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Ivy Engelman Virginia Creeper

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Great native vine brings on the fall color! Americans have a love/hate relationship with Virginia Creeper. Some people feel that it is too aggressive and consider it an invasive species. (It isn’t. It’s native to the US, so it can’t be considered invasive. Perhaps aggressive, but more on that later…) Some people can’t get enough of it and love in clambering over their walls, fences and barns. (Yay, you people! We’re about to preach to the choir.) If you’re in neither group and Virginia Creeper is new to you, then welcome to the wonderful world of this sweet vine! Engelman Ivy is a not a true ivy, but it is a spectacular vine. It is smaller leaved than other Virginia Creepers and not as vigorous (which is good for those people afraid that it will take over their yard). It has little pads that helps it cling really well to walls, fences and just about any flat surface. (Make sure that you plant it where you want it, because it doesn’t like to give up its vertical space once it’s taken it.) Engelman Ivy is one of the most beautiful of the fall colored vines. It turns a rich burgundy in autumn, sometime with copper or bronze highlights. It will quickly (and we mean quickly) cover up an eyesore for you. Don’t be afraid to use this beauty along a wooden fence or to stabilize the ground along a slope. Wildlife love its little purple berries and it is picturesque all year. A perfect backdrop for a bed of evergreens, you shouldn’t be afraid to use this healthy native in your garden! Order yours today. * Native * Stunning fall color * Easy care * Self-clings, no need to train * Quick grower.

Double Play Candy Corn Spirea

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The most colorful spirea yet! When Spirea Double Play Candy Corn (Spiraea japonica ‘NCSX1’ DOUBLE PLAY) is shown in test gardens here are a few of the comments people give over and over again:“Eye popping”“Crazy colorful”“You have to see it to believe it!”And we agree with them all. This is a crazy colorful, eye-popping spirea that you simply have to see to believe. In the spring the foliage starts out a candy apple red. Then it turns to pineapple yellow as the season wears on, while the new growth continues to come out in a rich orange color. In top of that, the flowers bust out in early summer and are a wonderful shade of dark purple. Lots of action and color on one plant!Use Spirea Double Play Candy Corn to brighten up beds and borders. They fill in against leggy older evergreens and neaten up older foundation plantings. They look equally great lining a formal walkway or edging a woodland garden.Besides their obvious beauty they are drought tolerant, deer and rabbit don’t touch them and they don’t require any pruning.These are new to the market this year, so order early and order a lot – we think we’re going to sell out of this one!* Super colorful foliage changes for three seasons* Great flower power* Low growing – no pruning required* Low maintenance* Drought tolerant* Hardy.

Columnar Blue Spruce

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An alternative to the big boys! So you’re in love with the idea of having a spruce tree in your garden. And why not? They are some of the most beautiful evergreen trees around, with their gorgeous blue colored needles and classic Christmas tree form. Unfortunately, they are also HUGE – sometime 3 and 4 stories tall at maturity – and you don’t have that kind of space. If this is you, then Columnar Blue Spruce (Picea pungens ‘fastigiata’) is your answer. This smaller version of the classic blue spruce is just what you need to give you the look that you want without having to worry about it taking up all of your garden space. This is a tall, skinny specimen tree that will fit into areas too narrow for many other evergreen trees. It tops out at 25’ in ten years (as opposed to 40’) and only gets 7’ wide. The beautiful blue-green needles cover the upward facing branches that give the tree an “at-attention” appearance. They never need pruning, but always look pruned. Columnar Blue Spruce looks great in any garden setting from very formal to very rustic. And it looks good all year! Plant it with any other evergreen or any of your perennials. There isn’t any plant that won’t look good next to it.Now that you know about it, you know you want this lovely tree in your garden, so go ahead and order from us today! * Easy care * No pruning necessary* Bird friendly* Dramatic blue-green color for an evergreen* Windbreak and screener* Year-round interest.

