Our Greenhouse

Click here for the picture galleryWelcome to Costa Farm & Greenhouse! Our greenhouses look and smell like spring. Beautiful annuals and perennials are blooming and growing for your enjoyment. Each year we try new varieties, new colors, and grow unusual plants so you can broaden your garden experience. If you need a big beautiful hanging basket for Mother’s Day or you are planning a graduation open house, we can certainly help you choose the appropriate sun loving or shade loving plant varieties. If you are a novice gardener and have questions, we have knowledgeable staff on hand to help you choose plants that will work in all light and soil conditions for container gardens, perennial gardens or in your landscape.

Some interesting plants we are growing this year include:

  • Acalypha: brings a touch of tropical enchantment to containers. Thrives in hot sunny conditions. Wonderful color and something unique to add to your garden.
  • Coleus: We are growing 20+ varieties this year. They make an attractive accent or focal point in your landscape. Some varieties include 'Fishnet Stockings', 'Merlins Magic', 'Christmas Candy', 'Dappled Apple' and 'Pistachio Nightmare' to name a few.
  • Diascia: A beautiful plant that thrives in cool or hot weather. This is one of our favorites!
  • St. Bernard's Lily: a grass that produces blooms shaped like butterflies.
  • Hibiscus: 'Haight Ashbury' sports a kaleidoscope of color. Grown for its foliage a great addition to combination planters.
  • Ivy vines: 'Duck Foot', 'Golden Ingot', 'Danish Delights' are some of the varieties that we're growing which have fascinating shapes and unusual color. Wonderful in window boxes planted with begonias, fuschias or impatiens.
  • Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' produces a non-stop cloud of airy white blooms. Very heat and drought tolerant. Don’t miss out on this one!!
  • Thunbergia: black eyed susan vine has been a favorite of our customers for many years. It produces large, bright happy blooms and climbs up to six feet.
  • Accent Plants including 'King Tut', Juncus 'Unicorn', Millet, and Oxalis are all one-of-a-kind and must haves!

Many more interesting species available are listed in the annuals and perennials pages. Check them out!

 

Costa Farm & Greenhouse - 9411 Dellwood Rd N, Mahtomedi, MN 55115-2148