presents THE BIG FLOWER SALE featuring SENSATIONAL PERENNIALS & AWESOME ANNUALS Taking place on the lawn in front of the Cathedral House

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1 THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR DEVELOPMENT FUND presents THE BIG FLOWER SALE featuring SENSATIONAL PERENNIALS & AWESOME ANNUALS Saturday, May 11 th, 2013, from 10 am to 3 pm Taking place on the lawn in front of the Cathedral House Corner of Cathedral Avenue and Sixth Street, Garden City Perennials come up every year by themselves, and we are fortunate to be working with the same grower whose perennials have been lovingly handled and organically grown. There are a good number of new offerings this year, as well as popular oldies, each with a brief description. Many additional plants will be available on the day of the sale. Annuals last only for the summer, and offer instant color to the garden. We will have flats of many varieties available on the 11 th : begonias, marigolds, petunias, dahlias, etc. Geraniums, New Guinea Impatiens, heliotrope, ands many more will be available in individual 4 ½ pots all from the same grower we have had for the past fifteen years, chosen because the quality of the plants is so good!

2 Dear Friends, Twenty years ago, CCDF started its before Mother s Day Plant Sale. The sale has increased in popularity due to the quality and variety of both our colorful flats of annuals and our well-rooted gallon-size containers of perennials ready to plant in your garden. We have numerous experienced gardeners and plant enthusiasts at the sale, who will be happy to assist you with your purchases and make suggestions. And we ll offer several garden ideas, for a variety of different yard conditions. Our prices are lower than you will find at the nurseries for the same plant quality. Plant offerings include old stand-bys and new varieties - plants that need a sunny spot and plants that do well in part shade or in full shade. You are sure to find the right plant for the right spot. As stated in the Grower s Perennial newsletter, quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Earth Laughs in Flowers Any way you view your flowers, they are sure to make you smile, to make you laugh. What a spectacular place we have here: our Earth; the home we all collectively share. Earth laughs in flowers, giving us hope and something to look forward to. Earth laughs in flowers, and it is urging us to do the same. Fund-raisers like this enable CCDF to subsidize the Cathedral Choirs trips during the year, as well as the purchase of music and other supplies for the choir program. And while the Plant Sale is a very labor-intensive event, it truly is a work of love for many of us! Our Choirs work hard, and we thank you for supporting the music program at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Most sincerely Jerie Newman, President, CCDF **The plant sale began twenty years ago, under the guidance and direction of Jerie Newman, who has run it successfully every year since. The 2013 Plant Sale will be Jerie s last, as she is planning a well-earned retirement in Orient, NY. We thank her for MANY years of tireless dedication and hard work on behalf of the Cathedral Choirs, and wish her much happy gardening in the future. And, please know that CCDF is firmly committed to continuing this wonderful event! 2

3 I - PERENNIALS Prices: $9.50 each, or $18 for any two (except where marked) ACHILLEA - Yarrow Strawberry Seduction, Sun Wonderful Wamp, Sun ASCLEPIAS - Butterfly Weed ASTER Wood s Purple ASTILBE Bridal Veil, Part Shade/Shade Pumila, Part Shade/Shade Radius, Part Shade/Shade Large clusters of tiny, velvet red florets with bright gold centers. Long bloomer that attracts butterflies and deters deer! Flat-topped flowers will open rich pink, gracefully aging to apple-blossom blush. Outstanding compact, sturdy and full habit. Long blooming from mid-june through July. Will do great through summer heat. 22 Sun/Lt. Shade. This bushy, perennial is prized for its large, flat-topped clusters of bright-orange flowers. The leaves are mostly alternate, pointed, and smooth on the edge. The yellow-orange to bright orange flower clusters, 2 5 inches across, are at the top of the flowering stem. 2-3 Sun. Beautiful lavender-purple, frilly flowers bloom profusely from early to mid-fall. Continually pinch back until July 4 for the best flower display. Will attract butterflies! Hardy pest-free shade plants with finely divided foliage and airy cloudpuff blooms. Low maintenance! Bright white flowers will bloom in the summer. Flowers are stunning against their deep green foliage. Will brighten up a shady spot and will look great in a moonlight garden. Can handle some sun if the soil is kept consistently moist. 30 Wonderfully compact plant with sturdy spikes of lavender flowers in the mid to late-summer. Great, robust green leaves make this a very reliable perennial. Deer tend to avoid it, as do rabbits, but butterflies will love it! Outstanding color! This astilbe has deep red flower buds that open to a rich red-magenta color in midsummer. The butterflies will love it! Foliage emerges in the spring a deep red, changing to deep green as it matures

