Cahoon Nursery and
Garden Center

A quick drive west of Cleveland
on I-90 is all it takes to get to Cahoon Nursery and Garden Center in Westlake Ohio.

Just off the Crocker Road exit
you'll find lots of great shopping.

This exit provides easy access to both Crocker Park Shopping Center and about 1/2 mile east on Detroit Road is Cahoon's.

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Be prepared to make a day of it! Once the car is parked every step down a small ramp opens up into a garden center adventure. What do I mean?

Many who grow hosta gardens know Cahoon Nursery is the place to find what they are looking for. Hosta Clubs from all around the region drive here, including groups from Michigan, Indiana and other states.

Cahoon's is like a Hosta College...

With well over 600 varieties of hostas for sale, learn all about hosta care and much, much more.

"We carry the broadest selection of trees and shrubs in our area, perhaps the entire state" says the owner Brian Corrigan. "We also have many hard to find varieties".

Older surrounding areas, like Bay Village Ohio, have established, very large trees throughout. Many come to seek shade plants only and know Cohoon Nursery is the place to come.

A large and diverse selection of annuals and perennials.
A huge selection of garden ornaments, including beautiful bird baths in different sizes and many butterfly decorations to!

If Cahoon Nursery doesn't have it
they will find it for you!

With customer service second to none, the staff consists of experts from the landscaping and gardening fields, this includes the previous owner Richard Bartsche.

Collectively with over 200 years of experience, one employee states:

"Many come to us seeking the right plant for the right spot - we are great with design. This is also the place where tried and true gardeners come looking for specific needs but also stop in a few times a month knowing there is always something new."

Cahoon Nursery and Garden Center offers such a great selection of flowers that attract butterflies - even the Caterpillars know they are welcome here!

Herb Fennel (Foeniculum) -
Great butterfly host plants.

Butterfly Weed - (Asclepias) - Monarch butterfly host plants and great nectar source for all butterflies and hummingbirds. Low maintenance perennial that blooms from early summer to fall. Looks similar to Milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata).

Find several varieties, including:

Asclepias tuberosa - Orange Butterfly Weed
Asclepias incarnata - 'Soul Mate' pink swamp milkweed

'Ice Ballet' white swamp milkweed

Garden Phlox (Polemoniaceae paniculata) - Tall growing, colorful perennial that is also easy to grow. With phlox, some bloom in spring, others in summer with flowers lasting up to 6 weeks.

Highly recommended are the fragrant Candy Store Series which are both mildew resistant and hardy:

Phlox paniculata - Coral Creme Drop - coral blooms

Grape Lollipop - purple blooms
Cotton Candy - lavender-light pink blooms

Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium sp.) - Late summer blooming perennial that can grow tall and spread out up to 4'. Low maintenance, most prefer full sun and can survive on moderate water. Recommended to be cut back late winter-early spring.

Chocolate Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium rugosum) -
Dark brown leafy plant with white blooms and grows up
to 5' tall.

Gateway Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum) -
Pink blooms and grows up to
7' tall.

Little Joe/Baby Joe (Eupatorium dubium) -
Grows smaller, up to 4' and
has mauve colored blooms.

Phantom Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium 'Phantom') -
With its red stems and green leaves, this Joe-Pye has mauve colored blooms and grows up to 3' tall.

Coreopsis species (Also known as Tickseed or Calliopsis) - This group is from the Asteraceae family and related to the Sunflower. Grows in a variety of soils, likes sun and this mounding perennial species is known to produce lots of flowers. Coreopsis is also a host plant to various lepidoptera.

Recommended are two from the 'Big Bang Series' and two threadleaf coreopsis varieties...

Big Bang Series:

Galaxy Coreopsis - Produces non-stop yellow flowers for the growing season.

Redshift Coreopsis - Starts out growing season with a butter-yellow flower and red eye. As growing season progresses into cooler temperatures the flower color shifts to more red throughout.

