|
|
 |
|
| Eye-catching, Vibrant and Long-lasting!
Hemerocallis
|
| |
top row: 'Barbara Mitchell', 'Big Time Happy', 'Chicago Apache', 'Chicago Sunrise' middle row: 'Hyperion', 'Joan Senior', 'Little Grapette', 'Mallory Brook'
bottom row: 'Mauna Loa', 'Siloam Double Classic', 'South Seas', 'Strawberry Candy'
|
The Daylilies are in full bloom right now so it's the perfect time to choose your favorites and pair them up with some perennial companions. They have been used in gardens all over the world for centuries with new varieties and hybrids being developed all the time - right now there are over 35,000 named cultivars! Daylilies bloom over a long period of time - sometimes over a 30-40 day stretch during the summer. They're easy to grow in full sun, happiest in moist, well-drained, slightly acid soil with added organic matter, but can also take periods of drought. Mulching keeps the weeds away from the crowns. After flowering it's best to remove the seedheads which will help with a heavier flower production for next year. Feed with Espoma Plant-tone, Woodace 14-14-14 and use Roots or Roots with Mycorrhizae at planting. Trim old foliage back early spring before new growth emerges.
Ana's favorites are the fragrant 'Siloam Double Classic' and vibrant 'Mauna Loa'! |
|
|
News from Watertown
 Full swing with Ornamental Grasses and Echinacea!
 Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama Grass) is new for us this year. It's an interesting, fine textured grass with blue-green seedheads that are suspended horizontally on short stems. It's one of our shortest native grasses, growing only 12-14" when in flower, and also one of the most drought tolerant grasses available. You can see here how they look massed together in the front backed by Karley Rose Fountain Grass ( Pennisetum orientale) with their mauve-pink seedheads. Available in 1 gallon containers they'll make a cool, addition for any sunny dry site, grouped with other grasses or fronting a group of evergreens. Take a look at their interesting seedheads on your next visit.
The Echinacea are standing tall in full bloom in Watertown beckoning butterflies and gardeners alike with their vibrant long lasting blooms. They love the summer heat blooming July through August adding a bright splash of color in the garden and as long-lasting cut flowers.
Sylvie with his crew, Simon and James, are selectively pulling plant orders to be shipped. In the foreground of the photo are Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit' followed by 'Pow Wow White'.
Above right is Echinacea p. 'Cheyenne Spirit' - a mix of vibrant shades of red, orange, yellow, magenta and white! It reaches 26" in height and spread.
-Marnie |
|
|
NOW! Incoming This Week: More Deer Fencing, Knockout Roses and from Meadowbrook Jason brought over some Little Lamb Hydrangea
| Deciduous Shrubs | | | Cornus alba 'Ivory Halo' 5 gal. (plus our PC grown 2 gallon) | Variegated Redtwig Dogwood | | Rosa 'Blushing Knockout', 'Double Knockout', 'Double Pink Knockout', 'Knockout' and 'Peach Drift' | Assorted Roses |
PC Grown Pumila Birdsnest Spruce (Picea abies) pushes new growth later than others, has branches that point upward and will eventually grow 3-5' high. They'll work in foundation plantings, conifer gardens and mixed borders adding some winter warmth. We have a great supply of 3 gallon containers as you can see!
Thuja occidentalis Techney 8/10' (American Arborvitae seen here) are used for screening and evergreen accents in average well-drained soil. Plant in full sun to light shade and provide even moisture for the first two growing seasons until established. Also available T. occidentalis 'Elegantisima' 6/7' - a narrow pyramidal form with gold tipped foliage.
|
|
|
Weekly Plant I.D.
|
|  | |
Last Week's ID
Ficus carrica 'Brown Turkey'
Fig
| |
Figs ( Ficus carrica) is something most gardeners won't even think about let alone consider for our growing zones - and for good reason. They are native to the Middleast and western Asia and are common crops for places like Turkey, Greece and Italy. Not here in the northeast. However....diehard fans can have their figs and eat them too. How? They can be container grown and brought into a garage or conservatory during the cold
|
| | This Weeks ID |
months. Or, you can try planting them in a protected area and winterize in the ground which requires a system of burlapping, caging and wrapping. Worth the effort? Depends on how much you love figs!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.
|
|
|
|
|
