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Japanese Andromeda
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Pinks and Purples
for Fall! |
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New England Asters are a mainstay of the fall landscape and these shine with their color intensity. Plant in full sun with good drainage. |
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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
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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Clara Curtis Chrysanthemum |
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Spotlight on Larger Specimens
Golden Fernleaf Cypress
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Ed picked a nice evergreen specimen this week - a great one for a prominent place in the landscape. Golden Fernleaf Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Tetragona Aurea' is a good anchor plant for a conifer garden, entryway or foundation planting. A slow grower, it will reach about 15' forming a low-maintenance (almost never needs pruning) pyramid. Plant in full sun to part shade, though it does appreciate protection from strong afternoon sun. Moist, well-drained soil is what this plant needs for optimum performance. Start it off with a good planting fertilizer like Roots or Healthy Start. It's really a beautiful conifer, and at 10-12' it will make an instant impression!
Stop by the Sales yard in Newtown for a closer look! |
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Some of Our Favorite Bulbs
Ask anyone what their favorite spring bulb is and they're happy to share - even some of our crew!
- Drew - Narcissus 'Thalia' for it's white flower and later bloom time
- John - Fritillaria lutea (actually all the larger "Frits") for their umbrella-like clusters on tall stalks and their rodent and deer resistance
- Suz - Narcissus 'Mt. Hood' for their strong stalks with large white trumpets
- Jeff - He's loving the Rembrandt Tulip Mix, that combo looks awesome - multi-colored single late tulips in reds, whites and yellows - each with a contrasting splash of color
- Tom - Narcissus 'Geranium' because they are so fragrant and make a great cut flower
- Mark - Mixed Crocus coming up in a well-maintained lawn!
- Darryl - The smaller Narcissus like 'Tete-a-tete' or the white 'Thalia' because the foliage is more delicate - great for mixing in with perennials and underplanting shrubs
- Barbara - Galanthus (Snow Drops) for their cute little, early white flowers signaling that winter's on its way O-U-T!
- Charlie - ditto to Barb's on the Galanthus plus he also likes the large Leucojum (Summer Snowflake)
- Ross - He loved the Tulip combination he saw once on a large estate: the later blooming 'Queen of the Night' (deep almost black-purple) and 'Maureen' (white)
- Ed - Narcissus 'Dutchmaster' planted in large masses to make a big statement welcoming spring
- Susan - Chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow) for the small blue flowers that open after the crocus and because they spread so nicely with narrow foliage that just melts away
Head over to either office and check them out. Many of our personal favorites are special order - if available we'll have them ready for pick up in a week or so. Look for your favorites in the Spring Bulb Brochure on the counters. |
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Perennial HOT Picks!
Looking good and in good supply!
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Heuchera x 'Pistache' (Coral Bells)
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Anemone 'Whirlwind' (Windflower)Beautiful foliage budded and just starting to bloom. The flowers are tall on their stems above the leaves. Very nice plants.
Pennisetum 'Hameln' (Dwarf Fountain Grass) Full in their pots and blooming.
Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum (Japanese Painted Fern) Nice and full in their pots - Variegated foliage has a beautiful frosty appearance.
Echinacea 'Magnus' (Purple Cone Flower) Nicely budded and ready to bloom!
Heuchera 'Pistache' (Coral Bells) Chartreuse foliage on full plants - great to brighten the shade
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Weekly Special
3 gal. Japanese Andromeda Pieris japonica
Buy 10 or more, Get 10% off!
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Now is the time to stock up on Japanese Andromeda! A great value anyway but with an extra 10% off our PC Grown 3 gallon, it's a sure bet! Their tight flower clusters are visible all winter and open early spring. The new spring growth is a bronzy red ('Mountain Fire' has bright red) and the glossy evergreen leaves are great for warming up any area that is in partial shade. And don't forget about one of their best features - they're deer resistant!
Choose from our home grown varieties such as: 'Compacta', 'Dorothy Wykoff', 'Mountain Fire' and others.
Offer valid Sat. Sept. 14 - Fri. Sept. 20th! |
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NOW!
Incoming and Looking Great - Privet, Hybrid Dogwood and Groundcover including flats of Pachysandra, English Ivy and Liriope* in 1 gallon containers both 'Big Blue' and 'Variegata'.
*Please note that going into fall it is best to plant Liriope in 1 gallon containers as their root systems are nice and deep - the 4" pots run the risk of heaving out of the ground if not fully established by a freeze.
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4-5' California Privet |
| Deciduous Trees, Shrubs | | | Cornus x 'Stellar Pink' (see photo below) | Hybrid Dogwood | | Forsythia 'Lynwood Gold' | Forsythia | | Ligustrum ovalifolium 4/5' (see above) | California Privet | | Rosa Knockout family, Peach and Pink Drifts | Roses | | V. x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' | Leatherleaf Viburnum | | Viburnum 'Mariesii', 'Newport', 'Mohawk', 'Shasta', 'Summer Snowflake' | Viburnum varieties |
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Stellar Pink Dogwood |
| Ornamental and Broadleaf Evergreens | | | Azalea 'Delaware Valley White' | Azalea | | Buxus 'Winter Gem', Common | Boxwood | | Euonymus alatus 'Compacta' | Burning Bush | | Ilex crenata 'Compacta', 'Steeds' | Japanese Holly varieties | | Ilex glabra 'Shamrock' | Shamrock Inkberry | | Ilex x 'Blue Maid', 'Nellie Stevens' | Hybrid Holly | | Myrica pensylvanica | Northern Bayberry | | Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans' 3/4' | Roseum Elegans Rhododendron | | T. densiformis and T. x 'Hatfield', 'Hicksi' | Yews |
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Taxus varieties (Yews) |
| Screening Evergreens | | | Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' | Emerald Green Arborvitae | | Thuja plicata 'Green Giant' | Western Arborvitae |
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Iris pallida ' Variegata' (Bearded Iris) are not blooming now, but who cares with foliage this great?!!! Awesome accent plant for the border! |
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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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