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Deciduous flowering trees and shrubs offer some of the most brilliant color of the season. Everyone knows about oak and maple, but have you ever considered Dogwood, Crape Myrtle, Sour Wood or Service Berry as a colorful small tree. For something lower growing, Korean Spice Viburnum have rich red and orange foliage in Autumn and sweet smelling blooms in Spring. Blue Berries are particularly striking as is the dwarf Cotoneaster ‘Tom Thumb’.
Montgomery County’s Leaves for Neighborhoods tree planting campaign is underway please download a coupon and bring it to American Plant. The coupon is worth $25 toward the purchase of one qualifying tree with a retail value of at least $75. Live in Washington, DC? You can earn a $50 rebate from Casey Trees by purchasing and planting a shade tree on your property. Simply come into our nursery, choose your tree, and we’ll give you a rebate coupon. Some of the trees you may want to think about are oak, maple, elm, zelkova, beech, sycamore, sweet gum, tupelo, and yellow wood. For more info on the program, go to www.caseytrees.org
Looking for a little more peace and quite in your busy schedule? Try adding a little serenity to your garden with a Zen themed corner. Whether you have sun, shade or mixed light, there is a Japanese Maple that will fit the bill. Mugo pines, Spiraea, and Mondo Grass make great sunny companion plantings, while your shade garden will support Pieris, Japanese Anemones, ferns, Hellebores and more.
Have you ever wondered how Dogwoods got their name? Is it because the wood is so dog gone hard? Well, that’s close to the right answer. Originally they were referred to as Dagwood, which is a shortening of Daggerwood. Those who were too poor to afford a metal knife or blade had to settle for a dagger made of wood.
Camellias
Camellias belong to the tea family and were first brought from the Far East in the early 1700’s to Europe and then to North America. The name camellia honors a Jesuit missionary-botanist, Georg Kamel (1671-1706) credited for its discovery. Early camellia varieties imported from the Far East were brought back by naval or merchant ships as exotic gifts and until the mid 1820’s, camellias were thought to be too exotic for the British climate and hence were only grown in greenhouses. In North America they were only grown in the South – generally not north of Virginia. Today’s varieties are hardy to our region, including Camellia sinensis, the species which gives us green and black tea. Ask for it in our nurseries and have an entirely different kind of tea party! Come
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Use Bio-Tone or another root stimulating product to extend your warranty on woody plants from one year to two years.
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