美国平静湖苗圃 Tranquil Lake Nursery – 以萱草、西伯利亚鸢尾与日本鸢尾为核心特色的多年生观赏植物专业苗圃

平静湖苗圃（Tranquil Lake Nursery）坐落于美国马萨诸塞州雷希博斯（Rehoboth, Massachusetts），是一座以萱草、西伯利亚鸢尾与日本鸢尾为核心特色的多年生观赏植物专业苗圃。苗圃占地约 22 英亩的无石沃土，紧邻帕尔默河（Palmer River），自 1970 年由植物收藏家 Charles Trommer 创办以来，一直以种苗生产、田间培育和景观设计三位一体的方式经营，是新英格兰地区最具代表性的多年生植物与水生园艺农场之一。

历史与土地保护

苗圃由 Charles Trommer 与妻子 Edy 于 1970 年创立，自始专注于萱草与鸢尾的种苗扩繁。1986 年，园艺师 Warren Leach 与 Philip Boucher 接手经营，并在随后的近 30 年中将业务拓展至容器苗、木本植物以及景观设计服务。2012 年，雷希博斯土地信托（Rehoboth Land Trust）、保育组织 Trustees of Reservations 与马萨诸塞州农业部联合介入，将 22 英亩土地以”农业保护限制契约”（Agricultural Preservation Restriction）方式永久锁定为农业用途，Warren Leach 与园艺师、妻子 Debi Hogan 共同购入全部股份，成为苗圃的新主人。这片田园从此再无被开发为住宅的可能，只会在农业、园艺与生态保护中继续传承下去。

植物与产品特色

苗圃的主营产品以田间地栽的萱草（hemerocallis）、西伯利亚鸢尾（Siberian iris）和日本鸢尾（Japanese iris）为主，另有约两英亩的展示花园集中呈现多年生花草、矮生针叶树、观赏草与水生植物的搭配效果。容器栽培区长期供应多年生草本、灌木与小型乔木，涵盖耐寒观赏草与冬季花园素材，与田间的大宗切花鸢尾形成互补。苗圃秉持”供应品种正确、状态优良、命名准确”的售后原则，对不满意植株提供原标签寄回全额退款服务，是新英格兰少数几家既保留传统田间扩繁、又能提供容器化商品苗的专业农场之一。

园艺活动与教育

苗圃围绕萱草与鸢尾的花期（6 月至 8 月）开展各类园艺教育活动，包括面向公众的花园导览、视频游览、园艺讲座、研讨会以及园艺小组的演讲安排（speakers bureau）。苗圃主理人 Warren Leach 长期为 Fine Gardening、Horticulture Magazine 等园艺刊物撰文，并已出版 Timber Press 园艺专著；其采访与花园报道常年出现在 Gardenista 等园艺媒体。游客在盛花期可漫步两英亩展示花园，观赏混栽花境、水景、永久性容器、镶嵌步道与多年生蔬菜草本配置，并通过现场活动学习家庭花园的造景手法。

景观设计与咨询服务

苗圃由景观园艺师 Warren Leach 主持设计业务，作品跨越马萨诸塞沿海岩石地貌、乡村庄园到弗吉尼亚州 4000 英亩大型农庄等多种场地类型。无论是面朝大海的无边际视野、蓝岭山脉的辽阔全景，还是郊区的标准住宅用地、城市里邮票大小的庭院，Warren 团队都能根据场地特质、土壤条件与业主生活方式，量身打造兼具美学与功能性的花园与景观空间。苗圃同时提供花园设计咨询（Design Consultation）、安装施工与现场教学服务，并支持礼品券预约，是一座把苗圃、展示花园、设计事务所和园艺学校四种身份融为一体的乡村农场。

官网: https://tranquil-lake.com/

Tranquil Lake Nursery is a perennial plant farm and ornamental nursery located in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Spanning roughly 22 stone-free pastoral acres along the Palmer River, the farm has grown daylilies, Siberian iris, and Japanese iris since 1970, and has combined field-grown propagation, container production, display gardens, and landscape design as a single integrated horticultural business for nearly five decades.

History and Land Preservation

The nursery was founded in 1970 by Charles Trommer, an avid plant collector and dye chemist, together with his wife Edy, a Rehoboth school teacher, on land that had already been farmed for generations, as the iconic stone farm walls still bear witness. In 1986 horticulturists Warren Leach and Philip Boucher purchased the nursery and over the next twenty-eight years expanded it into field-grown daylilies and iris, container perennials, and a thriving landscape design practice. In 2012 the partners, together with the Rehoboth Land Trust, The Trustees of Reservations, and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, placed the entire farm under a permanent Agricultural Preservation Restriction, ensuring the land will never be developed and must remain in agriculture forever; Warren Leach and horticulturist Debi Hogan subsequently became the sole owners.

Plants and Product Range

Eight acres of field-grown daylilies, Siberian iris, and Japanese iris form the backbone of the nursery’s production, complemented by a two-acre display garden that shows how perennials, dwarf conifers, ornamental grasses, water plants, and tender perennials combine in mixed borders and water gardens. A separate container yard supplies cold-hardy perennials, shrubs, and small trees, including the early- and late-blooming daylilies highlighted in the nursery’s catalogue year after year. The nursery stands behind every plant with a clear guarantee: any unsatisfactory plant may be returned promptly with its original label for a full refund, a policy that has supported long-term repeat customers across New England.

Horticultural Events and Education

Peak bloom runs from June through August, when visitors are invited to wander the display gardens, join guided tours, and attend hands-on educational events. The nursery maintains a busy speakers’ bureau, hosts workshops, and offers on-site landscape consultations; founder Warren Leach is a regular contributor to Fine Gardening, Horticulture Magazine, and Timber Press, and his interviews have appeared in outlets such as Gardenista. Newsletters, a video tour, and archived event handouts keep remote gardeners connected to the farm throughout the year.

Landscape Design and Consultations

Designed by horticulturist and garden designer Warren Leach, Tranquil Lake’s landscape work ranges from a rockbound ocean-side property in Manchester-by-the-Sea to a country estate in North Grafton, Massachusetts, and a 4,000-acre gentleman’s farm in Madison, Virginia. Each project begins with a site-sensitive reading of soil, light, architecture, and the client’s lifestyle, and proceeds through consultation, master planning, installation, and long-term stewardship. The nursery welcomes gift-certificate holders and pre-ordered pickups by appointment, and continues to balance field production, retail sales, design services, and public education on the same protected farm.

Official Site: https://tranquil-lake.com/