Fresh Nursery Stock

We unloaded four trucks this morning with a lot of nice nursery stock. Here are some pictures and a list of all the material we received.  

Green Velvet Boxwoods, Blue Star Juniper, Spirea Magic Carpet, Bloomerang Lilac, Royal Burgundy Barberry, Winter Gem Boxwood, Henry's Garnet Itea, blue Pacific Juniper, Liriope, Russian Sage, Kings Gold Cypress, Helleri Holly, 5-6' Opaca Holly, Kniphofia, Goshiki Osmanthus, Prelude Andromeda, Roseum Elegans Rhodies, PJM Elite Rhodies, Male Skimmia, 6-7' 7-8' 8-10' Norway Spruces all came this morning.  We have another truck coming before the weekend with the following: Larger Green Velvet & Winter Gem Boxwood, Endless Summer Hydrangea, Tuscarora Crepe Myrtle, 30-36" Steeds Holly, Hetzi Holly, and Justin Browers Boxwoods.  

Fall is a great time to plant because you don't have to worry about watering as much and gives your plants a head start on establishing a good root system that will carry them through the dry summer next year.  

Osmanthus & PJM Rhodies - Deer Resistant!

Really Fat 5-6' Norway Spruce - Great for PRIVACY, Deer Resistant.

5 Gal. Rhododendrum Roseum Elegans

Pyramid Boxwoods good for stoops as well or in the ground.

Caryopteris have awesome blue flowers for great fall color

Green Velvet Boxwoods in 3 Gal and 4 Gal

Grafted Blue Spruce - Good for Stoops & Christmas Trees

Fresh Hanging Baskets & Perennials

Received a nice shipment of new hanging baskets, annuals, and perennials yesterday and today. Figured I'd share some pictures.

In hanging baskets we got some really nice 12" Vinca and awesome Coco Basket Petunias.  

Check them out.

The Front Walk still in full color

We also have some awesome 10" Caladiums, really nice big full plants.

Excellent for Shade.

Perennials we received include Echinacea 'Hot Papaya', Agastache 'Purple Haze', Coreopsis 'Rosea' & 'Zagreb', Lavender 'Dilly Dilly' & 'Provence', Catmint ' Walkers Low', Rudbeckia 'Denver Daisy' & 'Goldstrum'.  Here are some pics.

Rudbeckia 'Denver Daisy' & 'Goldstrum' in the back.

Rudbeckia 'Indian Summer'

Agastache 'Purple Haze' - Great for Honey Bees, Flowers a VERY long time.

Coreopsis 'Zagreb'.  Aweesome plant, very Deer Resistant.

6" Annuals Arriving, Perennial Shipment, Fresh Aquatic Plants

While the weather is terrible out today, its a good chance to catch up on some recent arrivals.  We got some new annuals in, some fresh herbs & tomatoes, a good selection of perennials, some fill in shrubs, and some easier to handle trees in large pots.  Here's a rundown on the goods with accompanying pictures.

Annuals in 6" Pots:  Begonia - Dragonwing, Celosia in 6 colors, Dusty Miller, Dianthus in 4 colors, Dahlias in red and white, Gazania in 4 colors, Marigolds in 10 varieties, Impatiens in 7 colors, Wave Petunias in 11 colors, Lobelia in 4 colors, Sunflowers in 4 varieties, Salvia in 4 colors, Snapdragon in 2 varieties, and Verbena in 6 colors.

Petunias

Dianthus

Marigolds & Silverdust

Lobelia & Vinca in the backgroung

Hanging Baskets:  Fresh Portulaca in a variety of colors, Fuschia, and Dragon Wing Begonias.

Herbs & Tomatoes:  Fresh parsley, oregano, and thyme in flats.  Also received 6" Basil pots & Grape Tomatoes in 6" as well.  4" Tomatoes include three heirloom varieties including Cherokee Purple (a personal favorite), Pineapple, and Old German.

Perennials:  Delphinium - Summer Blues & Summer Nights, Gallardia - Arizona Red, Hemerocallis / Daylilly - Happy Returns, Pardon Me & Stella D'Oro, Leucanthemum / Daisy - Snowcap, Rudbeckia / Black Eyed Susan - Indian Summer & Tiger Eye, Dianthus - Firewitch & Pomegranate Kiss, Dicentra / Bleeding Heart - Eximia, Hibiscus - Jazzberry Jam & Sultry Kiss, Hosta - Blue Angel & Fragrant Blue, Lavender - Munstead, Platycodon / Balloon Flower - Astra Blue, Salvia - Caradonna & May Night, Agastache - Blue Fortune, Coreopsis - Zagreb, Digitalis - Foxy, Echinacea - Magnus, Lilly - Oriental Casablanca, Nepeta / Catmint - Walkers Low, and Pervoskia / Russian Sage.

Delphinium & Rudbeckia with Topiary Rosemary

Awesome Echinacea Variety

Shrubs:  Spirea - Neon Flash, Grasses - Hamlen, Buddleia / Butterfly Bush - White Profusion, Cryptomeria Globosa, Hydrangea - Tree Phantom, Ilex / Holly - Blue Princess, and Rose - Drift Pink.

City Line Paris Hydrangea - Really Brilliant Pink

Incrediball Hydrangea living up to its name.  Some of the balls are 12" round!

Trees in Containers:  Red Bud Forest Pansy, Pear - Cleveland Select, Plum - Crimson Pointe, and Cherry - Kwanzan.  All are good sizes for the homeowner to take home and plant themselves.

New Aquatic Plants:  All of the these (except the tropical lillies) are supposed to be hardy in our area meaning they will come back year after year.  Acorus calamus Variegatus, Colocasia / Elephant Ear -Black Magic & Fontanessi, Equisetum japonica (horsetail), Houttuynia cordata Variegata, Iris lousiana - Ann Chowning & Lousiana Mix, Musa Basjoo (A HARDY BANANA THAT GETS TO 13' TALL!), Pontederia cordata (Blue & Pink), and Pink and Red Tropical Lillies.

Really Nice Plants!

Horsetail, Iris, Bamboo, Black Magic Elephant Ear...