"What can we do now that will help prepare our plants for the next storm? "

Check out the answer below. Submit your questions and earn a chance to save!  

Come to Planters' Choice to dump your loads! You can even drop them after hours in Newtown (the gate near the corner of Huntingtown and Brushy Hill Rds. will be open for you with plenty of space to turn around) Thanks!

Just because we've begun to cover the hoop houses doesn't mean we'll be closing! We're open year-round with access to all our plant material and hardgoods. 

  Sometimes it's the little things that make all the difference, like fresh gravel in the shade area in our Newtown Sales Yard...sweeeet! 

Glory-of-the-Snow

 There's still time to plant your spring bulbs!

Make a splash of color with Anemone,  Narcissus, Crocus, Hyacinth, Glory-of-the-Snow, Allium, and colorful blends of Tulips.

-Monday, Nov. 26th we will start our Winter Hours: M-F 8am-4:30 pm 

Remember, we are open all winter long, so any questions you

have or plants you may need - come on over!

A sample wreath looks great as is on the door to P1!

Make Planters' Choice the first stop for your seasonal displays. Start with some fragrant Balsam Fir or mixed Cedar & Pine wreaths on wire frames ranging from 8" to 36" across. Decorate them further on  your own or choose some of our colorful pre-decorated wreaths, ready to go and great for windows and entryways. Need some roping for along stone walls or fences? We'll also have Balsam and Cedar & Pine roping in 30' rolls. Have seasonal containers you need to fill? There will be bundles of fillers and tips plus swags of mixed greens!

All this should arrive in Newtown any day (hopefully by Tuesday). Give us a call to confirm availability or to place any larger orders.

203-426-4037  and ask for Claudia! 

What: 6 classes help you prepare for the Arborist Licensing Exam 

Where: 140 Huntingtown Rd. Newtown, CT  (our sales office) 

When: Wednesdays, Jan. 9th - Feb. 13th, 2 pm

Cost: $175 (non-refundable)

Thinking about getting your Arborist license? Consider signing up for this 6 session class to help you prepare for it. Detailed information will be coming asap. Call and talk to Mark Kokinchak with any questions or to sign up. 203-426-4037

'Rose Hill' English Oak - tough, adaptable good salt resistance.

The 3 R's of Life-After-Sandy  Repairs, Renovation and Replacement  

Many questions are coming in on how best to restore our storm-ravaged landscapes. High on the list is:

What can we do now that will help prepare our plants for the next storm?

Janet responds: Preparing for next time means thoughtful plant selection, and good cultural practices: 

• Choose the right plant for the site. We can help you match your customers' wish lists to their sites real needs. There are many characteristics that can make one tree "windfirm" such as having a tap root (Oaks)...having an open form (Japanese White Pine)... having a light leaf (Honeylocust or Scholar Tree) or a deciduous needle (Bald Cypress or Dawn Redwood).
•  Keep your trees clean. Remove dead wood and thin tree canopies.
•  Prune shrubs appropriately, if regular maintenance is practiced, one should never take more than a third of the plant at a time when rejuvenating (just as you wouldn't cut more than a third of the blade when mowing). After Sandy, prune damaged wood only. As much as possible, leave fussy shaping for after the plants recover. Plants with more leaves in spring can make more food to recover faster.
•  Feed, feed feed. NOW. After flushing salt thoroughly from anything that was inundated, feed damaged plants. Promoting vigorous root growth is crucial for stressed plants. Roots will still take up nutrients while the weather remains mild, and plants will flush stronger in the spring if nourished now.
•  For post-Sandy 'meds' our first choice, hands down, is PHC'S BioPak Plus 3-0-20 .Keep in mind, BioPak includes rhizopshere bacteria which need to be IN the soil (not ON it) to do their thing - easily accomplished with this water-soluble product. After flushing out any salt Sandy may have brought, drench with these amazing microbes. Remember, you want them to go DOWN WITH THE ROOTS, multiplying by many times the nutrient uptake ability of your plants.

Submit your landscaping question via email to sbarbier@planterschoice.com and you'll be entered in a monthly drawing to receive 10% off your next purchase (pick up only, does not apply to deliveries). Please use "Question of the Week" in the subject line and let me know if you want your name and business mentioned. 

6/7' 'Tamukeyama' Japanese Maple

This includes all B&B, container and Specimen Boxed Japanese Maples!  Choose from Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood', 'Sango Kaku' (Coral Bark) & 'Shishigashira' (Lion's Head) or the Dissectum varieties including: 'Crimson Queen', 'Green Hornet', 'Orangeola', 'Viridis' and others! This includes even the Fullmoon Maples Acer shirasawanam 'Aureum' and 'Autumn Moon'. Don't miss out, take full advantage of this sale while supplies last!

Continued specials on:

All B&B Japanese Maples now 40% 

All B&B Specialty Conifers* named cultivars only - 20% off

All Magnolia 20% off!
All Fruit Trees 10 & 15 gallon - 30% off

*Does NOT include screening evergreens, Arborvitae or container conifers.   

Prices are net, no further discount applies. 

Many ornamental, shade & screening trees for all your needs still available. PC Grown Canadian Hemlock , Norway Spruce and White Pine! Sugar and Swamp Maples, Cherries and Magnolia, Viburnum and Dwarf River Birch - come on over to either yard, there is still time to plant!!!  

Pinus sylvestris 'Albyn's Prostrata'

Can't decide? Ask your sales person about their favorite!