Plants – Thoms Bros Landscaping

Pollinator Week 2024 is This Week!

June 19, 2024Steve Thoms

Pollinator Week is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health that was initiated and is managed by Pollinator Partnership. It is a time to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. The great thing about Pollinator Week is that you… Read More »

Happy (Yellow) Spring

April 9, 2024Steve Thoms

If you are a plant geek like myself, you would have noticed the Forsythia just barely breaking open their flowers back 3-4 weeks ago when we hit in the 70s. Then we had some cool and cloudy weather afterward and they have been in a holding pattern. This warm weather… Read More »

Proven Winners Shrubs 2024

March 19, 2024Steve Thoms

My favorite “brand” plant producer is Proven Winners (PW). PW continuously come out with new plants each year. Proven Winners is an internationally recognized plant brand known for its high-quality plants. In North America, it holds the title of “The #1 Plant Brand” and has sold over 150 million branded plants. The Proven Winners assortment… Read More »

Mountaineer® Bush Honeysuckle

March 11, 2024Steve Thoms

At Thoms Bros, one of our preferred herbaceous vendors is Hortech out of West Michigan. Hortech has 100 seasonal and non-seasonal associates utilizing approximately 60 acres. They are committed to providing superior plants and service and are dedicated to the development of the very best, most beautiful, most utilitarian Grown… Read More »

USDA releases new Plant Hardiness Zone Map

January 8, 2024Steve Thoms

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating this valuable tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 2012. USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are… Read More »

Proven Winners Shrubs 2023

September 12, 2023Steve Thoms

When it comes to most retail products, I don’t need “name brand”. In fact, many times I go away from them. “Name brand” most usually just means who spends the most and is most successful in marketing. It doesn’t mean you’re going to get the best product for the best… Read More »

Tropical Paradise Here in Michigan

August 7, 2023Steve Thoms

As read in the July issue of the Landculptor. Why do people like to vacation in Florida and other tropical locations such as the Caribbean? Of course, it’s the warm weather but is there more? Is it the combination of warm weather and ocean views? Yes, but I believe there… Read More »

Hortech New Offerings 2023 – Perennials

April 4, 2023Steve Thoms

This is our second article on new introductions to Hortech’s lineup in 2023. ‘Poquito’ Lavendar Hyssop – Agastache (Dwarf Hummingbird Mint) is prized for its compact bushy growth, long season of bloom, large flowers, and tolerance to heat and drought. Densely packed, bright lavender-pink flower spikes bloom from summer to… Read More »

Hortech New Offerings 2023 – Native Cultivars

March 24, 2023Steve Thoms

We continue to explore new great products for the 2023 season. We have spent the last few months going over new hardscape products, but now as Spring has officially arrived we will explore plant material. Thoms Bros uses many breeders and growers for our plant sources. We are plant geeks. … Read More »

Eastern Pine Shoot Borer

July 5, 2022Steve Thoms

Eastern White Pine is a beautiful, towering evergreen tree picked as Michigan’s state tree officially through Act 7 on March 4, 1955. At one point, Michigan was the leading timber producer in the nation due to its vast stands of this native tree. It is an invaluable timber tree (perhaps… Read More »