Great Plants Start Here Winter 2018 Wholesale Product Guide Supplement
NORTH CREEK NURSERIES 30 YEARS TOP 30
Carex pensylvanica Geranium 'Rozanne' Matteuccia struthiopteris Sporobolus heterolepis Polystichum acrostichoides Rudbeckia ful. 'Goldsturm' Helleborus Brandywine™ Asclepias tuberosa Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' Heuchera v. 'Caramel' Iris versicolor Lavandula × intermedia 'Phenomenal' Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
Panicum 'Shenandoah' Lobelia cardinalis Athyrium filix-femina ssp asplenioides Amsonia hubrichtii Tiarella cordifolia Sisyrinchium 'Lucerne' Schizachyrium scoparium Athyrium 'Lady in Red' Asclepias incarnata Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' Panicum 'Northwind' Heuchera × 'Plum Pudding' Juncus effusus Lonicera 'Major Wheeler' Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dryopteris marginalis
SANC We’re SANC-tified! North Creek is the 2nd nursery in Pennsylvania and 5th nationally to achieve SANC compliance.
The Bee’s Knees Keeping the buzz alive and the bees healthy, thanks to our neonicotinoid-free Integrated Pest Management practices.
The Year of the Pearl Mark your calendars, we’re celebrating our 30th year in business come February! Time flies, thanks for being along for the ride!
New Products Tried and true with a splash of new, find out which plants turned heads in our trials. Spoiler alert-we have a new Phlox collection!
Custom Grow Program With so many new products on the market, we can’t grow it all-learn how we can work together to build a successful custom order.
Accurate records are kept and include: ✓ Pictures ✓ Lab Results ✓ Treatments
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SANC
A Systems Approach to Nursery Certification
Benefits of SANC North Creek was recently recognized as SANC compliant, becoming the 2nd nursery in the Keystone State and the 5th nursery in the nation to achieve this distinction. The Systems Approach to Nursery Certification (SANC) is a certification system based on how plants are produced rather than how plants appear at the time of a single inspection. The objective of this approach is to develop and implement a voluntary, audit-based nursery and greenhouse certification process utilizing existing state authorities for intrastate and interstate transfer of plant material. SANC is an ongoing effort to incorporate the designated processes into existing state based certification programs to reduce pest risk and disease movement while facilitating and expediting the handling of nursery stock.
IPM
Scouting inspections are managed by our Growing + Operations Team. All varieties are inspected and observed for pest and disease. Applicable sampling methods and techniques are implemented while scouting and inspecting crops.
We’re happy to share our experiences with you, if you’re interested in learning more about SANC please contact our Growing Operations Manager, Maddie Maynor, at maddie@northcreeknurseries.com.
Propagation + Growing
In-house propagation methods are held to the same rigorous scouting and standards as outside vendors. Clean tools and work stations. Plant handlers must wear gloves to eliminate the transmission of disease. Start clean, work clean, finish clean.
Neonicotinoid-free IPM We utilize natural and biological control agents to keep our plants disease and pest free in the greenhouses and safe for pollinators in the landscape. The North Creek way is rooted in the triple bottom line–people, planet, profit. We grow plants that provide nectar, nutrition and habitat for pollinators. Our use of beneficial insects is a frontline preventative and always the first step in our Integrated Pest Management (IPM) growing practices.
✓ Setting Action Thresholds ✓ Scouting + Identification ✓ Prevention + Control
Receiving
All incoming tissue culture and unrooted cuttings are inspected and observed before being introduced to production. Plants showing signs of damage or deemed inferior are isolated in a designated assessment area.
Where Horticulture Meet Ecology
✓ Neonicotinoid-free nursery ✓ Safe plants for a healthy PLANET ✓ Beneficial insects utilized in IPM
Shipping
Liners are evaluated and inspected by our Oxford Farm Manager prior to shipment. Product arrives to your doorstep clean, healthy and ready to thrive!
