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A competitor has a Red Trillium sale BUT OURS ARE LESS!

30 Friday Oct 2015

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GREETINGS

…another mail order firm just announced their sale on Red Trillium. Below are their “sale”prices for Red Trillium, which included shipping; that is a good deal.  7 for $ 35.00 ($5.00 ea)  10 for $ 45.00 ($4.50 ea) 15 for $ 60.00 ($4.00 ea)  20 for $ 70.00 ($3.50 ea)

BUT YOU DESERVE A BETTER DEAL! 

FROM EASTERN PLANT IN MAINE ..AND GET A FREE PASS TO WILDWLAKWAYS TRAILS FOR NEXT YEAR

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TO GET AN EVEN BETTER DEAL, ORDER FROM US

BELOW IS OUR RED TRILLIUM PRICE AND PLEASE TELL YOUR GARDENING FRIENDS

OUR PRICES ALSO INCLUDE SHIPPING BY PRIORITY MAIL

7 for $ 33.00 ($4.71 each)
10 for $ 42.00 ($4.20 each)
15 for $ 58.50 ($3.90 each)
20 for $ 68.00 ($3.40 each)

Our plants are GROWN outside and planting now is perfectly safe.

Red Trillium is one of the easier Wildflowers. It blooms for several weeks in late spring and its foliage looks good late into summer. If you have any well drained soil or even a somewhat heavier clay that is not compacted, this will do very well. Hardy from zones 4-7. We grow these in large beds and have just dug these now dormant bulbs. They will emerge in spring and bloom, giving years of pleasure.

TO ORDER JUST EMAIL easternplant@juno.com  to order

INCLUDE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE. WE WILL CALL FOR YOUR CARD.

ORDER NOW AND GET A FREE PASS TO WILDWALKWAYS FOR 2016

YOU WILL GET A FREE, TRANSFERABLE PASS (so you can give it to anyone) TO OUR WILDWALKWAYS TRAILS, GOOD FOR NEXT YEAR. WE WILL BEGIN CHARGING NEXT YEAR, SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE PASS OFFER NOW. Wildwalkways is the trail system thru our forest. You will see the best rhododendrons native plants and ecosystems in a totally natural setting. There is nothing else like it. Visit us and Wildwalkways in Georgetown, Maine.

As a visitor just said “i’ve been a landscape designer and horticulturist for twenty years and I learned more today in two hours at your place!”

A spectacular Pinxterbloom azalea near the lake trail at Wildwalkways

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A waterfall on one of the trails at Wildwalkways

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Many new informative plant articles are coming over the fall and winter on the blog here.

 

REAL SPHAGNUM MOSS FOR YOUR GARDEN AVAILABLE

22 Thursday Oct 2015

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WE NOW OFFER TRUE, LONG STRANDED SPHAGNUM MOSS AT EASTERN PLANT FOR ALL YOUR GARDEN NEEDS. THIS IS VERY HARD TO GET

TO ORDER OUR TRUE, LONG FIBERED SPHAGNUM MOSS JUST EMAIL US: easternplant@juno.com

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GREAT FOR YOUR GARDEN   SEED STARTING    ORCHIDS    WATER RETENTION   ROOTING CUTTINGS   HELPS ANY PLANT GET ESTABLISHED AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS

AVAILABLE NOW FROM EASTERN PLANT

SO, WHAT IS TRUE, LONG FIBERED SPHAGNUM MOSS AND WHY IS THIS BETTER THAN COMMON PEAT MOSS? READ ON!

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This is the real thing–live and green…almost impossible to find anywhere else. We get this from our property in only small amounts …always leaving enough living moss so it regenerates in a year not the thousands of years it can take in large, commercial peat mining. The commercial peat moss sold everywhere is part of destructive process that hurts natural bogs. This is the moss that grows in bogs, damp woodlands and acidic forests and is actually what long ago you bought as peat moss. HOWEVER, what we sell is live peat moss, which is far superior to what is sold NOW as peat moss. What is now sold as peat moss is NOTHING like the peat moss of olden times. The  stuf you buy now is the lower layer in swamps, mostly decomposed and having little of the water retaining and anti fungal properties of live sphagnum. (ever try wetting dried “peat” from bales…ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE!) Until 1950 or so when you bough baled peat moss it was live or partly alive- green and amber, long strand as they called it. NOW, unless you live in Ireland  it is nearly impossible to get.

