Gardening in August

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

As the garden season is winding down, following are a few suggestions on “Gardening in August”:

Quit fertilizing rose bushes, shrubs and trees after August 15th.
Start dividing flowers that need it, i.e. irises, hostas, daylilies, grasses, etc.
Continue watering evergreens until a hard freeze.
Continue weeding your garden.
Continue deadheading flowers that will continue to bloom.
Remove deceased plants from your garden.
If the annuals in your planters are wore out, consider replacing them with fall mums.
Harvest your herbs.

 

Roses for Fall Color? You Bet!

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

Did you know that most modern shrub roses bloom well into Fall?  Many are still blooming at the end of October.  Granted you won’t have the orange and rust colors associated with fall, but you will get deep reds, bright reds, pinks, yellows, whites and peach colors from these blooming roses.  Check out our vast array of roses and talk with a staff person about what type of rose best suits your need and how easy they are to grow.  You will enjoy their color from mid-June through October.  At present, we have 19 varieties of roses in stock.  Check out our latest rose to arrive, the “Nitty Gritty Peach” rose.

 

Nitty Gritty Peach rose
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

 

Nitty Gritty Peach Rose
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

Latest Arrivals

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

We just received a shipment of some unusually beautiful perennials and shrubs. Ann Magnolia shrubs arrived in two different sizes, therefore they have two different price tags. There are some blooms on them and are very nice and full. To me the Ann Magnolia is by far the best of all the Magnolias. Then we have lots of Zagreb and Moonbeam Coreopsis that are blooming their heads off. I’ve been working here a decade and the best looking Artemesias are here now! We have more giant, zone 4 hardy hibiscus in red and rose color. Presently they are not blooming but are loaded with buds ready to open. We also have gaillardias, hydrangea trees, White Fringe Trees, Yellow Grace n Grit roses, plus many, many more plants.  Stop in!!

Artemesia
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

Zagreb and Moonbeam coreopsis
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grace n Grit Yellow Rose
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

Gaillardia
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Fire Hydrangea tree
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

Ann Magnolia Shrub
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall Color Soon

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

If you drool over beautiful Autumn trees that put on amazing displays of color, now is the time to think about planting one. Of course maple trees are known for their exceptional fall colors, ranging from yellow/orange to deep reds. However there are many other dazzling, colorful fall trees. Imagine a grove of Quaking Aspens shimmering with their gold leaves. For those yellow/gold fall colors, consider the following trees:  Gingko, Quaking Aspen, Lindens, Honeylocust, Birch, Hackberry and Elms. For those of you who enjoy more reds and oranges there are the Serviceberry, Oaks – specifically the Northern Pin Oak,  and the native Blue Beech. Then for orange or red berries in fall we have the Showy and European Mountain Ash trees. Our staff will gladly help you choose the right fall color that will work in your situation.

Our plants are “babied”

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

We take great pride in our perennials, shrubs and trees. Our staff prunes, waters and shapes plants daily. Of course some plants that are not up to par do slip by us.  If ever you find a plant that is not up to standards, please show us and we will either correct the plant or remove it from the sales area until it meets our standards.  We thank our customers for shopping here and want to give them the best possible plant that is available to us.

FloralBerry® Rosé St. John’s Wort

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

What an outstanding and gorgeous small shrub this is as it has unique yellow flowers in summer  followed by rose colored berries in fall. The branches are thick with dark green foliage, making a wonderful hedge.   We recommend covering it with mulch in fall as it is a Zone 5 and we do not warrantee it.  However, we have grown and warranteed other Zone 5,  St. John’s Wort shrubs as they have proven to survive our winters.  The flowers also make great cut flowers.  For more information, click FloralBerry® Rosé St. John’s Wort

Floralberry Rose St. Johns Wort
Photo courtesy of Monrovia

Berry Poppins

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

Finally we have the Berry Poppins winterberry for sale at our nursery. We have tried for several years to get this shrub but it was never available so we are pretty thrilled that we now have it in stock. If you like winterberries, or a shrub with red berries in winter, this might just be the one for you! It has a height and spread of 3-4′ and you can use Jim Dandy (the male) as the pollinator. Read more about it by clicking on the following link.

www.provenwinners.com/

 

Berry Poppins
Photo courtesy of www.provenwinners.com/

Berry Poppins close up
Photo courtesy of www.provenwinners.com/

Sneezeweed? A blooming workhorse of a plant!