4 BRUNNERA - Forget-me-not Jack Frost Shade. Eye-catching, silver, heart-shapes leaves with dark-green veins. Small blue flowers give this beauty interest in spring. 12 CAMPANULA - Bellflower 'Blue Clips', Sun/Part Sun Violet blue flowers bloom all summer on compact, light green foliage. Works well as a container plant or a border plant. 10 Cherry Bells, Sun COREOPSIS Mercury Rising, Sun, Redshift, Sun, Sweet Marmalade : Sun, 12. DIANTHUS Bath s Pink, Sun Large, tubular, bell-like, drooping flowers are cherry redpurple. Blooms June-July on vigorous, spreading foliage Fine textured foliage spreads, forming an ideal clump topped with small, merlot-red flowers with golden centers from early summer until early fall. Shows excellent powdery mildew resistance! The butterflies will love this one and so will you! Fine textured foliage mounds quickly in the spring to produce creamy yellow flowers with a red halo around a golden center. As the nighttime temperatures begin to fall later in the season, gardeners will see how this red halo begins to streak through the flower petals giving each flower a unique, blushed appeal. Flowers open deep orange in spring, then mature to a soft peach-yellow through the summer. High temperatures will cause the flowers to remain vibrant yellow. Long bloomer will continue flowering into the fall. Cute, frilly soft-pink, fragrant flowers bloom May through July atop mounding, grassy, blue-green foliage. 10 Sweet William 'Indian Carpet', Sun Clumping perennial with great colors and patterns of pink, red, white and magenta flowers in late spring. Prefers alkaline soil. 7 DICENTRA - Fern-leaved Bleeding Heart Ivory Hearts, Shade/Part Shade Compact powder-blue foliage lasts all season with weeping white flowers throughout the spring ECHINACEA - Coneflower Pink Double Delight, Sun Vibrant pink, double flowers. Shorter and more compact than 4

5 other double Echinaceas. Blooms through the summer Tangerine Dream, Sun Julia Coneflower, Sun GALLIUM 'Sweet Woodruff' GEUM Blazing Sunset HELENIUM 'Mardi Gras', Full Sun HELLEBOROUS - Daylilies Berry Swirl, Shade/part Shade Juanita Hammond, Sun Just Plum Happy, Sun 'Stella D'Oro', Sun This is a hybrid coneflower with wide, bright orange petals surrounding a rusty-bronze center cone. Sweetly fragrant flowers & bushy, stout foliage. Will be an eye-catcher in the garden! Wow! We can t wait to see this one bloom! Single, deep tangerine petals mature to a peach then golden hue. Flowers are about 4 across atop compact growth which really makes the flowers pop in the garden! Pt Shade. Rapidly spreading perennial groundcover that prefers a cool, moist shady location for best appearance. White flowers in late spring. 6-8 Sun. Fully double, watermelon-red flowers bloom all summer long. Attracts butterflies but the deer should avoid it. 24 This is a tall Helenium bright yellow petals, tie-dyed with vivid-orange surrounding a brown center. Blooms mid to late summer. Pinch back in spring and early summer to keep a more compact plant. May need staking Daylilies are the background of every perennial garden. Hardy, long-lived, low maintenance plants that spread over time and adapt to a variety of light and soil conditions. Nearly indestructible, they come in many varieties, colors and bloom times. Ruffled, double-flowers bloom very early in the year. Colors range from deep purples and mauves to white with purple blush. Beautiful! 15 Bright, wildberry-purple petals with a golden center eye. Re-blooms. 32 A new ever-blooming daylily! 4.5 wide mauve-purple, ruffled petals with a deep purple eye. Large amount of buds per scape, and as the clump expands each year, you will have more and more scapes to continue a blooming show all season long! 20 A popular one! Golden yellow flowers bloom much of the 5

