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March 27, 2008

Industry Links

Pender Nursery is a proud member of the following organizations:
North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association

American Nursery and Landscape Association

American Society of Landscape Architects

International Plant Propagators Society

Johnston County Nurserymen's Association

Johnston County Nurserymen's Marketing Association

Maryland Nursery & Landscape Association

National Federation of Independent Business

J C Raulston Arboretum

NCSU Horticulture

Encore Azalea

Southern Living Plant Collection

NC Green Industry Council

Perennial Plant Association

South Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association

Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association

West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association

Wholesale Nursery Growers of America

Posted by Pender Nursery on March 27, 2008 | Permalink

Looking Good List

January 25, 2010

Looking Good List

Autumn Angel™ single white flowers 3' x 3' 1gal
Autumn Belle™ semi-double pink flwrs w/magenta flecks 5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Bravo™ single bright red flowers 4' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Carnation™ semi-double pink flowers 4.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Carnation™ semi-double pink flowers 4.5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Cheer™ 1.25" single pink flowers 3'x3.5' 1gal
Autumn Cheer™ 1.25" single pink flowers 3'x3.5' 3gal
Autumn Coral™ single coral flwrs 2.5' x 3' 1gal
Autumn Coral™ single coral flwrs 2.5' x 3' 3gal
Autumn Debutante™ peachy pink flwrs 4' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Debutante™ peachy pink flwrs 4' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Embers™ semi-double orange-red flwrs 3' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Embers™ semi-double orange-red flwrs 3' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Empress™ semi-double pink flowers 4' x 3' 1gal
Autumn Monarch™ semi-double coral flwrs 5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Monarch™ semi-double coral flwrs 5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Moonlight™ white ruffled flwrs 5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Princess™ semi-double pink flowers 3.5' x 3' 3gal
Autumn Rouge™ double rose-red flwrs 4' x 4.5' 3gal
Autumn Royalty™ single purple flwrs 4.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Royalty™ single purple flwrs 4.5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Sangria™ single rose-pink flowers 4.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Sangria™ single rose-pink flowers 4.5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Sundance™ single deep pink flowers 3.5' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Sunset™ single to semi-double orange-red flowers 4' x 3.5' 1gal
Autumn Sunset™ single to semi-double orange-red flowers 4' x 3.5' 3gal
Autumn Sweetheart™ medium soft pink flwrs fade to near white 4' x 4' 3gal
Autumn Twist™ single white flwrs w/purple stripes 4.5' x 4' 1gal
Autumn Twist™ single white flwrs w/purple stripes 4.5' x 4' 3gal

1 gallon specials!
Aucuba jap. 'Variegata' "golddust aucuba" 1gal
Buxus mic. var. koreana "Korean boxwood" 1 gal
Buxus sempervirens "American boxwood" 1gal
Chamaecyparis pis. 'King's Gold' "threadleaf falsecypress" 1gal
Cryptomeria jap. 'Elegans Nana' "Japanese cedar" 1gal
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' "blue star juniper" 1gal

Edibles

Carya ill. 'Desirable' 5-6' "pecan tree" 5gal
Carya ill. 'Gloria Grande' 4-5' "pecan tree" 5gal
Carya ill. 'Stuart' 5-6' "pecan tree" 5gal
Carya ill. 'Sumner' 5-6' "pecan tree" 5gal
Vaccinium ashei 'Climax' "rabbiteye blueberries" 3gal
Vaccinium ashei 'Premier' "rabbiteye blueberries" 3gal
Vaccinium ashei 'Tifblue' "rabbiteye blueberries" 3gal

Ferns

Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum' "Holly Fern" 1gal
Dryopteris erythrosora "Autumn fern" 3gal
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' "Autumn fern" 1gal

