by Tim Bartholomew | Nov 4, 2017 | Market News
I know this is not the best time of the year to do an article on roses, but when I heard that Screaming Neon Red Rose had won top prize at the Biltmore International Rose Trials, and it is a rose that I am familiar with, I couldn’t resist telling people about it. The...
by Tim Bartholomew | Oct 2, 2017 | Market News
For the October plant of the month I have chosen Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple. The choice was easy because of it’s beautiful fall color and because it is my wife Sara’s favorite tree. This is the tree that is responsible for giving New England its reputation for...
by Tim Bartholomew | Aug 6, 2017 | Market News
Finally a new plant to tell our customers about that is not another Hydrangea and fills a nice niche in the landscape. This is Straight Talk Privet. Straight Talk Privet is a beautiful 12 foot tall plant that is tightly upright and grows only 2’ wide. Years past the...
by Tim Bartholomew | Apr 7, 2016 | Market News
FIRST EDITIONS PINK SPARKLER BIRCHLEAF SPIREA Our April plant of the month is Pink Birchleaf Spirea. It was originally bred in France and brought to us from Baileys Nursery in Afton Minnesota. Baileys Nursery added the Pink Birchleaf Spirea to their First Editions...
by Tim Bartholomew | Mar 3, 2016 | Landscaping, Market News, Resources
(the bark of the tree in the above photo had been cut away to show the emerald ash borer S channels) Last month we told you that the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) had arrived in our area. After attending a seminar put on by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, there is...