Great results with 9-2-5 with 6% Iron!

The clock is ticking for crab-grass pre-emergence control! 

Fact: Crab grass will start to germinate in warm areas, along curbs walkways and edging, during the last week of April. If you are serious about controlling crabgrass in your customer's lawn you need to apply a good pre-emergent NOW, yes NOW!  Try 18-0-5 with Dimension for a healthy green lawn without embarrassing crabgrass.  Dimension will work to prevent crabgrass germination as well as control freshly germinated crabgrass as well.
 
If you have areas where you have seeded, watch for germination - two weeks later you can apply 19-0-6 with Confront+ Dimension + fertilizer to control both crab grass and broad leaf weeds.
 
Don't forget to apply some 9-2-5 with 6% Iron for the darkest green lawn you can get for your customer.  Because the Nitrogen is organic based, it's slow releasing to allow for a more steady release.  Just take a look at the lawn here at Planters Choice ! 

Want to go fully organic?  Try our Healthy Turf 8-1-9 or Espoma Organic Lawn Food for some great results!

News from Watertown

Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'

Duane and his crew have been busy digging up at our  farms. Both River Birch  (Betula nigra 8-10', 10-12') and Himalayan Birch (B. Jacquemonti 8/10', 10/12', 12-14'). The yard is filling up nicely with many flowering trees including Magnolias, Cherries and Dogwood. Need Evergreens? Stop by - plenty to choose from!

Some wonderful Kwanzan Cherries came down to Newtown this week from our tree farm.  Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' has double rosy-pink flowers that open in clusters along their branches. Excellent specimen tree to ring in spring!  They flower profusely from a young age, have that great smooth, cherry bark and respectable fall color. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil.  Give your customers something to look forward to for years to come! 

Magnolia x loebneri 'Dr. Merrill'

Incoming this week - Roses, a new re-blooming lilac and some LARGE trees!

Acer buergerianum (Trident Maple) 4-4.5" One of our favorites! Outstanding fall color on this smaller maple.

Acer saccharum 'Legacy' (Sugar Maple) 4-4.5" 

Azalea 'Delaware Valley White' 3ga.

Hydrangea m. 'Endless Summer' (Bigleaf Hydrangea) 5 gallon
H. paniculata 'Little Lime' (Hardy Hydrangea) 3 gallon A dwarf form of 'Limelight' but 1/3 the size!
Magnolia 'Edith Bogue' (Southern Magnolia) 10/12' Evergreen, white flowering. Though one of the most cold hardy, it's best in a protected site.

 Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood' 3-3.5"

 Rosa 'Knockout', 'New Dawn' (climbing), 'Pink Knockout'
Syringa x 'Bloomerang Purple' (Lilac) NEW! Reblooming lilac that's fragrant, compact (48-60"), blooms in spring and again after the heat of summer until frost! Give it a try!
Viburnum rhytidophylum (Leatherleaf Viburnum) 4-5' 

Buxus s. 'Graham Blandy' 4-5'

Broadleaf and Dwarf Evergreens

Buxus sempervirens specimen and hedge grade, assorted sizes and B. semp. 'Graham Blandy' nice for narrow areas or accent plant, especially nice when deer are an issue. 

B. x 'Green Velvet' 15-18"
Cedrus deod. 'Karl Fuchs' 3-3.5"

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Cripsii' (Hinoki Cypress)
Cryptomeria jap. 'Black Dragon' assorted sizes

Ilex crenata (Japanese Holly) 'Chesapeake', 'Compacta', 'Green Luster', 'Helleri', 'Nigra', 'Steeds', 'Sky Pencil' assorted sizes, please call.

I. glabra (Inkberry) 'Compacta', 'Shamrock' 3, 7, and 10g. Deer resistant and native!

I. x 'Centennial Girl' 8-10' 

Pinus cembra (Swiss Stone Pine) 6-7'
Rhododendron 'English Roseum' 4/5'

Taxus x m. 'Densiformis' (Spreading  Yew) 18-24"

T. 'Hicksi' (Upright Yew) 18-24", 4-4.5'
 

'Nelly Stevens'  Holly, 'Vanderwolf' Pine and Canadian Hemlock

Evergreens for Screening
Picea abies (Norway Spruce) 12-14'
Picea orientalis (Oriental Spruce) 8-10'
P. pungens (Colorado Spruce)
Thuja plicata 'Green Giant' (Green Giant Western Arborvitae) 6-7', 16-18'
Tsuga canadensis (Canadian Hemlock) 12/14'

Larger Specimens
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' (Maple) 5-6"
Acer x 'Norwegian Sunset' (Maple) 4-4.5" limited.
Cercidiphyllum japonica (Katsura) 8"

Parrotia persica (Persian Parrotia) 5.5-6"

Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) 7" 

Time for the Boston Marathon, Monday April 18, 2011!

Good Luck to Peter Lofink again this year as he runs his 10th Boston Marathon!

Track his progress with Bib number 2106!

Go Peter!!!!!!!

Have A Great Weekend!

Taxes done?  Celebrate and Go Fishing!