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

Sneezeweed  (Helenium) is an undeserved name for this great plant.   Years ago the leaves and flowers of the plant were ground up for snuff, thus causing a sneeze.  Sneezeweed blooms from late summer up until frost, nonstop.  A great wildlife plant for bees and butterflies.  In fall when some of our perennials are drying up, the sneezeweed will provide food for those butterflies and bees.  Then in winter birds will pick over the seeds.  Sneezeweed is also a great plant for medium to wet soil (will not tolerate dry soil).  A must for clay soils.  Another plus, Sneezeweed is deer and rabbit resistant.  At present we have three varieties of sneezeweed in stock.  They are Mariachi Bandera Sneezeweed, Mariachi Sombrero Sneezeweed and Mariachi Salsa Sneezeweed.

 

Look at all the buds on this year old Sneezeweed:

Helenium or Sneezeweed
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

Daylilly – the Tough, Adaptable Plant

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

Daylilies are noted for their toughness to adapt to almost any soil and light condition, but will perform best in full sun.   They tolerate road salt. Their vibrant colors could be magazine photos.  Take a look at the intense color of Indian Love Call (just amazing color).  Daylilies usually bloom in late June and July. With modern hybridization many new ones are rebloomers.  A new one this year is Saffron Skye, a beautiful ruffled gold daylily.  Their maintenance is pretty easy and they handle our winters with ease.  Following are some of the daylilies we have in stock.

Grape Magic Daylily – Hemerocallis
Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries

Primal Scream Daylily
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ruby Spider Daylily
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

Mini Stella Daylily
Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Love Call Daylily
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

 

Black Eyed Susan Daylily – Hemerocallis
Photo courtesy of Bailey Nurseries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saffron Daylily
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

Modern Hydrangeas

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

Hydrangeas have become a favorite shrub among gardeners due to their low maintenance and the colorful blooms they put out for weeks.  Try some of the new varieties (over 20) that we carry.  Many are rebloomers.  Our staff will explain the difference and help you choose which variety works best for you.

Mopheads & Lacecaps:  (Macrophylla – large blooms, morning sun & afternoon shade, usually die back to ground over winter, some only bloom on old wood)
The Original Endless Summer
Twist n Shout
Bloomstruck
Seaside Serenade Fire Island
Seaside Serenade Newport
Summer Summer Crush

Smooth: (Aborescens – Profuse blooms, handles more sun then Mopheads, flowers usually smaller then mopheads, native, drought tolerant)
Annabelle (is a specific variety of the Smooth hydrangea)
Incrediball
Invincibelle Ruby
Invincibelle Limetta
Invincibelle Mini Mauvette
Invincibelle Wee White

Panicle: (Paniculata – Conical blooms, can bloom in 100% sun, very cold hardy, reliable bloomers, any type soil)
Berry White
Blue Enchantress
Bobo
Limelight
Little Lime
Quick Fire
Little Quick Fire
Strawberry Sundae
Vanilla Strawberry

 

Unique Beech Trees

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

We have some very unique beech trees in stock. If you wish to have a stand-out specimen in your yard, plant one of these trees. They include the River’s Purple European beech, the Tri Color European beech and the Purple Fountain beech. When these are gone, this will be it for the year.

 

Purple Fountain Beech tree
Photo courtesy of Monrovia Nursery

 

Leaves from a River’s Purple European Beech tree
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

Leaves from a Tri Color Beech Tree
Photo by Trees Today Nursery

 

Crabapple Trees Have Arrived

Posted on by Marietta Buchner

Hurry In if you are looking for a crabapple tree. A new shipment just arrived and most of the trees are in or about to be in full bloom. We have the old favorite Prairifire, along with Red Splendor, Spring Snow  and several others.   Again, hurry in because once these trees are gone we may not be able to get any more plus when they are blooming you get to see the bloom color.

Prairifire Crabapple