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Hi Fellow Gardeners,

Welcome to another gardening season!  We actually like to think about this being the beginning of another gardening season after a hiatus of a few months from the recent frenzy of the 2007 season.  However, as any true gardener knows, there is never a lull in gardening.  If the weather does not allow us to physically garden through the cold winter months, there is still certainly a lot of gardening activity going on in our heads.  This is the time spent reading the garden books that we never had time to read last summer, planning new beds and dreaming of what might happen in 2008.

We have another group of interesting and educational seminars offered this year.  New is a pruning seminar offered by Rick Ray, a retired horticulture professor.  Check out the list and join us for a few hours of fun!  As usual we are offering our trough seminars, both Hypertufa I and Hypertufa II. 

Our new plant introductions for 2008 follow.  To view the entire catalog, please go to catalog.

Have a wonderful gardening season and come visit!

Kay

New Plants for 2008 The following list of plants will be available in the 2008 gardening season.  They will be available when we open in April, unless it is otherwise indicated.  Please click on the botanical name for a complete description.

Botanical Name	Common Name	Exposure	Bloom Time	Size for Description	Flower Color	Comment
Alchemilla alpina	Alpine Lady's Mantle	Sun to Part Shade	Spring	8 In.	Yellow	grayish leaves have a white margin
Asclepias tuberosa ‘Hello Yellow’	Butterfly Weed	Sun	Summer to Fall	2 Ft.	Yellow	stout, upright stems ~ has beautiful seed pods
Aster ericoides f. prostratum  ‘Snow Flurry’ (now called Eurybia)	Heath Aster	Sun	Fall	4 to 6 In. x 4 to 12 In.	White	white flowers with yellow centers ~ resembles heath
Astilbe ‘Aphrodite’ Available May 2008	False Spirea	Full Sun to Full Shade	Late Summer	15 In. by 12 In.	Rose	red and white flower parts join to form a rose-colored flower ~ bronze foliage and upright red stems
Astilbe chinensis ‘Milk and Honey’ Available May 2008	False Spirea	Part Shade to Shade	Summer	2 to 3 Ft.	Pink flushed white	creamy, white plumes turn light pink
Astilbe japonica ‘Peach Blossom’ Available May 2008	False Spirea	Part Shade to Shade	Summer	18 In.	Salmon	glossy green foliage
Bletilla striata ‘innocence’	Chinese Ground Orchid	Part Shade	Spring to Summer	16 to 24 In. x 12 In	White	very hardy
Callicarpa americana	American Beautyberry	Sun to Part Shade	Summer	3 - 8 Ft.	Lavender	a loose open shrub ~ gorgeous lilac colored  fall berries
Calycanthus x ‘Hartlage Wine’ Available June 2008	Sweet Shrub	Sun to Part Shade	Spring to Summer	7 Ft. x 7 Ft.	Burgundy	bushy, rounded shrub with beautiful yellow foliage in fall
Campanula poscharskyana 'Camgood’  Available May 2008	Serbian Bellflower	Sun to Part Shade	Summer to Fall	8 to 10 In.	Violet-Blue	vigorous low growing spreader  ~  trailing rockery plant
Campanula StarinaTM Bicolor Star	Bellflower	Sun to Part Shade	Summer to Fall	4 to 6 In.	Blue with white center	heavy flowering, compact plant ~ large starry flowers
Caryopteris divaricata ‘Snow Fairy’	Variegated Bluemist Spirea	Sun	Summer to Fall	2 to 3 Ft.	Blue	a compact, clump former ~ variegated green & white leaves
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Blue Mist’  Available June 2008	Bluemist Spirea	Sun	Summer to Fall	2 to 4 Ft. x 3 to 4 Ft.	Blue	a compact, mounding shrub with powder blue flowers
Clematis heracleifolia ‘China Purple’  Available May 2008	Bush Clematis	Sun to Part Shade	Late Summer	2 to 3 Ft. Tall - not a vine	Purple	a bush clematis
Coreopsis x ‘Jethro Tull’	Tickseed	Sun to Part Shade	Summer	15 In.	Yellow	double golden flower with fluted petals
Dicentra  spectablis ‘Gold Heart’   Available May 2008	Gold Bleeding Heart	Sun to Part Shade	Spring, Summer & Fall	24 to 36 In. by 18 to 24 In.	Rose	dissected bright gold foliage ~ may go dormant in summer
Dodecatheon ‘Aphrodite’	Shooting Star	Part Shade to Shade	Late Spring	20 In. x 16 In.	Mauve	summer dormant
Dryopteris filix-mas ‘Parsley’	Male Fern	Part Shade to Shade		18 to 24 In.		dark green crinkled foliage resembles parsley ~ vigorous grower
Erodium reichardii ‘Bishop’s Form’	Storksbill	Sun	Summer to Fall	2 to 3 In.	Pink	will overwinter in mild winter ~ great rock garden plant ~ flowers constantly