WHEN YOU BUY PEAT MOSS, THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE GETTTING

BUT SADLY

The peat moss you buy now, frankly, is junk….it’s not the long fiber peat of ages gone by–which was the upper layers of peat. What is sold today is from way down in the bog, and that material has little of the beneficial properties of true sphagnum. What we offer is the real thing. If you start seeds indoors of any sort, this will improve your growth and for OUTDOOR PLANTS it is especially good for woodland plants and anything in the rhodo family. If you truly want to help your plants this is what you want, not the decomposed, lifeless powder in bales and bags now sold everywhere. 

TRUE, LONG FIBERED SPHAGNUM that we offer could almost  be considered natures miracle plant and I don’t like using phrases like that loosely.

TRUE SPHAGNUM THAT WE PROVIDE IS VERY USEFUL IN  ANY GARDEN

SEED STARTING, WATER RETENTION, ROOTING CUTTINGS

HELPS ANY PLANT GET ESTABLISHED BY ADDING IT TO THE ROOT ZONE OF THE PLANT YOU ARE PLANTING

SPHAGNUM HAS NATURAL ANTI FUNGAL PROPERTIES, BOTH FOR PLANTS AND MAN..SEE STORY BELOW

CREATE YOUR OWN SPHAGNUM GARDEN IN PARTLY SHADED AREAS. MANY PLANTS WILL “SELF SOW” IN MOSS

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BELOW: LONG FIBERED SPHAGNUM–THE GOOD STUFF THAT WE SELL. This is the layer just under the green sphagnum, still alive.

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WHAT IS SPHAGNUM AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Most people don’t know what peat moss is or is even what it should be used for, even professionals. Some spread it on their lawn: NO NO NO! Many gardeners use peat moss as a mulch to put on top of the soil. NO NO NO! That is NOT the way to use it

THE PEAT MOSS YOU NORMALLY BUY CAN DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD

HERE IS WHY-THROW AWAY WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TAUGHT ABOUT PEAT

Peat moss (that is commonly sold) is the decomposed remains of formerly living sphagnum moss from bogs.  Because it’s nearly impossible to rewet once it’s dried, it repels water and makes a terrible surface mulch.  As a soil amendment, which is what the baled product is mostly sold for, peat moss is also a poor choice.  It breaks down too fast, compressing and squeezing air out of the soil, creating an unhealthy condition for plant roots. Peat moss CAN be a useful growing medium for containers, however, when lightened with a drainage material like perlite.

Peat moss is mined, a destructive process which involves scraping off the top layer of living sphagnum moss. The sphagnum peat bog above the mined product is a habitat for plants like sundews, butterwort and bog rosemary, as well as rare and endangered animals like dragonflies, frogs and birds, not to mention the living moss itself. Like all precious wetlands, peat bogs purify fresh air and even mitigate flood damage.

In the acidic moss below the living layer, wooden artifacts of people who lived long ago survive, even the remains of the people themselves.

Gardeners often buy the “bad” peat moss I’m talking about, baled or bagged just as they do a supposed needed thing, like their favorite food.  SADLY most of that peat moss is just wasted and thus hurts the peat bogs from where it came for no real reason …except profit.

TO ORDER OUR TRUE, LONG FIBERED SPHAGNUM MOSS JUST EMAIL US: easternplant@juno.com

8 ounces- enough to mix into the soil medium for 3-4 flats inside or help a few plants outside when planting. $6.95    1 pound $9.95    2 pounds $17.95    3 pounds $22.95   Inquire for larger quantities-we can supply it at certain rimes of the year.

PITCHER PLANTS AND SPHAGNUM MOSS  The pitcher plants we sell thrive in natural sphagnum. If you don’t have a natural bog and most people don’t- this will greatly help your pitchers. PLEASE SEE OUR ONGOING SALE FOR BLOG READERS, which offers Pitcher Plants at a great price-see October archives.

