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Hedera Helix SummerSummer 20012001 VolumeVolume 2727 Address Correction Requested AIS T AISAIS HE ISSN: 0882-4142 not for reprint A notnot for for reprint reprint MERIC AIS AIS A AIS N notnot IVYIVYfor for reprint reprint not for reprint JJOURNALOURNAL AIS AISAIS not for reprint notnot for for reprint reprint AIS AISAIS Non-Profit Org. Permit No. 201 Permit U.S. Postage Naples, FL not for reprintPAID notnot for for reprint reprint General Information: American Ivy Society P. O. Box 2123 Ivy Journal Naples FL 34106-2123 U.S.A. AIS AIS Membership: American Ivy Society Summer 2001 Volume 27 P. O. notBox 2123 for reprint not for reprint Naples FL 34106-2123 U.S.A. Ivy Identification, Registration: CONTENTS Dr. Sabina Mueller Sulgrove Specific Ivy Questions 2 Director, Ivy Research Center 2624 Center Creek Circle AIS Chapter Listing 2 Spring Valley, OH 45370-9000 Regional Ivy Collections 2 AIS Officers, Board Members: AIS AIS List of Illustrations 3 President - Patricia Riley Hammer Vice-President - Peggy Redding Index to Sponsors 3 Treasurer - David Clark Membershipnot - Susan Cummings for & Vicki Metzger reprint not for reprint FEATURES Registrar, Ivy Research Center Director - Dr. Sabina Mueller Sulgrove Assistant Director of Research - Russell Windle President’s Message 4 Board Directors: Ivy Japan 5-9 Frank Batson Jim Maddux Suzanne Warner Pierot, Tree Ivies 10-12 Rachel Cobb Daphne Pfaff President Emerita Justine Combs Peggy Redding Pearl Wong Hedera helix ‘Teardrop’ Ivy of the Year 2002 13-17 Barbara Furlong 2001 New Registrations: Ivy Journal Editorial staff: Hedera helix ‘Splashes’ 18-20 Rachel Cobb Peggy Redding Patricia Riley Hammer Dr. Sabina Mueller Sulgrove Hedera helix ‘Shadow’AIS 22-23 Roger Mower RussellAIS Windle All About Adult Ivies: An Overview 24-35 The Group Concept in ‘Glacier’ 36-37 The Ivy Journal is published once per year by the American Ivy Society, a nonprofit educationalnot organization. Membershipfor includes areprint new ivy plant each year, subscription not2001 Brief Registrations for reprint38-42 to the Ivy Journal, and Between the Vines, the newsletter of The American Ivy Society. Official Recommendation 43 Educational contributions are welcome. Mail typed, double-spaced manuscript to the Traditional Ground Covers 44-49 Ivy Journal Editor, The American Ivy Society. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish manuscript and/or artwork to be returned. Manuscripts will be handled with The Ivy Collections at reasonable care. However, AIS assumes no responsibility for safety of artwork, photographs, or manuscripts. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 51-54 Every precaution is taken to ensure accuracy, but AIS cannot accept responsibility for the cor- Sponsors List 56-57 rections or accuracy of the informationAIS supplied herein or for any opinion expressed. AIS The American Ivy Society P. O. Box 2123 not forNaples, FL 34106-2123reprint not for reprint Remember to send AIS your new address. The Post Office does not forward Ivy Journals Copyright 2001. The American Ivy Society. All Rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, xerography, or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without permission of the copyright owner. Cover Photo: Hedera helix ‘Teardrop’ not life size. Design/Production by Rachel Cobb - Elmer, NJ • Printed by Jeremy Printing - New York, NY ISSN: 0882-4142 Photo by Rachel Cobb Specific Ivy Questions: Regional Ivy Collections List of Illustrations Florida Growing Ivy Outdoors Sugar Mill Botanic Gardens Hedera helix ‘Teardrop’ Cover, 14, 16 Dr. Sabina Mueller Sulgrove AIS AIS 950 Old Sugar Mill Road 2624 Center Creek Circle Mr. Tohoru Tajima 5 Port Orange, FL 32119 Spring Valley, OH 45370-9000 Phone 904-788-3645 Tree ivies in the landscape 10-12 Commercialnot Growing for reprint Hederanot helix ‘Splashes’ for reprint19 Frank Batson Maryland Hedera helix ‘Shadow’ 22-23 19916 Mill Creek Road Brookside Gardens 1500 Glenallan Avenue Scotts Mills, OR 97375 Hedera helix ‘Glacier’ (A) 27, 37 Wheaton, MD 20902 Judging Standards Phone 301-929-6509 Hedera helix ‘Parsley Crested’ (A) 31 P.O. Box 2123 Hedera helix ‘Iceberg’ (A) 39 Naples, FL 34106-2123 Illinois AISChicago Botanic Gardens, Hedera rhombea ‘Crème de Menthe’AIS (A) 40 Hardiness trials 1000 Lake Cook Road Hedera colchica ‘Green Spice’ (A) 41 AIS Chapters Glencoe, IL 60022 Hedera helix ‘Deep Freeze’ (A) 42 Atlantanot for reprintPhone 847-835-5440 not for reprint Rosa Capps Hedera helix ‘Wilson’ 44, 47 575 Milligan Drive Tennessee Stone Mountain, GA 30083-4055 University of Tennessee Dept. of Ornamental Horticulture Dis- List of Sponsors play Collection and Hardiness trials Central Coast The Begonian 17 Evelyn C. Maddux P.O. Box 1071 700 Fairway Drive Knoxville, TN 37901 Ivies of the World 21 Camarillo, CA 