Spring 2010 Catalog
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Clicking on the Picture of the catalog will take you right to the website where you will be able to view and print the new catalog. This year with many more pictures and descriptions to help you decide what plants are right for your garden. Remember if you don't see what you need let us know. We have plants not listed in the catalog. If you need help deciding what plants to purchase give us a call, send us an e-mail or note telling us about your growing conditions and we will make suggestions.
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Events 2010
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Open House
May 1 and 2, 2010
10:00am to 4:00pm
Come tour the gardens, see the early spring wildflowers in bloom.
Learn about using native plants in your gardens.
Mendon Foundation Native Plant Sale
Saturday June 5, 2010
9:00am to 1:00pm
Mendon Station Park to benefit the Mendon Station Foundation
Workshops 10:30am to 12:00pm
please preregister for workshops
contact Arlene Cluff @ (585)624-3182 ajcluff45@aol.com
www.mendonfoundation.com
Mendon Station Park , located in the Hamlet of Mendon at the corner of Pittsford-Mendon Rd. (Rt. 64) and Rush-Mendon Rd. (Rt.251) behind Cibi's.
See events on our Web site updated as soon as dates are confirmed. |
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Greetings!
It may be hard to believe but spring is just around the corner. It's time to plan your garden. Adding native plants to your garden is not only easy, it is also beneficial to you and the environment.Please look over our catalog and let us know if you have any questions. We are here to help you.
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Plan Before You Plant
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 Some times we see a plant and we just have to have it. The plant in question is pleasing to look at and you have just the right spot for it. That is one way to populate your garden. Another is to plan your garden ahead of time and then find the plants you are looking for. Take a look at your site, what do you envision it to look like, how much light do you have, what are the moisture levels in your garden? Look at our catalog and find plants that match your situation. Make a list of ones you would like to have. Draw a plan, remember that in nature plants do not grow in straight lines but drift and intermingle.
A rule of thumb for perennials is to plant 2 to 3 feet apart. Closer for smaller plants such as Trillium, Trout lily etc. Remember most perennials spread by roots or seeds. Leave room for them to grow. A garden is ever changing.
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Planting the Woodland Garden
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 Planting the Native Woodland Garden.
Woodland Gardens are a very intriguing type of garden. Some people
think of too much shade as a problem but if you want a woodland garden
it is shade you need. The shade can be provided by trees, a house, even
small trees cast enough shade for a small garden. Large maple trees
make it very difficult to grow turf under but remember in the woods
this is the very place woodland plants grow.
The
first step is to eliminate the existing turf. This can be done by
smothering it, spraying it with a glyphosate herbicide or stripping it
off. Then put a thin layer of organic matter (leaf mold, peat moss,
compost) over the area, no deeper than 1 inch so as not to suffocate
the tree roots.
Planting under a tree can be difficult if there
are a lot of roots near the surface. Sometimes you need to dig as big a hole as you can and make the roots fit the hole by molding the root ball to fit.
It works, remember the
roots will grow around the tree roots, rocks or other objects that are
in the way.
Plants that will work under trees or in the shade of
a house include: Spring Beauty, Wild Geranium , Wild Columbine, Wild
Ginger, False Solomon's Seal, Blue Wood Aster, White Wood Aster,
Bloodroot, Early Meadow Rue, Foam Flower, Green and Gold,
Jack-in-the-Pulpit, May Apple, Blue woodland Phlox, Rue Anemone,
Sessile Bellwort and Yellow Wood Poppy. These are pretty dependable
plants that will get you started. Do not plant in straight lines. That
is not the way they are in nature. In a natural setting plants spread
from both seed and by increasing plant size. This means they
intermingle and intertwine.
Mulch the bed after planting with
a light layer of bark mulch. I used pine bark mulch. This makes the
bed look neat, keeps weeds down, and conserves moisture. Fertilize in
the fall with a mixture of leaf compost and bone meal. Remulch in the
spring after removing the leaves that fell in the fall. I leave the
leaves on over the winter to protect the plants. The compost and bone
meal food are replacing the nutrients that the plants would normally get from the decomposing leaves.
Once
you bed gets going you can add some of the more difficult to grow
plants and make the garden your own. This bed encourages native
insects, butterflies and other small animals and makes your garden a
nice place to be.
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Swamp Milkweed
Many people are interested in luring
butterflies to thier garden, they are beautiful and fun to watch. To be
honest though, getting them to come to your garden is as easy as
planting zinnias and cosmos. Getting them to be at home in your garden
is a different matter. You need to provide not just food, but a place
to raise their young. This involves planting host plants, these are
native plants that have developed over time with the insect that uses
them. Monarch butterflies use Asclepias, Butterfly Weed, Common
milkweed and Swamp Milkweed among others. Common milkweed runs rampant
in good soil so you need to find a way to contain it if you put it in
your garden. I suggest you don't. Butterfly weed needs dryer soils and
lots of sun. Swamp Milkweed however, is a lot more versatile, stays in
a clump and provides a host plant for Monarch butterflies. Read more
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Native Woodland Collection
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Please share your stories about using native plants. How have they worked for you? Celebrate using native plants in the garden and embrace sustainable landscaping. Bring Nature Home.
Sincerely,
Ellen Folts, Owner
Amanda's Garden |
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