orostachys erubescens This
rare succulent us a real gem!
We occasionally have one
ready to sell at the garden
Zones 5-6

Eucomus Very unusual
spotted foliage , comes up
late and developes in a whorl.
Blooms are in fall and
resemble a pineapple.

Little Known
Perennials

Cranbe Maritemia This one
is growing along the lake. It
has thick , blue leaves and
almost dosn't look real. WE
OCCASIONALLY HAVE
A FEW FOR SALE.

Alpines

Thrift 'Dwarf White Just one of
many beautiful apline plants in
the garden. You can visit several
"alpine' areas. A large alpine garden
is under construction near the north
shore of the lake.

Primrose 'Dwarf Blue' In
bloom in spring this plant is
only about 3 inches across.

Hydrangeas

Hosta

H. 'Little Lamb WOW! one
of many varieties displayed
throught the gardens. They
provide Color Galore from
mid summer on.

Hosta 'Christmas Tree Gala'
See this beautiful "streaked
breeder" along with around
200 other hosta varieties in
our garden

Hosta 'Eagles Nest' Our
introduction Very nice
blooms, one of our
hybridizing goals. We have
many vareities with great
flowers! See ' Introductions'

View across our lake at
sunset.

Looking West from the
deck area

A lot of the new
garden areas under
development are
around and near the
lake, Including the
'Desert & Canyon'
The 'Tropical Island

      (not developed yet)
       will occupy this 1/2
       acre garden.

I really hope you enjoyed this little tour. Just wait till you get here and see the whole garden.
I promise you will see many "new" plants. Call (716) 792-7581 or 969-1688 or 366-8844 for
an appointment ( we are not always there) or just e mail me at ranbl@fairpoint.net

                     Plants for Sale
                       Remember
We have hundreds of rare plants for sale at the
garden, that are not listed here. Many are difficult
to ship, but they fit just fine in your car.
   There is no charge for touring the garden

Dwarf Japanese Willow
right & Acer palmatum
'Cascades' forward center.
Here is a pretty spot along
the South Drive Garden.

Kousa Dogwood ~ verigated for
We have 12 or more varieties of
Kousa Dogwoods in the garden.
Some very rare!