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WEEKLY SPECIAL |
Pink Weeping Cherry
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Fill your containers with color! Pansies available in 10" bowls and flats. |
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Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. Prunus x 'Yedoensis' - Yoshino Cherry
-Thanks John A.! |
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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
GENERAL QUESTIONS
info@planterschoice.com
SPRING HOURS
Monday - Saturday
7am - 4:30 pm |
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Fresh off the truck - Forsythia 'Lynwood Gold' 5/6' |
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Spreading Sunshine
This combo shouts SPRING!
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Forsythia and Cornell Pink Azaleas |
Nothing says Spring like Forsythia - an old-fashioned favorite among many. We have a good number of F. 'Lynwood Gold' in both 3 gallon and 5/6' B&B. Each are an exceptional value. They can stand alone or be used for a good, deer-resistant hedge.
Looking for a lower growing variety? Think about using Forsythia 'Gold Tide'. This great spreader grows as fast horizontally as its upright cousin does vertically. Perfect for a bank or hillside, it will spill like a river of gold at the rate of a couple of feet a year.
For a knockout spring combo, pair it with Azalea 'Cornell Pink' (Rhododendron mucronulatum). 'Cornell Pink' blooms at the same time as Forsythia in a truly gorgeous clear pink. Its fall color is beautiful, too - a rainbow of bright yellow-orange-red to rival even Sugar Maples.
And there's a fringe benefit...most report that, like Forsythia, 'Cornell Pink' is quite deer resistant. Give them a try!
-Thanks Janet! |
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Plants to Know
 | | Mahonia aquifolium |
Oregon Grape Holly
Here's a broadleaf evergreen that is widely used in the mid-Atlantic states, but is harder to find up here in southern New England even though it's hardy to zone 5.
The new growth emerges reddish-bronze, turning bright green in spring then turns dark green by summer. Fall color is a purplish bronze. It flowers with fragrant, bright yellow racemes that open in April. They mature to clusters of blue grape-like berries in late summer to early fall and can persist into early winter. An interesting plant to use in the mixed border or foundation planting. A big plus with this plant is they are deer resistant!
Mahonia Tip: they will not tolerate a sunny, dry location. Plant them in moist well-drained soil in an area protected from wind.
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Deer Fencing
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All You Need!
FENCING
Deer Fence: Heavy duty black poly fencing, 7.5'x 330' Roll
Hex Fence: Black poly coated steel fencing, 7.5'x 100' Roll
POSTS
Angle steel fence post, 10' post
10' Pipe: 1 5/8" vinyl coated pipe with cap
8.5' Pipe & Sleeve: 1 5/8" vinyl coated pipe with cap and ground sleeve (drive cap sold separately).
ACCESSORIES
Drive Cap: For setting ground sleeve for 1 5/8" pipes (reusable)
Ground Sleeve: Drive into the ground to insert 1 5/8" fence pipe.
Monofilament: 8 gauge, black monofilament, 333' Spool
Monofilament Clips: used to splice monofilament together, 10 pack
8" Lock Ties: Heavy duty, UV resistant, black, 100 pack
14" Lock Ties: Heavy duty, UV resistant, black, 100 pack
12" Kinked Stakes: used to secure bottom of the fence
We're happy to help you with any questions! Give us a call! |
News from Watertown
 | | Red and Sugar Maples dug and ready for your next jobs! |
Our tree digging is moving along at a good pace as you can see from the hundreds that are now above ground. The buds are now swelling and will change the landscape over the next week as they open up to their light green new foliage.
In the yard we have some nice B&B Forsythia 'Lynwood Gold' and a nice supply of 5 gallon Ilex 'China Girl' that look great!
 | | Patty, Ramona and Aaron take a photo-break from potting some Heuchera and Korean Feather Reed Grass |
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Weekly Special
 | | Weeping Cherry - Pink |
Pink Weeping Cherry Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'
5-5.5" and 5.5-6"
25% off! Give your customers a weeping cloud of pink this spring. This is exceptional pricing for these larger sized pink Weeping Cherries. They are locally grown at our tree farms and just getting ready to bloom. Underplanted with vinca or spring flowering bulbs gives heads a reason to turn! Stop by soon and check them out! Pricing is honored while supplies last! Come in and take a peak! |
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Perennial Hot Picks
Looking good and in good supply
 | | Winterglut Bergenia |
Bergenia cordifolia (Heartleaf Bergenia) Large waxy evergreen leaves with pink bloom in spring.
