Landscape Varieties that Connect with your Customers Jeff Gibson Landscape Business Manager Ball Horticultural Company jgibson@ballhort.com
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Landscape Trends
The New Normal for Landscape Client budget cutbacks More with less Less color rotations, rotations staying in ground longer, Perennials! More bid competition Time frames condense Low maintenance
Design Drivers Suppliers ------ Less Spec Narrow & Deep Housing ------ HOA s Condo s Less space Regulations ------ BMP s Water Management Clients ------ Budgets! (Leasing still recovering, Building returns) Expectations (No room for error) Time
Home Owners Associations Boomers and up Influential Knows enough to be dangerous! Carol
Bounce Compact interspecific impatiens
SEED Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit Mix Pow Wow Berry First Year Flowering Uniform bed appearance and timing Zone : 4a - 10b Bloom: Late Spring Fall Pow Wow White Spacing : 10-14" Height : 18-30" Width : 10-20" Ball Echinacea. All Forms Vegetative,Seed, Wildflower Mix
Sombrero Echinacea Hot Coral Salsa Red NEW Adobe Orange Sandy Yellow Lemon Yellow
Sombrero Echinacea NEW Flamenco Orange Ball West Chicago, IL July 2015 NEW Flamenco Orange
Endurascape Series Verbena Vigorous landscape verbena Takes cold and hot Doesn t get Mildew Bedding & containers Similar to Homestead Purple type Verbena hybrida Garden location: Full sun Finished height: 8 to 12 in. Finished spread: 18 to 24 in. Garden spacing: 18 in.
Endurascape Series Verbena Dark Purple Dark Rose Hot Pink Lavender Blue Red
Endurascape Lavender Endurascape Blue Endurascape Lavender
Campfire Coleus Late flowering Similar habit as Henna Sun to shade Vegetative Height: 14 to 16 in Spread: 24 to 36 2016 Spacing: 24 in.
2016 August 19, 2015 West Chicago
2016 September 17, 2015 West Chicago
Landscape Conscious Gen Y, Gen X Sustainable solutions Know maintenance Self-inflicted Falls Lake 2007-2008 Drought! Teresa
NEW Lavender SuperBlue L. angustifolia Largest blooms of any L. angustifolia variety on the market Rich deep blue blooms on short flower spikes Excellent Winter hardiness and persistence in the landscape Hardiness Zone : 4a - 9b Hardiness Degree : -30 F Blooming Season : Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer Spacing : 12-14" (30-36cm) Height : 10-12" (25-30cm) Width : 10-12" (25-30cm) Exposure : Sun NEW SuperBlue
Ball Lantanas Small to Large Landmark Large 1.5 ht. x 2ft.+ spread Semi-Sterile 8 Colors Lucky Semi-compact 1.5 ft. x 1.5 ft. spread Zone 5-10 7 Colors Little Lucky Compact Containers, small spaces 1.5 ft. x 1.5 ft. spread Earlier to flower in Southern U.S. 4 Colors
Little Lucky Pot of Gold Little Lucky Peach Peach Glow Little Lucky Pot of Gold Ball West Chicago, August Pot of Gold
Peach Glow Lucky Sunrise Lucky RED FLAME
Vinca Titan Series F1 Tolerates range of temps better Biggest Blooms LOTS of Colors Full Sun Height: 10-14 Spread: 8-10
Vinca Titan Series
Commercial High expectations Budgets Keeping tenants happy! (And leases up) Stephanie *Basis points(bps) a financial measure for commercial interest points
Serenita Angelonia Serenita Seed Angelonia Height 10-14! Stays short in hot, humid nights Grown in packs 5 colors & mix Use for larger beds NEW Pink NEW Raspberry NEW White NEW Serenita Purple Serena Purple
Serenita Mix Serenita White
NEW Serenita Blue Serenita Raspberry & White
Whopper Begonia Bronze Leaf Red Green Leaf Rose Height to 38! Pink & Red Bronze Leaf, Green leaf
Cannova F 1 Series Canna Seed-grown F 1 cannas High Germ = reliable supply Virus Free Four Colors Height: 4 Ft. Width : 2 ft. Taller in containers, wetter areas Red Shades
Cannova Series Cannova Canna F 1 Series Canna Red w/ Bronze Leaf Yellow
SolarPower Series Ipomoea 2016 Black Lime Red
In Containers! 2016
In Ground! 2016
Wave Spreading Petunia Family Easy Wave Shock Wave Tidal Wave Wave Wave petunia Commandments 1. Thou shalt not plant & re-plant! 2. Thou shalt rotate! 3. Thou shalt not overwater
Original Wave Purple
Easy Wave Series F1 Spreading Petunia 2016 Pink Passion Silver Yellow
Easy Wave Silver August 2015 West Chicago, IL 2016
