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New Park in NYC!
Very excited about getting over there!! A great link if you have a few minutes. http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/the-hills-governors-is...
sweetbayinc
Sep 21, 20161 min read
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Asteromea mongolica
I was in Montauk recently visiting a garden that we planted a number of years ago. In the fields and woodlands surrounding the house we...
sweetbayinc
Sep 17, 20161 min read
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Old Timer's Tip #2
Pale blue hydrangea getting you down? Looking for something deeper and more meaningful? Take a wad of steel wool and bury it a couple of...
sweetbayinc
Jul 28, 20161 min read
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So Far So Good (otherwise known as our field tested deer resistant plant list). Planting with Vitex.
First a brief disclaimer. Your deer may like things that my deer don't and vice versa. Don't assume that plants that have been field...
sweetbayinc
Jul 8, 20161 min read
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First day of Summer
It is the first day of summer and all the Mountain Laurel is coming to an end. Deep in the woods this magnificent plant (Kalmia latifolia...
sweetbayinc
Jun 20, 20161 min read
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Books we use a lot 3
I have a lot of garden books but only a handful are irreplaceable. One of these is The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by Rick...
sweetbayinc
May 30, 20161 min read
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Gregarious Bamboo and what it means to you!
In Bamboo World timing is everything. Many species of bamboo flower once every 60 to 130 years. The entire species will flower at once no...
sweetbayinc
May 26, 20161 min read
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Like Bamboo but hate the hassle. Think Fargesia.
There are 1500 species of bamboo. It is found on almost every continent. It grows in the tropics and in cold mountain valleys. Some...
sweetbayinc
May 23, 20161 min read
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Kew Royal Botanic Report
Kew Gardens has recently released it's first report on the current state of plant life across the globe. Take a look at this report if...
sweetbayinc
May 21, 20161 min read
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Syringa vulgaris
It does sound a little dirty but in fact it is the Latin name for the common lilac. Loved by mothers and grandmothers this shrub is now...
sweetbayinc
May 13, 20161 min read
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Amelanchier vs. Amelanchier vs. Amelanchier
While we are on the subject of shad trees we might as well take a minute to tackle a subject that has driven many taxonomist to blows. As...
sweetbayinc
May 7, 20161 min read
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shadblow
Shad is running in the Northeast and that is the cue for one of our favorite native plants to bloom! Amelanchier canadensis (called shad...
sweetbayinc
Apr 28, 20161 min read
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Derek Jarman's Garden
My mother recently took a bad fall (she is slowly healing, thank you) so I flew down to Texas for a few days. While she was in the...
sweetbayinc
Apr 25, 20162 min read
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old timer's tip
Could be brilliant but not saying it's so. Feed your lawn and plants before the forsythia fades. Most slow release fertilizers (and we...
sweetbayinc
Apr 19, 20161 min read
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...one other deer thing...
Another semi-repost this week. Coming up soon - a review of Derek Jarman's Garden. The first in a sporadic series of books we really like...
sweetbayinc
Apr 11, 20161 min read
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A Reference for Deer Resistant Plants
It is kind of a crazy week and I know I have posted this info before. I will try to get back to original programming within a few days....
sweetbayinc
Apr 7, 20161 min read
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Sublime yellows
I readily admit that forsythia seems to irritate more people than it inspires. The big bright yellows erupt before most other shrubs have...
sweetbayinc
Apr 1, 20161 min read
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Books we use a lot 2
I'm not shy about pinching other people's good ideas. Whenever I am stuck or uninspired there is one book that I always reach for first;...
sweetbayinc
Mar 29, 20161 min read
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A quick update
Those wanting more information on daffodils should check out The American Daffodil Society. Plenty of info on planting and general care. ...
sweetbayinc
Mar 24, 20161 min read
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Spring Payday
I think we planted at least 10,000 daffodils last fall and at long last our clients are finally getting their money's worth. The...
sweetbayinc
Mar 22, 20161 min read
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