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WELCOME TO NORTHERN GROWN PERENNIALS—2022 Welcome to
our 2022 website! We trust you
will take the time to browse through our listings of Hostas, Daylilies and a few Companion Plants which we grow and
offer. As we put together
the files for the 2022 website, the wind is howling and the snow
blowing—with temps dropping.
Thankfully there are ten full cords of dry and split wood ranked in
the shed to fend off winter’s cold in the house. After a snowless early fall season it is actually a relief to have snow cover again to
cover up the otherwise winter brown and to lend protection to plantings. While so many
other parts of the country have suffered excessive dry periods during the
last season, we thank the Lord that moisture has been adequate. This is especially important for us as
we have no irrigation system other than hoses for plantings close by the
buildings. The last two springs gave
ample rains which are especially appreciated for the bloom on daylilies and
growth on newly lined out plants. We continue
to offer a good selection of Hostas, Daylilies and Peonies for your
consideration. Our listings
change a bit from season to season with some deletions as well as new
additions. Everything we list has
been tested on our zone 4 farm in Wisconsin to assure that you these
cultivars are garden worthy. We also
continue unabated with the challenge (and pleasure) of hybridizing. Seeing the maiden bloom on the daylily
seedlings is something akin to having Christmas in July here. And in that regard the last few
seasons have been especially productive in regard to
finding rewarding new seedlings for possible future introduction. You will note that there are several
new daylily introductions in this year’s listings. We have grown these on for a minimum
of 5-6 years for a thorough testing. All these new introductions are good
growers, hardy in our zone 4 climate and produce beautiful bloom. We are pleased to hear from customers
who have good things to say about our Frostline Series of daylilies. In regards to hosta hybridizing projects, it is a much longer process
than with the daylilies. The
hostas require patience to see what they will do as “adult”
clumps. This usually means
something like 8 to 10 seasons of observation before making the decision to
introduce one. From a few thousand seedlings each spring, we select about 25
after a few years. These are replanted and allowed to grow on for a few more
seasons. And of these 25, perhaps
8 or 10 are again replanted. From
these we select the hostas we introduce.
Accordingly, we have three new hosta
introductions to offer this season.
They have been observed and tested here for between 10 to 14 years and
we are happy to offer them. And
since we are often asked, “No, we do not have any of our hosta introductions tissue cultured.” Admittedly,
one of the most irritating challenges of the last two seasons has been the
matter of USPS shipping. Orders
that used to take 2 or 3 days to arrive at more distant states now often took
5-7 days. The same held true for
all plant businesses we are in contact with. Hopefully if there is a lessening of
the covid impact due to the vaccines, we will see USPS back to a more
“normal” delivery schedule. And due to increased shipping costs we have made some adjustments on this regard which
you will note on our General Information section of the website. We do our level best to keep shipping
costs as reasonable as possible; since we ship large size plants (rather
than the typical “junior” tissue cultured plants that so many
sources now market) the matter of shipping costs is always on the horizon. We seriously
appreciate the positive comments on our Northern Grown Perennials hosta and daylily introductions. Last year overall sales on all plants was definitely very strong, and the sales on our own
introductions were even stronger.
Our goal is to register only the best quality new introductions; all
these have gone through a rigorous multi-year proving process here on our
zone 4 farm. There are many
selected seedlings that we have high hopes for in coming
seasons as the Lord allows. We look
forward to supplying our customers with top quality plants in 2022 and
encourage you to look through our list of Frequently
Asked Questions and answers on this site, as well as to access our
references at Garden
Watchdog. Best
Greetings! Rod Lysne Phone
Calls and Emails: Emails to ngp@mwt.net are the best way to
communicate, but we are glad to respond to phone calls as well (608 734
3178). Early morning calls or
later evening calls after dark work best to find someone near the
phone. Calls during
daylight hours will usually be unproductive as we are outdoors when the
weather is good. But we have voice mail and will gladly return calls
accordingly. We wish you
the very best for your gardening in 2022! Rod Lysne
ngp@mwt.net
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GENERAL INFORMATION & ORDERING
GUARANTEE: We guarantee our
stock to be true to name and in good condition upon arrival. If you are dissatisfied with any
plants you receive, simply return them within 7 days with their labels and we
will refund their cost plus shipping expenses. Furthermore, on any NGP introductions (hostas or daylilies) we guarantee you
will be pleased with their performance.
Grow them on for two full seasons; then, if they have not met your
expectations, simply return the undivided clump. We will refund you the original cost
plus your shipping expense. COMMUNICATIONS: Emails are the best
source of contacting us. We do
our very best to answer emails on the same day you send them. Our stable email address is ngp@mwt.net . If you wish to contact us via phone,
our number is 608 734 3178 . The best time to reach us is at 6:00
a.m. CST or well after dark in the evening. Late evening calls are fine. Midday calls will usually be
unfruitful as we are outdoors when the sun is shining. We are glad to return voice mails. ORDERING/PAYMENT: Feel free to use the
printable order page to submit an order with a
personal check or money order. While we are not able to accept credit cards, many of our customers
prefer the ease of using To pay with PayPal, use the following few steps: 1.
Browse to www.paypal.com 2.
Log in to your PayPal account
with your email address and password. 3.
Click the send Icon at the top
of the page as shown below. 4.
Enter ngp@mwt.net for the email to send to along with
the appropriate dollar amount. 5.
OR we will send you a PayPal
invoice if you have an established account.
Otherwise, checks and money orders are the standard form of
payment. MAILING ADDRESS: Northern Grown
Perennials
54779 Helland Rd
Ferryville, WI 54628
MINIMUM ORDER: $30.00 SHIPPING MODE & COSTS: We ship USPS Priority Mail.
Shipping costs: (Priority Mail) ~For WI, MN, IA, IL, ND, SD, NE: $8.00 plus $1.00 per plant ~For New England, East Coast, Southern
states and west of the Rockies: $22.00 plus $1.00 per plant
(Shipping to distant states is very high; we will send an extra gift
plant to help ameliorate the higher rates. ) ~For all other states: $16.00 plus
$1.00 per plant BONUS PLANTS: We are happy to send
along bonus/gift plants on hosta and daylily
orders. To avoid sending you
duplicates of what you may already grow, please do send along a long list
of possibilities. We are not
able to send bonus plants with peony orders. DISCOUNTS: On orders of $100 or
more you may deduct 10% of plant price.
On orders of $300 or more you may deduct 15% of plant price. Plants marked “Net”(NGP hosta and daylily
introductions) do not qualify for discount. SHIPPING TIME: Generally, we begin shipping in early May, depending on the
weather. Straight hosta orders and shipments to more southerly states are
shipped first. Daylilies take a
bit longer to reach shipping stage before we can dig. While we are not able to always give
exact shipping dates as all our stock is field grown and we must work within
weather conditions, we do our best to work around your desired shipping
time. Please be aware that we are located in a zone 4 area, so we are not able to ship
plants in very early spring. Your
patience in regard to the spring rush is appreciated, and
will be rewarded with top quality plants. FARM VISITS: We enjoy the company of “plant people” and farm
visits are welcome by prior arrangement. The best times are usually Friday and
Saturday, but late afternoons of other days often work as well. Unannounced drop-in situations are
difficult as we do not have anything akin to “regular” hours and
do not have potted plants for instant pick-up. INFORMATION & SUGGESTIONS: We are always more
than happy to offer suggestions on particular plant
cultivars. Please do not hesitate
to get in touch. QUESTIONS? Just
email us: ngp@mwt.net |
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