Ground Covers

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' "wintercreeper" 1gal
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n Gold' "wintercreeper" 1gal
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' "Lilyturf" 4" 18/flat
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' "Lilyturf" 1gal
Liriope muscari 'Variegata' "Lilyturf" 4" 18/flat
Ophiopogon japonicus "Mondo Grass" 1gal
Ophiopogon japonicus 18/flat "Mondo Grass" 4" 18/flat
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana' "Dwarf Mondo Grass" 1gal
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana' "Dwarf Mondo Grass" 4" 18/flat
Pachysandra terminalis "Japanese Pachysandra" 2 1/2" 32/flat

Trees

Acer pal. 'Bloodgood' "Japanese Maple" 5-6'
Acer pal. 'Bloodgood' "Japanese Maple" 6-7'
Acer pal. 'Sango Kaku' "coral bark maple" 5-6'
Acer pal var diss. 'Crimson Queen' "cutleaf Japanese maple" 24-30"
Acer pal var diss. 'Crimson Queen' "cutleaf Japanese maple" 30-36"
Cedrus deodora 'Aurea' "gold deodar cedar" 3gal
Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief' "red dogwood" 5gal
Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess' "flowering dogwood" 5gal
Cornus florida var. rubra "pink flowering dogwood" 5gal
Cornus florida var. rubra "pink flowering dogwood" 5-6'
Lagerstroemia 'Muskogee' "crepemyrtle" 15gal
Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' "crepemyrtle" 15gal
Lagerstroemia 'Tuscarora' "crepemyrtle" 15gal
Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter's Vesuvius' "purple leaf plum" 15gal
Taxodium dis. 'Cascade Falls' "Weeping baldcypress" 10gal
Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret' "dwarf bald cypress" 7gal
Tsuga canadensis "Canadian hemlock" 3gal

Vines
Akebia quinata "chocolate vine" 3gal
Hydrangea anomala subsp. Petiolaris "climbing hydrangea" 3gal
Trachelospermum asia. 'Variegata' "variegated asiatic jasmine" 3gal
Trachelospermum jasminoides "confederate jasmine" 3gal