30 Year Milestones We’ve come a long way over the past 3 decades. Thank you for believing in our product and being part of our customer base and grower network. These milestones would not have been attained without you! Together, with your support and encouragement, we’ve accomplished the following for our nursery and for the industry:
• Innovator of the Landscape Plug™ • Leader in the native plant marketplace • SANC Approved Nursery • SITES™ Compliant Nursery • Greenhouse Grower’s 2016 Operation of the Year with Excellence in Sustainable Production
• Neonicotinoid-free nursery to promote bee health
• 2010 Chester County Farmer of the Year • State of the art greenhouse operated by LEAN management
• 2015 PPA Grower Award • Working with government municipalities to raise
awareness of the essential role native plants play in the environment and their importance in the marketplace • Cultivating the next generation of growers-28 employees under 40 years of age • 3 employees honored with Greenhouse Product News 40 Under 40 Award • Over 4 dozen North Creek Unique™ varieties brought to market • 2 recipients of the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association’s Green Achiever Award • A living laboratory of over 4 acres of stormwater management systems, trial & demonstration gardens, and habitat gardens for our customers and employees to learn from and enjoy! • Superior introductions and a plant offering that truly stand the test of time • Co-creator of the American Beauties Native Plants® brand • Recognized by Nursery Management Magazine as a member of the Industry’s Top 50 Companies • Our TEAM, 70 unparalleled employees!
NORTH CREEK NURSERIES TOP 20 PERENNIALS Geranium 'Rozanne' Rudbeckia ful. 'Goldsturm' Helleborus Brandywine™ Asclepias tuberosa Heuchera vil. 'Caramel' Iris versicolor Lavandula × intermedia 'Phenomenal' Lobelia cardinalis Amsonia hubrichtii Sisyrinchium ang. 'Lucerne' Tiarella cordifolia Asclepias incarnata Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' Echinacea purpurea Heuchera × 'Plum Pudding' Amsonia 'Blue Ice' Lobelia siphilitica Vernonia 'Iron Butterfly' Salvia nemorosa 'Maynight' Tiarella cordifolia 'Running Tapestry'
NORTH CREEK NURSERIES TOP 10 FERNS
NORTH CREEK NURSERIES TOP 10 GRASSES
NORTH CREEK NURSERIES TOP 10 VINES
Matteuccia struthiopteris Polystichum acrostichoides Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' Athyrium filix-femina ssp asplenioides Athyrium ang. forma rub 'Lady in Red' Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dryopteris marginalis Athyrium × 'Ghost' Adiantum pedatum
Carex pensylvanica Sporobolus heterolepis Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' Panicum vir. ‘Shenandoah’ Schizachyrium scoparium Panicum 'Northwind' Juncus effusus Panicum virgatum Calamagrostis × 'Karl Foerster' Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'
Lonicera 'Major Wheeler' Wisteria 'Blue Moon' Gelsemium ‘Margarita’ Lonicera 'John Clayton' Lonicera sempervirens Lonicera 'Magnifica' Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls' Ampelaster carolinianus Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo' Lonicera 'Blue Velvet'
Andropogon gerardii 'Blackhawks' PPAF This selection comes to life as temperatures rise. Foliage emerges gray to blue green in spring, matures to green with red tinges in summer and later transforms into reddish bronze with lavender tones in autumn after frost. Flowering from September to February – leave the foliage up through winter, the birds will thank you! 5’ │ Z 3-9 │ LP50
New Products We’re rooting for nature one plant at a time and in doing so, we offer beautiful plants for functional landscapes. Our plant palette regenerates nature and rejuvenates our planet. Here is a sampling of North Creek’s newest introductions. You can count on us to provide plants that “Stand the test of time”.
Antennaria plantaginifolia plantain leaf pussytoes We’ve fallen in love with this woolly little workhorse! The stoloniferous and matforming foliage has a grayish-blue cast and leaves you simply want to touch. Early spring flowers are whitish-pink and bloom several inches above the foliage. A native groundcover ready to choke out weeds.
