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David Wilson (Dir. of Marketing) for Overdevest Nurseries (a wholesale only plant nursery near Bridgeton, NJ, USA) describes how he creatively made a display for a trade show using old leftover pallets. An idea that he thinks could be recreated to display plants at retail garden centers. Contact David if…
Discover the amazing ever-changing floral color patterns on this⭐outstanding mophead hydrangea. Part of the Forever & Ever® series, it is a compact, long blooming variety that will put on a stunning display in beds and borders, sunny spots by the ocean, lightly shaded woodland clearings, planters and containers and of…
Spiraea White Gold is a superb dwarf shrub with long lasting color appeal. It is very hardy, easy to grow and unlike most of the other golden leaved spireas has white flowers that blend beautifully with the foliage. Video by David Wilson, Overdevest Nurseries
Buddleia Nanho Purple is a smaller growing butterfly bush with rich purple flowers produced on a plant that seldom gets beyond 5 feet tall. If it is given an annual hard prune in spring it will usually stay smaller than this and produce larger sized flowers. Like the other taller…
A miniature butterfly bush with tremendous appeal. A hybridization breakthrough from NC State with all the fragrance and butterfly appeal of traditional varieties in a small, easy to maintain package. 'Blue Chip' stays under three feet tall, blooms continuously from mid summer to frost without deadheading. Once established, it is…
David Austin's Gertrude Jekyll English Rose is a lovely rose for growing in containers. Beautiful, large, rosettes of a rich, glowing pink and a strong, beautifully balanced old rose fragrance that is divine. Video by David Wilson, Overdevest Nurseries
Ilex Red Beauty is a superb red berried holly. Infact, in our opinion it is one of best introductions EVER! Bred by Dr. Elwin Orton at Rutgers University, NJ. it was trialed and tested for over 23 years before we became involved with its introduction. Growing naturally into a tight…
Hydrangea Tokyo Delight is a terrific lacecap hydrangea that is covered with circular shaped, white and pink or blue flowers that last well and make an elegant display. Compact and bushy this reliable and easy to grow variety is highly recomended. Video by David Wilson, Overdevest Nurseries
Heuchera Southern Comfort PP# 20,364 is a nice vigorous growing coral bells with large cinnamon to burnished copper colored leaves that have bright pink-purple undersides. This combined display of multi-colored hues lasts for the entire growing season, and is intensified in autumn when the cooler temperatures bring shades of orange…
Dianthus Neon Star PP#14,549, is a dwarf garden pink that is a real "stop you in your tracks" plant. This little beauty makes tight compact mounds of silver-gray semi-evergreen foliage that in late spring & early summer is covered with vivid, flourescent pink flowers that are sweetly scented. Shear off…
Deutzia corymbiflora or the Chinese Snow Flower as it is commonly called is an award winning flowering shrub that is covered in late spring and early summer with masses of long-lasting, pure white star shaped flowers that are carried in great profusion. Growing to about 4-6' by about the same…
Polemonium Stairway to Heaven PP# 15,187 is probably the best variegated Jacob's Ladder ever introduced. It has superb creamy white (sometimes pink tinged) ferny foliage and fragrant sky blue flowers. Forming a mound 12-16' high x about 14-18"wide this is a marvellous little plant for massing as ground cover or…
Molineux is a nice, viorous growing, old-fashioned style rose with all the modern day attributes of repeat flowering, good disease resistance, ease of culture and pleasant fragrance. This award winner is very healthy, reliable and easy to grow. It was named for the Wolverhampton Wanders Soccer Club in the UK…
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Clematis Rosemoor is a long flowering vine with deep red/purple velvety textured flowers produced in profusion from early summer to autumn. Hardy to Zone 4, this is an excellent vine for training on trellis, arbors, fences, mail boxes and lamp posts. Video by David Wilson, Overdevest Nurseries
Hydrangea Blue Wave is a time tested lacecap hydrangea that has been delighting gardeners since its intrduction from France in the very early 1900's. It is good vigorous, yet compact grower (about 6') with sturdy shoots that are covered in early summer with large pale Lilac-blue or pink flowers (depending…
Achillea Anthea is a very nice variety of Yarrow that is easy to grow and look after. It provides long-lasting color with its bright silvery foliage and soft yellow flowers. Once established it is drought tolerant, not normally browsed by deer and if trimmed back after flowering will re -grow…
Lonicera Harlequin, a variegated honeysuckle has it all.... sweetly scented flowers, beautiful patterned leaves that have creamy-white and pink edges, tubular flowers that hummingbirds like to visit, and a vigorous yet non-invasive habit that doesn't need much upkeep. It is great on trellis, fences, arbors or twining around porches. It…
Delosperma cooperi, the Ice plant, forms spreading carpets of succulent cylindical leaves and is covered with vivid, fluorescent daisy-like flowers for most of the summer. It loves the sun and is perfect for hot, dry conditions, making it ideal for seaside areas, or rocky, gravelly sites where erosion control is…
Coreopsis Autumn Blush PP# 18,184 is a hybrid perennial coreopsis that forms 2' mounds of bright green foliage that is covered with peach-yellow flowers, each with a velvet-red eye from early summer until frost. It is perfect for sunny beds and borders, lining paths and driveways, edging, cottage gardens, native…
David Wilson from Overdevest Nurseries takes a look at Clematis Madame Julia Correvon. A terrific flowering vine for training up trellis, arbors and fences. It is nice and vigorous (growing to about 8-12') and is very useful for creating summer privacy as well as knockout color. It can be trained…