Source Guide Show 139
Color for Year Round Interest: Dwarf and
Slow Growing Conifers; Blooms to make Fall sparkle: King's Mums;
Dave's Favs: Magnolia, Rhamnus; Chipmunks
Color for Year Round Interest: Dwarf and Slow Growing Conifers
The motto of Iseli Nursery is "12 Months of Color." With the beautiful conifers seen today, you can add rich sparkling color to your garden if it's a tiny balcony or suburban front yard. Conifers on today's show included:
Cedrus deodara 'Prostrate Beauty'
Juniperus 'Limeglow'
Juniperus 'Mother Lode'
Picea glauca 'Jean's Dilly'
Picea glauca 'Pendula'
Picea glauca 'Rainbow's End'
Picea orientalis 'Skylands'
Picea pungens 'Sester Dwarf'
Pinus mugho 'Slowmound'
Pinus mugho 'Big Tuna'
Pinus wallichiana 'Zebrina'
Thuja 'Golden Tuffet'
Thuja plicata 'Whipcord'
Tsuga 'Gentsch White'
Your local independent garden retailer in the temperate regions of North America and Canada offers a wide selection of Iseli Conifers for sale. For specific information about any of the plants seen today or to find an independent garden retailer in your area you can also visit the Iseli Nursery website, www.IseliNursery.com.
To learn more about dwarf and slow growing conifers and see one of the most spectacular collections of these plants, Dave visited the Gottelli and Watnong Conifer Collections at the United States National Arboretum. For visitor information and to learn more about this beautiful public garden go to the USNA website.
United States National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002-1958
202-245-2726
www.usna.usda.gov
Blooms to make fall sparkle: King's Mums
No flower offers more variety and color to the fall garden than Chrysanthemums. Ted King has turned his hobby of growing these beautiful flowers into a full time business. You can mail order rooted cuttings of all 150 different cultivars that King's Mums offers from March to June. Having trouble deciding which Mums are right for you? Try one of their choice collections to get started. To see these flowers in person, visit the King's Mums Open House in October and November.
King's Mums
PO Box 368
Clements, CA 95227
209-759-3571
www.kingsmums.com
Dave's Favs
Plants seen on today's show are available from independent garden retailers across the country and from select sources listed below.
Magnolia 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'
Available at garden centers nationwide from Monrovia Growers.
Horticultural craftsmen since 1926 To find a retailer in your area who carried
Distinctively Better Monrovia plants, please visit
www.Monrovia.com
Rhamnus 'Argentovariegata'
Sierra Azul Nursery
2660 E. Lake Ave.
Watsonville, CA 95076
831-763-0939
www.SierraAzul.com
Our specimen was filmed in at Sierra Azul
Sorry, no mail order available
Additional plants seen on today's show provided by:
Iseli Wholesale Nursery
www.IseliNursery.com
Horticultural craftsmen since 1926. To find a retailer
in your area who carried Distinctively Better Monrovia plants, please visit
www.Monrovia.com
Dave's Levi Denim Shirt courtesy of Heritage House, www.BoysSuits.com
Dave's Big Sur Jade Maori Fishhook Necklace by Justis Daniels