6 season. Will spread slowly into substantial patches. 22 HEUCHERA Melting Fire IRIS Lovely Señorita Tall Bearded Iris LAVANDULA - Lavender Dilly Dilly Lavender, Sun 'Provence' Lavender, Sun LEUCANTHEMUM Crazy Daisy, LOBELIA CARDINALIS Cardinal Flower, Part Shade MONARDA - Beebalm Jacob Cline Beebalm, Sun Part Shade. Rich, cranberry-red foliage appears in spring, maturing to deep maroon with heavily ruffled edges. Deep red stalks hold up creamy-white, dainty flowers. 12 A beautiful, fiery bicolor iris! Vivid amber standards and rich bronze-orange falls, and bright orange beards. This iris will stand out in the garden! Sun, 41 Lavender is a wonderful, fragrant addition to any perennial garden. It likes dry, sunny conditions, and needs little maintenance. English and French cross with improved fragrance, hardiness and vigor. Nice compact habit with beautiful bushy flower spikes held above the foliage. 12 Light purple flowers in spring are very fragrant, and dry beautifully for potpourri. "Provence" is more moisture tolerant than other varieties. 30 Sun Large, double blooms with fluffy white petals and yellow centers. Blooms June-July Brilliant shade of cardinal red. Hardy green leaves. Often seen along woodland paths. Spires of colorful hood-like flowers on stately spikes in late summer and fall. Likes moist soil. 30 The standard in red beebalms. If you want hummingbirds in your garden, you must have beebalm! Long-blooming throughout the summer as long as you deadhead. Make sure to give the plants room and not to irrigate late in the day, as these are prone to powdery mildew Pardon My Purple Beebalm, Sun A gorgeous, petite, purple beebalm! Mid to late-summer fuchsia-purple flowers sit atop deep-green foliage like pom-poms! Nice as a container plant or at the front of the border. Though this beebalm is more resistant to powdery mildew, give it full sun and plenty of space

7 PENSTEMON Prarie Twilight, Sun/Part Sun PEROVSKIA - Russian Sage, Sun PHLOX PANICULATA Bright Eyes, Sun David, Sun 'Nicky', Sun Large pink-purple tubular flowers sport showy white throats on dark stalks. Heavy blooming upright habit forms on a low mound of green foliage. Will attract hummingbirds! 20 A woody-based perennial of the mint family and features finely-dissected, aromatic, gray-green leaves on stiff, upright, square stems and whorls of tubular, light blue flowers mid-summer into fall. Very hearty (nearly indestructible), drought-resistant Another standard of the perennial garden, in many colors and sizes Baby-pink flowers with a deep, magenta-pink eye-zone. Will bloom mid-late summer. Shows good mildew resistance. 36 Reliable, fluffy white flower heads stand out in the back of the border from mid to late-summer. 42 Provides unsurpassed flowering in summer, clear crisp colors and fragrant flowers in profusion rich purple/pink. Immense flower trusses combine to form a flowering ball. 4 'Peppermint Twist, Sun This was a favorite a few seasons ago! Stunning white and pink striped petals give a sweet candy-cane appearance to this stout, compact phlox! 16 PLATYCODON - Balloon Flower 'Sentimental Blue', Sun/Part Shade Dwarf selection that typically grows to only 6-12" tall. Features unique, puffy flower buds shaped like hot air balloons which open into 3" diameter, single, blue, upward-facing, bell-shaped flowers with five pointed lobes. 12 RUDBECKIA - Black-Eyed Susan 'Goldstrum'. Sun Flowers in a consistent deep golden yellow on upright plants that reach 40in. It blooms prodigiously from late July to early October. A garden classic! SALVIA - Sage 'May Night' Sage, Sun Flowers of deep indigo violet-blue. Remove faded blooms to encourage repeat flowering. Excellent for cutting and drought tolerant! 18 7

8 Silver Sabre Sage: Sun, 7. SEDUM - Stonecrop Thundercloud, Sun STACHYS - Lamb s Ears 'Helen Von Stein' Lambs Ear, Sun Beautiful, distinct variegated foliage, displaying warm pink tones in cooler weather. Forms low mounds of foliage when grown in well-drained soil. Fragrant and edible! 7 A unique upright-sedum with toothed grey-green foliage and soft-pink flower clusters in mid-summer. 12 A mounding, large-leafed version of common Lamb's Ear with large soft silver leaves. Easily grown in any average to poor garden soil that has good drainage. Rarely flowers. 16 Hummelo Lambs Ear, Sun Large clumps of dark-green, heavily textured leaves. Showy spikes of long-lasting, dense rose-purple flowers through the summer. A very reliable perennial that is deer and rabbit resistant STOKESIA LAEVIS - Aster Purple Parasols Stokes Aster, Sun Wonderful, fluffy, light-blue flowers emerge in mid-summer and slowly turn amazing shades of blue to deep-violet through the season. Neat, mounding foliage. Attracts butterflies and is great for mixed bouquets! VERONICA Hocus Pocus, Sun/Part Sun Long, violet-purple wands make a brilliant impact in early to mid-summer garden. Uniform, clumping habit Royal Candles, Sun Low bushy mound of dark green leaves, topped with short spikes of bright blue flowers in early summer for several weeks. Deadhead spent spikes for a prolonged bloom. 24 DRYOPTERIS ERYTHROSORA 'Brilliance' Autumn Fern, Shade/Part Shade, 18-24". Pink fiddleheads emerge in spring, turning coppery orange as they unfurl. Fronds turn coppery- dark green and remain well into winter. New growth continues through the season, giving color effect from sprint to fall. PAEONIA Peony: All varieties of peony below are $15 Karl Rosenfield Peony, Sun Brilliant, souble, fluffy, crimson petals with golden center rings. Wonderful sweet scent. Blooms mid to late-spring Sarah Bernhardt Peony, Sun Ruffles of sweetly scented pink petals bloom in mid to late 8