Woody Ornamentals

Aucuba japonica "Japanese aucuba" 3gal
Aucuba jap. 'Variegata' "golddust aucuba" 3gal
Azalea 'Chinzan' "azalea" 3gal
Azalea 'Pink Gumpo' "azalea" 3gal
Azalea 'White Gumpo' "azalea" 3gal
Berberis thun. 'Bonanza Gold' "Japanese barberry" 3gal
Berberis thun. 'Crimson Pygmy' "Japanese barberry" 3gal
Berberis thun. 'Rose Glow' "Japanese barberry" 3gal
Berberis thun. 'Royal Burgundy' "Japanese barberry" 3gal
Buxus sempervirens "American Boxwood" 18-24"
Buxus sempervirens "American Boxwood" 24-30"
Calycanthus floridus "Sweet Betsy" 5gal
Calycanthus floridus 'Athens' "Sweet Betsy" 3gal
Camellia japonica 'Debutante' trellised "spring blooming camellia" 7gal
Camellia japonica 'Kramers Supreme' "spring blooming camellia" 7gal
Camellia sasanqua 'Cotton Candy' "fall blooming camellia" 3gal
Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro' "fall blooming camellia" 3gal
Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro' trellised "fall blooming camellia" 7gal
Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka' trellised "fall blooming camellia" 7gal
Chaenomeles 'Cameo' "common flowering quince" 3gal
Chaenomeles 'Jet Trail' "common flowering quince" 3gal
Chaenomeles 'Texas Scarlet' "common flowering quince" 3gal
Chaenomeles 'Toyo Nishiki' "common flowering quince" 3gal
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Templehof' "hinoki falsecypress" 3gal
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Wells Special' "hinoki falsecypress" 3gal
Chamaecyparis thy. 'Red Star' "Atlantic whitecedar" 3gal
Chionanthus virginicus "fringetree" 3gal
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima' "variegated dogwood" 3gal
Cornus sericea 'Baileyi' "redtwig dogwood" 3gal
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' "yellowtwig dogwood" 3gal
Corylus avellana 'Contorta' "Harry Lauder's Walking stick" 3gal
Cotoneaster apiculatus "cranberry cotoneaster" 3gal
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' "bearberry cotoneaster" 3gal
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Strieb's Findling' "bearberry cotoneaster" 3gal
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus "greyleaf cotonester" 3gal
Cryptomeria jap. 'Radicans' "Japanese cedar" 3gal
Daphne odora "winter daphne" 1gal
Daphne odora "winter daphne" 3gal
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata' "winter daphne" 1gal
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata' "winter daphne" 2gal
Distylium myricoides "Isu tree" 3gal
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' "dwarf burning bush" 3gal
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' "dwarf burning bush" 7gal
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' "dwarf burning bush" 10gal
Euonymus phellomanus "winged euonymus" 3gal
Euonymus jap. 'Aureomarginatus' "golden euonymus" 3gal
Euonymus jap. 'Chollipo' "Chollipo euonymus" 3gal
Euonymus jap. 'Greenspire' "Greenspire euonymus" 3gal
Euonymus jap. 'Silver King' "Silver King euonymus" 3gal
Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood' "border forsythia" 3gal
Gardenia jas. 'Radicans' "cape jasmine" 3gal
Hydrangea quercifolia "oakleaf hydrangea 3gal
Ilex cornuta 'Carissa' "Chinese holly" 5gal
Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda' "Chinese holly" 3gal
Ilex crenata 'Compacta' "Japanese holly" 3gal
Ilex crenata 'Gold Tip Helleri' "Japanese holly" 5gal
Ilex crenata 'Hoogendron' "Japanese holly" 3gal
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' "Japanese holly" 3gal
Ilex glabra 'Shamrock' "inkberry" 3gal
Ilex verticillata 'Oosterwijk' "winterberry holly" 3gal
Ilex verticilata 'Winter Gold' "winterberry holly" 3gal
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' "winterberry holly" 3gal
Ilex vomitoria Bordeaux™ "dwarf yaupon holly" 3gal
