Northeastern Pennsylvania · Zone 6b
Medicinal and traditionally useful plants for home apothecary gardens, grown with care on a small farm in the foothills of the Appalachians.
Our Approach
We grow medicinal and traditionally useful plants for home apothecary gardens in Pennsylvania’s climate.
Our focus is on species valued for supporting rest, resilience, digestion, immunity, and everyday well-being. We also offer a selection of Northeastern native and regionally adapted plants that thrive here and support healthy gardens.
We grow without herbicides and without pesticides. Beds are tended by hand. We rely on healthy soil, the right plant in the right place, water-wise irrigation, and close observation instead of sprays. That is slower work. It is also how we want plants to leave this farm: ready for a home garden, not carrying a chemical story with them.
Every plant listing clearly states origin, growing needs, and traditional use so you can choose with confidence.
From the nursery
Penstemon digitalis
Northeastern native with elegant white tubular flowers. Outstanding for bees, hummingbirds, and resilient low-input plantings.
Echinacea purpurea
Iconic native perennial with a long history of traditional use and exceptional value for pollinators and birds.
Cercis canadensis
Beloved spring-flowering native tree with magenta-pink blooms on bare branches. A graceful addition to Zone 6b gardens.
Snapshots
A peek at plants growing at the nursery — not yet in the online catalog.
Why Rose Sharon Gardens
Selected and raised for Pennsylvania’s climate so plants establish well in home gardens here.
Every listing shares origin, growing needs, and traditional use so you can choose with confidence.
Medicinals and Northeastern natives side by side—supporting both personal well-being and local biodiversity.