PITCHER PLANTS GROWING IN SPHAGNUM MOSS

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OTHER MOSSES

We can also supply sheet moss for use between stepping stones or for creating a moss garden. These are not the same as the sphagnum moss but serve a different role. Moss gardens are actually quite easy if you have shade, and peaty acid soil. When you visit us you will see our spectacular cliffs covered in moss. Moss can be used between stones as an accent or in larger areas as a “softening” ultimate groundcover. If you have woodland plants the addition of moss makes a great contrast. INQUIRE


PHOTO BELOW FROM WW 2  
WORKERS PROCESSING SPHAGNUM MOSS FOR MEDICAL USE

Wetlands' 'vital role in conflict'
Here are snippets from a World War two article on sphagnum moss.
The harvesting and processing of sphagnum moss was carried out on an industrial scale during World Wars One and Two.

Delegates to a three-day gathering heard how sphagnum moss was harvested from UK wetlands for wound dressings during World War One. Other war-time uses included using peat as bedding for the army’s horses and as an alternative fuel source. There is evidence that the potential medical applications of sphagnum was known to prehistoric people, its use was rediscovered in the 1800s.

When a soldier had been injured. It took a week to take him to the nearest available medical facility, so they packed the wound with sphagnum and when they had taken the dressing off, the wound had healed,” he told BBC News. Doctors during this pre-antibiotic time were surprised, as a severe wound generally meant the loss of a limb or death.

SUPER SALE FOR BLOG READERS ONLY

10 Saturday Oct 2015

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GREETINGS from Eastern Plant!

The Maine nursery featuring natives and the best rhodos for 30 years long before it was the “in” thing.

Experience counts! Why pay high prices when ours cost so much less

HERE IS OUR FALL SUPER SALE ONLY FOR BLOG SUBSCRIBERS

ALL CAN BE SAFELY PLANTED NOW IN FALL

FOR ANY PLANT NOT LISTED HERE BUT IN OUR EMAIL SALE FLYER YOU GOT SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, YOU CAN TAKE 10% OFF. 

These prices are only for blog subscribers. It’s free to subscribe if you haven’t. YOU MUST PURCHASE THE MINIMUM QUANTITY PER SPECIES TO GET THESE GREAT PRICES. THIS OFFER WILL EXPIRE

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SEE FULL DESCRIPTIONS IN WILDFLOWER OR APPROPRIATE SECTION HERE ON THE  BLOG

TO ORDER EMAIL YOUR WISH LIST WITH PHONE–WE WILL CALL FOR CARD  Our email is easternplant@juno.com

OK …here are the plants in our super sale. Expires Dec 1

All other plants in our email sent several weeks you can take 10% off

ALL CAN BE SAFELY PLANTED NOW IN FALL

BLOODROOT-Sanguinaria canadensis  5 tubers only $9  10 tubers only $19 20 tubers only $36  40 tubers only $69  100 tubers only $135 OTHER NURSERIES CHARGE UP  TO 12 BUCKS PER TUBER

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BLUE COHOSH-Caulophyllum thalicroides 4 year old divisions equal to gallon sized, only $3 you must buy at least 3 so that’s $9 for three. 6 for $17  That is still less cost than other nurseries one! OTHER NURSERIES CHARGE UP TO $14 bluecohosh

RED TRILLIUM-Trillium erectum medium size bulbs 5 for $14 10 for $23 most are blooming sized  Giant bulbs, guaranteed blooming size $7 each 3 for $19  small but healthy bulbs a year from blooming, 10 for $19 OTHER NURSERIES CHARGE UP TO 12 BUCKS PER BULB

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JACK IN THE PULPIT-Ariseama triphyllum Dramatic easy grower for damp areas. Small bulbs 5 for $10   10 for $19  regular bulbs 5 for $15,  10 for $28  GIANT bulbs $7 each -plants should be 3 feet next year

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FALSE SOLOMONS SEAL-Smilacina racemosa- 3 year old division equal to gallon pot …only $2 when you buy at least 5, minimum order 5 tubers for $10. 10 for $19  Since most other places charge that for one ..well what can I say!falsesolseal

SOLOMONS SEAL Polyganatum  This is the small, low growing species that grows to 12 inches. 5 tubers $14 ten tubers $23

