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HOT NEW GARDENING TRENDS AND NEW PLANTS 2015 Tim Kane-Marketing Manager. Garden Trends 2015 Garden Media Group. The New Consumer. Wellbeing from the OUTSIDE in. COLOR POPS. Garden- tainment. U.S. demand for outdoor plants expected to grow to $7 billion in 2015.
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HOT NEW GARDENING TRENDS AND NEW PLANTS 2015 Tim Kane-Marketing Manager
Garden Trends 2015 Garden Media Group
Garden-tainment U.S. demand for outdoor plants expected to grow to $7 billion in 2015 Homes to shrink by 10% in 2015-outdoor spaces key Quick Fixes Instantly “set the space”
Bite-sized Decadence/Portable Gardening WHOLE PACKAGE Succulents are the new gateway plant “NOwners and other groups like millennials can barely commit to a single place, let alone a permanent plot of land,” says McCoy. “Portable gardening gives everyone a chance to grow something, no matter where you live. And it’s fun to see gardens pop up in the most unexpected places.” MUST pack a big punch in a small space
Bed Head Purposefully un-styled outdoor spaces to work WITH nature. The use of native plants is key to this trend.
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Buddleia Lo & Behold ‘Blue Chip Jr.’ • 20-28”T x 20-32” W • Not as brittle, more compact • Great for containers, mass plantings, borders • Re-blooming, non-invasive • NO pruning needed except to shape • Zone 5a
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Buddleia Lo & Behold ‘Pink Micro Chip’ • 18-24”T x 18-24” W • Deadheading not necessary • Great for containers, mass plantings, borders • Re-blooming, non-invasive • Green foliage • Zone 5a
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Deutzia ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ • 12-24”T x 12-24” W • 10 years • Compact, pink flowers in spring • Deer resistant • Burgundy fall color • Zone 5a
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Deutzia ‘Crème Fraiche’ • 12-24”T x 12-24” W • Similar to Nikko but with variegation • Great for containers • Deer resistant • Blooms on old wood • Zone 5a
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Let’s Dance Blue Jangles’ • 24-36”T x 24-36” W • Very compact • Blooms on old and new wood • Sturdy stems • Good propensity to bloom • Zone 5a
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Paraplu’ • 30-36”T x 30-36” W • Unique double florets • Blooms on old wood • Very glossy foliage • Some purple color in lower pH’s • Zone 5a
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Rosa ‘Livin La Vida’ • 30-36”T x 30-36” W • Bright coral to bright pink against glossy green foliage • Continuous blooms • High petal count • Landscape rose, own root • Zone 5a
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Rosa ‘OSO Easy Double Red’ • 36-48”T x 36-48” W • Bright red with pinkish orange undertones • Continuous blooms • Deadheading not needed • Seedling of Double Knockout, more rounded form • No spray, no prune • Zone 5a
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Sambucusracemosa ‘Lemony Lace’ • 36-60”T x 36-60” W • Extreme cutleaf gold foliage with red new growth. Red berries in fall • White flowers bloom on old wood • Award winning • Full sun in northern climates, partial sun in southern • Zone 3a
PROVEN WINNER NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Spiraea media ‘Double Play Blue Kazoo’ • 24-36”T x 24-36” W • Three seasons of interest • Hint of burgundy new growth, blue-green foliage, white spring blooms in summer and red fall foliage • Mounded habit, great landscape plant • Zone 3a
RAYMOND EVISON NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Clematis ‘Chelsea’ • 2-3’ • Mid spring to early autumn • Zone 4 • Part of the compact Boulevard series • Great for containers, patios, small spaces
RAYMOND EVISON NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Clematis ‘Edda’ • 3-4’ • Late spring to late summer • Zone 4 • Part of the compact Boulevard series • Great for containers, patios, small spaces • Gold-medal winning series
RAYMOND EVISON NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Clematis ‘Ice Blue’ • 6’ • Late spring to early/late autumn • Zone 4 • Huge flowers up to 6-7” diameter • One of the earliest and latest blooming clematis • Will have some pale blue in shaded environments
RAYMOND EVISON NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Clematis ‘Kingfisher’ • 6-8’ • Late spring to late summer • Zone 4 • Large flowering • Sturdy grower • Very free flowering habit
