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Fall Specials
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B&B Japanese Maples
B&B Weeping Birch
B&B Weeping Redbud
B&B Purple-leaf Plums
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Be In the Know! | 
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Need Bulbs for Naturalizing?
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Try Narcissus, Chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow), Crocus and Grape Hyacinth. Stop by soon - we just received our last shipment for restocking. All special orders are subject to availability.
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Which is your Fall Favorite?
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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
7:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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H a p p y H a l l o w e e n!
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Wood Chips Please!
Working nearby with no place to dump your load? Stop on by! We'll gladly take any CLEAN CHIPS you have! Easy for you, and a help for us! - Thanks!
Newtown - During business hours, stop by the yard.
After hours the gate on Huntingtown Rd. near Brushy Hill will be open.
Watertown - Stop by during business hours!
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Plants to Know
Rhus aromatica, glabra & typhina
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Probably one of the most striking shrubs for fall color is our own native Sumac. Commonly seen along the roads, they light up fall like iridescent neon signs.
The Sumac most people are familiar with are Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina). Named after a stag's velvety antlers, it too has short brown hairs covering the branches. It's not an easy plant to incorporate into traditional landscapes due to its large size and suckering habit (10'H x 15'W), but in naturalized areas along property lines or edges of meadows they work perfectly. More daring? A single stand planted with an evergreen backdrop can be interesting to watch as it goes through the various changes during the year; emerging leaves, flower then fruit-set, fall color and even its skeletal winter appearance. The persistent fruit clusters are sought out by Robins, Bluebirds, Mockingbirds plus others. It has also been used in children's teaching gardens creating a mini-forest to play in! Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) is similar to Staghorn Sumac in looks and habit. Aptly named for the hairless branches, it also has great fall color. Plant both in full sun in very well-drained soil.
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Trifoliate leaves on the Fragrant Sumac also have outstanding fall color.
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Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low' (Fragrant Sumac) is a great plant for stabilizing slopes and banks thanks to its fibrous root system and arching, rooting branches. Growing only about 2' tall but 8' wide you'll get a lot of bang for the buck. Plus, the fragrant leaves have gorgeous fall color. Full sun to partial shade in average acidic soil with the key being well-drained! (Also available is the straight species, R. aromatica, which grows 5'H x 8'W.)
FYI: Do not confuse any of these with Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix formerly Rhus vernix). It is found more commonly in the South in moist/wet soils like swamps and bogs. It is also a native plant.
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Seasonal Containers
 | Go-to potted evergreens -
Ready when you are! |
We have a wide selection of smaller sized conifer and broadleaf evergreens for your seasonal containers. Planted alone or with companion plants these will warm your customer's entrances and winter gardens through the cold months. Worried about them drying out from harsh sun and winds? consider protecting them with an anti-transpirant like Wilt Pruf. Choose from: Variegated False Holly (Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'), Gold Cone Juniper (Juniperus communis) and Castle Spire Holly (Ilex x meservae). Anticipating ahead to the holidays -check out the Nordmann Fir and Baby Blue Colorado Spruce! |
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Fall Specials
 | Green in summer, brilliant in fall.
Acer palmatum 'Viridis' - one of our favorites!
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- B&B Purple Leaf Plums 50% Off
- B&B Summer Cascade Birch 50% Off
- B&B Japanese Maples 25% Off
- B&B Lavender Twist Redbud 25% Off
Offers good while supplies last. Does not include containers.
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These 2-2.5" Artistocrats are beautiful in spring covered in white flower clusters and then in fall rivaling the color of the best Swamp Maples! Larger sizes also available along with other varieties of Ornamental Pear such as Trinity.
Helleborus x nigercors
Gold Collection -'Ice Breaker Max'
This Lenten Rose hybrid has gray-green toothed, evergreen foliage and creamy-white petaled, long-lasting flowers with a thick light-lime band radiating out from the center. The best trait about it is the upward facing, larger flowers and disease resistant foliage. Use as an evergreen groundcover - they're low maintenance and deer resistant! Plant in partial to full shade. We also have the Royal Heritage Hybrids which are an assortment of pinks and creams plus a pure white called Joseph Lemper. And don't forget about the closely related Stinking Hellebores Helleborus foetidus with its long lasting chartreus flower clusters - it's also deer resistant! Hardy to Zone 4 (-30º)  | Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'
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If you're looking for berries head on over! 1, 2 & 3 gallon containers of Winterberry plus some B&B sizes are available. Currently in stock: 'Maryland Spreader', 'Red Sprite', 'Winter Gold', 'Winter Red' and two males to help in pollination - 'Jim Dandy' and 'Southern Gentleman'. They combine well with evergreens in the garden or in containers. Plant one extra for future years of cutting for the holidays!
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 Enjoy your extra hour of sleep on Sunday!
As always, we appreciate your business!
Sincerely,
Chuck & Darryl Newman
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