| Plant Materials for Falconbridge Landscape |
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catalog # |
height |
width |
does best |
blooms |
price |
graphic |
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| Daphne
odora 'Alden's Regal Red' |
waysidegardens.com |
47780 |
4' |
3-4' |
partial shade |
April |
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| Daphne
odora 'Aureomarginata' |
camforest.com |
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3' |
5' |
partial shade |
Feb. |
12.00 |
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| Hydrangea
macrophylla 'Glowing Embers' |
waysidegardens.com |
47171 |
3' |
3' |
partial shade |
2-3 mo mid summer |
19.95 |
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| Kalmia
latifolia 'Little Linda' |
waysidegardens.com |
46468 |
3' |
3' |
partial shade |
spring |
19.95 |
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| Loropetalum
'Snow Muffin' |
waysidegardens.com |
47021 |
2' |
3' |
sun/part shade |
all summer |
19.95 |
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| Rhododendron
'Unique Marmalade' |
waysidegardens.com |
47606 |
3' |
2½' |
shade |
mid-spring |
19.95 |
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Feature (especially elegant flanking the gate) |
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| Berberis
thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar' |
waysidegardens.com |
46805 |
6' |
2' |
full sun or light shade |
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19.95 |
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| Buxus
sempervirens 'Graham Blandy' |
camforest.com |
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6' |
1' |
partial or full sun |
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16.00 |
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| Buxus
sempervirens 'Green Tower' |
waysidegardens.com |
47808 |
9' |
2' |
part shade |
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24.95 |
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| Ilex
crenata 'Sky Pencil' |
waysidegardens.com |
47020 |
8' |
1½' |
sun |
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16.95 |
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| Juniperus
communis 'Suecica Nana' |
camforest.com |
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5' |
1' |
heat tolerant |
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6.00 |
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| Juniperus
scopulorum 'Sparkle' |
camforest.com |
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10' |
1-2' |
full sun |
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16.00 |
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| Juniperus
virginiana 'Skyrocket' |
waysidegardens.com |
47079 |
15' |
1½' |
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| Taxus
xmedia 'Beanpole' |
camforest.com |
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10' |
1' |
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10.00 |
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Feature |
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| Asclepias
incarnata 'Soulmate' |
waysidegardens.com |
40515 |
4' |
2' |
sun |
early to mid summer |
7.95 |
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| Asclepias
tuberosa |
waysidegardens.com |
43029 |
1½-2' |
3' |
sun |
mid to late summer |
6.95 |
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| Alstromeria
'Freedom' |
waysidegardens.com |
46308 |
2½' |
1½-2' |
part shade |
summer |
8.95 |
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| Digitalis
purpurea 'The Shirley' |
waysidegardens.com |
43170 |
3' |
1½' |
part shade |
summer |
4.95 |
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| Trees
(These grow slowly, giving decades of enjoyment.) |
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| Illicium
floridanum 'Peddlebrook', Florida Anise |
camforest.com |
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6' |
6' |
light to heavy shade |
red flowers in spring |
10.00 |
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| Magnolia
kobus var. loebneri 'Encore' |
camforest.com |
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8' |
12' |
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white with pink tinge extended
bloom |
25.00 |
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| Osmanthus
fragrans f. auranticus, Orange Flowered Tea Olive (evergreen) |
camforest.com |
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8' |
15' |
winter shade |
small orange flowers October |
12.00 |
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| Picea
abies dwarf Norway spruce |
camforest.com |
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15.00 |
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| Pittosporum
tobira 'Korean' (evergreen) |
camforest.com |
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5' |
6' |
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fragrant white flowers |
25.00 |
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| Prunus
mume, Japanese flowering apricot 'Birdal Veil' |
camforest.com |
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10' |
20' |
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pale pink on down arching branches |
30.00 |
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| Syringa
xchinensis 'Lilac Sunday' |
camforest.com |
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15' |
15' |
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light purple, Lilac fragrance |
12.00 |
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| Syringa
patula 'Miss Kim' Manchurian Lilac |
camforest.com |
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8' |
8' |
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light purple, late spring |
30.00 |
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| Taxus
chinensis, Chinese Yew |
camforest.com |
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20' |
15' |
light shade |
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16.00 |
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| Tsuga
canadensis 'Bennett' Dwarf hemlock |
camforest.com |
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8' |
12' |
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16.00 |
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| Viburnum
rhytidophyllum 'Variegata' |
camforest.com |
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12' |
8' |
light shade |
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35.00 |
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| Palms
(Think about getting a tropical feel.
These two are hardy in Durham.) |
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| Rhapidophyllum
hystrix, Needle Palm |
camforest.com |
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10' |
15' |
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red three petaled |
10.00 |
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| Sabal
minor, Sabal Palm |
camforest.com |
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10' |
15' |
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5.00 |
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| Camellia Forest Nursery is a little known resource in the
area. They are about 7 miles west of
Carrboro on route 54. Their exact
address is 9701 Carrie Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The proprietors are Kai Mei and David Parks who will give you a
tour of their greenhouses. Their
e-mail is camforest@aol.com and their website is at http://www.camforest.com. Most of their sales are nationwide by
telephone orders but you can go and see their plant materials first
hand. Call (919)968-0504. |
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| The plants selected in this list are slow growing. They will give you years of enjoyment and
will avoid the problem of having to prune agressively tall shrubs in front of
your courtyard walls. Nothing more
repulsive than a holly sprouting from an elephants foot. Avoid buying a plant without being
specific. Consult with the nursery
person to get the exact plant. We
will all have to suffer the consequences of poor plant choices and placement. |
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| Make a plan. Put the
tallest materials in the back and nearest to the gate, but at least 3 feet
away from the wall. Shrubs and
perennials come next adding intense color and fragrance in season. Most in the above list are also
evergreens. Go easy. Select just 4 to 6 permanent features. Plant them and see how they do. You can add annuals in front for that
touch of summer color. Keep your
pallette simple and select just two colors and complementary ones at
that. Fill the bed with just your two
selections. Keep it simple. |
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