Crop 251 June 1 to 7 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 June 1 through June 7 of flowers, fruit, fall foliage, propagation, planting, repotting, nursery maintenence, local color and more 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).
Last Edited June 4, 2010 at around 11:00 AM by andyvancleve.
In the showroom at the flowering shrub farm on May 31, 2010 (00531front092_0053110.jpg). Pretty near the peak of the old garden rose season, what Graham Stuart Thomas referred to as "High Rose Tide". If you are planning to buy an old rose you'd best come soon and catch them in bloom.
In the showroom looking in the other direction on June 1, 2010 when its overcast and raining (00601front052_060110.jpg).
In the rose hedge I have the Gallica rose 'Complicata' planted next to a 'William Baffin' with this picture resulting (00601baffin043_060110.jpg).
'Red Moss' in the rose hedge (00601redmoss032_060110.jpg).
'Ispahan' in a 45 gallon pot (00601ispahan027_060110.jpg).
2010 Rose inventory also located at bottom of home page: http://www.floweringshrubfarm.com/inv0016.htm
Espalier training in progress (00604espalier026_060410.jpg). In spring 2010 apple trees are cut to eighteen inches then allowed to branch. Buds that form below the graft are rubbed off. The trellis has a wire 15 inches above the graft and another wire 15 inches above that. As branches reach the lower wire they are tied to the wire. Bamboo sticks are tied to the wire on each side. At mid summer I will start lowering the arms to the lowest wire and training another stem straight up toward the second wire.
BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN June 7, 2009
10590 'Leverkusen' Hybrid Kordesii Rose introduced in 1954 (zones 5 thru 10, 8'x8'), shade tolerant, fragrant flowers bloom for us throughout summer.
10592 Leverkusen Not for Sale
10500 'Dr Eckener' Hybrid Rugosa Rose introduced in 1931 (zones 5 thru 9, 6'x6'), blooms all summer if dead headed and fertilized regularly.
10502 Dr Eckener Hybrid Rugosa
BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN June 6, 2009
14000 (Propagation Plant) 'White Rose of York', 'Bonnie Prince Charlie's Rose', 'La Rose de York', Rosa x alba suaveolens, Rosa x alba nivea, Rosa alba 'Semi plena' introduced before 1597, (zones 3 thru 9, 8 feet x 5 feet), strongly fragrant it blooms for several weeks in late spring to early summer.
10547 'Henry Kelsey' Hybrid Kordesii Rose, Explorer Rose introduced in 1984. (Zones 2 thru 10, 8 feet x 6 feet) shade tolerant, moderately fragrant flowers bloom late spring and throughout summer.
10549 'Henry Kelsey'
10577 'Belle Poitevine' Hybrid Rugosa Rose' introduced around 1894 (zones 4 thru 8, 4 feet x 4 feet) fragrant blooms, several times for us throughout summer when regularly dead headed and fertilized, yellow fall foliage.
10642 'Stanwell Perpetual' Hybrid Scottish spinosissima Old Garden Rose introduced in 1838, (zones 3 thru 8, 4'x4'), pale pink fragrant flowers fade to white, thorny canes with small grayish green leaves sometimes mottled with purple spots, it blooms for us all summer.
10493 'Red Magic' Peoney
10517 'Geranium' Hybrid moyesii rose introduced in 1938 hardy in Zones 5 thru 8 and growing at least 6'x5' it blooms for several weeks in late spring to early summer.
10519 Rosa moyesii 'Geranium'
10645 'Stanwell Perpetual'
10513 Rosa moyesii 'Geranium'
BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN June 4, 2009
10741 white peoney in a 3 gallon pot $20 each.
10754 white peoney in a 3 gallon pot $20 each.
10758 white peoney in a 3 gallon pot $20 each.
10688 'Mme Hardy', 'Madame Hardy' Damask Old Garden Rose introduced in 1832, (zones 4 thru 9, 5'x5'), shade tolerant and strongly fragrant it blooms for several weeks in late spring to early summer.
10178 'Hansa' Hybrid Rugosa Rose introduced around 1905 (Zones 3 thru 7, 5 feet x 5 feet) fragrant flowers bloom late spring and throughout summer.
10545 'Henry Kelsey'
10546 'Henry Kelsey'
10571 'Rotes Meer' 'Purple Pavement' Hybrid Rugosa Rose introduced in 1983. (Zones 3 thru 9, 5 feet x 5 feet) flowers bloom late spring through summer.
10574 'Rotesmeer' or 'Purple Pavement' Hybrid Rugosa Rose
10644 'Stanwell Perpetual' One of our propagation plants that isn't for sale until I have others.
10714
10199 John Cabot
10222 John Cabot
10522picture.jpg Dont know what this is yet.
10541 'Delicata Hybrid Rugosa rose introduced around 1898 by Cooling (zones 3 thru 8, 4 feet x 4 feet ), strongly fragrant, it blooms for us eratically throughout summer (somewhat recurrent).
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.