Shrubs that Dazzle

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Shrubs that Dazzle

A look at new varieties that offer flower power and outstanding performance

Nina A. Koziol Shrubs are the workhorses of residential landscapes and breeders have been busy creating new cultivars with very desirable traits — more flowers, longer bloom time, better fall color and compact forms. Mark Dwyer shared his favorites — old and new — at this year’s virtual iLandscape. He owns and operates Landscape Prescriptions by MD, a landscape design and consultation business in Janesville, WI.

“I wish we had about three hours to talk abut shrubs,” Dwyer said. “Shrubs really should be integrated into all our beds and borders. The compact version of many of these plants provides all the attributes but in a smaller package. Expanding our palette as landscapers and designers is vital. It equates to a dynamic landscape and more business for us. I’m excited to see so many new introductions that have wide applicability and use in our projects.”

Hugging the House

“We use shrubs to soften the foundation and stay under windows, but we should go beyond that. Consider them as a compositional tool but be aware of their eventual size.” Diablo ninebark (Physocarpus ‘Diablo’) is an example of a shrub that can smother the corner of a house if not given the proper space. “I love it for its foliage and arcing form, but the real estate it takes up is immense and you have to take that into consideration. The form and ultimate size is important. We shoe-horn a lot of plants into a drawing and the crowding issues become immediate.”

Aronia melanocarpa Low Scape Mound™

“Shrubs should have multiple seasons of interest. This one is 14 to 16 inches tall and shade.” Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Plants have a wide range of soil tolerance including boggy soils. Best fruit production usually occurs in full sun. The plant can sucker, reaching a 3 to 4 foot spread.

Fothergilla x intermedia Legend of the Fall™

“This shrub offers outstanding red fall color. But there are also fragrant white flowers in spring. It’s shadetolerant and native to North America. Wonderful spring blooms, late spring color. They can take some shade, but they’re poor root competitors unless you have irrigation. The best I’ve seen have been grown in full sun. This selection gets into the 4 to 6 foot range and the kaleidoscope of colors is amazing. There’s also Legend of the Small that’s

coming out.”

Invincibelle Garnetta® Smooth Hydrangea

“One of the most compact hydrangeas at 30 inches tall and wide. This new introduction features garnet-red blossoms that fade to pink. I think the Invincibelle series is great. Garnetta has a plum coloration to the flowers.”

Magical Moonlight Buttonbush

“Beautiful flowers, great for pollinators and as a native grows in wetland areas at 10 to 12 feet tall. Bred for compact form at 4 to 5 feet. It leans into the red range in fall color. And the glossy foliage is rarely bothered by pests or disease.”

Neon Burst™ Dogwood

This compact dogwood has attractive chartreuse leaves that keep their color in the sun and through the heat of the summer. “New leaves are tinged with bronze and the stems have a rich red hue early in the season. In the fall, foliage becomes a rainbow of purple, red, yellow and orange with stems turning glossy scarlet red in the winter.”

Sweet Emotion Abelia

“The benefit is that it’s fragrant and it’s an arcing form like ninebark. Come October it has fabulous fall foliage.” The super fragrant blooms start off as dark pink buds that open to

Hydrangea Limelight Prime®

“Start with height — do you want one that’s seven or five or three feet tall? There must be 60-plus panicle hydrangea varieties now. In our cool, wet summers they’ve looked great and have been selling like hotcakes. They bloom on old and new wood. Panicle hydrangeas are robust plants and I’ve seen them at 12 yet tall. Little Lime at 6 feet is also nice. This one is very compact.” a pale pink bloom. Standing 5 to 6 feet tall and wide, the blossoms’ spicy sweet scent begins in late May to early June.

Iceberg Alley® Sageleaf Willow

This native plant cultivar was discovered by the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador Botanical Garden. The powdery silver foliage of this small shrub is a great addition to the landscape, adding texture and contrast when combined with other shrubs. Reaches a height and spread of about 5 feet.

Baby Kim® Lilac

“Miss Kim was a go to plant for many years, but it gets bigger and bigger. Now we have one in the three-foot range that’s exciting”. (Grows 24 to 36 inches tall by 30 to 36 inches wide.) “It’s one of the shortest out there.”

Czechmark Trilogy® Weigela

Give this shrub full sun. It reaches 36 to 42 inches tall and wide and flowers in May and June like other larger weigelas. Attracts bees and hummingbirds and resists deer and rabbits. Heavy-blooming with white, pink and red spring flowers.

Plants with Midwestern roots as strong as yours.

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DIRECTIONS: From the intersection of I-70 east of Dayton, OH take US 235 N (Exit 41B). Travel north 10 miles to E. Jefferson St. aka OH 571, turn right and travel ½ mile to the auction site.

