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WEEKLY SPECIAL |
Rudbeckia
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Grab some beautiful Cannas the next time you visit us in Newtown. These sturdy plants in full bloom with colorful foliage will serve you well into fall. "Can I save them till next year?" you may ask. Sure! Cut them back and dig up the tubers before a heavy frost, store them in a cool dry place and replant in spring after all danger of frost is over. They're cool and fun and 50% off!!! |
Fall's the time for planting Spring Bulbs!
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Plan ahead - get your customers excited about Spring Blooming Bulbs for planting this fall. Pick up a brochure soon! Narcissus, Tulips, Crocus, Alliums and more!
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Contact Us
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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
QUOTES
Newtown - Ross Proctor
Watertown - Liz Bette
GENERAL QUESTIONS
info@planterschoice.com
HOURS
Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday
7:00 am-1:00pm |
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Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x 'Goblin') |
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Fresh dug Norway Spruce are
available now in Watertown!
Arriving next week:
EVERGREENS
A full assortment of Screening Evergreens are scheduled to land next week, many dug from our fields, including
Norway Spruce, White Pine & Arborvitae! Call for availability and sizes because it's time to line up your fall screening jobs!
MUMS, CABBAGE & KALE and MILLET
Plan on getting your fall gardens and containers spruced up and looking autumnal soon. Mums (8" pots) will be coming along with our own Cabbage & Kale in 1 gallon (8" pots) and our homegrown Our own Millet in 3 gallon (12") containers. Great prices for a great start to FALL!
Call for availability and prices anytime!
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Cover Crops in the Landscape?
Mark talks about groundcovers and how they work
 | | Heuchera, Ajuga and Fern planted en masse add beautiful color to the ground. |
There has been a recent resurgence in modern agriculture in the use of cover crops for improved yields and for the health of plants. Many of the benefits from cover crops in farming can also be applied to residential and commercial landscapes. In the landscape groundcovers can be used in the same manner as a cover crop for these benefits as stated by Ohio State University:
- Soil Quality Improvements
Soil tilth is improved whenever a plant establishes roots and grows into compacted areas. Water infiltration is improved as well. When a field lays fallow for a period of time, the surface tends to seal and water will run off. Cover crops protect the soil surface and reduce sealing. Also, beneficial organisms in the soil, such as earthworms, thrive when fresh plant material is decomposing. Organic matter levels tend to improve with the addition of cover crops. -
Erosion Control
Cover crops reduce wind and water erosion on all types of soils. By having the soil held in place by cover crops during the fall, winter, and early spring, loss of soil from erosion is greatly reduced. - Fertility Improvements
Legumes can add substantial amounts of available nitrogen to the soil. Non-legumes can be used to take up excess nitrogen from previous crops and recycle the nitrogen as well as available phosphorus and potassium to the following crop. This is very important after manure application, because cover crops can reduce leaching of nutrients. - Suppress Weeds
A dense stand of winter rye or other cover crop can suppress weeds by soil shading. Allelochemicals from cover crops suppress the growth of other plants. - Insect Control
Beneficial insects, such as lady beetles or ground beetles, may be encouraged by planting cover crops.
As you can see, the root systems of trees and shrubs could benefit greatly from the addition of some well placed groundcovers in the landscape.
Check out our selection of groundcovers in the catalog on page 84, and don't forget there are many perennials that can be used as groundcovers as well, such as Heuchera, Hosta, Lamium, Stachys, Geranium, Tiarella, Helleborus and on and on...
-Thanks Mark!
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All Tropicals 50% OFF!!!
Includes Cannas, Caladiums, Mandevilla,
Jasmine and Sago Palms. |
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Spotlight on Pairs of Larger Specimens
Need a pair of large matching sentinels for a driveway, to frame a property or, as Ed says, " just show off"? We have some beautiful specimen pieces including these here starting from the top:
Degroot's Spire Arborvitae
(Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire') These sharp looking Arborvitae will add a sense of formality to the landscape. Beautiful in front of stonework or out in the landscape on their own. If your customers love the Italian Cypress, then give them these Degroot's Spires! These here are 12/14', other sizes also available.
Slender Hinoki Cypress
(Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis') These tightly sculpted Hinoki Cypress will grow about 15' tall making their presence known right from the start. Plant in moist, well-drained soil in an area protected from winter winds. 8/10' seen here, other sizes in stock.
