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August 15, 2023

Late Season Color

There is still time to bring color to your garden! Butterfly Bushes are a great option for late summer color, along with Hydrangeas and Hissup Blue Fortune. If you need help determining which is the best for your backyard, just ask our Nursery staff!
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Daybreak Coreopsis
August 15, 2023

Deer Resistant Plants

Are your plants getting munched on? Oh deer! Try adding these four deer resistant plants to your garden.
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August 15, 2023

Pruning Shrubs

It’s time to give your shrubs a haircut! Join Maureen Drury, Middletown Houseplant and Nursery Department Manager, as she shows you how to clean up your garden and encourage late season blooms!
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July 17, 2023

American Gold Rush Black-Eyed Susan

Finally, a Black-Eyed Susan that’s resistant to the septoria leaf spot! Thanks to the thinner and hairier leaves, this hybrid rudbeckia shows no signs of the fungus even in wet, humid conditions. Optimal Growing Conditions Hardiness Zone Zones 4-9 Water Needs Average Sun Needs Sun or Shade Appearance and Characteristics Category Perennial Flower Color Yellow […]
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July 12, 2023

Tuscan Gold False Sunflower

Tuscan Gold is heat tolerant and will tolerate somewhat dry soils. While deadheading may encourage additional blooming it isn’t strictly necessary for a long bloom season. The breakthrough here is an easy flowering Heliopsis with a shorter plant size, outstanding garden performance and disease resistance. A long known great garden plant with good manners and […]
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July 6, 2023

Millenium Ornamental Onion

An award-winning perennial that produces a compact clump of glossy green leaves. Bright rosy purple, rounded flower clusters appear on strong stems just above the foliage. Tolerates soil of any fertility and will grow in clay soil. Typically pest and disease free. Its aromatic foliage also makes it deer and rabbit resistant. Optimal Growing Conditions […]
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June 30, 2023

How to Prune Roses

If your rose bush flowers have died or are fading, it’s time to get your pruners out! Pruning your roses will help keep your plant looking tidy, while encouraging new blooms throughout the season. Not sure where to start? Follow these simple tips from Randy Padgett, Poughkeepsie Nursery Manager.  
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June 29, 2023

Planting for Shade

Got shade? Join Maureen Drury, Adams Middletown Houseplant and Nursery Manager, in her garden as she shows you some great shade garden options you can find right in our nurseries. There are even a few that deer don’t like!  
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June 27, 2023

Mighty Chocolate Cherry Astilbe

Cherry and chocolate are a perfect combo in the garden as well as in dessert! At almost 4 feet tall, towering cherry-red plumes brighten up the shade garden atop chocolate-red stems that begins to flower in mid-summer, when other astilbe are beginning to wane. The deeply divided foliage is dark green with chocolate-brown and red […]
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