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Lily of the Valley
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Beautiful PC Grown Viburnums! |
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Mariesii Viburnum |
There are many gorgeous container Viburnum in full bloom right now. Beautiful plants, exceptional value. |
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| Tuberous Begonias! |
We have a great selection of annuals for containers and bedding along with hanging baskets! Fresh stock came in this week - come check them out! |
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NEWTOWN
140 Huntingtown Road
Newtown, CT 06470
tel. 203-426-4037
fax. 203-426-8057
WATERTOWN
496 Bunker Hill Road
Watertown, CT 06795
tel. 860-945-6588
fax. 860-945-9282
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7am - 4:30 pm |
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Scarlet O'Hara Peonies |
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Spotlight on Large Specimens Under this new title we will be spot-lighting a large specimen tree or shrub each week that we currently have in our sales yards. To start it off right we're featuring two flowering trees that are in full bloom in the Newtown Sales Yard. Take a look and consider these for your discerning customers who need something special.
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The beautiful branching of
June Snow Giant Dogwood |
Cornus controversa (Giant Dogwood) 'June Snow' 3.5-4" caliper (12' h x 12'w)
Michael Dirr calls this a "strikingly picturesque horizontally branched tree" and that it is! An excellent choice when you need a medium sized specimen. It will grow to 30-40' tall. 'June Snow' is rounded with layered branching lending itself nicely for natural settings. Great underplanted with spring bulbs! Plant in moist acidic soil in partial shade. Native to Japan and China. Zone 5
| Fort McNair Red Horsechestnut |
Aesculus x carnea 'Ft. McNair'
5-6" caliper (16' high x 10' wide)
Horsechestnuts make a handsome statement and this variety is no exception. It's a popular tree in England growing 30-40' tall. 'Fort McNair' has pink flowers with yellow throats and is quite resistant to leaf blotch. Excellent as a lawn specimen admired from both street and window. Plant in moist, well-drained soils that do not become too dry.
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News from Watertown
| Top to bottom: German Iris 'Again and Again', Dianthus 'Firestar' and D. 'Firewitch' | There's so much in bloom right now it's hard to know where to start! There is house after house of budded and blooming perennials in all colors and textures. We've been watching the Peony buds swell and expect them to open next week which should make a fantastic display! Need flowering shrubs? Our 3 gallon Johanna Azaleas with large red flowers are a great foundation plant. These mid-season bloomers top off at about 4' high and wide are a great value. Also take a look at Peter's Weigela - flowering in both sales yards. These long bloomers shine for weeks! Regarding trees - Duane has some awesome 4-4.5" Autumn Flame Maples dug that are perfect for anyone looking for larger shade trees! And a reminder: we are stocked with Tecnu! Don't risk getting Poison Ivy this season. It's a good idea to keep a bottle in each truck. Hope to see you soon! |
Mark's Turf Tips 19-0-6 with Confront and Dimension
Just a timely reminder: On newly seeded lawns of perennial Rye grass and Kentucky Bluegrass, Confront 3 + Dimension plus
fertilizer can be applied as early as 2 weeks after seed germination first takes place. This will allow you to control broadleaf weeds like dandelions, clover, plantain and others along with crabgrass while promoting rapid establishment of the new turf!
Remember to read, understand and follow all product labels before use.
Thanks Mark!
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Perennial HOT Picks!
| White and Pink Baby's Breath |
Looking great and in very good supply!
Achillea Oertel's Rose (Yarrow) In full bud and some blooming. Orchid pink flowers fade to white. Great for full sun.
Dianthus 'Firewitch' (Hardy Pinks - as seen above) Bright pink flowers in full bloom.
Dicentra 'King of Hearts' (Bleeding Heart) Fern-like foliage and blooming right now. Moist soil with good winter drainage is needed.
Gypsophila repens 'Alba' (Baby's Breath) Creeping plant with clouds of tiny white flowers perched above the foliage. Needs full sun with good drainage.
Iris versicolor (Blueflag Iris) Our native Iris that loves full sun and moist soils. Beautiful blue flowers are blooming now.
