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Stroopwafels
Stroopwafels are here Saturday, October 3rd from 10:00 to 3:00, and again at our Holiday Fest.
Holiday Fest, October 10th & 11th!
Lots of specials, door prizes, kids' activities, stroopwafels & much more, including the following free workshops by renowned speakers and DGC staff.
The following discounts are good from Sat., 10/3/09 through Fri., 10/9/09:
Lightweight (fiberglass) Containers 15% discount
All Weeping Privet 15% discount
All Abelia 20% discount
All Pampas Grass 30% discount
Deciduous Trees 30% discount
In-stock items only. | Plant of the Month
Limeglow Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Limeglow’
Zone 3
 If you think blah when you hear the word juniper, prepare to be amazed. This soft foliaged selection is bright, screaming, chartreuse. It is at it’s brightest spring through fall, and makes a fabulous contrast with your existing green & blue foliaged evergreens. It’s also a wonderful choice for container plantings where you want year round color.
Hardy to zone 3, growth habit is vase shaped, roughly 3-6 feet tall & wide at maturity, generally growing wider than tall. Limeglow is a moderate grower, at about 3 inches a year, so it will not need much maintenance. It will be happiest in full sun with well drained soil.
Early Amethyst Beauty Berry
Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Early Amethyst’
Zones 5-8
 This shrub hangs back in the summertime, acting demure and leafy, letting all the other flowers take center stage. She knows she’s the star come fall, when all the others are ending their show. Small, pinkish white flowers in the summer give way to tons of lustrous, purple berry clusters. Early Amethyst has a graceful, pendulous habit, due to all the fruit weighing it down.
A great choice for attracting birds and wildlife to your garden, this is a tough & vigorous shrub. Berries persist through fall and occasionally into early winter (if there are no hungry birds in your neighborhood).
Hardy in zones 5-8, growing 4-5 tall and nearly as wide. Give all beauty berries full sun and average (rich, well drained) soil and water. Encourage dense growth and good berry production by cutting back drastically (6-12” above the ground) before new spring growth emerges.
By Popular Demand!
We at Dutch Garden Center are doing our best to keep up with your requests, and you asked for blueberries. Well, we got ‘em. Four kinds, Climax, Premier, Delite & Tifblue in two sizes. All of these are southern grown, tried & true varieties for the home gardener. These are the varieties you’ve tried if you’ve been to local “pick your own” farms. Well, now you can pick straight from your own backyard.
Blueberries are some of the easiest fruits you can grow, needing little besides sunshine, and well drained, acid soil. Two varieties are needed to cross pollinate, but you’ll want more than that once you taste some. Not to be overlooked are the ornamental qualities of these fine shrubs. The blue green foliage is quite vibrant with red tones in the fall.
We’ve got a handy dandy little pamphlet for you with details on the varieties listed above as well as care and planting instructions. We always sell out of these fast, so hurry over for yours.
What's Blooming Now
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Canyon Creek Abelia
Just laden with flower cluster and bright new foliage.
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Winter's Star Camellia
She looks delicate, but she only comes out in the cold.
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Tip of the Month
Frost is approaching. Prepare your potted houseplants to come inside for the winter. Repot any plants whose roots have begun to circle or have outgrown their pots. This is best done a few weeks or at least days before they come inside, so they can acclimate. It is also a good idea to treat plants for insects or disease before they come inside. Some pests, like aphids that mostly cluster at new shoots, are easily disposed of with a blast from your hose. Others need more aggressive treatment.
Bayer advanced makes a 2 in 1 insect control plus Fertilizer plant spike that is handy for the job. It comes in capsule form, is buried in the soil, and releases a systemic insecticide & fertilizer. No messy spraying, or worries about your pets and children making contact with chemicals.
As cooler weather and shorter days approach, your houseplants will not be actively growing, so water and fertilize less frequently. If you miss all that summer color, come check out our vast and colorful selection of indoor plants. We’ve got varieties for all light levels and needs. ‘Tis the season to start gardening indoors.
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