Blooming hydrangeas in the landscape
for eastern exposures.

Thanks for your interest in shopping with a local family business. Times are tough for all of us in the U.S. right now, but we are grateful for our gardening friends. Nothing beats the excitement found in a new variety blooming for the first time in your yard or the conversations heard at the checkout about picking that first big red tomato. “Enjoy the Garden!” says Mark Landa. It’s a simple pleasure that brings a new joy each day. Daylilies, coreopsis, black-eyed Susan, purple coneflower, hibiscus and ornamental grasses are some of the selections moving out the door quickly as easy perennials that are beautiful and maintenance free.

Knock-out Roses are really all that!
Still available!! Maintenance free!

This is the time of year in the south when Mother Nature lets go her explosion of color among flowering trees. The Crape Myrtle is by far the longest blooming of all the flowering trees. These trees have graced the south with their aesthetic beauty for a hundred plus years. The watermelon red color has been the number one choice. In recent years we have seen the introduction of many newer colors and variations into the crape myrtle line. White has become very popular with a variety known as Natchez leading the way. Natchez is a tall growing variety reaching 20-25 ft. with a beautiful exfoliating bark that shows up dramatically in the winter months. A really neat variety is one known as “Raspberry Sundae” bred by Dr. Carl Whitcomb from the University of Oklahoma. It boasts flowers of crimson buds that open cardinal red and fade to pink. Its foliage is very nice as well with crimson tips and almost chocolate foliage. This one will grow to 15 ft. and has a bright orange fall color. Another Whitcomb introduction is Dynamite. This is a full size vigorous grower to 20 ft. with cherry red flowers in heavy clusters. This variety is highly resistant to powdery mildew. Tonto is a semi-dwarf red that is the perfect height for many areas, reaching only about 10ft. at maturity. Fuchsia red flowers continue from July through September in this long blooming variety. These plants also boast some very interesting changes in bark as well. A really good choice among mid size crape myrtles.

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There are two super dwarf varieties that are worth mentioning as well. If you need a sun loving plant that will stay 2ft. and under as well as provide great color during the summer months then Chickasaw might be the right choice. Chickasaw is a true genetic dwarf from the National Arboretum and Dr. Don Egolf. It has a mounding habit with pink-lavender flowers and bronze red foliage in fall. Pocomoke is a slightly larger variety reaching a height of 3-4 ft at maturity. It has a rounded compact habit with bright pink flowers. This plant is also very hardy and a tough performer. Remember to always choose a crape myrtle not only by color but by mature height as well. There are 4 different categories as far as height for crape myrtles in miniature, dwarf, mid-size and tall. Choosing the right size at the time of planting may keep you from committing “Crape Murder” in the early spring. Enjoy the Garden!

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