Ilex vomitoria 'Schillings' "dwarf yaupon holly" 3gal
Ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' "dwarf yaupon holly" 3gal
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' "Nellie R. Stevens holly" 15gal
Jasminum nudiflorum "winter jasmine" 3gal
Juniperus chin. 'Angelica Blue' "Angelica blue juniper" 3gal
Juniperus chin. 'Blue Point' "blue point juniper" 3gal
Juniperus chin. 'Kaizuka' "hollywood juniper" 3gal
Juniperus chin. 'Nicks Compacta' "compact Pfitzer Juniper" 3gal
Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' "shore juniper" 3gal
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' "dwarf Japanese garden juniper" 3gal
Juniperus vir. 'Grey Owl' "Dwarf red cedar" 3gal
Leucothoe axillaris "coastal leucothoe" 3gal
Leucothoe axill. 'Margie Jenkins' "coastal leucothoe" 3gal
Ligustrum jap. 'Howard' "wax-leaf ligustrum" 3gal
Ligustrum jap. 'Howard' "wax-leaf ligustrum" 7gal
Ligustrum jap. 'Jack Frost' "wax-leaf ligustrum" 3gal
Ligustrum jap. 'Recurvifolium' "wavy leaf privet" 3gal
Ligustrum jap. 'Rotundifolium' "curly-leaf ligustrum" 3gal
Ligustrum sinensis 'Swift Creek' "dwarf variegated privet" 3gal
Ligustrum sinensis 'Swift Creek' "dwarf variegated privet" 7gal
Lonicera fragrantissima "winter honeysuckle" 3gal
Loropetalum chin. 'Pizzaz' "Chinese fringe-flower" 3gal
Loropetalum chin. 'Purple Pixie' "Chinese fringe-flower" 3gal
Mahonia bealei "Oregon grape holly" 3gal
Nandina dom. 'Compacta' "heavenly bamboo" 3gal
Nandina dom. 'Firepower' "heavenly bamboo" 3gal
Nandina dom. 'Gulfstream' "heavenly bamboo" 3gal
Opuntia ellisiana "thornless prickly pear cactus" 3gal
Opuntia humifusa "prickly pear cactus" 3gal
Osmanthus fragrans "fragrant tea olive" 3gal
Osmanthus het. 'Goshiki' "holly osmanthus" 3gal
Osmanthus het. 'Gulftide' "holly osmanthus" 3gal
Picea glauca 'Conica' "dwarf Alberta spruce" 3gal
Podocarpus macrophyllus 'Maki' "Chinese podocarpus" 3gal
Prunus laur. 'Otto Luyken' "English laurel" 3gal
Rhaphiolepis umb. 'Alba' "indian hawthorne" 3gal
Rhaphiolepis umb. 'Eleanor Tabor' "indian hawthorne" 5gal
Rhaphiolepis umb. 'Minor' "gulfgreen hawthorne" 3gal
Rhaphiolepis umb. 'Pinkie' "indian hawthorne" 3gal
Rhaphiolepis umb. 'Snow White' "indian hawthorne" 3gal
Rhododendron cat. 'Chinoides' "rhododendron" 3gal
Rhododendron cat. 'Nova Zembla' "rhododendron" 3gal
Rhododendron cat. 'Purple Splendor' "rhododendron" 3gal
Rosa x Knock Out™ "shrub rose" 3gal
Salix x 'Flame' "willow" 3gal
Spiraea prunifolia "bridal wreath spirea" 3gal
Taxus baccata 'Repandens' "spreading yew" 3gal
Taxus cuspidata 'Dark Green Spreader' "Japanese yew" 3gal
Taxus x media 'Densiformis' "dense yew" 3gal
Taxus x media 'Hicksii' "Upright Yew" 3gal
Ternstroemia gymnanthera "Japanese cleyera" 7gal
Ternstroemia gym. 'Sovereign' "Japanese cleyera" 3gal
Ternstroemia gym. 'Variegata' "variegated Japanese cleyera" 7gal
Thuja occ. 'Emerald' "Eastern Arborvitae" 3gal
Thuja occ. 'Emerald' "Eastern Arborvitae" 7gal
Thuja occ. 'Emerald' "Eastern Arborvitae" 5-6'
Thuja occ. 'Emerald' SPIRALED "Eastern Arborvitae" 5-6'
Thuja plic. 'Green Giant' "western arborvitae" 3gal
Thuja plic. 'Green Giant' "western arborvitae" 5gal
Thuja plic. 'Green Giant' "western arborvitae" 7gal
Trachycarpus fortunei "Windmill Palm" 3gal
Trachycarpus fortunei "Windmill Palm" 7gal
Trachycarpus fortunei "Windmill Palm" 10gal
Vaccinium ashei 'Climax' "Rabbiteye Blueberry" 3gal
Vaccinium ashei 'Premier' "Rabbiteye Blueberry" 3gal
Vaccinium ashei 'Tifblue' "Rabbiteye Blueberry" 3gal
Viburnum awabuki 'Chindo' "Japanese viburnum" 3gal
Viburnum davidii "David viburnum" 3gal
Viburnum x pragense "Prague viburnum" 3gal
Yucca 'Gold Garland" "Adam's needle" 3gal
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata' "Adam's needle" 3gal
x Cupressocyparis leylandii "leyland cypress" 3gal

