Two-Year Catalog WHOLESALE PERENNIALS & GROUNDCOVERS
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Two-Y ear Catalog 2014 – 2015 WHOLESALE PERENNIALS & GROUNDCOVERS Phone (603) 463-7663 Fax (603) 463-7326 www.vanberkumnursery.com email: [email protected] At Van Berkum Nursery, we strive for continued growth as a source for healthy perennials in New England, to stay abreast of the latest developments in our field, and to retain a family-run business of integrity. Greetings, Here is our new 2 year catalog for 2014-15. Next fall, our 2015 supplement will insert into the flap at the back of this catalog. Many of you are accessing info online, but there are still plenty of Ôtruck officesÕ out there that want a book version in their front seat files. We hope this one is on top...HereÕs whatÕs new: 1) We have been doing more and more custom growing for special jobs. If you have a landscape job that requires large numbers, or even plants we donÕt normally grow, give us call; we can price them competitively, and have special staff members who can be your contact for these orders. 2) We did a lot of construction over the past year. We built a large staging building, where your orders are prepared for shipment. We rebuilt our front office, combining 4 tiny rooms into one roomy one. And lastly, weÕve nearly completed our water recycling project; 90 % of our runoff is now reused in irrigation. 3) WeÕve introduced many new plants in the last couple of years and would love your feedback. What is working for you? Are there plants that youÕve used that you feel we should be growing? We learn so much from all of you who are Ôout there in the trenchesÕ so to speak. 4) Finally, we are continuing our emphasis on New England native plants and on Wicked Ruggeds (our list of plants that truly stand the test of time). You can find both lists on pages 4 and 5. We also did a series in our weekly newsletter called ÔOverlooked and UnderlovedÕ, plants that we adore, but that donÕt seem to get much action in the sales department. We can get you a list if you are interested. If you donÕt get our newsletter, send us an e-mail at salesdesk@ vanberkumnursery.com and weÕll put you on (or sign up on our availablility page). Wow, wasn't it nice to see the pocketbooks loosening this season after a few years of tight budgets. LetÕs hope the planting continues, both for garden centers and landscape companies. LetÕs also spread the word that gardening isnÕt just a frill, but an essential addition to a healthy lifestyle, whether you love to get your hands dirty, or just enjoy an evening walk through the gardens after work. Have a wonderful winter and come visit us at New England Grows at our new booth number 1253. What Sets Van Berkum Nursery Apart? ¥ New England Woodlandersš Native New England shade plants that are nursery propagated and grown here at our nursery. Also check out our sunny native meadow cultivars, New England Meadows, and our list of perennials native to the Appalachian area, Appalachian Woodlandersš. ¥ Wicked Ruggeds Our selection of plants that truly stand the test of time. ¥ We propagate and grow most of over 800 varieties of perennials for our market of landscapers, garden centers, institutions, estates, and landscape gardeners in New England. Our perennials are grown Òlean and meanÓ. ¥ Our informative catalog is one of the best in the industry and our website has photos and information for our New England area that you AND your clients can use. Call us for a price / availability password. ¥ Excellent availability and plant ratings We strive to maintain great availability through November. We also produce weekly lists for both landscapers and garden centers, with ratings for every plant in the nursery (e.g.: in bud, heavy roots, floppy, etc.). You can can sign up to receive this weekly e-mail right on the availability page of our website. ¥ Our customer service is one of the best in the green industry; our folks are helpful, willing to go the Òextra mileÓ to help you solve problems, and they LOVE to talk plants. Plus, our drivers deliver with style. 