Life in the burbs Recently Boomers Money Show off s! Dave & Kathy
Jolt Series F1 Interspecific Dianthus Jolt Pink EXP Pink 2016 Jolt Cherry
July 23, 2015 August 24, 2015 2016
Marquee Collection Coleus - BURPEE Vegetative More compact Containers Garden location: Full sun, full shade Finished height: 18 to 24 in. Finished spread: 16 to 18 in. Garden spacing: 16 in. Red carpet Box office Bronze Blonde Bombshell
Marquee Collection Coleus Box Office Bronze Blonde Bombshell Red carpet
FlameThrower Series Coleus 2016 Chipotle Spiced Curry Chili Pepper
Heuchera Carnival Series H. x villosa Heat-tolerant villosa hybrids Dry Shade! What to plant under trees Excellent shade container components Garden location: Part shade to full shade Finished heigh t: 10 to 12 in. Finished spread: 12 to 14 in. Garden spacing: 14 to 16 in. Bloom time: April to May USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 (-30 to 30 F minimum temperature) Watermelon
Cocomint Coffee Bean Silver Streak Candy Apple Black Olive NEW Limeade Peach Parfait Watermelon
Honeynut Butternut Winter Squash SteakHouse F1 Beefsteak Tomato Baby Boomer Small Fruited Tomato The first small-fruited butternut squash Sweet, smaller fruit Easy to prepare Higher yielding than traditional varieties. Biggest and tastiest Tomato up to 3 lbs a fruit! Brag About It! 75-80 days A Burpee Home Gardens Exclusive Wildly prolific! 300 fruits, or more Perfect for small gardens, patio planters. Compact, whorled plants should be caged. Burpee Home Gardens Exclusive.
Condominium Associations Boomers and younger Limited space High expectations Bob
Fall Containers Summer
Premium Seed Coleus Shade Height 18-20 Spread. 20-24 Height 12-14 Spread. 10-12 Coleus Crimson Gold Coleus Mighty Mosaic Coleus Lime Delight Coleus Black Dragon Height 18-20 Spread. 20-24 Kong Rose Kong Mosiac Kong Red Kong Salmon Height 18-24 Spread. 20-35 Kong Jr. Lime Vein Kong Jr. Rose Kong Jr. Scarlet Kong Jr. Green Halo
Kong Jr. Scarlet Kong Jr. Lime Vein
Kong Jr. Green Halo Kong Jr. Rose (in shade house, August Elburn, IL)
Compact Series NEW! Pink 30 width x 24 High Interspecific impatiens for the sun! New! Royal Magenta
Sunpatiens Spreading Series Up to 36 width x 30 High Interspecific impatiens for the sun! Spreading Salmon
Taishan Series African Marigold Gold Orange Yellow Mixture Dwarf habit Improved branching Larger flowers Stronger Stems Location: Full sun Height: 10 to 12 in. Spread: 8 to 10 in. Yellow Taishan Gold Ornamental Pepper Purple Flash West Chicago, IL August
Vegetative Coleus Redhead Wasabi Trusty Rusty Henna Vino Electric Lime
Redhead & Wasabi Henna Crimson Gold Electric Lime & Sunpatiens Lilac
Coleosaurus Coleus Full Sun Wrinkled leaf Hot and Dry! Full sun Height: 24-36 Spread: 24-36 Vigorous like Redhead, or Henna
Cool Wave Spreading Pansy Super Cold Hardy Fall, or Spring planted Baskets & Containers best Golden Yellow
White Violet Wing Frost Yellow NEW Blueberry Swirl Sunshine n Wine Pastel Mix Berries n Cream Mix Mix
Street baskets & landscape Violet Wing Golden Yellow Cool Wave Mix Cool Wave Mix Sunshine n Wine Golden Yellow
Institutional Inspirations New thinking about landscapes Natives, Perennials with natural look Has a budget and knows how to spend it! Lauren
New American Perennial Garden ------------------ Demand for natives is increasing Galardia Mesa Peach Perennials acting more like annuals Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit Uniform bed appearance and timing Monarda Balmy Purple Low water use plants Gaura Sparkel White
Salvia nemorosa Lyrical Blues Rose Silvertone Lyrical Blue Salvia Blue White Heat & Drought tolerant Longer Blooming & reblooms Deer Resistant! Finished height: 22 to 24 in. Finished spread: 22 to 24 in. Garden spacing: 22 to 24 in. Bloom time: May to July USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Black & Bloom Salvia 2016 More impact than Black & Blue. Thicker leaf, bigger bloom, darker stem! Thrives in heat, drought and humidity. landscape or container. Salvia guarantica Garden location: Full sun, part shade Height: 36 to 48 in. Spread: 36 to 48 in. Spacing: 36 in.
