It's always fun to showcase something new and different in your yard. Especially in the fall when it seems that for bedding plants there isn't a great deal of choice. So while there are the old friends of cyclamen and primroses there are some new variations. Each year Wegman's looks to our bedding suppliers and asks, “What's new?”

New from Fredrik’s this year is Sterling Silver cyclamens. The beautifully textured foliage actually overshadows the white flowers! A definite winter must for this year.

Frederik’s is also offering primula obconica in solid colors in 4-inch containers. Last year this popular primula was only available in mixed flats. This year we are offering single color 4-inch containers and flats in blue, lilac, light blue, pink, rose and white. The Embrace series of primula obconica has been steadily gaining popularity for its dependable color and long flowering season.

Small, medium and large sweet peas are arriving! Check out our heirloom primroses from our grower Annie's Annuals. These heirloom primroses are new and interesting plants and have startling winter color.

Also for fall look for the two-tone mums from Blooms. The new Tasha series is bronze and yellow.

Now is also the time to plant foxglove, delphinium and Canterbury bells so you will be the envy of your neighborhood when spring arrives. Also, check out the organic veggies for your fall and winter veggie gardens.

It’s time to pre-order your bare root roses for January! Until November 30 you will receive a 10% discount on your order. Review our updated Rose Gallery and then come in and place your order. Click on this link to view our Rose listing and pricing.

We will have available for order the 2007 ARRS winner—Moondance. This floribunda is characterized by large trusses of creamy-white flowers contrasted by glossy, dark-green foliage. Upright and well-branched, it’s an extremely vigorous and tall plant with stems typically 14-18 inches long. Moondance is highly resistant to black spot, mildew and rust and features a spicy fragrance. Moondance was hybridized by Keith Zary and introduced by Jackson & Perkins.

We have just received a huge shipment of Camellias just in time for fall planting. Come in to see the wide selection of varieties and colors.

Select full, well-branched camellias for your landscape. Look for uniformly shaped plants with vigorous foliage. Avoid plants with heavy infestations of scale insects on stems or on the leaf undersurfaces. Avoid plants with cankers (sunken, discolored areas) on the stems.

Camellias grow best in year-round, semi-shaded areas. Those planted in full sun are less dormant during winter warm periods. Sudden temperature drops can cause severe flower bud and leaf injury. A planting site under tall pines or on the north side of a building provides more moderate growing conditions.

Camellias do not tolerate poorly drained soils. Therefore, do not plant under drain spouts or in depressed areas where water collects. A gradual decline in plant vigor is usually associated with root system decline due to the soil or planting site.

Organic Rhododendron, Azalea & Camellia Fertilizer 4-5-4

Benefits:

Name: John Stamm
Position at Wegman's: Nursery assistant
Hobbies: Dancing
Favorite food: Chinese
Favorite plant or flower: Abutilon–Flowering Maple
Favorite garden center product: Soil Moist
John's message to you: "Plant to live, live to plant."