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A Well-behaved Obedient Plant
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Snapdragon-like spike flowers bloom June to September. This one is a clumping form that is a rebloomer. 18-24" high makes it a bright spot mid-border. Front them with some Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) or Giant Lambs Ear (Stachys byzantina 'Countess Helen von Stein Zeppelin') for some good contrast.
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CNLA Summer Meeting Perks!
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If you went to Wednesday's Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association's Summer Meeting at Van Wilgen's Garden Center in North Branford then you got to see the Trade Show, earn some Pesticide Credits and have some fantastic wood-fired pizza! If you missed out - never mind...(note to self: Join CNLA!)
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Xeriscape with Succulents
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 Sedums and Sempervivums like this make for an A+ care-free summer!
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NEWTOWN
140 Huntingtown Road
Newtown, CT 06470
Office 203-426-4037
Sales 203-304-6020
fax. 203-426-8057
WATERTOWN
496 Bunker Hill Road
Watertown, CT 06795
Office 860-945-6588
Sales 860-631-5145
fax. 860-945-9282
QUOTES
Newtown - Ross Proctor
Watertown - Liz Bette
HOURS
Newtown:
Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday
7:00 am - 1:00 pm
Watertown:
Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday
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Hemerocallis 'Chicago Sunrise' and 'Siloam Double Classic'
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Plants to Know
Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'
Cutleaf Stephanandra is one plant with a mission: Cover-this- Ground! It's perfect for holding banks as erosion control, hillsides and as a ground cover for commercial and residential sites. It spreads by suckering but also by layering which happens as the arching branches touch the ground. Though the small, yellow spring flowers aren't very showy, it does have a graceful mounding habit. The leaves, according to M. Dirr (Manual of Woody Landscape Plants) are 'long-acuminate, cordate to truncate, incisely lobed and serrate' (!) which means they are basically cutleaf. 'Crispa' grows 1.5-3' tall and is shorter and denser than the species. If you need to prune it can be done late winter (or after flowering if you prefer).
PC Grown = Locally grown (and a great value!)
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Watertown Pics!
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So much in bloom!
The houses are full with budded and blooming perennials of all colors! Heuchera 'Blackout' looks great with their deep maroon-black foliage, 'Caramel' is another great one for contrast with peachy tan leaves and so do the Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain' seen here. The Dianthus, especially 'Bath's Pink', even though not blooming at this time of year, look beautiful with their crisp blue-green evergreen foliage. The Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Sapphire' is an awesome ornamental grass with silver-blue stiff foliage that could add a lot of interest to a full sun site.
Have anything special you're looking for? Give either office a call!
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Hostas are blooming!
Though mostly grown for their foliage, the Hosta's bloom should be considered too. Some are fragrant, some light lavender, others white. We have a large selection in Newtown and Watertown in all sizes and foliage types. Check out pages 111-112 in our catalog for the descriptions of!
Check out some of our favorites: 'Francee', 'Guacamole', 'Blue Angel' and 'Patriot'.
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Incoming and Looking Good: Boxwood, Highbush Blueberries, the 10 gallon Rose-of Sharon plus these:
Larger Screening Evergreens
We currently have some beautiful larger sizes of Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis)10/12' & 12/14', Canadian Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) 12/14 and Western Arborvitae 'Green Giant' (Thuja plicata) 14/16' plus a large variety of specialty evergreens.
Ornamental Grasses
The Ornamental Grasses always look good this time of year as their summer colors are so different. Varying mature heights make them easy to choose from fitting into many types of landscapes - the ultra modern to poolside to shoreline to foundation planting to mixed perennial borders. The larger grasses such as Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster' can even be used for summer/fall screening.
Perennials
Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit' was a very popular Coneflower at the CNLA Summer Meeting. Blooms of reds, pinks, orange and yellows on the same plant, it's a nice perennial for the color-packed garden and also great for someone who can't decide which color to get! Fill up the garden with 6+ for a look like you see here. Drought tolerant once established, butterflies love them, and birds eat the seeds in fall and winter. Plus it's compact with good branching, growing 20-30".
You'll have to check them all out on your next visit!
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Have A Fantastic Weekend!
As always, we appreciate your business!
Sincerely,
Chuck & Darryl Newman
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