September 9, 2011

Plant of the Month: Oak Trees

Filed under: Newsletter, Plants — admin @ 6:40 pm

Fall is the best time to plant trees, and oaks are an exceptionally good choice with their incredible fall color, durability, ability to provide shade and attract the largest diversity of beneficial butterflies, moths and birds.  Because oaks have extremely hard wood, they can be planted within
20 feet of your home to provide wind block and reduce your air conditioning needs in the summer. You will leave a legacy behind when you plant an oak tree, because they can live for hundreds of years, helping to add oxygen and removing Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere, lessening
the affects of global warming. Oaks are truly a Giving Tree.

ON SALE NOW – 35% OFF

June 21, 2011

Plant of the Month: The Perennial Hibiscus

Filed under: Plants, Promotion — admin @ 12:23 am

These large leaf Ohio native perennials are a show stopper in the garden in mid-late summer when little else is in bloom.  We carry 6 different varieties, all with blooms as big a your head, and ranging in colors from white, pink, red and near purple, and some foliage forms are deep burgundy.  These sun-loving perennials can tolerate extreme drought or standing water, lending themselves to many possible locations within the yard.  Reaching a height of 3′-4′ tall and wide, they make a real presence by themselves, or mixed into the landscape. Full grown Perennial Hibiscus on sale now for $14.95

August 4, 2010

Midwest Native Plant Sale

Filed under: Events, Plants, Sale — admin @ 2:13 pm

Be sure to stop by & purchase beautiful plants at the Midwest Native Plant Sale!
Saturday, August 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Midwest Native Plant Conference at the Bergamo Center
4400 Shakertown Road, Dayton, Ohio 45430-1075

Read this article by our own Wes Duren about nonnative plants attacking our flora and why it is important to plant native species. Click here to read “Alien Invasion: Attack of the Nonnatives.”

June 17, 2010

Plant of the Month: Fruit Trees, 20% off!

Filed under: Organic gardening, Plants, Sale — admin @ 8:23 pm

We have the BEST selection of fruit trees in the tristate!

Apple Fuji – Great for eating and baking, keeps well. Pollinator required.

Apple Braeburn – Sweet with a tinge of tartness. Best for eating fresh and winter keeping. Pollinator required.

Apple Gala – Considered one of the best for eating fresh. Pollinator required.

Apple Crispin – Wonderful sweet and spicy flavor. Best for eating and baking.  Pollinator required.

Apple Double Red Delicious – Produces heavy crops of extra-fancy type fruit.  Best for eating, desserts and salads. Pollinator required.

Cherry Bing SemiDwarf – Large, red-black, delicious cherries.  est for fresh eating. Pollinator required.

Cherry Black Gold Produces heavy crops of heart-shaped fruit with excellent flavor and crack resistant skin. Best for fresh eating. Self-pollinating.

Cherry Napoleon SemiDwarf – A sweet, golden cherry with a fine flavor that’s excellent for cooking and canning. Pollinator required.
Cherry White Gold – Medium/large sized fruits are yellow with red blush. Cold hardy and resists cracking. Self-pollinating.

Plum Damson Dwarf – Small, tart, juicy fruit is considered the best for making preserves. Self-pollinating.

Plum Santa Rosa Dwarf – Large plum with deep red-purple skin and amber flesh. Best for eating, desserts, snacks and canning. Self-pollinating.

Plum Superior Dwarf – Japanese variety fruit is fire red with yellow flesh, ripening the first days of August. Requires another Japanese Plum for pollination.

Plum Stanley Dwarf – Stanley Plum trees are sweet enough to dry without being pitted. Purple-black in color, very sweet and aromatic. Self-pollinating.

Nectarine Sunglo Dwarf - Heavy producer with beautiful color and exceptional flavor.  Freestone.  Self-pollinating.

Peach Reliance Dwarf – One of the hardiest peaches available. Best for eating, pies, cooking and canning. Freestone. Self-pollinating.

Pear Hosui Asian Dwarf – Globular shape. Higher acid content adds a sprite zip to the mellow flavor. Best for fresh eating. Keep well. Moderately self-fruiting, for maximum harvests pollinate with 20th Century. Will pollinate with other Asian pears.

Pear Moonglow Dwarf – Resistance to fire-blight.  Medium pears are sweet and juicy. Best for fresh eating, canning and cooking. Must be pollinated by another European pear.

Pear Red Bartlett Dwarf – Similar to the green Bartlett. Best for fresh eating, cooking, canning, and freezing. Must be pollinated by another European pear, except Seckel.

Pear Seckel Dwarf – Very firm, small, red-green pear prized for it’s high sugar content. Must be pollinated by another European pear, except Bartlett.

Pear Shinseiki Asian Dwarf – Early producers flesh is sweet, crisp and juicy. Must be pollinated by another Asian pear.  Leslie’s favorite! A very knowledgeable Asian lady, who has an orchard, advises everyone to eat an Asian pear a day!

Pear 20th Century Asian – Flesh is sweet, slightly tart, firm, and juicy. Very uniform. Must be pollinated by another Asian pear.

Persimmon Meader – Produces delicious, sweet, orange fruit that is astringent until softened off the tree. Self-pollinating.

Persimmon Saijo – Asian persimmon.  Consistently produces medium-sized elongated fruit. Allow to soften before eating. Self-pollinating.

Medlar Breda Giant – Bears crops of 1-1/2”-1-3/4” diameter fruit.  Sweet and fine textured, the fruit is great for snacks and preserves. Self-pollinating.

Pluot Dapple Dandy Dwarf – Taste test winner. Creamy white and red-fleshed pluot has a wonderful plum-apricot flavor. Can be pollinated by Flavor Supreme Pluot, Santa Rosa or Burgundy Plum.

Guava Pineapple – Fruits range from ¾” to 3-1/2” long. The thick, watery flesh and the translucent central pulp enclosing the seeds are sweet, suggesting a combination of pineapple and guava or pineapple and strawberry. Self-pollinating.

Nut Champion English Walnut – Rich, flavorful nuts in thin, easy-to-crack shells. Require pollination by another black walnut.

August 27, 2008

Put In A Small Rain Garden

Article from The Daily Green. By Brian Clark Howard

Homeowners and businesses can stem the tide of polluted runoff threatening our waterways by setting up a simple “rain garden,” which is beautiful as well as beneficial.

The concept of a rain garden, which mimics natural systems, was crystallized in Maryland in the 1990s. The idea is to create a depression filled with plants that collects the rainwater that runs off a building and its landscape. The plants — such as sedges, rushes, ferns, wildflowers, shrubs, trees and so on — absorb the water and release it slowly. This reduces the surge of water running off the landscape, which picks up fertilizers, pesticides, motor oil and other contaminants and carries them into waterways.

Rain gardens reduce the risk of flash floods, and they help stabilize the flow that enters waterways, both in terms of volume and temperature. That leads to healthier streams and rivers. Plus, the plants naturally filter the water, neutralizing some of the toxins that are present. They also provide valuable wildlife habitat.

No two rain gardens are exactly the same. They can be large and interconnected, with different levels and features, or very small and simple. Normally, they are placed in natural low spots, near where gutters drain. Ideally, they are populated with plants that are native to the local area. Sometimes they have swales to maximize their ability to hold water.

Call Marvin’s Organic Gardens and ask to speak with Wes about adding a rain garden to your backyard.

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