Crop 216 May 16 to 31 Issue of Flowering Shrub Farm Monthly All Picture Newsletters; January February March April May 1 to 15 May 16 to 31 June 1 to 7 June 8 to 14 June 15 to 21 June 22 to 30 July August September October November December
Pictures Taken during Last half of May at the Flowering Shrub Farm in Voorheesville, NY. www.floweringshrubfarm.com
Every few days throughout each month, I add several more pictures, comments and links (with the most recent additions added at the top) before I start another similar page the following month (more about the newsletter at bottom). Click on the picture and it may open a larger version with more detail.
Last Edited May 27, 2010 at around 10:34 AM by andyvancleve.
The posts allow me to attach sprinkler lines similar to what I have in back (00524front011_052410.jpg). The sprinkler lines are designed to water an area thirty feet long and maybe five feet wide. This allows me to water one line while working in another without getting soaked.
The backline is mostly plants that haven't bloomed yet or are freshly potted (00524backline057_052410.jpg). As they bloom I move them out in front to attract customers.
I try to keep two of every rose we grow in a fourty five gallon pot for display and propagation (00526albasemiplena036_052610.jpg). They generally precede the smaller potted plants when blooming. This 'White Rose of York' started to bloom today and so I will start watching the seven gallon roses for similar flowers so I can label them. We dont sell Lilacs or Roses until they bloom.
Gallica Rose 'Belle de Crecy' above and below (00527belledecrecy004_052710.jpg).
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I have this climbing into some apple trees (00526dortmund067_052610.jpg).
Centifolia Rose 'Fantin Latour' (00526fantinlatour046_052610.jpg). I dont know if we have any of these for sale in a seven gallon for $30 but you should see our display plant when its in bloom as it is ten feet tall and wide.
Alba Rose 'Felicite Parmentier' (00526feliciteparmentier053_052610.jpg).
Rosa damascena trigintipetala 'Kazanlik' (00526kazanlik033_052610.jpg).
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Climbing Rose Leverkusen in a 45 gallon pot (00527leverkusen024_052710.jpg).
Front of the plant sale location on May 17, 2010 (00517frontofhouse050_051710.jpg). Note 'Harison's Yellow' and 'Fruhlingsmorgen' starting to bloom on the right. The same varieties in 7 gallon pots should be flowering soon, check the inventories at the bottom of my home page at www.floweringshrubfarm.com
Planting one of the roses I sold my way.
Moved small lilacs into staging area and turned the labels so they are visible in photos (00517croplilacs002_051710.jpg). Lilacs and roses aren't sold until they bloom proving the variety. These lilacs (and some blueberry bushes may not be for sale for a couple more years but you can track their growth in the newsletter.
Keelay in foreground (00517croplilacs005_051710.jpg).
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Blueberry Bush 'Bluecrop' (00517croplilacs017_051710.jpg).
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I am experimenting with the idea of using just this size of picture (00517rosehedge080_051710.jpg). This picture shows the contrasting foliage between Rosa rubrifolia (grayish green) and 'American Pillar' a wichurianna rambler rose with the distinctive glossy green foliage.
INV#15 for May 2010 Inventory of Espalier Trained Trees
BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN May 31, 2009
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BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN May 24, 2009
You should be able to pick out 'Harisons Yellow' and 'Fruhlingsmorgen' blooming on May 24 without any difficulty. Try clicking the picture for a larger version. I have 2 small plants that aren't blooming this year and so normally wouldn't be for sale.
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About the ALL-PICTURE-NEWSLETTER by andyvancleve
At the beginning of each month I start an issue in one of several hundred past newsletter pages and send a link to my subscribers.
Every several days I'll add more pictures, comments and links to other pages.
At the end of the month I save the page as the crop page for that month.
So I might create the newsletter in Crop 315 but at the end of the month save it as the January Newsletter Crop 263.
So if you subscribe you get to see the pictures the day they were taken and if you dont you get to see them up to 30 days later.
Flowering Shrub Farm Monthly All Picture Newsletters; January February March April May 6 to 16 May 20 to 31 June 4 to 7 June 8 to 9 June 11 to 13 June 16 to 25 July August September October November December
Pictures of flowers are often of the inventory type with the date the picture was taken within the picture.
Each inventory picture is saved using a file name that starts with the inventory number of the actual plant either for sale or in the garden for propagation, ending with the date.
Simply by saving the picture without the date I can overwrite the picture in a crop page for that variety alone.
Most of the plants have more than one season of interest.
So I try to take pictures of the plants we grow when they are blooming but also in fall with decorative foliage or fruit and in winter when covered with ice and snow.
Potential Customers subscribe and I send a link to them from the latest picture-newsletter.
When they see something they like they come buy it in bloom.
I like to hear your comments so please email me and subscribe if you haven't already.
Those who dont subscribe will have to wait for this months pictures until the beginning of next month but can still enjoy last year at this time.
IN WINTER I AT LEAST TRY TO SHOW LILACS IN THE FIELD (lilacrow), the BELGIAN FENCE next door (belgianfence), ROSES IN STORAGE (storage), PLANTS IN 45 GALLON POTS OUTDOORS AND THE INSIDE OF THE COLD FRAME (coldframe) WHERE I OVERWINTER BABY OWN ROOT PLANTS AND NEW ROOTED CUTTINGS.
January and February are usually pictures of dormant plants and the affects of weather. March and April I start to add pictures of us planting and transplanting and new growth. May, June and July most plants will bloom showing subscribers what could be for sale during the plant sale, also shown are pictures of crops in the field, mail order and lots more. July through December I am taking cuttings to make new plants. August we have lots of pictures of fruit on roses etc. October fall foliage.
We grow plants to sell at our plant sale. Read my notes on the zone hardiness numbers I use. Do we do mail order? Check my picture-newsletter Want to purchase? email me.
When a customer says they want to subscribe I send the following in an email.
Each month I take pictures around the nursery adding a few pictures, links and comments every few days. Clicking on the picture will often open a larger picture and you can save it as wallpaper if you want or forward the link to someone you think is interested. Several schools with landscaping courses follow the newsletter because you get to see the flower, fruit, fall foliage and more at different times.
When you see something you like come buy it in bloom.