1 THE NITTY GRITTY (What you really need to know...) Ordering Guidelines: been established. All bills are due at net 30 days. There will be a 2% charge per month During winter months, orders may on all late bills. Customers are responsible be placed for shipment before May 15. for incurred collection fees. After March, please put your orders in no more than one month in advance. Discounts: Back orders need to be picked up Fixed volume discounts are based on yearly (or delivered) by June 15. sales. If you would like more information on Orders cancelled less than 36 hours before this or on discounts for large orders, please delivery/pick-up will be subject to a 20% speak with a member of our sales staff. restocking fee. We cannot UPS plants. Guarantee: How to Order: We propagate most of what we sell. All * Call us at (603) 463-7663 material leaving our nursery will be healthy * E-mail us at stock, true to name. We will replace any plant [email protected] which proves otherwise. We cannot, however, * Fax (603) 463-7326 back our weekly replace stock lost by causes over which we availability list, which is our order form; have no control. youÕll also find the list on our website. Our Custom Tags: We have tags for Website: all our perennials using our own information Please check out our website; we continue and photos. There are colorful banners at the to add new photos of our plants: top of each tag that identify the plant as www.vanberkumnursery.com Sun perennial, Shade perennial, Rock garden, Ground cover, New England Meadows, Hours: Appalachian Woodlandersš March 15 (or when snow is gone) Ð or New England Woodlandersš. November 15 (note: we close at 4 after daylight savings time in November) Delivery/Directions: Monday-Friday: 7:00am-5:00pm See pages 174 and 175. Saturday: 8:00am-3:00pm (April 15 Ð July 1) You may pick out your plants Closed Sundays, Memorial Day, Pick-ups: anytime. We have a locator chart to help Independence Day, and Labor Day. you find plants. If you call by early the Prices: See price list inside the back cover. day before, weÕll pull your plants for you. We cannot pull plants on Saturdays. Please All transactions will be net and Payment: order by Friday morning for Monday pickup. on a cash basis, except when prior credit has We walk the nursery every week to create these ratings on our availability list 2 (603) 463-7663 THE WHOLE NINE YARDS (What youÕd like to know if only you had the time to read it...) Nomenclature: Professional Affiliations: To help standardize the naming of perennials, we New England NurserymanÕs Association have followed the nomenclature in ÒNaamlijst Van New Hampshire Landscape Association Vaste PlantenÓ from the Netherlands. This is the North American Rock Garden Society accepted list for the Perennial Plant Association New Hampshire Plant Growers Association and is widely accepted in Europe. We do, however, Maine Nursery and Landscape Association list the English name first in our catalog, followed Perennial Plant Association by the correct name from the plantÕs language of Vermont Nursery & Landscape Association origin. We feel that Latin is hard enough, without Associated Landscape Contractors of Massachusetts worrying about German, Swedish, etc. International Plant Propagators Society Royal Horticultural Society Pot Returns: New England Wildflower Society, Inc. We will reuse returned pots and trays which Internationale Stauden-Union came from our nursery in good condition. Arnold Arboretum We encourage this effort to recycle materials and if youÕd like us to pick them up while we Availability: Our availability lists come out are delivering to you, we can do so after June 15. weekly during the season, listing numbers of each Please call us ahead of time, as this helps keep our plant available and the date the next crop will be drivers on schedule. ready. These are also our order forms. Although Container Sizes: it is our goal to provide a complete selection of plants throughout the entire season, we do not [Size] [no. per tray] [diameter] [volume] (metric) guarantee availability of any quantity of the 1 1 2 /2" 32 per tray 2 /2" 9.60 oz. (280 ml) plants contained in this catalog. Adequate supply 1 1 3 /2" 18 per tray 3 /2" 1.06 pts. (500 ml) is always subject to crop conditions and other 1 quart 15 per tray 4 1/2" 1.01 qts. (955 ml) variables over which we have no control. 2 quart 8 per tray 5 3/4" 2.00 qts. (1.90 l) 1 (trade) ga. 6 per tray 6" 2.55 qts. (2.42 l) Hardiness: A long chapter could be written on the inconsistencies of hardiness ratings. There are True ga. 6 per tray 8" 1.11 gal. (4.5 l) two maps commonly used, and variables such as 3 4 2 gal. (trade) not nested 8 / " 1.60 gal. (6.10 l) micro-climates, soil types, winter cover and plant 3 gal. (trade) not nested 11" 3.00 gal. (11.35 l) maturity affect performance. Suffice it to say that unless noted, all plants are hardy to our region of Plant Patents: New Hampshire, USDA Zone 5 (-20 degrees F). The initials PP (Plant Patent) and PPAF (Plant The seacoast area and Massachusetts are zones Patent Applied For) indicate that the perennial 5-6 and the mountains are zones 3-4.