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Naperville
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Fox
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Plant News |
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Trees and Shrubs | Water
Garden | Roses
All our spring shipments have arrived and we are very pleased with our new selections. For small yards we have new dwarf evergreens to add interest to your landscape through every season. Our rhododendrons are beginning to flower so now is the time to choose the right one to coordinate with your existing beds. The Japanese maple selection has never included as many sizes and cultivars. We have expanded the numbers on shade trees to provide more alternatives for Ash trees. The new shrubs introductions highlight dwarf sizes, colorful foliage, new flower shades and winter interest. Contorted Filbert, Moras bombycis ‘Unrunyu’, is a small specimen tree with uniquely contorted and twisting stems that are especially attractive in the winter landscape. Large glossy leaves provide shade on the summer. This fast growing tree would be a good alternative for a full sun or windy area where a Japanese maple type tree is needed. Royal Burgundy Barberry, Berberis thunbergii ‘Gentry’, grows only 18 to 24” tall with a 2 to 4’ spread making it a great contrast groundcover shrub for full sun. Tiny yellow flowers in spring a re followed by bright shiny red berries that persist into winter. The rich burgundy-red foliage won’t fade in the summer heat and turns a brighter red in the fall. Perfect for the front of a sunny border of to line a walkway. Viburnums may be our absolute favorite group of shrubs and the Winterthur Viburnum, Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’, explains why. Creamy-white blooms are followed by the colorful fruit that start out white, changing to hot pink and finally to a bright sapphire blue. For an outstanding fruit display, plan on at least two of these shrubs for cross-pollination and heaviest fruiting. This 6-8’ oval shaped shrub has dark green foliage that turns a rich mahogany red in the fall. Shining Sensation Weigela, Weigela x ‘Shining Sensation’, is a vase shaped shrub for full sun or part shade. Growing 5-6’ tall with a 3-5’ spread, it is the perfect plant to anchor a perennial bed or provide contrast to a mixed border. Deep pink flowers bloom against the red-burgundy foliage beginning in mid May. It's Lily Time! Easy to care for and elegant, the lily and the daylily, are perennials that will give you a lot of effect with the least amount of maintenance. Just give them good, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade, and they will reward you with blooms for weeks in the summer.
If you like you colors hot and spicy, consider: Lilium 'Monte Negro' Rich, dark red flowers with extremely shiny foliage. Lilium 'Mount Dragon' Scarlet-red flowers with a deeper red center, on naturally short stems. Lilium tigrinum Bright red-orange flowers with black spots, and recurved petals. A popular classic! Hemerocallis x 'Chicago Apache' Five inch ruffled flowers are a fiery scarlet-red. The blooms are borne on sturdy tetraploid plants.
If you love a lighter and more delicate look try: Lilium 'Lollypop' White flowers with soft rose colored margins. Lilium 'Elodie' A gorgeous pale pink with uncommon double petals. Hemerocalis x 'Lullabye Baby' Ruffled blooms of rose-pink with a light green throat. Hemerocalis x 'Final Touch' Six inch wide blooms of soft pink and lavender. An excellent rebloomer that has as many as fifty buds on one stem.
For those who want it all... including fragrance! Lilium ' Stargazer' Vibrant deep pink petals have crisp white margins. Known for its fragrance and use as a cut flower. Lilium 'Cobra' Striking deep red flowers have a thin white edge. The large upward facing flowers are very fragrant. Hemerocallis x 'Fragrant Treasure' The small flowers of this reblooming daylily are very fragrant. The curved blossoms are a delicate pale yellow with ruffled edges. The flowers start to open in the early evening., making it a special daylily for those who work late!
All these beauties are just starting to open as if to welcome the long awaited summer. Please come in to visit us and we will show you our favorites! Looking for a yellow plant for the shade with an unusual twist? Take a look at Iresine herbstii 'Yellow', or Chicken Gizzard. This annual has yellow and green colored foliage with bright pink stems that seem to glow in the dark!
Seeds for 2008 The seed packets have a wealth of information, inside and out, along with a beautiful botanical illustration on front and a plant tag on the back. The inside of each packet has a vast amount of information such as growing and harvesting tips, recipes, history, organic control of pests, diseases and weeds, as well as fertilization and general organic growing practices. Some of the most popular varieties of seeds today are heirlooms from the 18th and 19th centuries, brought to the United States by immigrants from around the world. Heirloom flower seeds include:
Heirloom vegetable seeds include:
*Indicates Certified Organic Seed We still have a great selection of roses! The rugosa roses that are known for their extreme hardiness, their alluring spicy scent, and their attractive krinkled foliage are loving the rain that we had over the past few weeks.
Putting on a great show are: R. 'Belle
Pointevine' This large rugosa rose can be a specimen plant in
your garden. Large, semi-double blooms of medium
purplish-pink, are followed in the fall by large, orange-red
rose hips. This
one can reach 5'-6'. R. 'Charles Albanel' This rugosa rose is perfect for the smaller garden. Loosely double, mauve colored flowers with a strong spicy scent, are borne on a plant that is only 3' tall.
We also still have plenty of the popular roses in the 'Knockout' family. One of the new additions to the group that we are particularly impressed with is: R. 'Sunny Knockout' The single blooms are a clear yellow that fade to a lighter yellow. It has disease resistant dark green leaves on attractive dark red stems. Another new rose that we are impressed with is R. 'Watercolors. The simple flowers on this full, bushy plant are a color extravaganza of pink, yellow, cerise and ruby tones. The blooms actually seem to glow. It is 3'-4'tall. We have many more healthy and attractive landscape roses for you to choose from. Come in and we will be glad to help you choose one for your garden! When designing your containers, remember that the plants need to compliment the container and the container needs to compliment the plants. Also, when designing a group of containers that will be clustered together, repeat at least one of the plants in all of the containers for continuity.
Large plants, both tropical and hardy are arriving daily. Select from our cream of the crop for best results. Many fountains and containers are on display. They are ready for a creative touch to make a unique water feature for your garden. Ask our Water Gardening Expert when you need advice or help with a water garden.
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Viburnum ‘Winterthur’