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TROUT LILY-Erythronium americanum DAINTY EARLY RISER WITH YELLOW FLOWERS. LOOKS BEST IN DRIFTS, MULTIPLIES FAST. 20 BULBS ONLY $15   40 bulbs only $29  80 bulbs only $55

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NEW ITEM NOT LISTED IN MANY YEARS

INDIAN CUCUMBER ROOT Madeola virginica  Fascinating and edible too! This sends up a whorl of leaves then another whorl with a flower lcuster on top followed by blue berries. The white root is edlible and was used by Native Americans. each $4.95 or 5 for $17  10 for $33

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TO ORDER EMAIL YOUR WISH LIST WITH PHONE AND WE WILL CALL FOR CARD  easternplant@juno.com

PITCHER PLANT  Sarracenia purpurea  recent sale price $8.95 YOUR PRICE $6 EACH 3 FOR $17 JUMBO SIZE $8 EACH 3 FOR $23 THIS IS A STEAL…GET YOUR BOG GARDEN GOING. Others charge up to 16 bucks for the same thing.

For full description there is an article here, see pitcher plants on left menu. Don’t miss this fascinating plant that attracts attentionpitcher4PITCHER

SPHAGNUM MOSS FOR BOG PLANTING, SEED STARTING & MORE 
The real thing and so hard to get. This is live sphagnum form our property. it can be used in bog gardens and as part of the mix in starting seed as it has anti fungus and anti bacterial properties. Years ago when one bought peat moss this is what they bought. Now it’s very hard to find and usually expensive. GREAT FOR ADDING TO SOIL FOR PITCHER PLANTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, ONE POUND IS ENOUGH FOR THREE PITCHER PLANTS. One pound $9.95 three pounds $22.95
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CREEPING SNOWBERRY   Chiogenes hispidula VERY RARE   We may be the only source for this gem that is a wonderful, true creeper in the rhodo family. Spicy leaves and white fruit adorn tiny evergreen leaves. In nature it likes to grow on moss or rotting logs, forming a dense mat. It’s a  northern plant, gracing cool forests. Needs afternoon shade.  A plant none of your garden friends will have. At one time this was common in northern areas and even into the cooler parts on the mid Atlantic; development has nearly wiped it out…help bring it back. zones 3-6   4-6 INCH PADS $11  3 FOR $29

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SWEETFERN-Comptonia peregrina  This fascinating native is actually related to Bayberry, it’s not a fern. The soft, slender leaves are finely serrated and do have the aroma of hay when crushed. Totally carefree and a great plant for sunny, well drained areas. It will grow in sand, gravel or loamy soil and likes full sun. Foliage holds let and then turns a shimmering bunt orange. Grows to 2-3 feet tall and as wide. zones 3-8   10-15 inches $8 3 for $22SWEET

MOUNTAIN CRANBERRY Vaccinium vitis isea-minus  This is the easier to grow sub species. Here’s a scarce evergreen creeper with edible fruit. It is also called Lingonberry. It needs coolish summers so great for New Eng. and upper midwest. We grow this in the ground making it MUCH MORE adaptable than any others grown in pots-remember to ask that if you get it elsewhere-we hope you don’t. Those shipped in from the west coast will not adapt. The tiny waxy shiny leaves are on multitudes of stems to 5 inches high. In late spring, dangling pink bell flowers adorn the plant, later giving way to edible red berries that are great in jams or eating raw. Much in demand in Europe. NEEDS acid peaty soil and half sun. Thrives in New Eng. zones 3-6   4-6 inch $5.95  3 for $16  6 for $30  Others charge up to $16 each for the very same thing

The lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), above, is one of two plants that play a large role in the subsistence economy of boreal Alaska. The other is bog blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum). Institute of Arctic Biology ecologist Christa Mulder and her research team are investigating whether the presence of the invasive legume sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis) can alter the production of fruits of lingonberry and blueberry.