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Weekly Special
| Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley) in quart containers |
Lily of the Valley Convallaria majalis 15+ - 10% off
This shade loving, perennial groundcover is a real old-fashioned favorite of ours. It's a reliable woodland spreader that has sweet fragrant white flowers in May. A great plant for those tough shady spots like on the north side of a building or under trees in rich soil where turf grass is difficult to grow. It spreads by underground rhizomes eventually forming nice, long-lived patches. They do best in rich moist soil in partial to full shade. Good to know: we carry other quart sized groundcovers! Ask your sales person about the quart-sized gems including Liriope, Sedum, Sweet Woodruff and Hens and Chicks. |
NOW Incoming this week: Golden Fullmoon Maples, Big Tuna Mugo Pines and more tropicals!
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Double Knockout Roses |
Deciduous Trees, Shrubs & Vines | Acer palmatum 'Sharp's Pygmy' | Dwarf Japanese Maple | Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' | Golden Fullmoon Maple | Campsis radicans 'Balboa Sunset', 'Flava' | Trumpet Vine | Hibiscus syriacus 'Aphrodite' | Rose-of-Sharon | Hydrangea mac. 'Blushing Bride','Endless Summer', 'Twist-N-Shout' | Bigleaf Hydrangea varieties | Prunus subhirtella 'Snow Fountain' 15 g. | Snowfountain Cherry | Rosa Knockouts and The Fairy | Roses | Viburnum pragense | Prague Viburnum |
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Montgomery Blue Spruce |
Ornamental and Broadleaf Evergreens | | Buxus semp. 'Graham Blandy', 'Green Mountain', 'Winter Gem' | Boxwood cultivars | Cedrus atlantica 'Fastigiata', 'Glauca Pendula', 'Glauca' | Atlas Cedar varieties | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' | Weeping Alaskan Cedar | Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Cripsii', 'Gracilis Nana', 'Nana Lutea', 'Tetragona Aurea', 'Verdoni' | Hinoki Cypress | Chamaecyparis pis. filifera 'Green Thread' | Threadleaf Cypress | Ilex crenata 'Chesapeake', 'Excelsa Schwoebel' | Japanese Holly varieties | Ilex x meservae 'Blue Maid', 'Blue Princess', 'Centennial Girl' | Blue Holly | Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted', 'San Jose' (Oriental Pom) | Juniper Pom-pom | Picea abies 'Acrocona', 'Cupressina', 'Formanek', 'Pendula', 'Pusch' | Norway Spruce cultivars | Picea omorika 'Nana' | Dwarf Serbian Spruce | Picea orientalis 'Skylands', 'Tom Thumb' | Golden Oriental Spruce | Picea pungens 'Fat Albert', 'Gail's Skyline', 'Globosa', 'Mongomery', 'Pendula', 'Procumbens' | Colorado Blue Spruce cultivars | Pinus contorta 'Taylor's Sunburst' | Lodgepole Pine | Pinus mugo 'Big Tuna', 'Mops', 'Slowmound', 'Whitebud' | Mugo Pine cultivars | Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag', 'Niagara' | White Pine cultivars | Pinus thunbergi 'Thunderhead' | Dwarf Japanese Black Pine | Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot Spire' | American Arborvitae cultivar | Tsuga canadensis 'Coles Prostrate' | Dwarf Hemlock |
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The Calla Lilies are in bloom...(again!) |
Tropicals | | Abutilon Roseus & Super Red | Flowering Maple | Agapanthus 'Blue Storm', 'Queen Anne', 'Storm Cloud' | Lily of the Nile | Cordyline 'Red Star' | Cordyline | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Amour', 'Empire' | Annual Hibiscus | Mandevilla x 'Rita Marie Green' | Mandevilla | Musa acuminata 'Zebrina' | Blood Banana | Plumbago auriculata 'Monot' | Plumbago | Trachelospermum jasminoides | Star Jasmine |
Zantedeschia albomaculata
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Have a Great Weekend!
As always, we appreciate your business!
Chuck and Darryl Newman Planters' Choice Nursery |
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