Welcome to The Country Bumpkin Garden Center
– spring 2025 –
Current Nursery Hours
Monday: 8am – 5pm
Tuesday: 8am – 5pm
Wednesday: 8am – 5pm
Thursday: 8am – 5pm
Friday: 8am – 5pm
Saturday: 8am – 5pm
Sunday: 10am – 3pm
What’s happening at The Bumpkin
– June 2025 –
now available! –Â annual and vegetable seedlings, shrubs, trees and perennials
 We have some exciting new tree varieties this season including;
Redbud Flamethrower – dazzles at 15 feet tall and 15 feet wide with vibrant, multicolored foliage.
Crabapple Pink Princess – blooms at 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide with delicate pink flowers.
Crabapple Ruby Daze –Â grows 15 feet tall and 12 feet wide, showcasing deep red fruit and foliage.
Weeping Beech Purple – cascades to 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide at maturity with striking purple leaves.
Aspen Summer Shimmer Clump – reaches 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide, its leaves shimmering in the breeze.
Magnolia Mercury – 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide at maturity, adorned with fragrant, creamy blooms.
Maple Regal Petticoat – stands 50 feet tall and 40 feet wide, flaunting layered green and red leaves.
Sugar Maple Powderkeg – 60 feet tall and 45 feet wide, bursting with fiery fall color.
Golden Rain Tree – 20 feet tall and 18 feet wide, with golden-yellow foliage.
Remember when planting trees and shrubs – dig the hole no deeper than the length of the soil in the pot/container. Make the hole at least twice as wide as the container and backfill with good soil. We recommend a 50/50 mix of topsoil and Organimix Compost, which we sell in convenient 27 lb bags. We also have bulk soil.
Perennials and native perennials – Come and browse through our interesting and wide selection of perennials. From natives to nativars, as well as popular garden favorites.
We now stock Midwest Landscapers Pro ONE STEP!
ONE STEP is an outstanding growing medium blend for our Lake County landscapes and gardens.
It makes an excellent fill, planting media and fine mulch all in one.
The ingredients consist of 1/2″ southern pine bark fines, compost, leaf mulch, hardwood fines, iron sulfate (helps balance our alkaline rich soils), blue chip (slow release nitrogen), gypsum (helps break-up clay heavy soils), added mycorrhizae.
Oakleaf Hydrangea – Ruby Slippers.
Grasses – also featuring native species.
Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’ – native.
Lobelia cardinalis ‘Black Truffle’ – native.
Lobelia cardinalis ‘Black Truffle’ – native.
Chameleon Plant – prolific spreading ground cover.
Hydrangea macropylla – many varieties and colors.
Bearded Iris
Bigleaf Hydrangea ‘Bailmacseven’
Magnolia x ‘Ann’ – and other varieties.
Iris virginica – Blueflag iris. Native.
Liatris cylindracea – Blazing Star. Native.
Phytostegia virginiana – Obedient Plant. Native.
Thymus argenieur – Hi-ho Silver’ Thyme.
Delosperma – Fire Spinner Ice Plant.
Fragaria lipstick – Ornamental Strawberry.
Sagina subulata ‘Aurea’ – Scotch Moss.
Thymus praecox ‘ Purple Carpet’ – Creeping Thyme.
Ceanothus americanus – New Jersey Tea.
Hosta ‘Mighty Mouse’.
Iberis sempervirens ‘Snowflake’ – Hardy Candytuft.
Armeria ‘Ballerina Lilac’ – False Sea Thrift.
Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed.
Coreopsis lanceolata -Sand Coreopsis.
Eryngium yuccifolium – Rattlesnake Master.
Phlox divaricata – Woodland Phlox. Native.
Lobelia siphilitica – Great Blue Lobelia. Native.
Panicum virgatum – Switch Grass. Native.
Arisaema triphyllum – Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Native.
Lythrum alatum – Winged Loosetrife. Native.
Country Bumpkin Gift Cards
Give the perfect gift for the 2025 growing season!
Our Gift Cards can be for any amount and never expire. Enquire at the front encounter.
Gardening and Landscaping Services Tailored for You
Nursery Plant Sales
Explore our extensive collection of seasonal plants and vegetables, flowers, shrubs, perennials, trees and evergreens to brighten up your garden.
Bulk Landscape Materials
We have bulk and bagged soil, compost, mulch, stone, sand, boulders, decorative stone, and cobble stone. We deliver everything too!
Landscaping Services
Transform your outdoor space with our professional landscaping services tailored to your needs. Stop by to talk with our landscaping experts.
Garden Center Store
Our garden center store has everything you need for your garden and landscape. We also carry statuary, water fountains, garden furniture and more…
Seasonal Planters
Have our experts create custom seasonal planters for you for any season – thrillers, fillers and spillers. We deliver right to your door too!
Gardening Advice
Get expert tips and guidance from our knowledgeable staff to keep your garden thriving all year round. We love helping gardeners!
Explore our Garden Center
Concrete Statuary – Fountains – Planters & Pots – Bird Houses & Feed – Garden Pharmacy – Decorative Flags – Garden Art – Benches – Local Honey – Seasonal Produce –Â Wind Chimes – Garden Tools – Rustic Garden Art – Gifts
