Gardening and Landscaping

Calibrachoa Superbells Trailing Lilac Mist, Calibrachoa Superbells Trailing Lilac Mist, produces abundant small petunia-like flowers with deep lilac centers that fade out to light lavender edges. The cascading foliage is great for hanging baskets or co

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The Comice Pear produces a large pear with a very juicy, melting flesh. It has an outstanding flavor. The Comice is not self-pollinating and requires a pollinator. Grow these and put them in your own gift boxes. The giant, juicy, rich-flavored pears are golden with a trace of red. It's also blight-resistant. It is sometimes referred to as the "connoisseur's" pear.

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Smokebush - Grace, Cotinus 'Grace', is grown for its enormous clusters of flowers. Its frothy, pink panicles reach fourteen inches high and twelve inches wide. In spring, leaves emerge light red, darkening through the summer to dark red. In autumn, foliage turns a mosaic of red, orange, and gold. Cotinus 'Grace' is an excellent shrub, offering multiple seasons of interest in mixed plantings. Grace Smokebush grows ten to fifteen feet high with an equal spread. It has an open, mounding habit, making it look like a pink cloud when in full flower. It can be cut to the ground in late winter to maximize its potential as a foliage plant. It will not flower when treated in this manner, but the growth habit will be extremely vertical, making an excellent accent plant.

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Hydrangea Let's Dance Starlight, Hydrangea 'Let's Dance StarlightGao' PPAF, is a new series that represents the next generation of reblooming hydrangea! These floriferous varieties bloom on both new wood and old, which creates an incredible display of co

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Thymus (USDA Organic) English Thyme, Thymus vulgaris 'Thyme, English', has slightly pointed leaves ranging from dark green to woolly silver or variegated green. It is highly aromatic with woody stems. Aroma: Can be extracted to create essential oil for aroma therapy. Treats headaches, insomnia, and more. Cooking: Versatile seasoning for chicken, seafood, vegetables, and desserts. Cosmetic: Used to clear the scalp of dandruff. Medicinal: Shown to relieve coughs and clear congestion. Can be used to make a mouthwash to treat sore throats.

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Professional nurserymen, landscapers and gardeners know soaking is the conservative, cost-effective way to distribute water evenly and directly to the root zone, eliminating evaporation and run-off. The Moisture Master does it better. Entirely porous to literally sweat from every pore so it evenly soaks up to a 3ft. width, depending on soil conditions. Constructed of recycled tires so it won't peel or crack. Use above or below ground. Ideal operating pressure of 6-30 psi. Full 7 year manufacturers guarantee.

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Concorde Barberry, Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde', is a very slow growing, compact shrub. Small red-purple leaves hold their color well even in heat, and it maintains a deeper color than most other purple leaved varieties. Concorde's size makes it ideal for the foreground of any border. It has the a 2 foot height and a 3 foot spread with a nice rounded shape, allergy free, and is pest tolerant. Persistent red fruits form in fall along with the red, orange and yellow foliage color. It tolerates most light exposures and soils, but purple-leaved varieties will turn green in the shade. This plant will grow in dry soil.

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The Apple, Lodi, Malus x domestica, produces juicy, yellow apples with thick skin. They are medium to large and its flesh is tart, crisp and acidic, but has some sweetness. Lodi is good for sauces and pies. Inside, the white flesh is tender, soft and juicy. Because it is a tender apple, it makes a wonderful applesauce. The apples cook down very quickly, preserving more of the flavor. The apples are ready for an early harvest from mid-July to August. Pollinators can be Jonathan or Yellow Delicious. There are varieties of apples suitable for almost all of the climate zones in the United States. They prefer cold winters, moderate summer and high humidity. Apples are deciduous and must be pollinated in order to produce fruit. Apple trees should be pruned in summer and winter. Fruit trees need a minimum of 6-8 hours of sunlight daily, and they need regular watering.

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The Fluffy Astilbe Mix, 'Astilbe', consists of a mix of low-growing varieties in red, pink, and white. The attractive foliage and fluffy flower-spikes brighten shady sites. Spruce up that shady area with loads of bright color.

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The Tulip 'Fringed Elegance', 'Tulipa fringed', a fall planted bulb, produces striking bright yellow flowers with a finely ruffled edge. The flowers are extremely long-lasting and set atop of tall, strong stems. Fringed tulips bloom in late spring and they are good for cut flowers, beds, and borders. Fringed Tulips are also known as Crispa Tulips. These tulips are a must-see (and have) with their delicate, lacy, fringed edges. Most fringed tulips open with petals arching outward.

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The Giant Hardy Phlox 'Lizzy' (PP# 11.574), Phlox paniculata, typically grows in an upright clump with bright pink flowers with white eyed flower color that intensifies as it matures. We are pleased to offer some of the finest Hybrid Phlox varieties available. Garden Phlox or "Flame Flowers", bloom in profusion with huge 5-6" flower heads for months when little else is blooming.The flowers are fragrant and showy, with brilliant non-fading colors. Growing 2-3 ft. tall, they are excellent for perennial borders, corners and for cut flowers. The foliage is dense and compact with deep green, lance-shaped leaves with prominent veins. Plant about 18-20" apart in rich, well- drained soil in full sun or light shade.

