Whew! 2020 was well, “unprecedented” as everyone said. With that, the victory gardening was on the rise. A lot more people were growing there own food. What satification in picking your food fresh from the plant. From expert recommendations to professional consultation, design and installation, Skinner Garden Store’s quality plants and materials complete the package. For over 60 years we’re here to get what you’re looking for. Call or come in and see the possiblities for your next great space. 785.233.9657 NEW! ‘Comtesse de Bouchaud’—Large, ‘Rebecca’. Prune back to 12-18” in the spring. AKEBIA 5” diameter, bright mauve-pink flowers with Height 4-6’. Group C. a creamy center. A vigorous, free-flowering NEW! ‘Paulie’ (‘Evipo058’) — Compact Five-leaf Akebia selection often interplanted with roses and clematis with heavy blooms. Individual flowers (Akebia quinata)—Beautiful, finely-textured foliage. perennials as well as grown on trellises. Height are purple with a maroon bar and a purple Small purple blossoms are followed by large purple 8-10’. Group C. center. Blooms summer-fall. Height 3-5’. fruits in the fall. Height to 40’. ‘Diamantina’ (‘Evipo039’)—A heavy blooming, Group C. double, blue-purple form. Repeat flowers ‘Pink Champagne’—A vigorous selection with BITTERSWEET through the season. Group B. Height 6-10’. multi-colored flowers. Petals are deep pink ‘Duchess of Edinburgh’— An old classic fading to light pink in the center and anthers Autumn Revolution clematis selected for its fully double, white, are bright yellow. Height 6-8’. Group B. fragrant flowers that reach up to 5” in diameter. ‘Princess Diana’ (C. texanensis)—A semi- Bittersweet herbaceous selection with beautiful luminous (Celastrus scandens ‘Bailumn’)—Don’t worry Remove all dead and weak stems early in the pink, tulip-like flowers. Looks neat rambling about male or female plants with this one. The spring and shorten the remaining stems down through low shrubs or perennials where majority of the flowers on each plant contain to the highest pair of strong buds. Height 6-8’. flowers can be viewed from above. Height both male and female parts, creating reliable fruit Group B. 6-8’. Group C. production with only one plant. Fruits also tend ‘Edda’ (‘Evipo074’)—Large and vivid purple (‘Eviop016’)—Large, bright red to to be larger than those of other selections. Height flowers are slightly flushed with red, from ‘Rebecca’ scarlet-red flower with a creamy-yellow center. 20-30’. spring to late summer. It is more compact than most clematis. Prune back in the spring. Height A very heavy blooming selection. Height 6-8’. 3-4’. Group C. Group B. CLEMATIS ‘Empress’ (‘Evipo011’)—A large double ‘Rouge Cardinal’—A heavy blooming selection flower with petals of pink and dark pink with rich, velvety-crimson flowers from (Clematis hybrids)—One of the showiest and a pom-pom like center. Heavy midsummer to early autumn. Prune to about flowering vines available. Plant in full sun but blooming. Late spring and early fall. 12-18” each spring. Height 8-10’. Group C. keep their roots cool by heavy mulching or Prune only lightly in the spring, removing ‘Sally’ (‘Evipo077’)—Light pink flowers with shading the ground with smaller plantings. growth down to the topmost pair of strong a deep dark pink bar down the center buds. Height 6-8’. Group C of each petal. Great repeat blooming ‘Abilene’ (‘Evipo027’) —Delightful pink flowers This extremely popular variety has clematis, flowering from summer-fall. with a yellow center. This shorter variety is ‘Henryi’— been a garden favorite for well over a century. Prune to about 12-18” each spring. Height perfect for smaller areas. Can also be grown in Extremely large, 6-8” diameter flowers are 4-5’. part shade! Prune to about 12-18” each spring. pure white with a chocolate center. Makes a NEW! ‘Sarah Elizabeth’ (Boulevard Height 3-5’. Group C Evipo098’)—Pink flowers with a reddish ’Acropolis’ (‘Evipo078’)—Compact, very great cut flower. Height 8-10’. Group B. ‘Jackmani’—A classic! Blooms heavily in June center. Heavy bloomer. Prune to about 6” free-flowering form. Bright pink flowers. each spring. Height 4-5’. Group C. Blooms early summer through the fall. and continues blooming lightly all summer. Deep ‘Sapphire Indigo’ (‘Cleminov51’)—Long Prune to about 12-18” each spring. Height purple. Ht. 8-12’ . Group C. —Large, deep rich purple lasting dark purple blooms on a short growing 4-5’. Group C ‘Jackmani Superba’ flowers about 5” across that are produced in vine. Reblooms through the season. Good ‘Charmaine’ (‘Evipo022’)—Rich red flowers large numbers from mid-summer to fall. Height for use as a small climber or mixed with other are double, semi-double and single! Blooms 8-10’. Group C. perennials and roses. No need to prune. in the spring, in mid-summer and then again (‘Evipo059’) —Blooms prolifically with Height 3-4’. in the fall. Prune hard the first two springs. In ‘Nubia’ exceptionally red flowers. Compact, reblooming ‘Sweet Autumn’ (C. terniflora)—An subsequent years, cut shoots back to strong clematis is excellent for large planters or as extremely vigorous, very hardy selection with a pair of buds early in the spring. Height 6-8’. an entryway accent. An improvement over phenomenal display of sweetly fragrant, small Group B. white flowers late in the summer and into the fall. This plant looks like a white, fragrant cloud when in bloom! Height 10-20’. Group C. ‘Sweet Summer Love’—Produces an abundance of sweetly fragrant, cranberry- purple flowers. Flowers are small, but what they lack in size is made up in quantity, creating a beautiful display. Height 8-12’. Group C. NEW! ‘The Countess of Wessex’ (‘Evipo073’)—Large, 5-7” flowers, creamy white in appearance and having a pink bar running down the center of the sepals. Compact habit and very free flowering suitable for a container or in small space garden. Height 4-6’. Group C HONEYSUCKLE Goldflame Honeysuckle (Lonicera x heckrottii)—Large flame-coral trumpets, lined with gold. Hardy and everblooming. Best used on a trellis. Height 10-20’. 37 www.SkinnerGardenStore.com Hall’s Honeysuckle Common Trumpet Vine (Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’)—Flowers are pure (Campsis radicans)—Vigorous growing native white changing to yellow. Very fragrant. Vigorous vine. Bright orange-red, trumpet shaped flowers grower with semi-evergreen foliage. Use on trellis from mid-summer through fall. Good for butterflies or mass plant to make an vigorous ground cover. and hummingbirds. Fast grower! Height 10-40’. Height 10-20’. WISTERIA Purpleleaf Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica var. purpurea)—Rich, Kentucky Wisteria purplish-tinted, dark green foliage with white (Wisteria macrostachys)—An impressive vine flowers changing to yellow. Semi-evergreen and with 8-12” pendulous flower clusters. Can be very hardy. Use on a trellis or as a ground cover grown on a large structure or staked and trained for a large area. Fragrant. Height 10-20’. into a tree form. Probably the hardiest of the wisterias. Height 15-25’. IVY ‘Blue Moon’—An outstanding selection introduced from Minnesota, so you know it Boston Ivy is hardy. Sweetly fragrant, blue to lavender (Parthenocissus tricuspidata ‘Veitchii’)—It flowers hang down off of the vine in an will cling to brick, stucco, stone, and rough wood The one size fits all impressive display several times a season. In without support. The foliage turns brilliant shades fact, it is reported to bloom three times a year! of scarlet and orange in the fall. Height 20-50’. thoughtful Height 15-25’. expression of TRUMPET VINE ‘Summer Cascade’ (‘Betty Matthews’)—A very cold hardy selection with an impressive gratitude in a Balboa Sunset Trumpet Vine display of deep blue-lavender flowers late in compact size (Campsis radicans ‘Monbal’)—A great the spring on the new growth of the season. introduction with spectacular, scarlet-red, trumpet Height 15-25’. shaped flowers reaching up to 4” in length! An extremely tough vine that hummingbirds just love. A Skinner Gift Card! Height 10-40’. PLANT PEOPLE WITH PLANT ANSWERS www.SkinnerGardenStore.com 38 PERENNIALS j = full sun w= sun/shade l = shade p= cut flower B = attracts butterflies F = attracts hummingbirds summer color. Bright pink flowers offer the AJUGA ARTEMISIA perfect complement to the dark foliage. Ht. 20- B 24” w l B j ‘Color Flash’ (Astilbe x arendsii ‘Astdev’) j ‘Powis Castle’ (Artemisia aborescens - A wonderful groundcover for – Foliage emerges in early spring as brilliant (Ajuga reptans) ‘Powis Castle’) - Outstanding variety. Dense, shady areas of the landscape. The colorful foliage electric green then maturing to burgundy, silvery foliage resists opening in center. Non- provides a nice contrast to green leafed plants purple and green. Ht. 16-20”. flowering. Ht. 3’. and blue or pink flowers create a sea of color ‘Deutschland’ (Astilbe x japonica ‘Silver Mound’ (Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Deutschland’) - Short, compact, creamy white in early spring. Spreads rapidly with adequate ‘Silver Mound’) - Fern-like silver-gray foliage moisture. plumes in mid-summer. Ht. 20-24” produces mounding effect. Ht. 12”, 20” wide. ‘Fanal’ (Astilbe x arendsii ‘Fanal’) - Narrow, full (Ajuga reptans ‘Black ‘Black Scallop’ ASTER plumes of dark red in June and July. Ht. 24”, Scallop’) Ajuga reptans, commonly called 20” wide. bugleweed, is a dense, rapidly spreading, p B ‘Key West’ (Astilbe x simplicifolia ‘Key mat-forming ground cover which features j West’) Wonderful dark burgundy foliage with shiny, dark green leaves. Whorls of tiny, A wonderful fall blooming perennial that is easier shimmering carmine-red flowers. Cut flower. blue-violet flowers appear in mid to late to grow than the popular mum. Likes well-drained Ht. 16-20” spring on spikes rising above the foliage soils and full sun.