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Weekly Picks!                  Friday, May 1, 2015
Flowering Cherries
Prunus autumnalis (Autumn Flowering Cherry)
Annuals are here!
Annuals are here!

Get a jump start to the season and start planning your spring and summer containers! There's a great selection of sizes, colors and varieties in Newtown ready for your patios, containers and garden beds.
Pot sizes include 3.5", 4", 6", 10"  plus flats.
The selection also includes Mandevilla, Hibiscus and Gardenia! Stop in soon!
What's the Deal with Green Giants?
Green Giant Arborvitae 10/12'
10/12' Green Giant Arborvitae

This time of year while winter is still fresh in your customer's minds many of you are receiving calls for screening. Green Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata 'Green Giant') seems to be the one many of you are looking for as it is a fast growing
Arborvitae that has proven to be quite deer resistant. Certain sizes, especially the smaller/medium sizes, have become difficult to source. During the economic downturn many growers weren't able to line out large quantities of product in the fields due to financial constraints. Fast forward to 2015  and the result is a limitation on availability, especially Green Giant Arborvitae in those smaller sizes.

That said, we do have a good supply of 10/12' Green Giants available at the moment in Newtown,  but they're going fast so stop in soon or give the sales lines a call. There are also good numbers in Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' and 'Nigra' (Dark American).

Newtown 203-304-6020                     Watertown 860-631-5145 
What Do You Use to Fertilize Boxwood?

 

Boxwood
Knowing what to use is critical when fertilizing Boxwood 

 

Boxwood are one of those indispensable evergreens shrubs used for their formality, low maintenance and deer resistance. they add instant definition and structure to outdoor spaces.
Spring fertilizing and summer pruning keep them looking good so you can spend your time on the fussier material.
A good fertilization helps them recover from stresses caused by winter winds and freezing temps.  Although most other evergreens get fed Holly-tone which is for acid loving plants (ie. Azaleas, Rhododendron, Conifers which like a pH between 4.5 - 6.0), Boxwood are different. This broadleaf evergreen is not an acid loving plant, it prefers a pH between 6.5 - 7.0. 

 

Using a fertilizer like Espoma's Plant-tone (100% organic), Roots, M-Roots and Healthy Start will each give them just what they need, being plants that like a more neutral pH.     

 

Read more about Boxwood care from the National Arboretum.  

One Sweet Native Perennial
Pennsylvania Sedge
Blooming right now: Pennsylvania Sedge

No - its not a grass it's Pensylvania Sedge!  


Carex pensylvanica is a grass-like perennial that is typically found on sandy soils in dappled shade throughout the eastern half of the country. Pennsylvania Sedge can tolerate less than ideal conditions in the garden. It is a tough spreader that is great for under deciduous trees, in fact it is very happy in the company of Oaks which explains its other common name, Oak Sedge.

The slow-spreading foliage is non-invasive and will form dense mats growing 6 to 8 inches. It flowers early in the growing season with dark brown seed capsules along the stem ends.  Great to add to the border for its fine texture and bright green foliage. Plant in well-drained soil in partial shade.

Also, you might consider using this as a turf-like groundcover. Once established it can be mowed two to three times per year. Make sure it is cut to at least 3 to 4 inches high. Plant in well-drained soil in part shade about 8-12" apart. Sold in 1 gallon containers in both locations.

Mark's Turf Tips: Last call for Crabgrass Pre-emergents!
Front Yard with grass
Crabgrass-free lawns

The coming days are the last opportunities to apply either 16-0-8 with Barricade or 22-0-6 Team Pro to prevent crabgrass germination (get them while supplies last).
After crabgrass has germinated consider applying 18-0-5 with Dimension or 19-0-6 with Confront + Dimension. Dimension will kill crabgrass in early post emergent stages.

As always: Read, understand and follow all control product labels. 


NOW!

Incoming this Week:
Large Japanese Maples
Japanese Maples - think of the fall color!