✓ Our plants are excellent garden and/or landscape performers in the mid-Atlantic region
3-4” (fol) 8” (flw) │ Z 3-8 │ LP32
✓ Our plants are not invasive or aggressive
Athyrium otophorum limelight lady fern
✓ Once established in an appropriate site, our plants require no material input to maintain their ornamental value or garden worthiness
The new foliage presents in a limey-pastel and adds drama to the overall appearance of this fern. The fronds mature to a medium green creating a unique twotoned appearance through out the season. A fresh new look for shade that we think you’ll enjoy just as much as we do! 15-24” │ Z 5-10 │ LP32
Coreopsis palustris 'Summer Sunshine' Awarded 5 stars from Mt. Cuba Center Coreopsis trial as one of the MOST disease resistant tickseeds. Vigorous mounds of foliage reach up to a sturdy 30” in height with a bright and sunny end of summer bloom that lasts a full 6 weeks. C. palustris is slower to spread and can tolerate wet roots for extended periods. 3-4’ │ Z 6-9 │ 72 + LP50
Echinacea purpurea 'Green Twister' A new release from Jelitto Perennial Seeds, Echinacea ‘Green Twister’ is a compact, sturdy plant with horizontal facing petals that change in color from edges of lemon green to a bright carmine red centercolors vary by flower and give a pleasing range of color pattern. Quite a floral display from summer through autumn. 2-3’ │ Z 3-8 │ 72 + LP32 Hydrangea arborescens 'Haas’ Halo'
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Burning Hearts' Heliopsis 'Burning Hearts' provides long summer bloom for the perennial border or cutting garden. Flowers are semidouble with golden yellow ray petals and deep orange-yellow center disk. Profuse and lengthy mid to late summer blooms are supported by dark purple stems and enjoyed by a host of pollinators. 4’ │ Z 3-9 │ LP32
Nepeta × faassenii 'Purrsian Blue' PP24788 Fragrant, floriferous, and tough as nails! 'Purrsian Blue' features highly aromatic green foliage and well-branched, spreading habit. Darling, periwinkle blue flowers are densely clustered and bloom from early summer into autumn. Shear back the initial flower spikes to encourage continued bloom. Excellent choice for edging or as a small scale ground cover.
NORTH CREEK NURSERIES NORTH CREEK UNIQUE™ PROGRAM
Aster 'Avondale' Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' Callisia 'Morning Grace' Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' Chrysogonum 'Allen Bush' Erigeron pul. var. pul. 'Lynnhaven Carpet' Gelsemium 'Margarita' Gentiana 'True Blue' Geranium 'Espresso' Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Helleborus Brandywine™ Heuchera americana 'Dale’s Strain' Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star' Kalimeris int. 'Daisy Mae'
Leucanthemum 'Becky' Lobelia cardinalis 'Black Truffle' Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler' Panicum 'Cape Breeze' Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue' Phlox 'Jeana' Salvia 'Caradonna' Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' Silene 'Short and Sweet' Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne’ Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade' Spigelia marilandica Vernonia 'Iron Butterfly' Viola walteri 'Silver Gem'
12-18” │ Z 3-8 │ 72
Packera obovata roundleaf groundsel
Phlox Earlibeauty® 'Rose Bouquet' PPAF
A tough groundcover, Packera obovata is similar to its popular cousin, Packera aurea, but with a smaller round leaf and the ability to withstand drier, full-sun conditions without losing its verdant appearance! Bloom time overlaps with, but starts a tad later P. aurea.
Phlox 'Rose Bouquet' forms a densely floriferous, spreading clump of clear-pink, 5-petaled flowers. This wave of color reaches 16” in height and blooms from May into July, and sporadically into fall. An exceptionally vigorous and clean variety that is not susceptible to powdery mildew-a gem for the perennial border or along a pathway.
4-6” (fol) 12-18” (flw) │ Z 3-8 │ LP32
14-16” │ Z 3-8 │ 50
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Jean Baby' PPAF
Phlox Earlibeauty® 'Solar Flare' PP27265
Early to bloom and bring a smile, 'Blue Jean Baby' is a shorter, more manageable Russian sage. Attractive Lavender blue flowers held in smoky purple calyxes bloom for a long period starting in midsummer, with the color from the calyxes extending appeal into fall.
The bicolor blooms of 'Solar Flare' are the perfect combination of white and a bright pink center. The clusters of rounded panicles rest atop sturdy 24” tall stems and bloom from mid-May straight though June. Plants have slightly glossy, pointed foliage.
2-3’ │ Z 4-9 │ 72
24” │ Z 3-8 │ 50
Phlox Earlibeauty® 'Daughter of Pearl' PP27267
Tricyrtis formosana 'Gilt Edge'
Part of the Earlibeauty® series, Phlox 'Daughter of Pearl' has a lovely upright and mounding habit with dense conical panicles of clear white flowers accented by a purple-pink central blush. Blooms mid-June through July. The sweetly scented flowers have sporadic fall rebloom. Resistant to powdery mildew.
An eye-catching combination of foliage and flower, 'Gilt Edge' was selected for superior vigor and aptly named for the attractive gold margin outlining the dark green foliage. Unique, lily-like flowers are dotted in dark purple accents and appear in quantity later summer into fall.
30” │ Z 3-8 │ 50
18-24” │ Z 5-8 │ 50
Tips for successful order placement and delivery.