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Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘PERFECTION’
AN ELEGANT EVERGREEN GROUNDCOVER & FINE COMPANION PLANT
THE BEST LEUCOTHOE  …’PERFECTION’
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After 25 years observation there is NO OTHER leucothoe that performs as well. These came thru last winters 20 below unscathed. Related to rhododendron, a perfect tall groundcover for massing or as a specimen. Long sprays of white bell flowers in June and evergreen, lance shaped leaves are on gently cascading stems forming a billowy mound. Foliage is very dark in color with coppery red new growth for constant appeal. Excellent cascading over walls, stream edges or mass planted. I got this in NJ 25 years ago from a local grower and noticed how disease free it was…when I moved to Maine it came with me. Now 25 years later it still outdoes any other leucothoe, is totally hardy & does not get leaf spot. Our mature plants draw praise. Best in somewhat shaded areas. zones 5 thru 7  8-12 inch $12  3/$35    12-15 inch $15  3/$44 15-18 inch $21  2/$39

RHODO CYNOSHURE A superb late blooming rhodo that always performs yet is rarely seen. It features lush, large dark green leaves and a plant covered in Rich, large deep pink flowers with peachy highlights—the flowers really glow, are long lasting and appear when most others have finished. Hybridized by the Shapiros in NJ who created some very nice things and considered it their finest. This is hardy fully here in coastal Maine. Easy to care for and well branched. Exceptional dark and large foliage too–pretty all year and  makes into a full broad plant. 3 years old 6-8 inch $21  12 inch $33

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RHODO BRACHYCARPUM  Possibly the hardiest species on the planet and to boot it has superb foliage. “Brachy” has tropical looking leaves which shine all year.  As a bonus it blooms in summer, when most rhodos are finished. OUR SPECIAL FORM OF BRACHY HAS LARGER FLOWERS THAN MOST AND INCREDIBLY TROPICAL LOOKING LEAVES with  a shine. The pink tinged, white flowers cover the plants, and while not huge add a burst of bloom that is 100% dependable–brachy can survive 35 BELOW ZERO–hardy even in Minnesota! When grown in sun it remains compact to 4-5 feet wide and tall. When grown in shade it is more open but still retaining its tropical look with highly lustrous leaves.  Several sizes 3-4 inch $16  4-6 inch $21  8-12 inch  $35  We have grown hundreds of brachys over the years to select out only the best of the best ..every visitor comments on them, most take one or more home.

RHODODENDRON BRACHYCARPUM SENSATIONAL FOLIAGE

RHODODENDRON BRACHYCARPUM SENSATIONAL FOLIAGE

WE LITERALLY HAVE THOUSANDS OF RHODODENDRONS…INQUIRE

ALL GROWN OUTSIDE–THE ONLY NURSERY THAT GOES THAT

MILKWEED SEED PODS  Asclepias incarnata HELP THE BUTTERFLIES

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3 PODS for $4  most mailorder firms charge 4 to 7 bucks for 50 to 100 seed. These 3 pods will have hundreds of seeds. MILKWEED IS THE SOLE FOOD FOR MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, WHICH ARE IN TROUBLE. EASY IN SUN AND WELL DRAINED SOIL, ZONE 3 HARDY.

RHODODENDRON SEED– Are you interested in growing rhodos from seed. Its fun, rewarding and you can get alot of plants or little cost. All you need are flourescent lights, like shop lights and plastic trays with clear domes available at garden centers. We have seed from 30 species/cultivars INQUIRE  Seed is $4 a packet (minimum 30 seeds per packet) postage included. We send  a detailed how to sheet with the seed. SOME WE HAVE ARE: YAKUSIMANUM, SMIRNOWII, MUCRONULATUM, MAXIMUM SELECT FORM, MAXIMUM OH MY GOSH, DEGRONIANUM, METTERNICHII, PINXTERBLOOM AZALEA..MANY MORE….EMAIL FOR LIST easternplant@juno.com

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MOUNTAIN ANDROMEDA SEED FOR SALE Pieris floribunda  
TOTALLY DEER PROOF and rarely offered, this is actually hardier than common Japanese Andromeda and is immune to lace wing fly that can devastate the Japanese species. This loves well drained soil even rocky or sandy soil and half sun.  50 seeds or more $4.50 100 seeds or more $6.50 500 seeds  or more $17  instructions sent with seed, start under lights in winter like rhodos.
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TO ORDER EMAIL YOUR WISH LIST WITH PHONE AND WE WILL CALL FOR CARD  Our email is easternplant@juno.com
ALL CAN BE SAFELY PLANTED NOW IN FAL

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