Spring 2015
Autumn Range of Rudbeckia
Our fall Rudbeckia line is grown in a harvest-themed palette
Native American Rudbeckia blooms profusely and lasts a long time—all it asks for is plenty of sun and it’s good to go until frost. We’ve grown our autumn line with a harvest-themed palette in mind, rather than the bright yellows that dominate the summer. For fall we’ve mixed in golden, red, and bronze tones to warm the pot.
Native Rudbeckia works best in a natural setting
Field Day Gardens 2018
Guests of the Pollinator Garden were unexpected highlights of Field Day
Field Day is the day we review our gardens with you, our fellow professionals in the industry. We talk about the problems we face when approaching a particular bed, discuss the solutions we picked, and look at how well they performed in that spot. Then we decide whether we were happy with our choices in the end.
All this conversation occurs in front of everyone, and that sharing of knowledge is probably the best part of Field Day for us. Although we showcased about 16 beds (some very large ones, too) we are going to touch on six highlights we noted this year, starting with our Pollinator Garden.
A Monarch caterpillar crawls next to the milkweed pod of Asclepias ‘Silky Gold’
Fall Vegetables Rush
Cabbage ‘Chinese Blue’
When filling your center with flowers, don’t forget the Fall Vegetables. Cool weather vegetables need to be planted now through September in order to enjoy their sweet and crunchy taste in September and October. Many of these vegetables, like the Cabbages, will last into October and November and taste even sweeter after a frost. Our cool weather vegetables come in the 1801 deep flat, unless otherwise noted. Here are some selections that are shipping this week:
Broccoli ‘Destiny’
More than Mums in Autumn
Ipomoea ‘Bright Ideas Rusty Red’
Back-to-School is popping up here and there so that means the late summer/early fall gardening rush is about to begin. Customers will need color as they tie up loose ends in the yard before the hectic pace of another school year swings into gear. Autumn sales always improve when you offer other choices along with your Mums so replenish your inventory with fresh material that’s shipping this week:
Ornamental Pepper ‘Chilly Chili’
Pennisetum ‘Vertigo’
The classic black Fountain Grass—Pennisetum ‘Vertigo’
‘Vertigo’ is a commanding presence in the landscape. This is a big grass—it will grow up over your head if you water it enough. Take full advantage of this spiky dark purple foliage by using it for dramatic effect. We find it’s a very flexible tool that can be used in a number of design scenarios.
Two fountains of ‘Vertigo’ in a sea of Rudbeckia ‘Toto Gold’
