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A maturing
landscape. A little pruning each year and a re-application of mulch keeps
this pool landscaping looking fresh and colorful.
26th May 2004 |
| The Siberian iris
"Caesar's Brother adds a splash of cool blue/purple to the garden.
Siberian Iris are so easy to grow. They don't get borer damage like the
big bearded iris. They are easy to divide and come in a wide range of
colors.
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The magnificent
Beauty Bush in full flower behind a large limber Pine. It's an old
fashioned and much underused shrub. It will grow in full sun and shade and
tends to be left alone by the deer.
26th May 2004 |
| One of the new
gorgeous fountains in our display area. There is nothing like the
sighs and sounds of water.
20th May 2004
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A formal design...
the standard Korean lilac stands proud over a winter gem box hedge.
20th May 2004
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| Tree Peonies are
such a gorgeous sight here at Greystone. They are relatively easy to grow
in our area. i just give a little protection in their first couple of
years.
20th May 2004
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A classic garden
favorite. Grape hyacinth or Muscari. It's reliably hardy in our area and
flowers about now.
1st May 2004 |
| Fen's Ruby Cypress
spurge...A delicate plant that emerges early in our rock garden.
Delightfully ferny foliage
1st May 2004 |
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Just as the year's
first load of mulch was delivered it started to snow again
14th March 2004 |
| Out come the first
plants. The witch hazels are already in flower and the pussy willows
showing their catkins. Here at Greystone gardens we grow a lot of our
plants so you can be sure of their cold hardy qualities.
23rd March 2004
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This week, I visited
the Victory Garden in Ma. We completed six segments for the new series. It
looked as if Boston had a very similar winter as us.
25th March 2004
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| The fine weather
this week allowed us to do plenty of tidying up. We us a double shredded
hardwood bark mulch. The more aged it is the better. At least a year. It
is quick to break down and release its nutrients back into the soil.
26th March 2004
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It's time to cut the
ornamental grasses back. You can see that this one is starting to blow all
over my garden. Cut the grasses about 3" above grade, I store them in
a large trash can and move them to my burn pile. The burn very easily...be
careful!
27th March
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| Last year, I
installed this rock garden. The plants over wintered nicely. I trimmed
them back carefully to healthy stems and leaves and removed any pockets of
dead leaves that had built up
27th March
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Drainage is a major
concern in my yard. Here a pocket of water in my lawn indicate that we
have to wait for warmer drier conditions before we work on the lawn. It's
probably a great time to work on the drainage!!!
27th March 2004
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| I took this picture
in Southern PA (York) It's the buttercup hazel (Corylopsis) It's in full
flower now...they are hardy in our area but not so easy to find.
4th April 2004
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We get a great
selection of trees and shrubs in as bare root from Minnesota. We heel them
in soil and pot them up in the next few weeks. We have several specialty
growers who sell plants this way. It allows us to get some very
unusual hardy specimens from distant places. |
| Ground cover
perennials are becoming very popular for filling in spaces and planting in
containers. We already have an early selection. Even though it's cold
outside, (16F the other night) they can be planted now.
4th April 2004
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We have one of the
biggest daylily collections in the Northeast. Close to a 100 varieties of
well chosen specimens. We have almost any color from white through black.
We have many late bloomers so the daylily season can last from May through
September. Our tallest is about 5-6 feet and our smallest around 6"
4th April 2004
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| The popular Harry
Lauder's walking stick is at it's best right now. The catkins are
elongating and the effect of the brighter spring sunshine makes it quite
spectacular.
4th April 2004
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Clusters of
beautiful miniature daffodils. Varieties like these can be much more
attractive in smaller areas .
17th April 2004
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| The beautiful flower
bud of the magnificent hybrid flower of Magnolia Betty. She is one of the
girl series and small enough for a smaller garden.
17th April 2004
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The cascade of white
flowers from the appropriately named Snowfountains cherry. A very hardy
cherry that will grow in places others won't
17th April 2004
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| One of the new
selections of lenten rose growing at the garden center. We are well
impressed by the performance of the these garden gems for the shade.
7th April 2004
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A splendid smaller
daffodil. Lovely color and form.
I found this one by our top gate!
27th April 2004
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| Peony hopes are well
in place. Simple well made devices can keep your peonies looking great now
matter what the weather through at them. We sell all sizes at the garden
center.
27th April 2004
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A barrel of herbs
that I over wintered in my garden shed. It's outside now after I turned
the heat off to allow them to harden off. A fresh batch of fertilizer and
a quick trim will induce plenty of fresh growth.
30th April 2004
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| These are some the
best early spring flowers. Each year the increase in the coverage. The
light blue flowers are often pink before they turn blue.
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