MARYS’ PLANT FARM & LANDSCAPING NEW FOR 2010
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     Since the winter weather has not been conducive to outside activities it has given me more time to go through lists of new items we have been looking for and checking new introductions.

I’m pleased to say many of our customer’s ‘wish list plants’ they asked us to find have been fulfilled.  So to all those who wanted roses Ballerina, Sir Thomas Lipton and Ch-Ching (a new yellow variety folks saw in Mary’s garden) they are now available. All three are beautiful, disease resistant, all summer blooming varieties that for roses, are fairly drought tolerant.  We will have many of the wonderful Griffith Buck roses, but they are getting harder and harder to find.  We’ll keep trying, but my advice would be if you want Buck roses get them early while they last.

Succulents are a hot item this season.  We’re planting beautiful glazed pots and troughs with mixtures of texture, color and blooming succulent varieties.  Mom is also planting more of the popular patio vegetable pots and patio herb pots.  These are great for small gardens or those who don’t have a full vegetable garden.  We call them ‘Salads in a Pot’.

     We field dug and planted many of the larger trees last fall for customers landscaping needs.  But there is still a great selection of trees and shrubs.  For those looking for native trees we have 5’ tall Persimmon, 6’-8’ tall sassafras, Cladrastis (Yellow wood, including the rare pink blooming variety), 6’ tall American Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginica), and 6’ tall American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana).  In hard to find trees we have Styrax (Jap. Snowbell), Liriodendron t. Medio-Picta (variegated tulip poplar), Cercis c. ‘Little Woody’ (a true dwarf redbud), and more of the Cornus r. Venus that sold out last year when it bloomed with 5” flowers.  We finally found more of the Cornus fl. ‘Daybreak’ (green and yellow foliage Dogwood), Cornus fl. ‘Cherokee Sunset’ (pink, green and yellow foliage) and Cornus kousa ‘Limon Ripple’ with its glossy green and yellow foliage.  All of these sell out as soon as they leaf out.  We’re adding Cornus x ‘Shadow’s Variegated Celestial’ that Mom and I saw this summer.  Talk about beautiful variegated yellow and green foliage and large white blooms, wow.  This is a new introduction by Don Shadow, a great plants man.

     There are a number of shrubs added to our listing including Calycanthus (Sweet Shrub) x Venus a large fragrant white blooming form.  We’re adding it to the other fragrant Calycanthus varieties; C. florida (red-brown bloom), C. f. ‘Athens’ (yellow bloom), and C. f. Michael Lindsey (larger red-brown bloom).  New this year is Hydrangea pan. ‘Pinky Winky” a truer pink blooming introduction, along with H. arb. ‘Riven Lace’, and Clethra barbenervous (Jap. Sweet Shrub) a larger heavily fragrant variety.  For those who asked for Pussy Willow last year, we have it along with the pink Viburnum ‘Mary Milton’.  If you are in need of host plants for butterfly larva we have Lindera Benzion (spice bush), Arsistolochea (Dutchman’s Pipe) and fennel to name a few.

Our list of native plants is extensive, but we’re happy to help you find what you are looking for in native varieties.

     Remember we have cut flower bouquets available throughout the year, and do custom arrangements on order.  We don’t advertise our florist services as word of mouth serves us well, but we’re happy to help with those requests.

     Last year we held our first ‘Fragrance Week’ and had great feedback as to the information and new fragrant ideas for the garden we promoted.  This season we are looking forward to adding new plants to the list, new ways to use fragrance in the garden and inside your home.  We hope you join us for tea and scones in the afternoon on Sunday, May 9th and Saturday, May 15th.  Recipes using fragrant flowers and herbs will be available, as will special sale prices on selected fragrant plants.

     Remember our landscape consultation, design and installation services.  We are proud to use quality plants, grown for our climate, planted in the right location to provide a landscape that will look attractive and not overgrown in 10 years, creating a maintenance night mare to keep in check.

We are also happy to help you with placement if you have a picture of a small area where you’re not sure what plant will do well.   

The following are our seminars and events for 2010. 

Wildflowers: Talk & Tour:  Sunday, May 2, 1:00 p.m. at the nursery.  The class will not only discuss spring blooming varieties, but summer wildflowers also.  Followed by a walk through the woodland with Mary to view her extensive wildflower collection.  Free with reservations.

(513) 894-0022

Fragrance Week: Sunday, May 9th, and May 11th through May 15th, during regular business hours.  Learn which plants, herbs, trees and shrubs will give you fragrance through out the season in the garden or on the patio in containers.  Taste herb cookies and edible flowers and pick up a recipe.  Specials and lots of information to help you create a fragrant garden.  Join us for Tea and Scones in the afternoon on Sunday, May 9th and Saturday, May 15th.

High Tea in the Garden: Sundays, July 11th, and July 25th at 2:00 p.m. and Thursday, July 15th at 1:30 p.m.  Enjoy a four-course high tea served in the garden.  An afternoon of delight for your senses.  This event is limited seating (tables seat four) and fills up quickly.  Pre-paid fee: $20.00 per person (513) 894-0022 or www.marysplantfarm.com.

Remember to check out our complete catalog on our website and remember clubs and tour groups are welcome for guided tours by Mary with reservations.

SPRING OPENING DAY: APRIL 13TH