Kale for Winter Color

Kale with Christmas boughs as garden mulch in a hypertufa container

To prepare landscape beds with color for winter, kale is our go-to crop. We know we can count on its showy foliage to intensify in color as the nights grow cool—that’s the extraordinary feature of kale. As long as we experience normal wintertime temperatures, these plants will last all the way through to January, still looking as brilliant as ever.

Pansy ‘Matrix® Yellow’ in an 8-inch bowl

For Halloween displays that need a finishing touch our 8-inch pansy bowls are ready to go. These are great when you want a quick splash of color to brighten up the landscape for holiday events. They’re frost-tolerant so they’ll last until the end of the season.

Our pansy bowls are filled with Matrix^® pansies—they’re covered in large, bright blooms. Choose from ‘Matrix^® Light Blue’ or ‘Matrix^® Yellow’. If you prefer an assortment of colors, go with Matrix^® Clear Mix: blooms include rose, purple, light blue, orange, yellow, white, and primrose. In addition to the Matrix^® varieties we also have ‘Delta Yellow Purple Wing’ for a two-tone look.

Place a pansy bowl at each side of an entryway, or set a row of them on top of a stone wall. We like to use one to brighten an old bench in the landscape. If you find that you’re pressed for time, they also look right at home next to a nice, plump pumpkin.

Pansy ‘Delta Yellow Purple Wing’ in an 8-inch bowl

Early orders are now being accepted for our Spring 2016 program. Placing an early order is a good idea, even if it’s only for a portion of the material you think you are going to need. In a perfect world we’d know what business will be like next year but unfortunately, we can’t foretell the future; an early order provides a safety cushion so the material you actually need won’t sell out from under you.

Placing your order is simple: call John in the office or visit our early order screen at dgi.cc to enter your order directly into our online system.

Early order discounts close on October 31^st, so be sure to place your order soon.