93010 Phone 423 -974-7324 Hobby Greenhouse Association 21 Eastern Virginia Hedera etc. 21 Russell Windle Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Display Collection Blackwater Growers AIS 21 P.O. Box 461 AIS Lionville, PA 19353 1800 Lakeside Avenue Richmond, VA 23228-1300 Cliff Finch’s Topiary Zoo 50 Naples Phone 804-262-9887 Gilsonnot Gardens for reprint50 Daphnenot Pfaff for reprint Vine Acres Nursery, Inc. 50 696 16th Avenue South River Farm, Headquarters of the Ameri- Naples, FL 34102 can Horticulture Society Gardenworks 50 Ivy Display Collection 7931 East Boulevard Drive Evergreen Nursery 54 San Diego Alexandria, VA 22308 Pat Hammer Phone 703-768-5700 Riverbend Nursery, Inc. 55 Samia Rose Topiary P.O. Box 23-1208 AIS Mary’s Plant Farm & LandscapingAIS 55 Encinitas, CA 92023 Topiary by Carl Hagerty 55 Ontario Live Oak Greenhouses 55 Barbaranot Furlong for reprint Completenot Source List for reprint 56-57 26 Alcaine Ct. Thornhill (Markham) Ontario, Canada L3T2G7 2 3 President’s Message AIS JAPAN AISPatricia Riley Hammer I VY Patricia Riley Hammer Thoughnot this is thefor last president’s reprint message, I will be writing not for reprint for the Ivy Journal; it will not be the last time you hear from Ivy Japan is the name of a small ivy speciality nursery in Nagasaki, me. My term as president of AIS will end this year, and Japan, owned and operated by Mr.Tohoru Tajima. Mr. Tajima is a Suzanne Pierot will be taking on the job. Suzanne’s dedication man 68 years old who refers to himself as an “artisan of ivy.” Now and support of AIS goes without question. You all know her that is a wonderful term — “artisan of ivy.” as our President Emeritus, and now she is stepping up to the plate again. AIS Our connection came AISabout through a topiary project I was commissioned to design and develop for Western Village, an old The last ten years (that’s how long I have had the office) has western theme park located north of Tokyo near the Nikko National gonenot by so quickly, for and the honorreprint of holding this job has Parknot in Japan. Myfor correspondence reprint with Mr. Tajima was through brought considerable recognition to me and my business. I e-mail. He humbly described himself as a farmer. In his own words have enjoyed the job and found the rewards to be numerous. he echos my passion for ivy, “When the ivies grow pretty well and I The skills I have gained along the way have helped me to can work with them listening to Mozart, I need nothing more.” I found develop and grow Samia Rose Topiary. I must say thanks to myself instantly enchanted by this Japanese man I had never met. all the AIS board members for their constant support and eager- ness to get the sometimes tiresome and thankless jobs done. My vision of Mr. Tajima, from those Also, I must extend a heart filled thank you to all you — the words on, was of a man at peace members of our Society. Without you, none of our projects with himself wearing a contented would be possible. AIS AISsmile living and working among his beautiful ivies. I know his ivies These days, it is hard to keep a little plant society alive and are beautiful because he was able healthy,not yet it is forso important. reprintThe thousands of nameless not for reprintto supply Western Village with members dedicated to the plants they love are the people nearly all the plants needed for who bring us the new cultivars and vital information the industry our project. All of his ivies were needs. Most of the time this work goes without appreciation absolutely fabulous. However, and the credit is often mistakenly given to the commercial it was not an easy accomplish- marketing companies. Thank you for supporting The American ment for Mr. Tajima in the time Ivy Society and me. AIS AISframe allotted, but his invaluable This photograph was taken of Mr. Tohoru ivy knowledge and determination I do not want to make this sound as though I am leaving Tajima (on left) during a recent visit by turned out to be some of the most Mr. Toshiro Oba (on right) to IVY JAPAN. AIS — I promise — I am here to stay! important ingredients in a very not for reprint Mr. Obanot is an ivy grower fromfor northern reprint Japan. Photo courtesy of Mr Toshiro Oba complicated topiary display. This project started in the early fall of 1999 when I was approached by Mr. Takuei Yoshida, the American Liaison and Director of 4 5 Western Village. Prior to this, Western Village had restored part of During my fall visit, I made sure to take photographs and notes of the park to create an America Garden Park using several landscape every ivy I saw growing in Japan. I was very concerned about what architects from southern California.AIS Included in their plan were cultivars are available inAIS Japan, as much of our success depends on several topiary.
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