Euphorbia  ‘Rudolph’  Available May 2008	Cushion Spurge	Sun to Part Shade	Spring, Summer & Fall	18 to 24 In.	Chartreuse	compact grower ~ looks great spring through fall
Fothergilla gardenii  Available June 2008	Bottlebrush	Sun to Part Shade	Spring	4 Ft. x 4 Ft.	White	bottlebrush flowers appear before the leaves - beautiful fall color
Geranium macrorrhizum  ‘Ingwersen’s Variety’	Bigroot Geranium	Full Sun to Full Shade	Spring	1 Ft.	Pink	forms a dense mat that spreads quite rapidly but not invasive - light green foliage
Geranium sanguineum 'Nanum’	Dwarf Bloody Cranesbill	Sun to Part Shade	Spring to Summer	2 In. x 18 In.	Magenta	a very dwarf geranium ~ very vivid flowers ~ zone 3
Hemerocallis 'Becky Lynn’  Available May 2008	Reblooming Day Lily	Sun to Part Shade	Spring, Summer & Fall	20 In.	Rose	large, rose colored flowers with contrasting stripes ~ semi-evergreen
Hemerocallis 'Highland Lord’  Available May 2008	Reblooming Day Lily	Sun to Part Shade	Summer to Fall	22 In.	Burgundy	large, double wine-red flowers with a yellow center ~ semi-evergreen
Heuchera 'Brownies’  Available May 2008	Coral Bell	Sun to Part Shade	Summer	12 to 18 In. x 12 to 24 In.	Pink flushed white	chocolate brown crinkled leaves with plum undersides - sun tolerant
Heuchera 'Caramel’  Available May 2008	Coral Bell	Sun to Part Shade	Summer	9 to 18 In. x 12 to 24 In.	Pink flushed white	compact plant with caramel foliage - sun tolerant
Heuchera 'Citronelle’  Available May 2008	Coral Bell	Sun to Part Shade	Summer	12 to 18 In. x 12 to 24 In.	Pink flushed white	bright chartreuse foliage - sun tolerant
Heuchera ‘Encore’	Coral Bell	Part Shade to Shade	Summer	12 In. x 18 In.	Cream	deep rose purple leaves with silver sheen ~ ~ smoky purple veins
Heuchera 'Mocha’	Coral Bell	Sun to Part Shade	Summer	10 to 15 In. x 15 to 24 In.	White	compact plant with coffee-colored foliage - sun tolerant
Heuchera ‘Pistache’	Coral Bell	Part Shade	Summer	10 In. x 18 In.	Cream	light lime green to chartreuse leaves
Heuchera ‘Tiramisu’	Coral Bell	Part Shade	Summer	8 to 10 In. x 12 to 14 In.	Cream	young foliage is yellow with red highlights ~ red fades with age ~ mature leaves are chartreuse with silver sheen
Hosta 'Blue Umbrellas  Available May 2008	Hosta	Part Shade to Shade	Early Summer	36 to 40 In. x 36 In.	White	thick, blue-green leaves with a rounded shape droop to look like an umbrella
Hosta 'Deja Blu’	Hosta	Part Shade to Shade	Summer	14 In. by 18 to 20 In.	Lavender	green center with yellow margin and cream in between
Hosta 'Earth Angel’	Hosta	Part Shade to Shade	Summer	30 In, x 40 In.	Lavender	irregular creamy yellow edge with blue-green center
Hosta 'Fire and Ice’  Available May 2008	Hosta	Part Shade to Shade	Early Summer	12 in. x 8 In.	Lavender	a twisted, upright mound ~ cream to white with an irregular dark green edge
Hosta 'Fireworks’	Hosta	Full Sun to Full Shade	Summer	8 to 10 In. x 12 In.	Lavender	stiff, narrow upright leaves are creamy white with dark green edges
Hosta ‘Francee’	Hosta	Full Sun to Full Shade	Summer	14 In. x 30 In.	Lavender	dark green leaves with a narrow white edge ~ a wide, low mound
Hosta 'Honeybells'	Hosta	Full Sun to Full Shade	Summer to Fall	27 In. x 50 In.	Lavender	a relaxed mound of olive green leaves with slightly undulating edge with a 45 In flower scape
Hosta 'Maui Buttercups’	Hosta	Part Shade to Shade	Summer	10 In by 18 In.	Lavender	bright gold leaves that are rounded and cupped in shape
Hosta 'Night Before Christmas’  Available May 2008	Hosta	Part Shade	Summer	18 In. x 30 In.	Lavender	green leaves with irregular white centers ~ a vigorous grower
Hosta plantaginea ‘Grandiflora’	Hosta	Full Sun to Full Shade	Late Summer	24 In. x 60 In.	White	a dome-shaped mound with shiny green leaves ~ very fragrant, large waxy flowers
Hosta 'Praying Hands’	Hosta	Part Shade to Shade	Summer	14 to 18 In by 18 In.	Lavender	Upright, narrow, tightly folded leaves resemble hands praying ~ very thin gold edge
Hosta 'Spilt Milk’	Hosta	Part Shade to Shade	Summer	24 In by 30 In.	White	blue-green leaves with white streaking
Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky’  Available June 2008	Panicle Hydrangea	Sun to Part Shade	Summer	7 Ft. x 7 Ft.	Pink and white two-toned flowers	flowers start out white, turn pink and push new white flowers from flower tip
Lamium galeobdolon ‘Silver Spangles’	Yellow Archangel	Part Shade to Shade	Spring	4 to 6 In.	Yellow	pointed green leaves with silver splashes
Lavatera ‘Pink Barnsley’  Available May 2008	Mallow	Sun