Plant of the Week is written by Jane Beggs-Joles
The Emerald City is on my mind right now because I'm headed to Seattle this week for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers International Design Conference. It should be a great time! If you're not going you might be green with envy...
The event gives me an excuse to talk about a really handsome Viburnum: Emerald Envy®. It's a very nice selection of Viburnum x rhytidophylloides (same species as 'Alleghany') with a dense, compact habit.
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| Emerald Envy® Viburnum |
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| Emerald Envy® Viburnum flowers |
An appealing habit in a container is pretty great, too. Let's face it, many Viburnum look a little awkward in a pot. But Emerald Envy® is a plant that invites you to come and get a closer look at it.
Hardy to USDA Zone 6, this deer-resistant plant will grow 6-8' tall and adapt to either sun or part shade.
Another awesome plant geek event is happening next week, too!
There's a pretty amazing tour going on in August as part of the International Plant Propagators Society (IPPS). The IPPS Eastern Region Michigan Area Meeting is Thursday, August 8 at the Dow Gardens:
Here's the schedule:
- 9:00-9:30 - Registration with coffee and donuts. Meet in Visitor Center first.
- 9:30-9:45 - Welcome by Chuck Martin, Senior Horticulturist, Dow Gardens.
- 9:45- 11:30 - Tour of the Whiting Forest. The nation's longest canopy walk, orchard with over 75 varieties of apples, creek restoration project, and much more.
- 11:30-12:30 - Erik Runkle, Michigan State University Professor/Floriculture Extension Specialist will speak about supplemental lighting and the use of LEDs during propagation.
- 12:30-1:30 - Lunch break.
- 1:30-2:00 - Bob Kuszmaul, owner of D&B Plants, will speak about trends in the nursery/propagation industry.
- 2:00-4:00 - Tour of the Dow Gardens. Experience a dazzling 110 acre display of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees punctuated by distinctive bridges, an award-winning children's garden, towering pines, and delightful water features.
But wait - there's more! For anyone who wants to stick around once the meeting ends, you and your family are invited to the home of IPPS-ER Board member and meeting organizer, Chuck Martin, for hot dogs and burgers along with yard games.
The cost of this fabulous event is just $35. Attendee family members may attend for $25 each to include admissions and lunch. Family road trip!
Note: You do not need to be a member of IPPS to attend. Students, interns and employees are welcome!
Register here by August 5.
