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WELCOME TO NORTHERN GROWN PERENNIALS—2025 Welcome to
our 2025 website! We trust you
will take the time to browse through our listings of Hostas, Daylilies, Peonies
and a few Companion Plants which we grow and offer. We have been involved
in the plant business here on our Wisconsin Zone 4 farm for over 35 years and
plan to do so for another year—Lord willing. Thankfully He gives strength and
health to accomplish this. Many
things change as time goes on: Retiring
from teaching English and Norwegian at our local high school 7 years ago for
one thing. My Guernseys
are no longer to be seen in the pasture or in the barn, but the Norwegian
Fjord Horses keep the keep grass trimmed and lots of poultry still provide
meat and eggs. Other matters
remain constant: Hybridizing good
quality hostas and daylilies remains a rewarding challenge, and plant friends
are like frosting on the cake. Most of all there remains the Love of God
that is the firm anchor of life. HOSTAS: We commit to ship good sized plant stock
and do not ship little tissue culture plants. Nearly all the hostas are at least 3 year old plants and the fast growers will usually be 2-3
eye/fan stock. We do not have any of our hosta
introductions tissue cultured, so stock on some of our own introductions is
always limited. DAYLILIES: Our daylilies will be good sized 2-3 fan
plants. A handful of hard to find daylilies may be large size singles and will
be noted as such in the listings. PEONIES: Peonies will always be large size crown
divisions with multiple eyes.
Since the farm is in zone 4 Wisconsin, we are most pleased to hear
that our daylily introductions perform well in other frigid zones. We highly recommend the
intersectional peonies that are on our listing, especially BARTZELLA which is
stellar. We really
appreciate the positive comments that we receive here and that are left on
Garden Watchdog. And we are
pleased that orders for our own hosta and daylily
introductions continue to increase each year. Thank you for letting us know that
these introductions do well for you in your gardens. In regard to our
new introductions for this season, we have 2 new hostas and several new
daylilies. All have been thoroughly tested for several seasons here on our
Zone 4 farm. We are glad
for your communications. E-mails
(ngp@mwt.net) work best and we strive to
answer within 24 hours. Phone
calls are also welcome, but please bear in mind that during daylight hours of
spring through early fall, we are outside and do not carry a phone. We are usually available for calls
around 6-7 a.m. and well after dark in the evening. Regarding
shipping times, please bear
in mind that we are located in a colder zonal
area. We ship as soon as the
plants are ready, but we do not ship prior to this time. Hosta shipments usually commence in
late April depending on weather. We begin daylily shipments a bit later
once the foliage has toughened up a bit to get past the brittle stage. Thank you for realizing that shipping
times are weather dependent. Peonies
are dug and shipped starting in early October. We do our best to work around shipping
times you prefer. Please let us
know of any times when
you will not be available to receive plants. We always
acknowledge orders upon receipt, and when shipping time arrives
we send an email to let you know that your plants will be coming. More and more customers prefer the
convenience of using Paypal, but checks work just
fine, too. If you have
questions about any of our plant offerings, please
do get in touch. We are happy interact with avid gardeners! Regarding visits to the farm, this can
often be arranged a bit in advance.
Afternoons later in the week usually work best, as well as Saturday mornings. For those who would prefer to pick up
a plant order here on the farm that can be readily arranged. Unannounced drop
in visits are difficult as we have no regular
hours and no potted plants for instant pick up. We look
forward to supplying with top quality plants in 2025 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 Northern
Grown Perennials
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, regarding 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. We know of no other nursery that
offers this guarantee. 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 6:00-7:00 A.M. CST or well after dark in the
evening. Both early morning and late
evening calls are welcome. 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
PHONE:
608-734-3178 (early
mornings or late evenings) MINIMUM ORDER: $40.00 SHIPPING MODE & COSTS: We ship USPS Priority Mail.
Shipping costs: (Priority Mail) ~For WI, MN, IA, IL, ND, SD, NE: $12.00 plus $2.00 per plant ~For New England, East Coast and Southern
states: $24.00 plus $2.00 per plant ~For all other states: $18.00 plus $2.00
per plant
(We no longer ship hosta orders to the West
Coast due to the extremely high mailing costs for the longer size boxes)
(Shipping to distant states is very high; hence
higher rates. They increased again in 2024. We do
our best to keep them as
reasonable as possible.) 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. 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 unable 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. If you will be away from
home at certain times, please let us know so we will avoid shipping then. ORDER/SHIPPING ACKNOWLEDGMENT: We always send an
email to acknowledge your order/payment.
And we send an email to let you know when your plants are being shipped. On later season orders it is best to
send along an email to inquire as to availability. We will get back to you quickly to let
you know about any plants that are sold out for the season. 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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Northern Grown Perennials 54779 Helland Rd. Ferryville, WI 54628 Email us at: ngp@mwt.net |
