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Persimmon Garden
An excellent
selection of nursery products from trees and shrubs to pest control and
seeding. Find what you need at affordable prices and convenient online
order. No more standing in line a the local home improvement store
on a Saturday or Sunday.
Choose some
interesting varieties of plants for your lawn and garden:
The
Blue Sea Holly, 'Eryngium alpinum', display
thistle-like steely-blue flowers with pincushion
centers that are unique and extremely long
lasting. Its holly-like foliage also has a blue
hue, gray markings, and blue stems. It makes a
great border plant. This unique foliage
complements its lacy flowers. Attractive to
butterflies, and when given full sun and any
well-drained soil, it will flourish for years,
growing upright. Can be used as cut or dried
flowers.
The Daisy
Butterfly, 'Argyranthemum frutescens', is a
fantastic release from Proven Winners. The Daisy
'Butterfly' is a heat-tolerant marguerite Daisy with
oomph. 'Butterfly' produces canary-yellow flowers
throughout the summer even without deadheading.
Daisy's require a sunny spot with fertile,
well-drained soil and should be kept well watered in
the summer. Daisy's may be used as a cut flower and
they are excellent in window boxes, pots, and rock
gardens. The Daisy is attractive to bees,
butterflies and/or birds, plus they are resistant to
deer. These Daisys are winter hardy to USDA Zones
10-11 and they are grown as an annual in other
cooler climatic zones. Deadhead spent flowers to
encourage additional bloom. The deeply cut, dark
green leaves are aromatic when bruised.
The
Butterfly Bush 'Royal Red', Buddleia 'Royal Red', is
not quite a true red color, but purple-red flowers
are borne on this beautiful upright growing shrub.
It is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts purple
-red flowers from mid-summer and is a butterfly
magnet. This bush flowers summer and fall and is
easy to grow. With a name like Butterfly Bush you
might expect a plant to be attractive to
butterflies. In fact, it's more than attractive;
it's a magnet for all the butterflies that pass
through your garden seeking nectar.
This
deciduous bush blooms mid-summer to early fall.
Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented
blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday
sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub
will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too.
It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new
growth and should be pruned back to the ground in
spring.
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 The
Montmorency cherry is one of the most popular sour cherries in
America. It is also the classic cherry for baking pies. These
cherries have proven over the years to be outstanding for both
cooking and pie-making. This tree ripens in June and will grow to
about fifteen feet tall. A Montmorency cherry tree is self fertile,
meaning that no pollinator is required for setting fruit. The fruits
are medium sized, dark red in color and have good flavor and
quality. The flesh is clear to yellow in color.
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The Thorndale English Ivy, Hedera helix 'Thorndale', has dark green
foliage, like English Ivy, is cold hardy, and the leaves are larger
than the species. It is a vigorous, evergreen, self-clinging or
trailing vine with 3 to 5 lobed, glossy leaves with prominent veins.
This ivy likes well-drained soil and makes a beautiful ground cover
when established. Thorndale English Ivy will attach and grow up
brick walls, but can be used in hanging baskets, or as a houseplant.
It is very hardy and trouble-free, though it should never be allowed
to grow up the trunks of trees. Major pruning should be done in
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