RAYMOND EVISON NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Clematis ‘Picardy’ • 3-4’ • Early summer to early autumn • Zone 4 • Very free flowering habit • One of the best for hanging baskets • Blooms first on short stems, then trailing stems
RAYMOND EVISON NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Clematis ‘Sally’ • 4-5’ • Early spring to early autumn • Zone 4 • Very free flowering habit • Holds it’s color well in strong sun • Named after Lady Southgate
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Coreopsis Lil’ Bang ‘Enchanted Eve’ • 8-12”T x 12-18” W • Full Sun • Deer Resistant • Early summer to early autumn • Zone 5 • Disease resistant • Long blooming, longer than Big Bang • Great size for rock gardens, containers • Cooler the temps, the more red you see
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Echinacaea ‘Pow Wow White’ • 20-24”T x 12-16” W • Full Sun • Early summer to early autumn • Zone 5 • Bright white blooms • Dense, low branching, great for long stem cut flowers • HEAVY flowering • Flowers first summer from seed
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Echinacea ‘Double Scoop Mandarin’ • 22-24”T x 18-20” W • Full Sun • Late spring to late summer • Zone 4a • Fully double orange blooms • Dense branching means heavier flowering=more sales
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Echinacaea ‘Sombrero Adobe Orange’ • 24-26”T x 18-20” W • Zone 4a • Nicely branched • Very floriferous • Bright orange flowers from early summer to late summer • A great addition to the Sombrero family of Echinacaea!
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Veronica ‘Sweet Lullaby’ • 4-6”T x 10-12” W • Full Sun • Mid summer to early fall • Zone 4a • Super compact • Ideal for edging and containers • Soft pink flowers on green foliage • Deer resistant
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Heucherella Fun& Games ‘Leap Frog’ • 10-12”T x 22-24” W • Sun or Shade • Ivory bottle brush flowers late spring • Zone 4a • More heat and humidity tolerant • Chartreuse leaves with burgundy veins
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Monarda Sugar Buzz Series ‘Grape Gumball’ & ‘Cherry Pops’ • 20”T x 26” W • Middle of the border • Good powdery mildew resistance • Zone 4 • Blooms mid-late summer • Large 2-2.5” flower heads
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Salvia ‘Sweet 16’ • 18-24”T x 24-28” W • Better pink color • Secondary branching creates longer bloom window • Larger flowers • Zone 3 • Blooms late spring to early summer • Vibrant rose/purple buds opening to bright lavender pink with purple lip
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Heuchera ‘Grape Expectations’ • 12”T x 24” W • Zone 4 • Villosa hybrid, good disease tolerance • Dark grape purple leaves emerge with black veins • More mounded than ‘Blackberry Ice’ • Stands out at the nursery!
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Leucanthemum ‘Whoops-A-Daisy’ • 15”T x 22” W • Zone 5 • Much improved ‘Snow Cap’ • Tightly mounded • Large 3-4” fluffy flowers • More uniform habit • Early to mid summer bloomer
NEW PERENNIAL INTRODUCTIONS 2015 Perovskia ‘Peek-A-Blue’ • 24-28”T x 20-28” W • Zone 4 • More compact than ‘Little Spire’ • Finely dissected grey foliage • Barely over 2’ when in full bloom • Blooms early summer to mid fall • Deer resistant
HUGE INTRODUCTIONS 2014 Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Quick Fire’ • 36-60”T x 36-60” W • Longest blooming Hydrangea • Sturdy upright stems • Great container or mid-border landscape plant • Zone 3a
HUGE INTRODUCTIONS 2014 Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bobo’ • 30-36”T x 36-48” W • Tiny, extremely floriferous paniculata • Sturdy upright stems • Great container or mid-border landscape plant • Gold Florall medal for best novelty plant. • Zone 3a
HUGE INTRODUCTIONS 2014 Physocarpusopulifolious ‘Tiny Wine’ • 36-48”T x 36-48” W • More compact • Flowers up and down the stem • Adaptable to most soils • Zone 3a
HUGE INTRODUCTIONS 2014 Hydrangea paniculata ‘Strawberry Sundae’ • 4-5’T x 3-4’ W • Dwarf form of ‘Vanilla Strawberry’ • Flowers bloom white to pink to strawberry red • Zone 4
HUGE INTRODUCTIONS 2014 Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bloomstruck’ • 3-4’T x 4-5’W • ‘Lady in Red’ and ‘Twist-N-Shout’ parentage • Purple/pink/blue • Bright red stems • SHORTER INTERNODES!!!!