Fothergilla major 'Mt. Airy' in full bloom

This is a great shrub with multi-season interest  - Fothergilla major 'Mt. Airy'. Commonly known as Large Fothergilla - this cultivar is one of the more compact of this species growing 5-6' high with an upright habit. In May you'll find greenish-white bottle-brush flowers on the tips of each branch. They'll start flowering before they leaf out and continue as the new foliage emerges, sometimes lasting 3-4 weeks. The blue-green leaves turn a beautiful mix of orange, yellow and red in the fall. Though the color may vary year to year depending on weather conditions, it is always a good show. The species can have a suckering habit but that is less common with this Mt Airy cultivar.

  

Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarf Fothergilla) is a more compact shrub growing 3-5' high with the same upright habit, interesting flowers and great fall color. It's actually hard to tell these two apart - that's where the tags come in handy!

  

Plant in full sun to part shade in almost any garden - the shrub border, perennial or woodland garden, in massed plantings or along a foundation. 

The sales yard is packed with beautiful material coming up from our container yard, down from our farms and in from our vendors plus our own perennials of course - Stop by and see for yourselves!   

  

The perennials are looking awesome right now including the Purple Rain Salvia which are just beginning to bloom. A larger growing Salvia that has gray-green fuzzy foliage and violet-purple flower spikes that bloom above the leaves. Its sprawling, mounding habit and 20" height make it useful even along the front of the border or along hardscape. The coarser texture pairs nicely with other perennials and grasses. Plant in well-drained soil in full sun. Deer resistant, too! 

Need Japanese Maples but not sure which one?  Come on over to either sales yard for a great selection!

Deciduous Trees & Shrubs
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood', 'Suminagashi', 'Tsuma gaki'	Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen', 'Red Dragon', 'Viridis'	Japanese Cutleaf Maple
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'	Red (Swamp) Maple
Acer shira. 'Aureum'	Golden Fullmoon Maple
Betula nigra	River Birch
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'	Fastigiate European Hornbeam
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyki', 'Purple Dawycki', 'Red Obelisk', 'Rohani'	European Beech
Hibiscus syriacus 'Aphrodite', 'Arden's Purple', 'Minerva', 'Red Heart'	Rose-of-Sharon
Rosa Knockout Family	Roses

Large Boxwood selection in Newtown

  

Specialty Evergreens
Buxus sempervirens	Common Boxwood
Cedrus atlantica 'Fastigiata', 'Glauca Pendula'	Atlas Cedar
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Reis Dwarf', 'Verdoni'	Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera fil. 'Gold Mop'	Golden Threadleaf Cypress
Euonymus japonicus 'Silver King', 'Green Spire'	Japanese Euonymus
Hedera helix 'Thorndale'	English Ivy
I. glabra 'Shamrock'	Inkberry
I. x 'Dragon Lady'	Dragon Lady Holly
I. x meservae 'Blue Maid'	Hybrid Holly
Ilex crenata 'Steeds'	Upright Japanese Holly
Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted'	Juniper
Picea glauca 'Pendula'	Weeping White Spruce
P. pungens 'Fat Albert', 'Globosa', 'Montgomery', 'Sester Dwarf', 'St. Mary's Broom'	Colorado Spruce varieties
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf Pyramid'	Limber Pine
P. leucodermis 'Emerald Arrow', 'Mint Truffle'	Bosnian Pine
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Lyuken', 'Schipkaensis'	Cherry Laurel
Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendula'	Weeping Giant Sequoia
T. heter. 'Thorsen's Weeping'	Western Hemlock
T. mert. 'Elizabeth'	Mountain Hemlock
Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot Spire'	American Arborvitae
Tsuga canadensis 'Jervis', 'Moon Frost'	Canadian Hemlock

  

Here comes more Eastern White Pines!

 

Screening Evergreens
Picea abies	Norway Spruce
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf Pyramid'	Limber Pine
P. nigra	Austrian Pine
P. strobus	Eastern White Pine

 

  

Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend!

  

As always, we appreciate your business!

  

Sincerely,