Posted by Pender Nursery on January 25, 2010 | Permalink

Natives

July 06, 2007

North Carolina Wildflower of the Year

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the North Carolina Wildflower of the Year program. The program was started by the North Carolina Botanical Garden and the Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. The aim of the program is to actively promote throughout the state and surrounding region attractive native plants of the southeastern United States.

The Wildflower of the Year for 2007 is Helianthus angustifolius, swamp sunflower. Swamp sunflower is native along the east coast and can be found growing in moist, sunny areas such as swamps and marshes. The swamp sunflower is also happy in normal garden conditions and is a clump forming, herbaceous perennial that will grow to 6' in height. The attractive dark green foliage is narrow and can get 6-8" long. It makes a good background for summer blooming perennials when planted at the back of the border. Then in late September to November, 2" golden yellow daisy-like flowers cover the plant. What a statement it makes amidst the fall landscape.

There are also several cultivars of swamp sunflower that offer the same great fall color but on more compact plants, that make them suitable for smaller gardens. We currently have Helianthus angustifolium 'First Light' PP#13150 available in 1gal. First Light will grow to about 4' x 4'. We currently have the species in production and should have it available for late summer.

Previous NC Wildflowers of the Year
2006 Amsonia tabernaemontana - "Eastern bluestar"
2005 Asclepias incarnata - "swamp milkweed"
2004 Vernonia noveboracensis - "New York ironweed"
2003 Eupatorium perfoliatum - "boneset"
2002 Penstemon laevigatus - "Eastern smooth beardtongue"
2001 Lobelia cardinalis - "cardinal flower"
2000 Aster oblongifolius var. angustatus - "Eastern aromatic aster"
1999 Heuchera americana - "american alumroot"
1998 Liatris squarrulosa - "Southern blazing star"
1997 Hibiscus moscheutos - "crimson-eyed rose-mallow"
1996 Aster concolor - "Eastern silvery aster"
1995 Rudbeckia laciniata - "green-head coneflower"
1994 Chasmanthium latifolium - "sea-oats"
1993 Lobelia siphilitica - "great blue lobelia"
1992 Baptisia australis - "blue wild indigo"
1991 Coreopsis auriculata - "coreopsis"
1990 Kosteletzkya virginica - "seashore-mallow"
1989 Oenothera fruticosa - "Southern sundrops"
1988 Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii - "black-eyed susan"
1987 Aquilegia canadensis - "Eastern columbine"
1986 Tiarella cordifolia var. collina - "foamflower"
1985 Asclepias tuberosa - "butterfly milkweed"
1984 Penstemon smallii - "Small's beardtongue"
1983 Lobelia cardinalis - "cardinal flower"
1982 Lobelia cardinalis - "cardinal flower"

Posted by Pender Nursery on July 06, 2007 | Permalink

New Arrivals

February 23, 2009

What's New on the Nursery

02/08/10
Clethra 'Ruby Spice' 3 gal
Gardenia 'August Beauty' 3 gal
Gardenia 'Kleims Hardy' 3 gal

01/21/10
Gardenia 'Radicans' 3 gal.
Ilex glabra 'Shamrock 3 gal
Cornus fla. 'Cherokee Princess' 3 gal
Cornus fla. var. rubra 5 gal

01/20/10
Forsythia 'Lywood' 3 gal
Jasmine nudiflorum 3 gal
Spiraea prunifolia 3 gal
Tsuga canadenis 3 gal
Mahonia beali 3 gal
Abebia quinta 3 gal

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12/17/09
Euonymus 'Emerald Gaiety' 1g
Euonymus 'Emerald and Gold' 1g
Loropetalum 'Purple Pixie' 3g

12/07/09
Abelia 'Little Richard' 3 gal
Gelsemium semp/rankani combo 3 gal
Myrica Cerifera (Wax Mytle) 3 gal
Chamaecyparis 'Kings Gold 1 gal

12/04/09
Edgeworthia 'Gold Rush' 3 gal.