9 spring Top Brass Peony, Sun Rounded, cream guard petals and a double center of light pink to cream, and vibrant yellow. Beautifully fragrant! BUTTERFLY BUSHES (All varieties are $16) Butterfly Bushes (BUDDLEIA) love sunny spots. For best growing and blooming performance, add some lime to the soil, and cut them back to about 12" every spring. They will return to their maximum height by the end of fall. Once established, butterfly bushes can tolerate drought. Of course, they are a huge butterfly attractor! BUDDLEIA 'Black Knight': Sun BUDDLEIA 'Butterfly Heaven': Sun BUDDLEIA Blue Chip : Sun Vigorously growing butterfly bush with deep dark purple flower spikes in late summer into fall. 4-5 Long fragrant panicles of lavender florets with orange eyes in midsummer, some panicles measuring up to 12". Vigorous, easy to grow, and attracts butterflies like no other! 5-6 A dwarf butterfly bush!! Compact, well-branched shrub will provide an abundance of deep purple flowers from mid to late-summer. Will do great in a planter and the deer don t like it! ROSES Pink Double Knock Out, Sun Bright, bubblegum pink, double roses bloom from early spring to frost! Drought, pest, disease and deer resistant! What could be better? 3-4 HAVING DEER PROBLEMS? TRY THESE PLANTS! Achillea (Yarrow) Alchemilla (Lady s Mantle) Anemone Artemesia (Dusty Miller) Asarum (Wild Ginger) Astilbe Campanula Coreopsis Dianthus (Sweet William) Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) Echinacea Ferns Forsythia Foxglove Galium (Sweet Woodruff) Helianthus Herbs Hibiscus Iris Lamium Lavender Lobelia Monarda Perovskia Rudbeckia Salvia Stachys (Lamb s Ear) Thyme Tiarella Veronica Vinca Violets Wisteria 9

10 II - ANNUALS - Summer through Fall flowering Prices: A full flat of 48 plants - $14.50 one/half flat 24 plants - $8 AGERATUM (8 ) Light shade WAX BEGONIA (6-19 ) Sun/Light shade COLEUS (10 - l2 ) Part shade/shade DAHLIA (12-18 ) Sun DIANTHUS (6 ) Sun DUSTY MILLER (8-10 ) Sun Blue Bronze leaf available in- light pink, rose Green leaf available in - pink, rose, scarlet, white Mixed colors or red Mixed colors Telestar (multi-color) mix Silvery foliage GAZANIA (10 ) Sun -These delightful flowers open in the sun and close at night Bright yellow, red or pink shades, or mix HYPOESTES (12 -l5 ) Light shade Burgundy, red, rose, white, or mixed - These flowers have speckled leaves LOBELIA (6 ) Sun/light shade MARIGOLD Antiqua (10-12 ) Sun MARIGOLD (6-8 ) Sun MARIGOLD Bolero (10-12 ) Sun MARIGOLD Flame (10-12 ) Sun PETUNIAS (8-10 ) Sun SNAPDRAGON Sun/light shade Floral Showers, (7-8 ) Rocket, (30 ) TORENIA (6 ) light shade/shade VERBENA (8-10 ) Sun Blue, white 3 blooms Orange, yellow or mix Orange, yellow 2 blooms, Golden-yellow petals tipped with red Red & orange bicolor. Burgundy, deep rose, lilac, pink, red, white or mix Mixed colors in flat Mixed colors in flat Mixed pink & purple Mixed colors in flat 10