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• 2013 Massey Ferguson 7620 MFWD • 2007 JOHN DEERE 7230 Power Quad MFWD w/ creeper gear • 2000 JOHN DEERE 7410 MFWD • 1993 JOHN DEERE 6200 MFWD • 1991 JOHN DEERE 4455 MFWD • 1979 JOHN DEERE 4240 2wd • (2) 2003 NEW HOLLAND TC 30 4WD • 2001 NEW HOLLAND TC 33D 4wd • 2001 NEW HOLLAND TC 40S 4wd • 1996 KUBOTA 5030 2wd • 1998 NEW HOLLAND 1920 4wd • 1997 NEW HOLLAND 3930 2wd • 2001 MASSEY FERGUSON 231S 2wd • 1982 CASE 274 • 1981 INTERNATIONAL 281 2wd • CASE 990 • 2002 C90 • (2) MASSEY FERGUSON 281X 4wd • HAGIE 280 Sprayer, 60’ booms • HAGIE 8200

Sprayer SKID LOADERS • EXCAVATOR • ATTACHMENTS

• 2005 LINK BELT Model 75 Spin Ace Excavator, various buckets • 2010 JOHN DEERE 60D Excavator • 2015 JD 333D Track loader • 2006 NH C185 Track loader • (2) NH LS 180 skid loaders • (2) NH L 185 skid loaders • (30±) Skid Steer attachments including: grapple forks, hydraulic pallet forks, Bobcat power broom, various material buckets, Danhauser T 1920 auger, etc.

FORK LIFTS • FORK TRUCKS • LOADERS • CASE W-11 loader • (2) CASE W11-B loaders • (3) Pallet Paws for W-11 loaders, hyd., Pallet paws for forklift • Zettlemeyer loader • CAT GP 30 loader • CAT P600 loader • JD 8875 • CAT V60 • 2013 CAT 2P6000 • 2012 MITSUBISHI FG25N • Full-line of Buckets and attachments

TRAILERS • TRUCKS • BUSES • MORE

• (8) SUVS including 2012 Ford Explorer w/ only 69k miles, (23) PICKUP TRUCKS, (5) FORD VANS, (10) 1990-1991 Chevy Mini-buses • 2005 International 4300 Box Truck • 2004 International 4300 Delivery Truck • 2001 Freightliner FL60 Flatbed w/22’ bed • 1998 International 4700 Flatbed w/22’ bed • 1966 International S-100 dump truck • 1995 Ford 2-ton dump truck • 2008 FELLING FT 30-3 Equipment trailer, tri-axle, duals, pentil hitch • (20)+ small trailers from 4’x6’ including flatbeds, covered trailers, more • (3) Reefer Trailers including 32’ Great Dane, & (2) 48’ Great Danes • 2002 Econoline flatbed Trailer • 1997 Fontaine L133 Flatbed Trailer, 48’ • 1988 Alloy 28’ flatbed trailer

(14) TREE SPADES • GRINDER • BED DIGGERS

• Dutchman models 500-I, 330-I, 360-I, 280I, 280-I exterior mount • Big John 42” spade • Carefree 24”, 32” and (2) 42” spades • Carefree Shrub spade • Carefree model 632 spade • Carefree model 932 transplanter • Imants spading machine • 2018 VALENTINI DEMONIO 1800 Grinder, 3pt, 1000 pto, bought new • LUN-

DEBY bed digger (5) 4X4 ATV QUAD RUNNERS

• Suzuki 400 • Kawasaki Prairie 400 • Polaris Magnum • Yamaha Big Bear 400cc • Kawasaki Bayou 300 ATV

(20+) FLATBED WAGONS WITH STEEL BEDS

• Large selection of Unverferth 8 & 6 Ton gears most with 8’x18’ steel beds • Numerous wood bed wagons • Dump wagon • John Deere water wagon • more • Vintage 1800’s Studebaker Buckboard wood wheeled wagon

Auctioneers Note: Studebaker Nurseries and Farms has been a leader in serving the wholesale tree and shrub industry for over 50+ years. The 1,000+ acre growing complex has been sold and operations will cease as of August 15th. This is a complete liquidation. Most all of this equipment is in operation today. Make plans to participate in these auctions. INSPECTION TIMES: Staffed Inspection: Friday, September 3rd • 9 am - 3 pm. (All items)

Open Inspection: Large Equipment will be lined up outside & can be viewed daily from 9am-4pm starting Friday, August 27th . MOWERS • BUSH HOGS

• JD HX 15 batwing mower, 15’ • JD MX 8 3pt. Bush Hog • JD MX 7 3pt. Bush Hog • JD MX 6 rotary mower • John Deere 997 Zero-Turn lawn mower, 72” • JD F1145 mower with 72” deck • Rockhound 30TX Brush Shredder • Brush Hound FX 26 mulcher

PLANTERS • SEEDERS • TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

• 2 row Mechanical Transplanter Model 2000 • (2) 1-row mechanical planters • Large container planter • Seedling planters • IH 720 plow • 12’ rotary hoe • Continental 300 gal. boom sprayer • JD 3 bottom plow • King Kutter 5’ box grader • Herd 3pt. fertilizer applicator • Brillion 3 shank ripper • 3pt. 8ft. chisel plow • 13’ & 7’ cultipackers • Case/IH 13’ disc harrow • JD 13-hole grain drill • Land Pride

Grass seeder FULL-LINE OF NURSERY RELATED PRODUCTION ITEMS

• Ball carts • Bamboo stakes • netting machines • shade cloth • wiggle hoes • more

HUGE AUCTION EVENT W/ 1000’S OF ITEMS

* This is a preliminary list! Check website for updated listing and auction catalogs * AUCTION FORMAT: This is 2-Day Auction with an expected 500+ lots of shop tools, hand equipment, office equipment and select smaller equipment selling through the ONLINE ONLY Format on Tuesday, September 7th. A Live In-Person Auction w/online bidding will be conducted on Thursday, September 9th for the remaining equipment & rolling stock.

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Owner: Studebaker Nurseries Auction Manager(s): Andy Walther 765-969-0401 andy@schraderauction.com • Eric Ott