11/25/09
Buxus sempervirens 18-24"
Buxus sempervirens 24-30"
Buxus 'Suffruticosa' 18-24"
Buxus Suffruticosa 24-30'
Cedrus 'Glauca Pendula Serpentine 5-6'
Cedrus 'Glauca 7-8'
Cedrus deodara 5-6'
Prunus l. 'Otto Luyken' 21-24'

11/10/09 Ilex cren. 'Compacta' 3g.
Ilex cren. 'Compacta' 10g

11/05/09
x Cuppressus 'Leyland' 15g

11/04/09
Loropetalum 'Ruby' 3g

11/03/09
Acer pal. 'Bloodgood 5-6'
Acer pal. 'Bloodgood 6-7'
Acer pal. 'Tamukeyama' 5-6'
Acer pal. 'Lion Heart' 4-5'

11/02/09
Thuja occ. 'Emerald 5-6'
10/26/09
Lagerstroemia 'Muskogee' 15g
"Natchez' 15g
'Tuscarora' 15g
10/22/09
Daphne odora 1g
Daphne odora 3g
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata' 1 gal
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata 3 gal

10/21/09
Cryptomeria 'Elegans Nana' 1 gal
Chamaecyparis 'Kings Gold' 1 gal

10/14/09
Buxus 'Winter Gem' 5g
Juniper 'Blue Star' 3 gal

10/06/09
Acer p. d. 'Crimson Queen' 24-30"
Acer p. d. 'Crimson Queen' 30-36"
Buxus sempervirens 18-24
Buxus s 'Suffruticosa' 18-24
Buxus s 'Suffruticosa' 24-30"
Buxus s. 'Rotundifolia' 30-36'
Prunus l. 'Schipkaensis' 3-4'
Thuja o. 'Emerald Green' 5-6'
Thuja o. 'Emerald Green' 5-6 Spiral
Picea glauca 'Conica' 1 gal.
Prunus l. 'Otto Luyken' 6 gal
Prunus l. 'Schipkaensis' 6 gal.

10/02/09
Ilex x 'Nellie Stevens' 5'

09/24/09
Daphne genkwa 3 gal
Loropetalum 'Zhuzhou Fushsia' 3 gal
09/17/09
Rhododendron cat. 'Chinoides' 3 gal
'Nova Zemba'
'English Roseum'
'Purple Splendor'
'Roseum Elegans'
'P.J.M.
09/14/09
Lagerstroemia 'Muskogee' 15 gal.
"Natchez'
'Tuscarora"
Ilex x 'Oakleaf' 15 gal
Magnolia grandflora 'Little Gem' 15 gal

09/11/09
Buxus micro. var. korean 3 gal

Posted by Pender Nursery on February 23, 2009 | Permalink

August 07, 2008

Buddleia 'Blue Chip' PPAF

This new and exciting dwarf butterfly bush was developed by Dr. Dennis Werner, director or the JC Raulton Arboretum and a plant breeder in the NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 'Blue Chip' is the first release in the Lo and Behold™ series of dwarf Buddleia.

'Blue Chip' has a dense, compact growth habit, maturing around 3' x 3'. The silvery grey foliage is topped summer to fall with 4-6" inflorescences of lavender blue flowers. Another unique attribute of 'Blue Chip' butterfly bush is its very low seed production, making it unlikely to produce unwanted seedlings. This is a significant step in Buddleia breeding, as they are often considered invasive due to the vast quantities of seed produced.

Posted by Pender Nursery on August 07, 2008 | Permalink

Nursery News

January 16, 2009

Winter Protection

When cold temperatures arrive, many people are concerned about protecting tender/marginally hardy plants in their landscape. Plants that are marginally hardy in your zone are best planted in the spring to allow a longer growing period to become established. The more established a plant is in the landscape, the better suited it is to withstand environmental adversities such as low temperatures.

Not only does a plant's length of establishment affect it's durability, but placement in the landscape also plays an important role. If a plant is planted near the foundation of the house or at the base of a brick or stone wall, there will be more radiant heat available to a plant and it's root zone than a plant that is planted in an bed that is open on all sides. Courtyards and enclosed backyards also provide some degree of protection as well. Each individual environment that a plant is planted in is considered a microclimate. As you can see, there are many factors that can influence these microclimates and play a part in plant hardiness.

