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Garden Art Show

Savage Plants & Landscape on August 31, 2010 in Sales, Up and Coming Comments Off

Join us September 18 & 19 as various local artists display their work throughout the nursery.

  • The Art Show will coincide with the start of our Fall Sale

    All Annuals & Seeds 50% off
    All Perennials & Grasses 40% off
    All Shrubs & Vines 35% off
    All Trees 30% off
    All Hard Goods (except Art & Consignment items) 25% off

    Sale ends October 3

  • Our local, internationally renown public garden, The Bloedel Reserve, is holding their fourth annual Garden Party Fundraiser on August 5th. This is their major fundraising event of the year, please help support the continuation of this wonderful Northwest Treasure. Visit The Bloedel Reserve Events Page for more information and to reserve your tickets now.

    We are looking forward to seeing you there.

    Cora Louise Itoh Peony

    Paeonia x ‘Cora Louise’

    Producing up to 50 large, semi-double blossoms in a season this Peony requires no staking for its dark lavender centered white flowers.  These sturdy pleasantly scented blooms make excellent additions to any bouquet.

    Cold hardiness zones: 4 – 8
    Light needs: Full Sun
    Water Needs: Needs regular watering – weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
    Special feature: Prolific Flowering

    Care Information
    Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring

     

    Check out More from Monrovia that will be arriving this week.

    Windcliff Pachysandra

    Pachysandra axillaris ‘Windcliff’

    This rare species of Pachysandra is a great addition to Monrovia’s Dan Hinkley Collection.  A distinctive  evergreen groundcover, Windcliff Pachysandra has noticeably fragrant white flowers in early spring, repeating again in autumn and grows  just four to six inches high.

    Cold hardiness zones: 6 – 9
    Light needs: Full to Partial Shade
    Water Needs: Needs regular watering – weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
    Special feature: Repeat fragrant blooms  

    Care Information
    Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 2 ft. to 3 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area.

    Yvonne Port Orford Cedar – Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Yvonne’

    This moderately growing evergreen conifer develops golden yellow tipped green foliage in fall and winter becoming greenish yellow during the warm season. Makes a dense, colorful hedge or specimen growing 10 to 20 ft. tall & 6 to 12 ft. wide.

    Cold hardiness zones: 6 – 9
    Light needs: Full sun
    Water Needs: Needs regular watering – weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
    Special feature: Improved Pest and Disease Resistance

    Care Information: Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Can be sheared to shape in late winter if desired.

    We expect this new & exceptional plant to arrive from Monrovia sometime around April or May.