Colorado Spruce

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Big, bold and beautiful! Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens) is meant for those gardeners who like to go big – really big. Estate-sized big.This native American forest evergreen is meant for a big space. It will screen views for you…it eventually gets tall enough to screen the view from a second or third story window! It will be the massive windbreak that you want along the edge of your property. It will be the perfect town square living Christmas tree.But don’t let that scare you off from using this strong beauty in your home landscape today.Colorado Spruce are not fast growers, so you can enjoy it in your suburban lawn for a long, long time, too. It looks great next to your trees that change color and drop their leaves in autumn and it is Norman Rockwell picture perfect when it is covered in a blanket of snow. It is ready-made for Christmas lights. This is one of the most popular conifers ever and is known for its perfect shape and rigid tiered branches. It will get 10’ – 12’ tall in 10 years and will eventually be 40’-60’ tall and 20’ wide as it ages.There are no flowers to speak of, but who needs flowers with the great fresh tree scent you’ll get through your windows? People pay good money for candles that won’t ever smell as good as this tree.Order this big boy form us today and enjoy the year-round beauty from this easy care tree.* Easy care * Native* Bird friendly* Dramatic evergreen* Windbreak and screener* Year-round interest.

Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce

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A living Christmas Tree! Hey, hey, hey! It’s Fat Albert…Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’)!Ok. We may have just dated ourselves with that, but we couldn’t resist. Great TV cartoon character, even greater landscape tree.Like the name suggests, this is a thick, full, chunky evergreen that is made to fill up empty corners and bare spots. It only grows 15’ tall but almost 10’ wide. This super hardy tree is perfect for smaller gardens where other blue spruce might overtake the yard. Fat Albert has the classic blue-green needles of a Blue Spruce tree, but not nearly the height. You can use it in your front yard, in your borders, as a foundation planting, or to cover your backyard fence. Use a row of them to create a fantastic screen or sound barrier. This is also a great choice for a living Christmas Tree, either potted and brought inside or covered in lights and snow in your yard.Fat Albert looks great with any other conifer, pine or evergreen. Try it in a rock garden or as the focal point of your front yard flower bed.This is a very hardy tree that even shakes off roadway salt. It looks great year-round with no coddling necessary. It looks especially good in rustic or country garden settings, but we’ve also seen it used very effectively in amazing modern gardens.Fat Albert Blue Spruce is a perfect addition to any sized garden. Order yours from Nature Hills today! * Easy care * No pruning necessary* Native selection* Dramatic blue-green color for an evergreen* Windbreak and screener* Year-round interest.

Cavatine Pieris

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Dwarf beauty for sun or shade! Any time a shrub will perform well in sun or shade, flower profusely and is evergreen all year, we feel the need to celebrate it!Pieris Cavatine (Pieris japonica ‘Cavatine’) is just such a plant. In the spring it is dripping with green buds that open to the classic bell-shaped flowers that pieris is known for. The rest of the year it is covered in glossy green leaves that give richness to any shrub planted near them. Here’s the beautiful thing about Cavatine, though. Unlike other pieris, which can grow 3-4 feet tall and wide, this little gem only gets 2 feet tall in 10 years and maintains its sweet rounded shape without any pruning necessary. That means that this is the perfect evergreen flowering shrub for the front of the border or for the patio container. Cavatine will grow in just about any lighting condition – full sun to full shade. (It flowers best in full to dappled sun, though. Deep shade brings out more of the rich leaves than the bright flowers.)Try planting this in cottage garden borders. It also brings a heady dose of romance to woodland garden settings. Plant a few in your favorite pots to have on the balcony or plant a couple in containers flanking the front entrance for a casual–yet-formal welcome.However you use it, Cavatine Pieris is sure to draw oohs and ahhs. Don’t miss out and order yours today! * Easy care * No pruning necessary* Sun or shade* Evergreen* True dwarf* Year-round interest* Beautiful spring flowers.

Juliet Dwarf Cherry

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A cherry by any other name wouldn’t be as sweet! So you want to pick baskets of fresh cherries from your own garden, but you don’t have the space for a cherry tree. Are you out of luck? Not at all! Juliet Cherry Tree (Prunus ‘Juliet’) will give you pound after pound of berries (up to 25 pounds after 5 years!) on a shrub that only reaches 5’-8’ tall!This gorgeous fruiting shrub never gets out of bounds, staying small and yielding profusely. It fits into the garden just like a landscape shrub. Imagine the look on your neighbors face when your new foundation shrub begins fruiting cherries! Its dwarf habit and love of sunshine make it excellent for beds, borders, fence lines and anywhere else you would normally grow a large ornamental shrub. It incorporates well into any landscape. It has glossy green foliage from spring to frost and abundant white flowers before the cherries set.And these aren’t just any cherries – these are the sweetest cherries that you’ve ever tasted! They are often scored the highest of all other sweet cherries in competitions – up to 20-brix sugar level. They have a rich, complex flavor in larger than average sized fruits (but not so large they are challenging to pit).They are deep lipstick red and are great for fresh eating, baking, ice-cream and jams. They also freeze beautifully!Easy to care for and easy to harvest. Juliet is destined for a happy ending in your own garden!* Easy care * Sweetest cherries for the home garden* Sun lover* Fits into any landscape* True dwarf only gets 5-8 feet tall* Beautiful spring flowers.