As the temperatures drop, some plants you may consider providing additional protection (depending on the afore mentioned factors) are palms, Encore Azaleas, gardenias, hawthornes, and oleander. One important consideration in preparing those tender plants for the cold temperatures, is to make sure the plants are well watered. Broadleaf evergreen plants are much less likely to suffer leaf damage due to cold drying winds when they are well hydrated. You may also wish to cover plants with burlap, sheet or other type of breathable material and secure edges with brick or rocks. It is important to secure the edges to prevent wind from getting under the cover and causing it to flap around, which could cause breakage. Depending on the size of the plant, you could use an upside down pot or a trash can inverted over the plant.

When protecting palms, the main concern is the growing point. This is where the new fronds emerge in the center of the crown. If this growing point is damaged, many palms will not recover. To protect the growing point, gather all the fronds upward and secure together above the crown.You can then wrap the growing point with burlap, blanket, or other type of insulating material. You could also make a circular cage around the trunk of the palm and fill with leaves to provide an insulating layer, or a combination of these two techniques.

Hope everyone has a good winter, bundle up and spring will be here before you know it.

Posted by Pender Nursery on January 16, 2009 | Permalink

October 20, 2008

Pender Nursery is Goin' Green

In today's world, it's cool to be "Green". As a member of the green industry, Pender Nursery is continuing our efforts to make this a greener world.

At Pender Nursery we are starting a recycling program for our used pots. We will be working with Blue Ridge Plastics who will be accepting our used pots. It will save us from taking up extra space in the dumpster, which costs us money, and the plastic will not end up in a landfill, but into products that contain recycled material.

Representatives from Blue Ridge Plastics came to the nursery for a tour and checked out our pot pile. Almost everything we have will work. Blue Ridge Plastics processes Post-Industrial and Post-Consumer plastic scrap at its plant in Eden NC. Blue Ridge specializes in the grinding and washing of any olefin (ethylenes andf propylenes) to produce clean, extruder-ready regrinds.

So join Pender Nursery in making this a greener, cleaner world. Recycle!

Posted by Pender Nursery on October 20, 2008 | Permalink

May 09, 2008

Geranium x 'Rozanne' PP#12175

Geranium x 'Rozanne' is the 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year.

Hardy geranium, also known as cransbill, is well suited for zones 5-8. They should not to be confused with the florist geranium (Pelargonium) which is an annual. Hardy geraniums are a valuable addition in most garden situations from full sun to part shade, although in hotter climates half shade would be preferable. Due to a large increase in popularity over the past decade, hundreds of new varieties have been introduced in recent years. Out of this flurry of new varieties there is a wide range of climatic variability and many have turned out to be inferior selections.

'Rozanne' is one of these recently introduced varieties, but stands apart from the rest due to its vigorous habit, heat tolerance, and extended bloom period. 'Rozanne' was found in the garden of Donald and Rozanne Waterer in Somerset, England in 1989, and released by Blooms of Bressingham in 2000. 'Rozanne is a cross between Geranium himalayense and Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'.

'Rozanne' develops a mounding habit 20" high and 24-30" in spread. Foliage is deeply lobed and dark green with light marbling. 2.5" iridescent violet-blue flowers are cup-shaped, with darker veining and a light center. 'Rozanne' is a sterile hybrid which extends the bloom time is from late spring to early fall. Should plants start to look ragged during the summer months, shear the plants back to 3" above the ground to rejuvenate growth for a fall full of color.

'Rozanne' works well for the front of the border and as a companion plant with many other perennials, including Phlox paniculata, Hemerocallis, Iris and ornamental grasses. It prefers moist well drained garden soils, but will tolerate a wide range of soil and climatic conditions.

Posted by Pender Nursery on May 09, 2008 | Permalink

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