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News from Watertown - Roger Loves Winterberry
Four-Season Interest with Japanese Maples
News from Watertown - Roger Loves Winterberry
Plants of Interest - Black Mondo Grass
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Fall is an awesome time to see this  intense blue!
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Dorothy Wykoff Andromeda's early fall color
Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wykoff'
The flower buds are just beginning to turn red

Bulbs Are Here! 

Now that it's fall, it's time to get your spring blooming bulbs in the ground. Stop by for a great selection including Alliums, Anemones, Crocus, Grape Hyacinths, Narcissus, Tulips and more! If you don't see what you need, ask us about placing a special order soon!

Four-Season Interest with Japanese Maples 

Green Hornet Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Green Hornet'
The time for Japanese Maples to shine is about to begin. Cooler temperatures bring on the colorful fall foliage turning leaves from their summer green or burgundy to vivid reds and oranges. As their leaves begin to drop, another feature becomes apparent - the branching structure. Most weepers have an interesting habit from the start but as they age they each develop a unique character. Even the uprights like 'Bloodgood' or 'Emperor I' have graceful branching. No wonder these have quickly become one of the most popular accent/specimen trees used in landscape design.

 

Seen here is Green Hornet Japanese Maple. It has a broad spreading habit and finely dissected leaves which are lime-green in spring (sometimes with an orange margin) turning red and orange in fall. It's a relatively fast grower reaching 8' H x 10'W - an interesting Japanese Maple that offers something each season.  

News from Watertown

Winterberry - It must be fall!

 

'Red Sprite' 

Ilex verticillata is one of those plants that sit there quietly through spring and summer then, around the end of September, transforms into one of the showiest plants in the nursery!

Winterberry is a native plant that tolerates shade and moister soils. It is typically found in wet areas in fields and in the woodland but it is in the mixed border or backed by evergreens that they'll shine! It's also a great shrub to plant along the foundation or in a side yard in view from a window.

After it flowers late spring, the branches slowly become heavy with green berries turning bright red making quite a fall show and persist through the holidays. Use the branches alone in a vase or with mixed evergreens for your seasonal arrangements.   

Take a look at all our varieties including, 'Winter Gold', 'Winter Red', 'Maryland Beauty', and 'Sparkleberry'. Also, remember you may also need a male plant to assure they berry up. Try 'Southern Gentleman' or 'Jim Dandy'!    

Stop by soon!

-Roger 

Plants Of Interest
 Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Black Mondo Grass
While walking through the ornamental grasses in Newtown you had to have noticed the Black Mondo Grass.  A native of wooded slopes in Japan, it certainly does has a foreign look about it, but it can grow quite well in our zone 6 climates.  Not a true grass, it's actually a member of the Asparagaceae family growing 6-12" and spreading by underground rhizomes which makes it a good choice as a ground cover. In summer it sends up a stem of pinky-white bell-shaped flowers which really stand out against the deep purple leaves. If you're worried about its hardiness, try it in a protected spot first in average soil in partial shade. It looks awesome growing alongside rocks or hardscape. Planted with some bold-leafed Hostas or bright colored Lamium will show it off even further. Need an idea for your fall containers? Black Mondo Grass is a great addition to any combo!
Fall Special

All B&B Japanese Maples  

25% OFF! 

 

B&B Japanes Maples
 
The Japanese Maples are just beginning to turn and they will soon be a blaze of color making it the perfect time to get your B&B material in the ground! At 25% off it's hard to pass up!

Choose from a nice assortment including 'Burgundy Lace', 'Green Hornet', 'Suminigashi', etc. Come check out the others, too!

NOW!
This Week: B&B Viburnum, Boxwood and Variegated Liriope just to name a few...
Soft Tough Japanese Holly
Ilex crenata 'Soft Touch' (Japanese Holly)
Incoming
Azalea 'Delaware Valley White', 'Pleasant White'
Buxus (Boxwood) Hedge-grade Common Boxwood plus 'Green Mountain', 'Green Velvet' and 'Winter Gem'
Liriope muscari 'Variegata'  (Variegated Lily Turf)
Picea abies (Norway Spruce)
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green', 'Nigra'
Tsuga canadensis (Canadian Hemlock)
Viburnum plicatum tom. 'Mariesii, 'Shasta' 4/5' heavy
Variegated Boxwood
3 gallon Variegated Boxwood
Looking Good and in Good Supply:

Buxus sempervirens
'Suffruitcosa' (Dwarf English), 'Variegata' (Variegated Boxwood)
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Rug', 'Icee Blue' (Low-growing Juniper)
Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wykoff' (Japanese Andromeda) Deep-red flower buds, glossy foliage, deer resistant!
Dora Amateis Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Dora Amateis' (spring pic)
Rhodendron 'Dora Amateis', 'Landmark' - Beautiful spring bloom on small-leaf Rhodies
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf Pyramid' Salt tolerant - think shoreline!
Rosa Knockouts! Remember, they're re-bloomers!
Vinca minor flats (Myrtle)

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Japanese Maples
A few Japanese Maples are already showing their fall color in Watertown
Happy Fall Everyone!
  
As always, we appreciate your business!
  
Sincerely,
Chuck & Darryl Newman