Threadleaf Coreopsis:

Moonbeam Coreopsis - Soft, pale yellow flowers with thread-like leaves.

Zagreb Coreopsis - Bright yellow flowers with thread-like leaves.

Stokes Aster (Genus Stokesia) - Easy to grow border perennial flowers that are deer resistant and can handle droughts along with poor soils as well. Stokes Aster prefers part to full sun and there are a different flower colors - white, pink, lavender blue, yellow.

Check out these different Asters at Cahoon's:

Color Wheel (Stokesia laevis) - Multi-colored flowers from pink pastels to lavendar and dark purple.

Honeysong Purple (Stokesia laevis) - Rich purple color with royal blue undertones. Brilliant color.

Peachies Pick (Stokesia laevis) - This purple flower is not named for its color but after Peachie Saxon, a favored florist in Mississippi.

Blanket Flower (Gaillardia) - Diverse daisy-like flower with a variety of color combinations from yellow to orange to red. Easy growing and drought tolerant with blooms that last all summer. Blanket flowers are found in perennials and annuals that grow in part to full sun. All attract butterflies but also consider:

Moxie Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora) - Very beautiful perennial. Fluted bright yellow petals circling an orange center.

Cahoon Nursery doesn't use any kind of chemicals on their plants and also carries many mildew resistant flowers. For example, older varieties of Phlox tend to get a powdery mildew whereas the new series do not.

Butterfly Bushes
that can be found at
Cahoon Nursery include:

11 New Varieties of the 'Lo & Behold' series of butterfly bush, which are all smaller growing. Some of these include:

Purple Haze (Buddleia davidii purple haze) -
Horizontal growing branches that produce dark
purple-blue colored flowers.

Lilac Chip (Buddleia davidii lilac chip) -
Lavender-pink blooms.

Ice Chip (Buddleia davidii ice chip) -
White flowers with a backdrop of silvery foliage.
For mid-sized growing butterfly bush selections includes:

White Profusion (Buddleia davidii white profusion) -
White flower with yellow eye.

Miss Molly (Buddleia davidii miss molly) -
Bright pink to red colored flowers. Red color is more pronounced in the south.

Miss Ruby (Buddleia davidii miss ruby) -
Magenta colored flowers with silvery-grayish leaves.

Nanho Blue (Buddleia davidii nanho blue) -
Mauve-blue colored flowers trusses.
Taller growing butterfly bush selection includes:

Pink Delight (Buddleia davidii pink delight) -
Pink colored blooms with trusses that grow up
to 15" long.

Royal Red (Buddleia davidii royal red) -
Dark, dark pink blooms. Very attractive.

Black Knight (Buddleia davidii black knight) -
Dark purple blooms, rich in color.

If you are not a big Butterfly Bush fan a great alternative you'll find at Cahoon Nursery is:

Summersweet Clethra Shrub (Clethra alnifolia) Medium sized shrub from the White Alder Family with pink to coral colors. Known for attracting hummingbirds, but also attracts butterflies. This is also known as Sweet Pepper Bush.

Expert Gardening Advice:

Brian states to many people buy with their eyes and plant their garden based on what is seen above the ground.

"It's important to make sure the soil is right, then start with
the roots to establish a butterfly garden. Starting here, then building for the above ground visuals ensures a solid garden
where the butterflies will come back year after year."

Brian also says durability is important. Learn the difference in hardy vs. a showy flower.

"For example, standard Rudbeckia, or Black-eyed Susan's,
are hardy for winter environments. Eye-appealing hybrids such
as Rudbeckia Cherry Brandy and the Denver Daisy are very
beautiful and do well in warmer zones. We have many people
who already have established gardens that will purchase these types of flowers knowing they may die after winter and need
to be replaced the next gardening season. This is a chance
these gardeners take because they just love the flower!".

Address and Other Contact Information:

27630 Detroit Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145

Phone: (440) 871-3761

Website is updated regularly with various specials and discounts.

http://www.cahoonnursery.com