Life is Too Short - Plant Quarts!

Remember when we sort of casually dropped the “oh yeah, by the way, we’re growing more quart-sized containers now” and then puffed into thin air? Well, partially that’s because they’ve been selling like hotcakes, but also because there was something bigger in the works - we have even more quart-sized containers now. That’s right, baby: May is here, and we’re starting to put in new inventory, including a smattering of quart-sized container material.

Perfect for filling in garden gaps and capable of quickly taking root in the landscape, quart-sized material is kind of the sweet spot for grass and perennial production. Roots establish quickly, ensuring a finished product at a faster rate with more root-to-soil surface area than a standard #1-gallon container. Larger than a plug, but smaller than a #1, our quart-sized materials are like precious, retail-ready, trinket versions of their larger 1-gallon selves. Luckily, we sell all of our quart material by the tray (either 12 or 15 count per tray), meaning you can fill up a space quickly, consistently, and easily with less physical labor than a larger container entails.

Currently, we offer the following in quart-sized containers - hold onto your hats, it’s a big list! (Please note that anything in bold is pictured in our cover photo this week, and anything in red is a new selection to the nursery.)

Actaea simplex ‘Atropurpurea’

Allium x ‘Millenium’

Amsonia hubrichtii

Amsonia illustris

Aquilegia canadensis

Aster azureus

Aster cordifolius

Aster divaricatus ‘Eastern Star’

Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’

Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii ‘Purple Candles’  

Blephilia ciliata

Bouteloua curtipendula

Carex amphibola

Carex divulsa

Carex pensylvanica

Dennstaedtia punctiloba

Echinacea pallida

Echinacea purpurea ‘Ruby Star’

Echinacea simulata

Echinacea tennesseensis ‘Rocky Top’

Iris cristata ‘Tennessee White’

Iris sibirica ‘Caesar’s Brother’

Kalimeris incisa ‘Blue Star’

Kalimeris integrifolia ‘Daisy Mae’

Kirengeshoma palmata

Liatris aspera

Liatris spicata ‘Alba’

Liriope spicata

Lobelia cardinalis

Lobelia siphilitica

Mertensia virginica

Nepeta x ‘Walker’s Low’

Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’

Pachysandra terminalis

Parthenium integrifolium

Polemonium reptans

Pycnanthemum muticum

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Salvia nemerosa ‘Caradonna’

Scutellaria incana

Sedum flori. ‘Weihenstephaner Gold’

Sedum reflexum ‘Blue Spruce’

Sedum sieboldii

Sedum spurium ‘John Creech’

Sesleria autumnalis

Stachys monieri ‘Hummelo’

Tiarella cordifolia ‘Running Tapestry’

Viola soraria

 

…and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! We have plenty more quart material expected to push into inventory starting this month. Keep an eye out on our availability for additions and updates or click the “Get Notified” feature on our website to be alerted as material becomes available.

Questions about quarts? Give us a call at (609) 259–8585 and we’ll be happy to help with all of your quart conundrums.

Blephilia ciliata