Our pledge to you
You are guaranteed to receive healthy, disease free plants that are true to name. Plants are guaranteed to be alive and viable upon arrival. Our plants are not meant to be ready for retail sale and may have been cut back for shipping purposes. In the winter months some plants are shipped in a dormant state and may have no visible growth above the soil line.
Upon arrival
✓ Use the product availability posted on our website when placing orders – to be sure we have the material in stock – our availability is updated daily.
✓ Orders must be received by NOON on Thursdays in order to ship the following week. (subject to availability)
✓ Any requests to delay material arrival or
order cancellations must be received ONE FULL WEEK prior to ship date – this includes new orders and addition orders.
✓ Damaged freight MUST be reported
immediately so we can process a claim.
✓ All claims must be made within 5 days of
shipment arrival. Please call us right away at 610-255-0100 with any concerns.
✓ Freight and handling are added at time of shipment, and are based on weight.
✓ No log-in required! Price and availability
are updated daily here: www.northcreeknurseries.com/Availability
✓ Orders ship out over the course of the requested ship week, and will arrive by Friday of that week.
Count your boxes and inspect for major damage while the driver is present. Please unpack and examine plants immediately upon arrival. Check for errors right away and contact us as soon as possible if you have received the wrong quantity or size of plant or if you are dissatisfied with the quality of your plugs. Please check the roots of dormant plants for health and vigor.
Best method for plug removal
Pulling on the crown of the plant can break roots at the stem. We recommend pushing the root zone up and out from the base of the flat. We also strongly suggest using a spatula to dislodge the plug.
Cultural details
Basic cultural and growing requirements for each plant are listed on our website, www. northcreeknurseries.com. If your questions are not answered there, please feel free to contact us at info@northcreeknurseries.com or 610-255-0100.
A picture’s worth 1000 words
North Creek is proud to introduce our custom line of pot tags! Our tags are larger and sturdier with sharp photography, detailed descriptions, care instructions and habitat information. All tags sold will match the quantity of plugs per flat – what you need is what you get!
Contact Us Angela Clelan, Customer Service Manager angela@northcreeknurseries.com Sharon Dunfee, Customer Service sdunfee@northcreeknurseries.com Annie Acton, Customer Service annie@northcreeknurseries.com Lori Edwards, Customer Service lori@northcreeknurseries.com Scott Fisher, Ecological Sales scott@northcreeknurseries.com Rob McHale, Sales Manager rob@northcreeknurseries.com Brigitte Crawford, New Products Manager brigitte@northcreeknurseries.com
NORTH CREEK NURSERIES CUSTOM GROW PROGRAM + LIMITED OFFERINGS
Not seeing a must have item? Not to worry, our production team can custom grow it for you! We hold license agreements with a vast breeder network and have access to product availability from Ball Horticultural Company, DĂźmmen Orange, Syngenta, and Walters Gardens. If crops you are requesting work with our production schedule, custom grow opportunities are available. Order minimums must reach 1,000 units. Please contact Angela Clelan or Rob McHale to learn more. To get the process started, download our Custom Grow Request Form from the Availability link on our website.
Anne Sharp, R+D Manager anne@northcreeknurseries.com Chelsea Campbell, Marketing Assistant chelsea@northcreeknurseries.com
Try something unusual! Our NEW Limited Offering Availability has smaller quantities of product not typically found on our open availability.
Carrie Wiles, Marketing Manager carrie@northcreeknurseries.com
Our Broker Network United States Ball Seed Company (US & Canada) 800-879-BALL BFG Supply Company 800-883-0234 Eason Horticultural Resources 800-214-2221
Griffin 800-323-7253
The Henry F. Michell Company 800-422-4678
McHutchison (US & Canada) 800-943-2230
Vaughan’s Horticulture 855-864-3300
Mid-Atlantic Plant Company 800-366-0350
Canada Plant Express Jacques Bougie (Quebec) 450-414-9191 Jacques.bougie@videotron.ca
Netherland Bulb Company 800-788-8547
Florasource, Ltd. 949-498-1131
Perennial Market 877-766-8748
Fred C. Gloeckner & Company, Inc. 800-345-3787
Robin Wittman Company 845-222-7036
Germania 800-380-4721
Star Roses & Plants 800-879-BALL
388 North Creek Road Landenberg, PA 19350 877.ECO.PLUG | 610.255.0100 www.northcreeknurseries.com sales@northcreeknurseries.com
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