11 WAIT where are the IMPATIENS? Many gardeners throughout the country found their Impatiens sick and then dying by midsummer in The cause of this was Downy Mildew, a devastating disease spread through air and the spreading of spores due to rain and overhead watering. It was prevalent throughout our area, and caused in part by weather conditions (a cool spring followed by a hot summer). There are no effective treatments for Downy Mildew. Once it has occurred in a garden, the only way to prevent it in the future is to stop planting Impatiens for several years. Because of this, we will not sell Impatiens this year. So what to plant instead? First, New Guinea Impatiens are NOT susceptible to Downey Mildew, so they can be planted safely. Then, we also recommend the following: Part Sun Shade: Begonia (many varieties) Coleus, Lobelia, New Guinea Impatiens, Sweet Potato Vine. Sun: Petunias (many varieties), Vinca, Zinnia, Lantana (a favorite of many of us!), Scavoela, Angelonia. Even if you did not get Downey Mildew last summer, we strongly suggest that you do NOT plant regular Impatiens this year. III - Annuals - 4 ½ POTS (except Dracina) $3.75 each or $52 for a flat of 15 pots Ready to plant in your garden - Create your own container garden! ANGELONIA Sun/Part shade White, pink, purple Also known as Summer Snapdragon. Beautiful in your garden or in a container! SHOWY GERANIUMS Great for your garden or a container garden! Red, white, purple, pink, salmon NEW GUINEA IMPATIENS Pink, red, orange, white, lavender Likes full sun. Beautiful foliage and vivid flowers all season! NOTE New Guinea Impatiens are NOT subject to Downey Mildew HELIOTROPE Marine (purple) Vanilla scented flowers. Grows well in sun to pt. shade. Keep soil evenly moist. Grows 15 tall. Benefits from pinching to promote side branching. Very desirable plant- a favorite of many of us! 11

12 LANTANA A very dependable plant, does well in many different conditions. Wonderful colors! Mixed colors WAVE PETUNIAS Purple, pink, red Likes sun. Very popular in the garden, in hanging baskets and in window boxes! BEGONIA WHOPPER NON STOP BEGONIAS BACOPA VERBENA SCAVOELA DRACINIA - $4 each VINCA VINE ALGERIAN VINE Mixed colors, a plant which spreads well, a good substitute for Impatiens Mixed colors, great for your garden or in a container garden! Blue and white, great for container gardens! White, purple and red, great for container gardens! Blue or white (Fan-like flowers), great for container gardens! Red or green, used in container gardens! Used in container gardens and window boxes! White with Green Center, great for container gardens GARDENING TIPS Most perennials prefer a good, weed-free, well drained soil which is able to maintain moisture. Most prefer a soil ph of between 5.5 to 6.5. For those that prefer a more alkaline soil, lime may be added. For those that prefer a more acid soil, sulfur may be added. Dig the soil to a depth of about 12, or more if possible. This will give the roots plenty of room to grow. You can now incorporate bone meal, or other fertilizers (if you wish) at the manufacturer s recommended rate. HOW TO PLANT Container-grown perennials may be planted anytime the soil is workable, from early spring to early fall. Carefully remove the plant from the container and plant at the same depth it was in the container. Firm the soil around the plant to remove any air pockets around the root system. Water the plants thoroughly. It is best to mulch all plantings especially for their first winter to minimize any damage from frost heaving the plant from the soil and drying the roots. There is a Flower Board in the narthex of the Cathedral, with pictures of many of the plants in this catalog. 12

13 The Cathedral Choirs Development Fund welcomes you to spring 2013 with its 20 th Annual & Perennial Plant Sale. The plant sale is truly a labor of love for our committee, something we look forward to for months! Our plants are all very fine quality with good root stock. We have many new offerings this year, along with many old favorites. Please make your selections and return the order form with your check as soon as possible to ensure delivery of your choice. WONDERFUL PLANTS for MOTHER S DAY GIFT GIVING! 10 Hanging Baskets include New Guinea Impatiens in gorgeous colors - Verbena Scavoela - Begonias - Portulaca and other plant varieties! PLEASE BE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR ORDER ON THE 11 TH The 2013 CCDF Plant Sale Monday, April 22 nd - Deadline for orders Saturday, May 11 th - Pick-up Day from 10 3 Always the day before Mother s Day Sale on the lawn at The Cathedral House, 50 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY *just south of the railroad tracks* Many additional plants, hanging baskets and container gardens will be available for sale on May 11 th. Come early for the best selection! Please make your selections and return the order form with your check as soon as possible to ensure delivery of your choice. 13

14 ORDER FORM NAME PHONE ADDRESS QUANTITY FLOWER & COLOR/TYPE COST PLEASE RETURN THIS ORDER FORM BY MONDAY, APRIL 22 ND TO: TOTAL: Jody Treanor 109 Stratford Avenue Garden City, NY You can Jody with questions at Checks for flower orders should be payable to: Cathedral Choirs Development Fund 14