What’s Blooming Right Now at Maple Leaf Farms

There are certain times of the year when a garden center simply comes alive.

Late July is one of those times.

While many people think spring is the only season for beautiful landscapes, some of the most spectacular flowering trees, shrubs, and perennials actually reach their peak during the heart of summer.

Rich colors, full blooms, lush foliage, and mature landscapes make this one of the best times of the year to shop for plants.

If you've been thinking about improving your landscape, adding curb appeal, creating a colorful backyard, or simply looking for inspiration, now is the perfect time to visit Maple Leaf Farms Garden Center & Country Store in Manalapan, New Jersey.

With more than 135 acres of nursery production, you'll find one of the largest selections of trees, shrubs, evergreens, and flowering plants on the East Coast all while taking advantage of great seasonal pricing on many of our summer favorites.

Summer Is When You Can Truly See the Difference

One of the biggest advantages of shopping during the summer is that you're seeing plants at their best.

Instead of purchasing from a picture on a tag or imagining what a plant might eventually look like, you can experience it in full bloom.

You can compare:

• Flower color

• Bloom size

• Mature growth habit

• Plant shape

• Texture

• Foliage color

• Overall size

• How different varieties look beside one another

Seeing plants growing naturally makes choosing the right one much easier and gives you confidence before planting it in your own landscape.

Hydrangeas Are Putting on One of Their Best Shows of the Year

If there is one plant that defines a New Jersey summer landscape, it's the Hydrangea.

This is the time of year when Hydrangeas become covered in enormous blooms that brighten foundation plantings, patios, walkways, gardens, and entire landscapes.

Whether you're looking for bold colors, soft whites, or long-lasting blooms, Hydrangeas offer one of the longest displays of summer color available.

At Maple Leaf Farms you'll find beautiful selections of:

• Hydrangea shrubs

• Hydrangea trees

• Landscape varieties for sun and partial shade

• Specimen plants perfect for focal points

Their large flowers, dependable performance, and long bloom season make them one of the most popular landscape plants every summer.

Crape Myrtles Are Just Beginning Their Spectacular Summer Display

Few plants bloom during the hottest part of summer quite like Crape Myrtles.

While many spring flowering shrubs have already finished blooming, Crape Myrtles are just getting started.

Their vibrant flowers appear throughout the warmest months of the year, creating outstanding color exactly when many landscapes begin looking tired.

Whether you're searching for:

• Crape Myrtle shrubs

• Crape Myrtle trees

• Compact landscape varieties

• Larger specimen trees

this is one of the best times to see their beautiful flowers before choosing the perfect variety for your landscape.

Their colorful blooms, attractive bark, and excellent summer performance make them one of the true highlights of the season.

Southern Magnolias Continue to Impress

Southern Magnolias are another summer favorite.

Known for their large, fragrant white flowers and glossy evergreen leaves, they create an elegant appearance unlike almost any other landscape tree.

Their oversized blooms become a conversation piece throughout the summer while their evergreen foliage provides year-round beauty long after flowering has finished.

Whether used as a specimen tree or incorporated into larger landscape designs, Southern Magnolias continue to become one of the most desirable evergreen flowering trees for New Jersey landscapes.

Butterfly Bushes Bring Color and Pollinators Together

If you enjoy seeing butterflies, bees, and other beneficial pollinators throughout your garden, Butterfly Bushes are difficult to overlook this time of year.

Their long flower spikes produce continuous summer color while attracting an incredible amount of pollinator activity.

Available in multiple colors and sizes, Butterfly Bushes make excellent additions to:

• Pollinator gardens

• Backyard landscapes

• Foundation beds

• Cottage gardens

• Mixed shrub borders

They continue blooming through much of the summer and pair beautifully with many other flowering shrubs.

Roses Continue Blooming Throughout the Season

Many people associate Roses with spring, but healthy Roses continue providing beautiful flowers throughout much of the summer.

Whether you're looking for classic landscape Roses or elegant Rose Trees, this is an excellent time to see them producing colorful blooms.

Rose Trees create striking focal points near entrances, patios, walkways, and formal gardens, while shrub Roses provide dependable color throughout landscape beds.

Their fragrance, color, and repeat blooming continue making them one of the most timeless landscape plants available.

Beautiful Summer Perennials Continue the Color

While trees and shrubs create the structure of a landscape, summer perennials help fill gardens with months of dependable color.

Walking through Maple Leaf Farms this time of year you'll find beautiful perennial displays including:

• Coneflowers (Echinacea)

• Black-Eyed Susans

• Bee Balm (Monarda)

• Salvia

• Sedum

• Hardy Hibiscus

These favorites bring continuous color, texture, and seasonal interest to landscape beds while also supporting butterflies, bees, and other important pollinators.

Many of these perennials continue performing well into late summer, making them excellent additions to almost any garden.

Build a Landscape That Continues Looking Beautiful

One of the biggest misconceptions about landscaping is that everything happens in spring.

In reality, some of the best landscapes are designed to provide interest throughout every season.

Late summer flowering shrubs like Hydrangeas, Crape Myrtles, Butterfly Bushes, Roses, Southern Magnolias, and colorful perennials help extend the beauty of your landscape long after spring flowers have faded.

Combining these plants with shade trees, evergreens, ornamental trees, and flowering shrubs creates a landscape that changes beautifully throughout the year.

See Before You Buy

One of the biggest advantages of visiting Maple Leaf Farms is seeing mature, healthy plants growing right in front of you.

Instead of relying on photographs, you can compare:

• Bloom colors

• Plant sizes

• Growth habits

• Foliage textures

• Mature forms

• Different varieties side-by-side

That makes it easier to choose the perfect plant for your home while discovering varieties you may not have considered before.

Visit Maple Leaf Farms This Summer

If you haven't visited recently, now is one of the most beautiful times of the year to stop by.

Walk through the nursery.

See Hydrangeas covered in blooms.

Experience the vibrant flowers of Crape Myrtles.

Admire the elegance of Southern Magnolias.

Watch butterflies gather around Butterfly Bushes.

Browse colorful Roses, Rose Trees, Coneflowers, Black-Eyed Susans, Bee Balm, Salvia, Sedum, and Hardy Hibiscus.

And while you're here, take advantage of some of our great deals on flowering trees, shrubs, and perennials.

Whether you're planting one garden bed or transforming your entire landscape, you'll find inspiration around every corner.

Visit Maple Leaf Farms Garden Center & Country Store

525 US Highway 9 South

Manalapan, NJ 07726

Come experience one of the largest selections of nursery stock on the East Coast, explore more than 135 acres of locally grown plant material, and discover why so many homeowners return year after year to find the perfect plants for their landscape.