Deciduous Trees & Shrubs
Acer palmatum 'Beni Otake', 'Bloodgood', 'Crimson Queen', 'Red Dragon', 'Rhode Island Red' , 'Sango Kaku', 'Tamukeyama', 'Viridis', plus straight A. palmatum specimens 10-11" and other large sizes
Japanese Maple
Acer plat. 'Crimson King'Crimson King Maple
Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'Sugar Maple
Aesculus parvifloraBottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus pavia 'Ft. McNair'Horse Chestnut
Carpinus betulus 'Pendula'Weeping European Hornbeam
Cercidiphyllum japonicum, 'Pendula'Katsura
Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls' 3-3.5"Weeping Redbud
Cladrastis lutea 4-4.5"Yellowwood
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' 4/5'Summersweet
Cornus kousaKousa Dogwood
Fagus grandifoliaAmerican Beech
Gledetsia triacanthos 'Sunburst'Honey Locust
Gymnocladus dioica 7-8"Kentucky Coffeetree
Hibiscus syriacus 'White Chiffon'Rose-of-Sharon
Hydrangea macrophylla 'All Summer Beauty', 'Blue Wave', 'Nikko Blue', 'Sister Teresa'Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea petiolaris 4/5'Climbing Hydrangea
Liquidambar styraciflua, 'Slender Sillhouette'Sweetgum
Magnolia virginianaSweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia x soulangeana 'Jane'Saucer Magnolia
Malus 'Velvet Pillar'Crabapple
Nyssa sylvaticaBlack Gum
Parrotia persicaPersian Ironwood
Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae' (Mt. Fuji)Flowering Cherry
Quercus albaWhite Oak
Quercus robur 'Rose Hill'English Oak
Rosa Blushing Knockout family, DriftsRose assortment
Rubus 'Heritage' 2 gallonRaspberry
Salix alba 'Tristis' 5-6"Golden Weeping Willow
Styrax japonica 'Snowcone'Japanese Snowbell
Syringa meyeri 'Palabin'Dwarf Korean Dogwood
Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'Miss Kim Lilac
Tilia cordata 'Greenspire' 5-6"Little-leaf Linden
Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer II' 5"Allee Elm
Viburnum varieties incl. 'Asian Beauty', 'Red Wing', 'Shasta', 'Summer Snowflake', 'Winterthur'Viburnum assortment
Ornamental Flowering Pear
Callery Pear tree block - all sizes, ready to pop!

Broadleaf Evergreens & Specialty Conifers
Abies koreana 'Aurea', Horstman Silberlocke'Golden Korean Fir
Buxus 'Justin Browers', 'Graham Blandy', 'Green Mountain', 'Newport Blue' (spheres & pyramid - limited), 'Suffruticosa'Boxwood varieties
Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino'Japanese Cedar
Ilex crenata 'Jersey Pinnacle'Japanese Holly
Ilex opaca 'Jersey Princess', 'Miss Helen', 'Paterson' 6/7', 8/10'American Holly
Ilex x 'Centennial Girl', 'Dr. Kassab', 'Red Beauty' 10/12'Hybrid Holly
Juniperus chinensis 'Robusta Green'Upright Juniper
Picea glauca 'Conica'Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Picea orientalis 'Shadow Broom'Oriental Spruce
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert', 'The Blues'Colorado Spruce cultivars
Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire' 4/5'Japanese Pieris
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid' 10/12'Limber Pine
Pinus parviflora 'Brevifolia', 'Templehof'Japanese White Pine
Pinus strobus 'Nana'Dwarf White Pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Hillside Creeper'Dwarf Scotch Pine
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken', Schipkaensis'Cherry Laurel
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'Spreading Yew
Taxus x media 'Densiformis' (spreading), Hicksii' 5/6' (upright)Yew
Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire' 4/5', 6/7',   7/8'American Arborvitae
Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula', 'Sargentii'Weeping Hemlock
Evergreens in containers
Dwarf English Boxwood, Umbrella Pine, Topiaries - the houses are full!

Screening Evergreens
Thuja occidenatlis 'Emerald Green'Emerald Green Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra'Dark American Arborvitae
Tsuga canadensis assorted sizesCanadian Hemlock
Screening evergreen blocks are filling up
Flowering Cherries, 8' Canadian Hemlock and Dark American Arborvitae 8/10'

Have a Great Weekend!
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Newtown Sales Yard
140 Huntingtown Road
Newtown, CT 06470
office 203-426-4037
fax 203-426-8057
SALES: 203-304-6020

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Watertown Sales  Yard
496 Bunker Hill Road
Watertown, CT 06795
Office 860-945-6588
fax 860-945-9282
SALES 860-631-5145

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