Golden Hinoki Cypress
(Chamaecyparis 'Crippsii') Designers like this plant for the bright contrast it adds to the surrounding site. Beautiful with broadleaf evergreens and other conifers. 7/8' seen here, other sizes available.
Japanese White Pine
(Pinus parviflora 'Glauca') They will grow about 30' with a varied rounded habit. A great choice for coastal properties as they are quite salt tolerant. Soft blueish needles and rounded cones add even more interest. 10/12' specimens in Newtown.
Purple Columnar Beech
(Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple') It's hard to miss these purple fastigiate Europen Beech in the sales yard in Newtown - they mark the entrance to the deciduous trees with panache. 5-6" seen here, others are also available!
Stop by the sales yard in Newtown to see these, or give either office a call for other suggestions. |
Mark's Turf Tips
2014 Lawn Care Starts Now!
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In another week it will be September and even now temperatures have been seasonably cool and moisture levels are good. In short it's shaping up to be an excellent fall season for lawn installations and renovations. Fall is the best time for planting grass seed as crabgrass is no longer growing competitively and other broad leaf weeds are slowing down as well. In effect the cool season grasses have the competitive edge in the fall often continuing to grow well many years right into December. Then, grasses will continue to grow early in the spring, becoming mature enough for the first application of crab grass control in April.
If you're looking to improve your customers' lawns for next year, get started now! We have many seed mixes to choose from plus the fall fertilizers you need to ensure a fantastic start to 2014.
Don't forget to check out our two Lawn Care Programs under the Quick Links up on the left - our 4 Step Turf Care Program and our Intensive Turf Care Program. Print them up or save the docs onto your Smartphones so you'll know what to do and when to do it!
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Perennial HOT Picks!
Looking good and in good supply!
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Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' (Japanese Forest Grass) Great grass for shade - 1 gallon full plants ready for your fall gardens
Deloperma nubigenum (Ice Plant) This succulent loves the sun - they're overflowing their pots!
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago) Nice groundcover for sun to part shade with true-blue blooms, then great fall color.
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum' (Black-eyed Susan) SEE THE WEEKLY SPECIAL! Full and in various stages from bud to bloom. Plant in sweeps along with ornamental grasses for a complete fallscape.
Agastache 'Bolero' (Anise Hyssop) In full bloom now - great bronze green foliage with a minty fragrance and tall pink flowers. Check them out!
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Weekly Special
All Rudbeckia, Mix and Match!
Buy 10 or more, get 10% off!
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Black-eyed Susan's |
This week choose from the tried and true Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm', the biennial type R. hirta 'Autumn Colors', 'Denver Daisy' and 'Indian Summer' or R. nitida 'Herbstonne'.
All varieties will add a warm, longlasting punch of color heading into fall.
Offer valid from Fri. Aug. 24th - Sat. Aug. 30th
Also on special, while supplies last:
All Tropicals 50% off! |
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Incoming this week -
Norway Sprucein Watertown, Inkberry, Vanilla Strawberry Panicle Hydrangea and...Screening Evergreens coming innext week!
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Beautiful house of Autumn Fern
(Dryopteris erythrosora) taken in Watertown |
| Deciduous Trees, Shrubs | | | Hydrangea paniculata 'Vanilla Strawberry' | Panicle Hydrangea | | Rosa Knockout Series 3 gallon | Knockout Roses |
 | | Ilex crenata 'Chesapeake' 10 gallon |
| Ornamental and Broadleaf Evergreens | | | Cephalotaxus 'Drupacea', 'Fastigiata' | Japanese Plum Yew | | Ilex aquipernyi 'Dragon Lady' | Dragon Lady Holly | | Ilex crenata 'Chesapeake', 'Sky Pencil' | Japanese Holly | | Ilex x meserveae 'Centennial Girl', 'China Girl' | Hybrid Holly |
 | | Green Giant Arborvitae 7 gallon |
| Screening Evergreens | | | Thuja occ. 'Emerald Green' 5 gallon | Emerald Green Arborvitae | | Thuja plicata 'Green Giant' 7 gallon | Green Giant Arborvitae |
Picea abies (Norway Spruce) are currently available in Watertown. A nice assortment of larger screening material is due in next week. Call anytime for availability.
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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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