A Grower Perspective

We get a lot of questions from customers about hedge material. What makes a good hedge? How can I block the view of the road and increase privacy in my yard? What hedge is low-maintenance? What hedge is fast-growing for an instant screen?

We grow a wide variety of hedge plants: from small, low hedges that stay a few feet tall to large trees that form a screen at over 60 feet. One common hedge

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Do you want to grow your own blueberries but worry that they are difficult to grow or confused about where to start? Would a straightforward book containing everything you want to know about blueberries help? What if that book was free? If you are interested in receiving a FREE book about blueberries from the world's leading blueberry grower, Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, all you have to do is visit this blog Randomgardening.blogspot and send an email to Ann Murphy at amurphy@oan.org with your name, mailing address and how many blueberry plants you have in your yard and she will mail you your free book! They are only giving away 10 free copies, so hurry!

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Tanyosho Pine is an outstanding ornamental tree suitable for small gardens, Asian or Mediterranean influenced gardens or just because it is a plant that stands out in the nursery and is highly desirable. So often the comment is made while walking around the nursery, “What is that pine?” It is the Tanyosho Pine with its bright green needles set on orange-red bark, highly noticeable and brilliant in winter. This full sun plant grows slowly 12’ high by 20’ wide and takes well to pruning. Most often used as a specimen small tree, it would be equally dramatic planted as a group or hedge row. It is drought tolerant once established yet endures wet soil and is pest and disease free.

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Several varieties of sweetly scented geraniums are available in our front greenhouse.  Come by and choose some for a porch or deck pot.  Bring them in during the winter and you’ll have them ready for next year when the time comes.  Along with their sculptured leaves and delicate flowers they are useful in cooking and in sachets or luxurious baths.

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Would you like a deep, dark beauty in your garden this summer? May we suggest Blackbird penstemon. Rich, violet-purple tubular flowers cover this hardy perennial and bloom summer through autumn. Many hummingbirds will visit this plant. As well as adding color to your garden, penstemons make great cut flowers for your home. Plant pemstemons in full sun, they are drought tolerant and deer proof once established. If you prune back the spent flowers, penstemons are long bloomers, starting in early summer until frost in fall. The color will attract you and you’ll want to have swaths of them in your garden.

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