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Here's to Starting Our 45th Year!
While it's great to have a winter break, sending out the Weekly Picks again means that the temperatures are rising and the sales yards are filling up! Wahoo!!! After looking at nothing but blankets of white since January, we're ready to look at anything that is photosynthesizing. The trucks are bringing in loads of beautiful deciduous material keeping the two yard crews busy unloading, spacing and dealing with what goes where. In the greenhouse Dan and his crew have been busy all winter germinating seeds and sticking cuttings to fulfill the perpetual needs of your customers. Read on
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Hot Off the Press!
Planters' Choice 2015 Wholesale Price and Reference Guide is Ready!
Our cover picture for 2015 is the fall blooming Blue Mist Shrub ( Caryopteris x clandonensis) 'Longwood Blue'. Ours are grown right here in Newtown along with two others - 'Dark Knight' and 'Worcester Gold'. It's a shrub that should be used more often in mass or as a hedge. It was selected by Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania for its upright habit, long bloom time and awesome silvery green foliage. They've used them effectively for lining a narrow allee backed by standard PeeGee Hydrangeas. It's as simple as it is beautiful. Read on |
Notice Anything Different?
So change is good, right? That's why we've decided to give the Weekly Picks Newsletter a new look while creating a more mobile friendly format at the same time. As we all know, cell phones are indispensable in our industry so why not catch up on the latest plant info while on the go? You'll find the same information easier to read with direct links to the website where you'll be able to access all the Quick Links, Turf Docs and our Hours. Plus the plant Gallery will be at your fingertips. Prefer reading from your desktop? No worries - it's the same format...only bigger!
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The first week of incoming material!
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| | European Hornbeam and Patio Peaches have hit the ground |
| Carpinus betulus | European Hornbeam | | Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red', 'Forest Pansy' | Eastern Redbud | | Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave', 'Cherokee Chief', 'Cherokee Princess', 'Cloud 9' | Flowering Dogwood | | Cornus kousa | Kousa Dogwood | | Cornus x 'Celestial Shadow', 'Stellar Pink' | Hybrid Dogwoods | | Fagus grandifolia | American Beach | | Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star' | Star Magnolia | | Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay Magnolia | | Magnolia x soulangiana, 'Jane' | Saucer Magnolia | | Prunus 'Crimson Pointe' | Purple Leaf Plum | | Prunus persica 'Bonanza', 'Bonfire' | Patio Peach | | Prunus serrulata 'Snowgoose' | Snowgoose Cherry | | Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' | Autumn Cherry | | Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono' | Akebono Cherry | | Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford', 'Cleveland Select' | Callery Pear | | Salix babylonica | Babylon Weeping Willow |
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| | Let the potting begin! Over in the Propagation House Peter, Dan and their crew are a well-oiled machine when it comes to transferring liners into containers. From keeping the hopper filled with potting mix to moving them from the conveyor belt to their temporary spot in the greenhouse they can pot up about 1,200 per hour - like greased lightning! |
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Have a Great Weekend!
Remember to turn your clocks ahead on Sunday!
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