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The Broccoli Super Blend, 'Brassica oleracea (Hybrid)', has the ability to spread out your broccoli season with the 3 varieties in one packet. No more broccoli in the compost pile! Broccoli has been increasing in popularity with home gardeners because

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Strawberry Surecrop, Fragaria A ananassa 'Surecrop', is a heavy producer of large, firm, rich but sweet fruit in mid season. 'Surecrop' is an easy-to-grow crop. Makes great jams, jellies, pies, tarts, and an ideal canner. The berries redden all the way through, with a rich but sweet flavor. The fruit holds well both on the vines and after picking. June bearing strawberries produce a single crop each year during a 2-3 week period. If you get blooms the first year while the plant is getting established pinch the blooms off to ensure a large fruit crop the next year. Average yield of one quart per plant. Self-pollinating. Light to even sandy soil with good drainage is required. Neutral to slightly acidic is best. Strawberry plants need consistent, frequent waterings to produce well.

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The Colorado Blue Spruce tree, Picea Pungens, is a pyramidal shaped evergreen with steel blue foliage. It prefers heavier soils, full sun, and clean cultivation. Colorado Blue Spruce trees will reach a height of six feet in eight years on a good site, starting with a 2 year old seedling. The Blue Spruce is probably the most drought tolerant of all spruce trees. This evergreen conifer is widely used in windbreaks or as an ornamental yard tree. Not all plants will be blue. Each bundle will contain a mixture of blue, blue-green and green seedlings. A handsome ornamental specimen for use as a dense, colorful screen or windbreak. Space 6 ft. apart when used as a screen or windbreak.

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Royal Gold Woadwaxen, genista tinctoria 'Royal Gold', is a low growing, compact selection that exhibits bright green foliage and numerous golden yellow flowers blooming in July. This xeriscape plant adds color to the landscape and grows well in poor dry soils, such as dry grassy or gravely places. It has fine, grey-green leaves and stems, and there is some yellow color in autumn. It only reaches about 2 feet in height. It needs poor soil to perform well and to contain its growth, so this colorful shrub is both low-water and low-maintenance.

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The Double Peony Tulip 'Crispion Sweet', tulipia, has fully double pink flowers with white accents scattered throughout. Its green midrib and fringed edges add a sense of depth that is not commonly seen in fringed tulips. This flower will attract att

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The Grape Hyacinth 'Blue Spike', 'Muscari armeniacum', a fall planted bulb, produce unassuming flowers that add a sweet, fragrant touch to the spring garden. The lush clusters of double-plump lavender blue flowers form a compact cluster that looks like an upside-down bunch of grapes. The flowers remain beautiful for a long time, and they are very attractive to bees.Grape Hyacinths are a hardy, no-care, early spring flowering bulb. They are excellent as cut flowers, for rock gardens, beds, borders, and under trees and bushes. Muscari often multiply and spread over the years. Try planting a large drift of Muscari armeniacum in your garden for a flowing effect.

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The Astilbe 'Peach Blossom', is a brilliant pink and quite the handsome plant for the perennial border. It produces masses of colorful feathery flower plumes and has lacy green foliage.Astilbe is admired for its attractive foliage and elegant flower plumes. These spring blooming beauties are ideal for borders, containers, and gardens on the edge of woodlands. Throughout the summer, lacy deep green foliage adds ferny texture to garden beds long after the blooms have faded. Mass astilbe in groups in partly shaded gardens for maximum color and impact. Astilbe needs well drained, but moist and highly organic soil; humusy forest gardens are a perfect example of where these plants will thrive. Size 2-3 eye roots.

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The Long Stemmed Red Tulips, Tulipa triumph, are a garden essential with the large, vibrant red flowers with a glistening sheen . They do not need lifting, so plant in large groups, in borders, under deciduous trees and shrubs. Will produce flowers for many years. These red tulips are deal cut flowers. They are truly splendid! These tulips bloom in late spring for a 3 week period.

For the best effects, plant the bulbs in clusters of 5 to 15 bulbs of one variety, or scatter clusters throughout the garden or flower border. Tulips do best in well-drained soil. It is advisable not to plant tulips in the same location in the garden year after year. If possible, plant in a somewhat sheltered location. Tulips are excellent for mass planting, rock gardens, containers, cut flowers, and borders. Nothing says spring like a field of beautiful long-stemmed red tulips!

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The Willow Wigwams (4 foot) is unbeatable for a wide range of climbing plants. Great support for plants such as climbing peas and beans.

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Pygmy Peashrub, Caragana pygmaea, is a slow growing plant used as a formal hedge. Small bright yellow flowers emerge from year old wood in late spring. It grows to 3 feet, has a 3 to 4 foot spread and is very hardy and drought tolerant. Great small hedge or screen for difficult growing conditions since it tolerates poor soils, drought and wind. It needs to be planted in full sun, and follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Since this Globe Peashrub is water-efficient, hardy, low-maintenance and beautiful, its will make a great addition to any landscape!

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