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Grow Fronds!
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Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red' emerging in spring, and our 1 gallon pots. |
Here's a nice choice for your next shade garden, Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red'. It's a delicate fern with wonderful red/maroon stems that last throughout the growing season. The clean fronds unfurl early May in a process called circinate vernation. It's a well-behaved fern that may need to be divided every few years, but the clump above was put in about 3 years ago in part shade and is not yet growing out of bounds. It receives a few hours of midday sun, which it doesn't seem to mind - and hasn't shown any sign of burning even with these days of 100º heat. However, part shade to shade in a moist, rich site are its textbook requirements. Lady Fern would look equally good in a shady border or woodland garden, but plant them where their stems can be appreciated.
Don't forget as ferns are usually the best choice when it comes to deep shade, there are also many varieties that tolerate a good amount of sun, dry and wet conditions. Hayscented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula quickly forms a carpet of light green fronds that can tolerate sun. Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, likes drier upland conditions and is most often found growing on woodsy hillsides. Royal Fern, Osmunda regalis, requires moist soil and will even tolerate standing water. And best of all, these are all our native ferns!
Also, remember you can perk up those shady areas with spring color. Ferns are a great foil for the early spring bulbs. Try Crocus, Scilla and Muscari for completing the picture. Remember to think about your spring bulbs now as we begin to place our orders - give us a call or talk to us the next time you're in.
Need to transplant or divide your ferns? It's easy, but best done early spring while the fern is dormant making sure you get a large amount of the fiberous root mass. Keep them well watered until established. Please do not dig up the native fern from the wild. The Connecticut Botanical Society has a wonderful clickable fern list with great information on individual native ferns of CT. You'll be surprised how many there are!
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The Spotlights On... Trident Maple Acer buergerianum |
Acer buergerianum |
Here's an often overlooked tree that has a lot to offer. The Trident Maple is a wonderful, smaller, slow growing tree reaching 20-30' tall. It is almost as wide as tall with an oval to rounded form - just what's needed for a street tree or near the home and patio. Their lower branching habit make them useful for screening undesirable views. A native of China, it is commonly planted as a street tree in Japan. The bark on older trees is interesting too, turning a gray-brown-orange with scaly plates.
But it's the foliage that's neat - it emerges a bronze-purple and as it matures, turns a dark glossy green which looks fresh all summer. The fall color varies from yellow to orange to red. They're very low maintenance, very little pruning is needed - but they can be heavily trimmed like a Beech or Hornbeam if desired. Plant in full sun in well-drained acidic soil. Once established it is quite drought resistant. Zones 5-8.
We have a limited quantity of 3-3.5" caliper, so stop by Newtown and take a look soon. |
| Dog Days of August Every Wednesday! |
Please don't forget to stop by either location for a quick bite, hot off the grill!
We'll be cooking every Wednesday in August between 11:30am and 1:30pm.
So do a little shopping and grab a dog for the road or take a minute and hang out - it's SUMMER! |
Staff Picks! Jamie Goes for the Rheingold!
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Rheingold Arborvitae 3 gallon  |
Jamie has been working in sales for Planters' Choice in Watertown for the past 3 years.
"I like Rheingold Arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis for it's compact habit, and year-round color & fine texture. Since this arborvitae is a slow grower it's a great, low maintenance plant for the landscape. It'll get 3-5' tall making it good for foundation plantings. It does best in full sun." Thanks Jamie! |
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'Double Knockout' Roses |
In This Week:
Buxus sempervirens, x 'Green Mountain', 'Green Velvet', 'Winter Gem', B&B assorted sizes.
Ilex x meservae 'Blue Maid', 'Blue Princess' (Blue Holly)
Picea glauca 'Conica' 10 gallon (Dwarf Alberta Spruce)
Roses
R. 'Double Knockout', 'Pink Knockout', 'White Out'
R. 'New Dawn', climber, pink buds opening pale pink
...and more roses to come next week!
Also in this week: Insect Repellent- 10 hr. Tecnu 4 & 12 oz - great control for stopping poison ivy once you have been exposed - before it goes to far! RoundUp - Drypacks in handy packets and Concentrate
Thalictrum rochebrunianum |
Perennial HOT List Looking Good and in Good Supply!Aster 'Vibrant Dome' (Aster) Leucanthemum 'Silver Princess' (Shasta Daisy)Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)Monarda 'Petite Delight' (Bee Balm)Nepeta 'Blue Wonder', 'Six Hills Giant'Polemonium 'Stairway to Heaven'Salvia 'Bluehill' (Meadow Sage)Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)Stokesia 'Color Wheel'Thalictrum rochebrunianum (Meadow Rue)Hibiscus seriacus (Rose of Sharon) all in bud and full bloom!
Clethra alnifolia (Summer Sweet) still blooming
Hydrangea paniculata (Panicle Hydrangea) in full bloom, many to choose from.
...and so much more!
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 Planters' Choice, LLC
Visit our two locations:
140 Huntingtown Rd. Newtown, CT 06470 Tel. 203-426-4037 Fax 203-426-8057
496 Bunker Hill Rd. Watertown, CT 06795 Tel. 860-945-6588 Fax 860-945-9282
Hours:
March 15th - June 26th Mon.- Sat. 7 am - 4:30 pm
June 28th - Nov. 20th Mon. - Fri. 7 am - 4:30 pm & Sat. 7 am - 1 pm
Winter Hours Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 4:30 pm | |
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