Trees & Shrubs at
Reilly's Garden Center
Current Happenings
After the snowiest winter we’ve had in decades, everyone here
at Reilly’s is looking forward to spring even more than usual.
This season we are once again happy to bring you some of the
newest and most exciting plant selections available, including
five new hydrangea varieties! Some of the exciting plants I’ll
be growing include the Miss Ruby butterfly bush, the Double Play
series of spiraea, and Incrediball, Little Lime, Abracadabra
Orb, Edgy Hearts, and Invincibelle Spirit hydrangeas. The fruit
and berry selections will also expand again this season. New
additions include Santa Rosa dwarf plums,
Sweetheart cherries, Royal Gala apples, and 4-in-1 espalier
European pear trees.
Trendy New Plants
Incrediball Hydrangea - This hardy, strong
growing smooth hydrangea delivers loads of giant blooms the size
of dinner plates that emerge lime green, change to white, and
then fade back to green. The large flower heads are held up by
very sturdy stems that don’t droop, even after a heavy rain so
this variety won’t flop over like ‘Annabelle’ is prone to do.
Incrediball also maintains a neat and tidy appearance throughout
the season.
Invincibelle Spirit Hydrangea - Another new
smooth hydrangea, this time in pink! The flowers emerge a dark,
hot pink and mature to a rich clear pink. It is the first
continuous blooming smooth hydrangea and will provide bright,
cheery color from early summer until frost. A portion of the
sales from this shrub goes to The Breast Cancer Research
Foundation to fund breast cancer prevention and treatment
research so pick one up and help find the cure!

Hydrangea Little Lime - Finally, a dwarf
version of the award winning Limelight hydrangea! It has the
same fantastic flowers and coloration as Limelight, but at 1/3
the sizes so it will fit into even a small garden. This is an
excellent choice for gardeners who love Limelight, but haven’t
been able to find the space for a full size panicle hydrangea.
Available fall 2010.
Hydrangea Abracadabra Orb - Plants should be
fun and make you smile, and Abracadabra Orb will do just that!
The mop-head flowers emerge green and peach before they mature
to a hot pink. The flowers are also held up on strong black
satin stems that contrast well with the bright flower color and
dark green foliage. This funky new hydrangea is sure to be a
real conversation piece in the garden!

Hydrangea Edgy Hearts - This new mophead
hydrangea features pink or blue blooms edged in white and held
up on sturdy stems to prevent the flopping so common in some of
the other hydrangea varieties. Its compact habit makes it an
excellent choice for bringing some late season color to a shady
nook.
Bloomerang Lilac - Finally, a reliable
re-blooming dwarf lilac! Enjoy the purple-pink flower clusters
and wonderful fragrance in the spring and then enjoy it once
more in the fall. This isn’t your old fashioned re-bloomer, like
Josee. Bloomerang’s fall rebloom is heavy and very fragrant.
Like all lilacs, it is deer resistant and very easy to care for
once established.
Spiraea Double Play Artist - This new spiraea
is sure to become a garden favorite. Its unique foliage emerges
an attractive red then fades to a rich blue-green that provides
a perfect backdrop to the bright purple flowers. Artist also
features a neat, compact habit, rich red fall color, and
excellent deer resistance. It would be perfect for that small,
sunny niche that never seems to have enough color in the summer.
Spiraea Double Play Big Bang - Another new
spiraea from Proven Winners that boasts outstanding masses of
large pink flowers set against a rich golden hued foliage. The
new growth starts out a rich shade of reddish orange before
fading to a clear gold on this compact variety. This low
maintenance shrub is not only beautiful all summer long, but is
deer resistant as well!
Barberry Admiration - An exciting new
introduction, Admiration is a new dwarf barberry featuring
orange-red foliage, edged with a yellow picotee. This
outstanding shrub is perfect for mass plantings, edging a sunny
border, or used in a container planting. Admiration also
features excellent deer resistance and a stunning scarlet fall
color.

Buddleia Miss Ruby - A new introduction from
Proven Winners, this compact butterfly bush boasts a vivid, rich
pink bloom that is truly unique among buddleias. The intense
fragrance will bring the butterflies winging into your garden
from miles around! Like all buddleias, it is also deer resistant
and easy to grow.
Buddleia ‘Lo and Behold Blue Chip’ - This new
dwarf butterfly bush is perfect for the small sunny area that
needs some late season color. Butterflies and humans alike love
the fragrant blue flowers and since it was bred to be the first
groundcover butterfly bush, it blooms for several weeks longer
than other varieties, even without deadheading! Like all
butterfly bushes, it is also deer resistant.
Clethra Sugartina - This new Summersweet is
being touted as the best dwarf variety on the market today. It
features a dense, compact habit, dark, glossy green leaves, and
an intoxicating fragrance. Sugartina is a great choice for
borders, butterfly gardens, and mass plantings and blooms from
late summer to the fall.
Services to Make Life Easier
The massive February snowfall has left many broken and
damaged trees and shrubs in it’s wake, so if you have questions
on how
to prune your trees and shrubs, check out this article.
If you still have questions, or just need some advice,
send us an e-mail or give us a call and we’ll be glad to help.
We offer landscape design, planting, local delivery, and
expert advice on gardening, pests, and plants. We can also
special order hard to find items on request.
Contact the Tree and Shrub Manager
My name is Mark Helbling II, and you can contact me by e-mail
at
trees_shrubs@reillyssummerseatfarm.com or by calling the
Garden
Center at (412) 364-8662.
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