Plant Recommendation

Plant Recommendation

Any flowers that you can recommend to plant now to get through...

jkremer asks:

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Any flowers that you can recommend to plant now to get through the rest of the summer and into the fall?

Answer

Petunias, Lantana, ornamental peppers, sedums, grasses, celocia, ornamental cabbage and kale, mums (you can cut back the mums in sept. for second bloom), pansy, viola. You could also use edibles that have colorful foliage like swiss chard, mesclun mix lettuce, mustard they all hold up to cold weather. You could sow the edible seeds directly in the container and watch them grow . The fall blooming crocus will be available soon, they also could be added in and around your planting. Then plant the crocus in the ground after they finishing blooming. Saffron spice is from a fall crocus called sativus. Hope this insprires you. Thank you for your question.

Any flowers that you can recommend to plant now to get through...

jkremer asks:

Question

Any flowers that you can recommend to plant now to get through the rest of the summer and into the fall?

Answer

Petunias, Lantana, ornamental peppers, sedums, grasses, celocia, ornamental cabbage and kale, mums (you can cut back the mums in sept. for second bloom), pansy, viola. You could also use edibles that have colorful foliage like swiss chard, mesclun mix lettuce, mustard they all hold up to cold weather. You could sow the edible seeds directly in the container and watch them grow . The fall blooming crocus will be available soon, they also could be added in and around your planting. Then plant the crocus in the ground after they finishing blooming. Saffron spice is from a fall crocus called sativus. Hope this insprires you. Thank you for your question.

Apple cultivar recommendation?

amgilles asks:

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Apple cultivar recommendation?

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I’d like to add two dwarf or semi-dwarf apple trees to my back yard. I’m looking for plants with a mature height of 10-15’, which will cross-pollinate one another and fruit reliably. Can you recommend some cultivars and rootstocks that do well in the greater Boston area?

Thanks,
- Andrea

Answer

Hi
I would like to refer you to a website that will give you all the information you will need. This orchid is we buy our stock from.
www.hollybrookorchard.com
Most if not all are hardy for our area up to zone 5. Our largest selection of apples will be in april / may. We may still have some varieties available now. Our Winchester location is the largest source.