MONTHLY PHOTOS

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SEASONAL TIPS

See Archives for June ‘02 and June ‘03

It’s a great time to plant everything from Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Groundcovers and Seed to Annuals and Baskets. KEEP the frost Cloth Handy until June 25th for tender veggies and flowers.

Check your B&B Tree strings to avoid the death choke. Click here for how to plant a Tree page 8 and 9 of our book!

Plant Container Gardens. Click here for pages 15-17 from our book - How to plant Container Gardens.

Check for Spruce Tip Weevil, iron deficiencies and winter stress - treat accordingly.

Watch your Sprinklers - Check for leaks and fix them promptly. Park City Nursery’s Sprinkler Barn is fully stocked with parts for the “do-it-yourself” Sprinkler Repair Man. Also equipped to retrofit existing systems to drip or install an entire system... call Dan at 649-0169.

We also have a professional installation and repair crews. Call for details!

Have a pro analyze your yard - walk the property and answer all your on site questions! Perhaps you need some fresh advice or maybe even a design to kick start your yard. Call us today for an appointment 649-1363. We’ll explain our Landscape Design Program to you. Click for a look at our handout.

     INSIDE THE GREENHOUSE

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MONTHLY SPECIALS

Park City Nursery has quantity, containerized pricing every day. When you Buy 5 or more of the same variety shrub in the same size container, you will receive:
$1.00 off per plant 1 gallon size
$1.50 off per plant 2 gallon size
$2.00 off per plant 5 gallon size
plus, 50 cents off per plant on 1 gallon perennials when you buy 5 or more.

*Quality is our #1 Priority. To get the best, sometimes you have to pay a little bit more (but not always!) It’s important for your best interest to shop at reputable nursery outlets that specialize in what you need. Good Advice is priceless!

*Unadvertised Aspen Special:
When you buy 5 or more 1-1½” caliper Aspen $59.99 each ($65-$90 value!)

"Click Here" Bring in this coupon for 15% off THE THYMES lotions and body products during the month of June. Stock up for Summer BBQ hostess gifts (and yourself. .  One for me, one for. .  . )

This year, we have added the OLIVE LEAF collection to our selection - Even men like the soap!

*Incredible selection of plants - Don’t miss a shipment - arriving daily!

Welcome to the Growing Season

A Little Lesson on Mice, Rabbits and Voles

As you can guess, a nursery has a few leftover plants each season. We ‘heal ours in’ in a back corner and see what happens - Some die, some come back but not very strong and a few act like winter never happened showing up strong and vibrant - a match to any ‘new’ plant arriving fresh from the growers.

It is always more stressful on plants when they are wintered over above ground as opposed to in the ground. Once planted, they have a more realistic survivability.

Because of the snow pack this year, the mice, voles and rabbits were very active in many yards and in our leftover perennial patch. They ate roots and dug tunnels amongst the 4" pots and 1 gallon drain holes - chowing all the way.

Oddly, in the midst of the chaos, several varieties were completely ignored. Luck or taste preference, I’m not certain, but here is our little list:

*Bitterroot/Lewisia
*Foxglove/Digitalis
*Golden Banner/Thermopsis
*Iris
*Jacob’s Ladder/Polemonium
*Lady’s Mantle/Alchemilla
*Lily of the Valley/Convallaria
*Maltese Cross/Lychnis
*Primrose/Primula

If your yard is riddled with disaster, these aren’t fool proof but a pretty smart bet

PLANT OF THE MONTH

CLUMP CANADA RED CHERRY

            Prunus virginiana ‘Schubertii’   Zone 2

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A variation on the single stem Canada Red Cherry or Schubert Chokecherry. Clump Canada Red Cherry is a super-hardy with very attractive multiple stems - a shape sure to turn heads.

It sports a fragrant, chokecherry cluster blossom. New leaves are green flushing to purple with a two-tone period before the entire leaf turns a deep purple. They defoliate in fall leaving attractive bark and winter silhouette.

Canada Red Cherries are extremely drought tolerant so, don’t over water. They can withstand windy sites, varied and poor soil conditions. (The less windy a site, the better any Tree can perform - plant in groups when dealing with high winds!)

A yard is not complete without at least one of these. Great Contrast plant, Wind Screen, Privacy Barrier, Ornamental. . . The Plant with many uses.

also see archives from 2002 and 2003

Q. Can I lay sod on the existing soil in my yard?
A. If you do, you will probably end up with a lumpy, water-wasting lawn. The more soil and amendments you add initially, the better your finished product will be. . . like building a foundation to a house.

Additional Topsoil and Gypsum are a must. If it is financially feasible, Soil Pep and/or compost is a definite bonus. Don’t forget the Sod and seed starter fertilizer.

Remember, try to keep your sod areas to a minimum and look into Netafim Drip Irrigation for the most water efficient lawn you’ve ever seen!

Q. My Pots and Planters in Full Sun look ‘crummy’, what can I do to improve them?
A. There are a few little tricks for getting annuals to perform in hot, windy sites:
1) Be careful which varieties you choose. Most plants do better with a little shade but, if you can’t offer that, go with Supertunias, Petunias, Medium Snapdragon, Verbena, assorted Sedum and other succulants, Vinca (the pretty, hardy annual with all the colors!), Osteospermum Daisy, Geranium and any other plants you may have discovered.
2) Use Nutra-Gel® a water storing crystal with a slow release fertilizer - These granules really help with the watering process.

Q. Speaking of Water Saving Gels, How about them?
A. The verdict is out, they save water - Check it out
(John Perry: A Different Drip)