Calamagostis brachytricha (Korean Feather Reed Grass) Neat grass that will get about 3-4' high. Rosy seedheads emerge early fall and fade to silver gray.
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' Spreading Sedge Grass has white margins. Forms a clean groundcover over time.
Heuchera x 'Stormy Seas' (Coral Bells) Glossy leaves of maroon-purple have a bright purple underside. A favorite!
Pulmonaria s. 'Blue Ensign' (Lungwort) BRIGHT blue flowers early spring! Great for part shade.
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Incoming this week: Roses, Honey Locust, Screening Evergreens and more!
 | | Magnolia block in full bloom |
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Deciduous Trees & Shrubs | | | | | Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' | Japanese Red Maple | | Aesculus x carnea 'Fort McNair' | Pink Horsechestnut 5-6" | | Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar' | Japanese Barberry | | Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsura 5-6" | | Cornus florida var. rubra | Pink Dogwood | | Crataegus v. 'Winter King' | Winter King Hawthorn | | Gleditsia t. var. inermis 'Skyline' | Honey Locust (thornless) | | Hydrangea mac. 'Blushing Bride', 'Endless Summer', 'Twist-n-Shout' | Bigleaf Hydrangeas | | Hydrangea quer. 'Alice' | Oakleaf Hydrangea | | Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinnea' | Japanese Kerria | | Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | | Prunus s. 'Snowgoose' | Snowgoose Cherry | | Prunus x yedoensis | Yoshino Cherry | | Pyrus calleryana'Aristocrat' | Aristocrat Pear | | Rosa 'Pink Drift', 'Red Drift' | Drift Roses | | Rosa rugosa 'Alba' and pink | Rugosa Rose | | Rubus 'Heritage' | Raspberry (edible) | | Styrax japonica | Japanese Snowbell | | Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii' | Camperdown Elm |
 | | Azalea block in Newtown |
| Ornamental and Broadleaf Evergreens | | | Abies koreana 'Hostmann's Silberlocke' | Dwarf Korean Fir | | Azalea 'Conversation Piece', 'Delaware Valley White', 'Flame Creeper', 'Girard's Crimson', 'Helen Curtis', 'Johanna', 'Karen', 'Macrantha', 'Pleasant White', 'Salmon Spray', 'Stewartstonian' |
Evergreen Azaleas | | Buxus 'Graham Blandy', 'Green Mountain', 'Green Velvet', 'Winter Gem' | Boxwood cultivars | | Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' | Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar | | Cephalotaxus drupacea 'Fastigiata' | Upright Japanese Plum Yew | | Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii', 'Filicoides', 'Nana Gracilis' | Hinoki Cypress | | Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball' | Dwarf Threadleaf Cypress | | Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' | Japanese Cedar | | Ilex crenata 'Compacta', 'Green Luster', 'Helleri', 'Hoogendorn', 'Schwoebel Upright', 'Sky Pencil', 'Steeds' | Japanese Holly varieties | | Ilex glabra 'Shamrock' | Inkberry | | Ilex x 'Dragon Lady', 'Blue Maid', 'Blue Prince', 'Blue Princess', 'China Boy', 'China Girl' | Hybrid Hollies | | Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket' | Skyrocket Juniper | | Picea abies 'Cupressina', 'Frohburg', 'Pendula' | Columnar Norway Spruce | | Picea omorika 'Nana' | Dwarf Serbian Spruce | | Picea pungens 'Bizon Blue', 'Glauca Prostrata' | Colorado Blue Spruce cultivars | | Pieris japonica 'Compacta', 'Dorothy Wykoff' | Japanese Andromeda | | Pinus densiflora 'Tanyosho' | Tanyosho Pine | | Taxus bacata 'Repandens' | English Spreading Yew |
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| Screening Evergreens | | | Picea abies | Norway Spruce 5/6', 6/7', 7/8', 8/10' | | Picea pingens | Colorado Blue Spruce 5/6', 6/7', 7/8', 8/10' | | Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' | American Arborvitae | | Tsuga canadensis | Canadian Hemlock 4/5', 5/6', 7/8', 8/10', 10/12' |
| Ground Cover | | | Hedera helix | English Ivy | | Liriope 'Big Blue', 'Variegata' | Lily Turf | | Pachysandra terminalis | Japanese Spurge |
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Have a Fantastic Weekend!
As always, we appreciate your business!
Chuck and Darryl Newman
Planters' Choice Nursery |
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