Crop 263 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 in January of snow, sleet and freezing rain on plants, fruit, foliage, together with the azalea box, cold frame, rose storage, food on grill, belgian fence, lilacs in a row, and railroad crossings on the D & H 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.
BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN January 26, 2010
I like taking seasonal pictures of the heldebergs and railroad crossings between Voorheesville and Altamont (00126heldeberg016_012610.jpg). I would say these views are endangered by people who want to build houses. Click these pictures for a larger image, then save it as a screensaver for a while.
The D & H would make a wonderful scenic railway (00126railroad025_012610.jpg).
The Station in Altamont (00126railroad045_012610.jpg).
I support the use of farms to preserve scenery (00126heldeberg030_012610.jpg).
A farm house along the railroad right of way (00126railroad017_012610.jpg).
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BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN January 21, 2010
Above are railroad cars left parked on the D&H thursday morning (00121railroad003_012110.jpg). One of the more scenic sections of railway in the country and its left for the enjoyment of old box cars. Click on the picture and it may open a larger version.
The Azalea box will be filled with Pinxter (pinkster) azaleas but right now is being used for winter storage of old roses (00121azaleabox050_012110.jpg). Mulch filled half way with 7 gallon socket pots inserted, storage of plants is accomplished by slipping a plants pot into each socket pot (pot-in-pot).
Not a terribly clear picture as I am peering through one of the windows rather than open a door (00121coldframe008_012110.jpg)
'Agincourt Beauty' Lilac crop (00121cropagincourt071_012110.jpg).
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BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN January 7, 2010
January is a good time to take pictures of an entire crop of Lilacs because you can count how many there are in stock and see how many stems there are on each without the foliage getting in the way. This is 'Ludwig Spaeth' and we have it in 7 gallon for $30 and 15 gallon for $60 (00107cropludwigspaeth001_010710.jpg). 86)'LUDWIG-SPAETH'LILAC
More 'Ludwig Spaeth' (00107cropludwigspaeth007_010710.jpg). We had 96 'Ludwig Spaeth' last spring and sold maybe a third of them.
Some more 'Ludwig Spaeth' all in 15 gallons at $60 each (00107cropludwigspaeth013_010710.jpg). I plan to start a new crop of 'President Poincaire', 'Agincourt Beauty', 'Congo', 'Nadezhda', 'Sarah Sands', 'Dark Night', 'Lavender Lady', 'Purple Glory', etc. in May 2010. I probably have some of each that are more mature started last year or the year before but we will not sell them until they bloom.
BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN January 6, 2010
As we dont sell plants until they flower and these 'Dark Night' lilacs dont flower until around five feet tall you can see we wont be selling these this year (00110cropdarknight004_010610.jpg). Normally I place the pots close together and move them farther apart as they get big. 81)'DARK-NIGHT' LILAC
The ones that have yellow labels in their upper branches flowered in May 2009 so they will be dug in March 2010 and for sale at the plant sale May 15, 2010 for $30. If they have fewer than three stems they'll be cut back while they are in active growth (00110cropkrasavitsamoskvy015_010610.jpg). 84)'KRASAVITSA-MOSKVY' LILAC
These 'Monge' are tall enough to flower but haven't yet (00110cropmonge009_010610.jpg). 88)'MONGE' LILAC
These 'President Poincaire' Lilacs have a couple more years of growing before they will be for sale (00110croppresidentpoincaire016_010610.jpg). 89)'PRESIDENT-POINCAIRE'LILAC
BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN January 3, 2010
The first part of training a belgian fence is training an unbranched maiden to a Y shape (00103belgianfence001_010310.jpg). This belgian fence composed of 'Liberty' and 'Nova Easygrow' apple trees was trained by me in the early 1990's. Next spring we should be receiving 50 'Stayman Winesap' and 50 'Liberty' Apple trees to train to espalier. Click on the picture and it may open a larger version with more detail.
Same belgian fence from an angle to better reveal the path between the garage and the trees (00103belgianfence007_010310.jpg). I try to start at least three new crops each year. This next year it will be 100 apple trees to espalier, 200 Pinxterbloom Azalea (R. nudiflorum) for threesomes in 3 gallon pots, 150 Lillacs ('President Poincaire',) in 3 gallon pots. After potting each crop I'll photograph it for the newsletter while finding a place where it can be watered, fertilized and photographed easily.
The snow covered flagstone path behind the belgian fence (00103belgianfence015_010310.jpg). In summer the belgian fence provides a tight hedge that has flowers in spring and fruit in fall.
BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN January in previous years.
Azalea box first being built (00100azaleabox013100.jpg).
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Don putting plastic on cold frame (00131coldframe013100.jpg).
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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.
