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Which flowers pinker...whiter...bigger?
Flowering Dogwood and Hybrids
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top: Flowering Dogwood, Cherokee Brave, Cherokee Chief, Cherokee Princess middle: var.rubra, x Aurora, x Celestial Shadow, x Constellation
bottom: x Hyperion, x Stellar Pink
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If there's anytime to talk about Dogwood it's now - right in the middle of their bloomtime. Yes, the Flowering Dogwood have mostly had their peak but the hybrids are shining now and the Koreans are about to pop. We have a great selection of the Flowering, Hybrid and Kousa Dogwoods so it was easy to take these close-ups. We hope it helps out if you're selecting them for their colorful flower (bracts!).
Most customers either ask for Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood) or C. kousa (Korean Dogwood), but forget about the Rutgers Hybrids. They have an interesting story...
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Add drama (in a good way)
 Bold textured Rodgersia
This perennial earns straight A's when it come to texture, form and drama for the shade garden. Most people stop at Hostas for some big-leaf punch and that's where they're missing out. Roger's Flowers (Rodgersia aesculifolia and R. pinnata 'Elegans') rise up and tower over the waning foliage of early spring bulbs, perennials and ephemerals like Virginia Bluebells, earning their keep by hiding the mess. They shoot their plumey flower spikes on sturdy stems high above the foliage in plain sight. The leaves turn bronze in fall and the flowers produce a reddish fruit. They need a moist site to be happy in partial shade, but can take sun if the soil is moist enough. Any winter interest? Don't ask - cut them to the ground after a hard frost.
Rodger's Flower are slow plants to become established and will eventually grow to sizable clumps, so it's worthwhile being patient!
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News from Watertown
What's 1 x 12 x 4 x 36 x 3?
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Look no further - Asiatic and Oriental Lilies are available!
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Besides supplying our own sales yard with perennials, grasses and ferns, we also send down 1 box truck which holds 12 racks with 4 shelves each, and 36 one gallon containers on each shelf, 3 times a week down to Newtown's yard. That's 5,184 plants per week! (No wonder we're looking forward to Monday's holiday)
These Asiatic and Oriental Lilies are up and pushing some quick growth. They'll be blooming before long! The Matrix Dwarf Asiatics have very intense, large red and orange flowers, and the Oriental Stargazer and Casablancas are both extremely fragrant. Now is the perfect time to plant them in your sunny borders - your customers will be thrilled when they bloom.
A heads up from Sylvie: The Astilbes are looking phenomenal! The early varieties, like 'Snowdrift' are budded up on full plants. He encourages planting these together with mid-season bloomers like 'Visions' and later bloomers like 'Pumila' for continuous bloom. Get them in the ground now for a long Astilbe-ful season of color! The baby's breath- Gypsophila repens 'Alba' are budded and beginning to bloom. They are perfect for the front of a border or around the base of a plant since this variety creeps and reaches 4-8" high. Great going into summer - it's drought tolerant!
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NOW!
Incoming This Week: Diablo Ninebark standards, Carolina Hornbeam and Green Mound Boxwood!
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| | For your jobs that need an instant punch we've got some nice 7 gallon Ornamental Grasses (Blue Dune Grass, Fountain Grass, Japanese Maiden Grass), 5 gallon Hostas (Francis Williams, Guacamole and Sum & Substance and Seiboldi) and 5 gallon Astilbe (Mongomery, Visions in Pink, Visions in Red). They won't last long... |
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| | A nice mix of container shrubs from Meadowbrook, one run of many, thanks Jason! |
| Incoming from our Tree Farms | | | Acer rubrum 'Autumn Flame' 2.5-3" | Red/Swamp Maple | | Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' 1.5-2", 2-2.5" | Fastigiate European Hornbeam | | Carpinus caroliniana 3-3.5" | Carolina Hornbeam | | Crataegus viridis 'Winter King' 2-2.5", 2.5-3" | Winter King Hawthorne | | Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo' 2-2.5" | Tree form Purple Leafed Ninebark | | Syringa meyeri 'Palabin' tree form 1.75-2", 2-2.5" | Dwarf Korean Lilac standard | | Syringa reticulate 'Ivory Silk' 8' clump | Japanese Tree Lilac | | Tilia cordata 'Greenspire' 2.5-3" | Greenspire Linden | | Ulmus americana 'Princeton' 2-2.5", 2.5-3" | American Elm | | Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase' 2-2.5" | Japanese Zelkova |
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| | These 10g trellised Winners Circle Climbers will be awesome against a white house, fence or stone wall. Don't forget the Rose-tone! |
| Deciduous Trees & Shrubs | | | Hydrangea macrophylla 'All Summer Beauty', 'Bloomstruck', 'Endless Summer', 'Twist n Shout' | Bigleaf Hydrangea | | Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lime' | Panicle Hydrangea | | Rosa Climbers: New Dawn, Winners Circle; Groundcover: Red Drift; Shrub: Blushing, Knockout, Pink | Roses |
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| | Inkberry and Soft Touch Holly (in the foreground) |
| Broadleaf and Specialty Evergreens | | | Azalea 'Delaware Valley White', 'Tradition' | Azalea | | Buxus sempervirens Hedge grade and Specimen including 'Green Mound', 'Green Mountain', Wintergem' | American Boxwood | | Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis' | Hinoki Cypress | | Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Gold Mop | Goldmop Cypress | | Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan' | Spreading Euonymus | | Ilex crenata 'Cherokee', 'Helleri', 'Schwoebel Upright' 5-5.5', 'Steeds' 5 & 7 gal. | Japanese Holly | | Ilex glabra 'Shamrock' 3 & 5 gal. | Inkberry | | Ilex x 'Blue Princess', 'Dragon Lady' 6/7', 8/10' | Dragon Lady Holly | | Juniperus virginiana 'Manhattan Blue' 10/12' | Eastern Red Cedar |
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| | Ana has done a great job with selections of Annuals and Tropicals but they're going fast - stop in soon and plan your summer containers! And don't forget the Terra-Sorb Crystals - they'll keep the roots moist in between watering! |
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Happy Memorial Day!
We will be closed Monday for the holiday
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Weekly Plant I.D.
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Last Week's ID
Cornus kousa
'Wolf Eyes'
Variegated Korean Dogwood
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Variegated Korean Dogwood are towards the top of the list when it comes to smaller specimen trees for the landscape. The white flowers last for weeks, the variegated leaves stand out against any background and they have respectable fall color. Easy to grow and forgiving of light (sun to partial shade is fine) and soil , as long as it's well-drained. Makes a beautiful addition to the mixed border or as a small, stand alone tree. It will slowly grow to about 10' high and wide.
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