Bewitched Rose

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You’ll fall under her spell! Webster defines something bewitching as being able to “enchant, fascinate or attract as if by the power of witchcraft”. That definitely describes this classic pink rose which has been bewitching rose lovers everywhere for almost 50 years!Bewitched Rose is a gorgeous evenly colored cotton-candy pink rose that is known as much for its deep true-damask-rose scent and very long vase life as it is for its stunning pink color.Bewitched is a must-have addition to the rose garden if you’re a serious rosarian and must-try addition to your home garden if you are not.This 4’-5’ tall and wide shrub is healthy and vigorous and yields an abundance of 5” double, urn-shaped buds on long, strong stems that are just waiting to be cut. It constantly wins competitions and is always a hit in bouquets. (Just a couple of these cut and put in a vase will perfume the entire room. Great for guest rooms and powder rooms!)Very fragrant, continuous blooms and healthy bright green leaves make this an unforgettable rose. Fall under her spell and order yours today!* Easy care rose* Pearl pink double flowers* Sun lover* Strong damask scent* 4’ – 5’ tall and wide* Healthy green leaves.

Heirloom Rose

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Not an heirloom, but could be! Interestingly, this ‘Heirloom Rose’ (Rosa ‘Heirloom’) is not an heirloom rose. True heirloom roses are roses that have been around since before 1867 when the first hybrid tea rose, ‘La France’, was introduced ushering in a new era of ‘modern’ roses. ‘Heirloom’ is a decidedly modern rose, introduced in 1972. It has fantastic qualities, though, that will make it an heirloom in your garden for your children and grandchildren to enjoy!This is a healthy hybrid tea that can reach up to 6’ tall demanding a priority position in your garden. The color is a rich mauve blend that sometimes borders on pink and sometimes on purple. It is semi-double and has a slight hint of classic tea-rose fragrance. What makes ‘Heirloom’ really stand out, though, is that it is one of only a handful of roses that is truly shade-tolerant. All roses bloom better in full sun, but this rose will still give you blooms in light shade, so that gives you more options when trying to find the perfect spot to plant. ‘Heirloom’ will bring a fresh color and quality performance to your garden, but only if you order soon! * Modern tea rose* Mauve blend* OK in some shade* Light tea rose scent* Grows up to 6’ tall and wide* Disease resistant.

Baby Cakes™ Thornless Blackberry

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Thornless and container ready! Did you ever get the chance to go blackberry picking when you were a kid? Often the best berries were in wild stands along country roads and fields. Unfortunately the price you often paid for those delicious, chin-staining berries was pricked fingers and sleeves from the nasty thorns on the vines and having to sort out the blackberry vines from the fences and hedgerow they needed to grow against for support.Thanks to the University of Arkansas’ internationally applauded program that searches out and tests the best blackberries for the home gardener every year based on performance, size, beauty, taste and ease we are happy to introduce to you the new Baby Cakes™ Blackberry (Rubus ‘ Bushel and Berry Babycakes blackberry’)! This dwarf bush-type berry plant is thornless (yay!) and is petite enough to grow in the front of the border or in your favorite large container so that it can be in easy reach come harvest time.In most regions Baby Cakes™ Blackberry will produce twice in one season, giving your double the harvest! It produces on second year canes, so be patient with it. Once it starts producing, though, watch out! The big, juicy berries will wow you year after year. All of those store bought blackberries will pale in comparison.You’ll want to order multiples for better berry production and simply because once you taste them you’ll want more! Order yours today!* Delicious berries* True dwarf* Full-sized fruit* Great in containers* Thornless* Disease resistant.