October 5 th, 2015 August 24 h, 2015
Parks and Rec High expectations First impressions count! Unusual, durable, longlasting 400 amusement parks and attractions 375 million guests annually 30,000 attractions $219 billion 2.3million Non-exportable jobs 600,000 year-round and seasonal employees www.iaapa.org Kevin
Serena Waterfall Mix August 2013 Angelonia Arcangel Pink Angelmist spreading white Angelmist Spreading purple Ball Angelonia. All Forms Vegetative, Spreading, Seed
Archangel Series Angelonia Angelonia angustifolia Pink Purple Raspberry White BIG FLOWERS Vegetative 14-16 height
NEW Pink NEW Purple NEW Raspberry NEW White
NEW Valiant Series F1 Vinca 2016 Landscape Survivor in hot & wet conditions! Aerial Phytophthora resistant. More vigorous than Cora. Finished height: 14 to 20 in Finished spread: 10 to 12 in Garden spacing: 8 in. Apricot
NEW Valiant Series F1 Vinca Titan Vitesse Valiant Cora 2016 Valiant vs. Cora & non-resistant F1 varieties Left to right: Titan, NEW Valiant, Cora, VItesse Screening in Ruskin, Florida July 2014
NEW Valiant Series F1 Vinca 2016 Apricot Lilac Mix Orchid Punch Pure White
Hot Pak Series Extra-Dwarf Crested French Marigold Stays Compact in high heat & humidity Stays IN BLOOM in high heat & humidity Developed in the heat, for the heat! (PanAmerican Seed, Ruskin, FL) Height: 6 to 7 in./15 to 18 cm Spread: 6 to 8 in./15 to 20 cm Garden spacing: 6 to 7 in. Hot Pak Mix
Hot Pak Series Heat-Tolerant Extra-Dwarf Crested French Marigold Bonanza (L) Hot Pak (R)
Small-Space Cityscaping Young, Inspired, trendy Containers, and roof top gardening Unusual, durable, long-lasting plants Food gardening and millenials 89% growth in 5 years! Michelle
Gryphon Foliage Begonia Shade Height: 24-32in. Spread: 24-28in. NEW Gryphon
NEW Gryphon Gryphon Begonia Dalian, China August 2011
Jurassic Series Rex Begonia Use only in Shade Use in Pots Begonia x tuberhybrida Garden location: Full shade Finished height: 10 to 16 in./25 to 40 cm Finished spread: 8 to 12 in./20 to 30 cm Garden spacing: 5 to 8 in./13 to 20 cm Pink Shades Silver Point Watermelon Green Streak Silver Swirl
Magnifica Medinilla Hardiness Degree: 55 F (12.8 C) Blooming Season: Year Round Plant Habit: Mounded, pendulous flowers Characteristics: Shade Tolerant Water: Light Fertilize: Once a month Height: 12-15" (30-38cm) Width: 20" (51cm) General Information: Can be grown in pots outdoors and brought inside at the end of the season to bloom again flowers last over three months.
Simply Salad Kale Mix Little Napoli F1 Roma Paste Tomato Dolce Fresca Sweet Italian Basil Purple, Green, Blue Lasts longer in a container Pre-mixed in the seed to growers! 60-80 days to harvest Roma tomato for the patio! That s Amore! Won t set seed Won t get leggy! 28 days to harvest AAS winner
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