SEBRIGHT GARDENS Thomas Johnson & Kirk Hansen 2014 GENTLE GIANT HARRY VAN DE LAAR LIBERTY TANGERINE TANGO ST. PAUL ABIQUA DRINKING GOURD HOSTA OF THE YEAR 2014 VISIT:WWW.SEBRIGHTGARDENS.COM 1 CATALOG $2.00 FRAGRANT BLUE DANCING STARS FIRST MATE FLEMISH GOLD EP. PURPLE PRINCE PURPLE HAZE SAGAE BLUE ANGEL CATHEDRAL WINDOWS DRAGON TAILS EP. LAVENDER LADY CAMELOT LAKESIDE FULL TIDE AUTUMN FROST FIRE ISLAND 2 VISIT:WWW.SEBRIGHTGARDENS.COM 2 Welcome to Sebright Gardens! We are excited to offer you our 2014 catalog. The background color pages is the Pantone color of the Year; Radiant Orchid. We have 80 different hosta varieties that have been added compared to the 2013 catalog. We've also added several ferns. We offer well over 100 fern varieties at Sebright Gardens, plus over 80 epimedium varieties. We've added a new Sebright building on location & expanded shopping area for enhancement. To compliment our large Hosta, Fern & Epimedium collections, we also offer visitors shopping at Sebright Gardens a varied selection of other proven woodland shade plants. Arisaemas, Polygonatums, Trilliums, Ligularias, Brunneras, Acanthus, Farfugiums, Grasses, Heucheras & their relatives, Astilbes & hardy shrubs to name a few. Returning visitors will find a large selection of new, unusual shade plants. We also offer specialty dwarf & standard conifers plus specialty maples on location. We will again offer a very nice selection of hardy fushias at the nursery. Most of these are plants you will find in our display gardens. We try to carry a few perennials & small trees that can be viewed here in our landscape & have been requested. If you see a plant here in our display gardens that you are interested in & it is not in our sales area, ask us & if we don't have it, we can probably list other nurseries you where to find it. We have a zero risk & tolerance policy for the Hosta Virus X. Hosta Virus X is often easily identified. The leaves of an infected plant usually show a characteristic bleeding or blotching pattern. On first inspection it appears as a leaf pattern that many find quite attractive. The virus however is harmful to the plant & can be spread to others. The good news is that it is not easily transmitted. Ongoing research is being done but it has been determined that the virus is spread by direct contact of the sappy tissue of an infected plant with an open wound of a healthy plant. An example of how the disease can be spread is when unknowingly dividing an infected plant with a knife or spade & not sterilizing your tools before cutting into (dividing) an uninfected plant. If you see any suspected symptoms; It is important to beware & destroy (do not compost) any infected plant. Rest assured that Sebright Gardens has always been very proactive in testing our plants & obtaining new varieties from only virus tested suppliers. We are completely Hosta Virus X free here at the nursery. We hope you have the opportunity to check out our website; www.SebrightGardens.com. There is additional information about hostas, such as unique characteristics, flower color & sun tolerance & most with photos. We also have photos of most of our Epimediums & Ferns listed here in our catalog on our website. You can obtain the most up to date information on our website such as additional days we may be open & special events hosted at Sebright Gardens. We also post anything fun, new or exciting on our Facebook page throughout the year. If you enjoy the amazing blooms of Bearded Irises, please come & see the Iris fields in bloom from late April to early June with mid May peak bloom time. For more information on ordering bearded Iris visit: www.Mid-AmericaGarden.com. We once again want to thank you for your continued patronage & look forward to hearing from you soon or seeing you during the 2014 gardening season. Kirk & Thomas We have Gift Certificates available for purchase VISIT:WWW.SEBRIGHTGARDENS.COM 3 SEBRIGHT GARDENS P. O. BOX 9058 • BROOKS OR 97305-0058 7185 Lakeside Drive NE, Salem OR 97305 Phone: (503) 463-9615 FAX (503) 463-9615 e-mail: [email protected] Topaz Brooks North EXIT 263 Garden TABLE OF CONTENTS Brooklake Road Introduction........................3 Adelman Visiting the Garden.........4 Schreiner's BROOKS Peony Iris Gardens Gardens Hosta Care Tips .............5 Quail Road Ordering Instructions.......6 Quinaby Road N E Order form........................7-8 SEBRIGHT Dr N E Epimediums....................9-11 GARDENS 54th Lakeside Ferns................................11-16 Fern lists............................16 Hostas..............................17-25 Sun tolerant hostas..........26 I - 5 Freeway Lakeside Dr N E Fragrant bloom hostas....26 Portland Rd or 99E To Oregon Garden Chemawa Road Hazelgreen Road Cordon Rd - 55th Av. Photos..............................1,2,27, 28 EXIT 260 EZ ORCHARDS map not to scale VISITING THE GARDENS 7185 Lakeside Drive NE, Salem, OR 97305 Coming from the north - Portland Take I-5 south to Exit 263; Brooks Exit. Proceed to top of off ramp & turn left onto Brooklake Rd. Go 7/10 mile to stop light in Brooks. Turn right at stop light onto Portland Rd or 99E (they are the same thing). Go 7/10 mile to Quail (look for Sebright Gardens sign on LHS). Turn left onto Quail. Go 1.1/10 mile to stop sign (look for Sebright Gardens sign on LHS). Turn right onto Lakeside Dr. Go 4/10 mile and look for Sebright Gardens sign. Go to end of gravel then straight ahead at bend in road & proceed onto paved drive past the first house. Parking area is to left of drive area near the 2 story lavender house & garage. There is additional parking by turning left in front of the retail shopping area at the end of the paved drive (around the Green shed). Coming from the south-Eugene/Corvalis Take I-5 north to Exit 260; Chemawa Rd / Keizer exit. At top of ramp, turn right onto Chemawa and go 8/10ths mile to stop light. Turn left onto 99E or Portland Rd (same road-two names). Go 3/10ths mile to Lakeside Drive. Turn right onto Lakeside Dr and go 1.5 miles. You will encounter 3 sharp turns on Lakeside Drive, then at the 4th sharp angle turn, instead of turning right, turn left onto gravel drive on the right side of the Sebright Gardens sign. Proceed past first house to end of drive to parking area which is to the left in paved area near the two story lavender house & garage. There is additional parking by turning left in front of the retail shopping area at the end of the paved drive (around the Green shed). OFFICIAL GARDEN HOURS April 5th to May 5th: Thursday through Monday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm May 8th to June 16th: Open daily 10:00 am to 5:00 pm June 19th to September 29th: Thursday through Monday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Above are the times that the garden will be open for you to come by, look around & perhaps find that special plant you have been looking for. Check out our website occasionally for any special events & additional days we will be open. We are open all seasonal holidays. There is a lot of ground to cover, so wear comfortable shoes if you plan to fully explore the display beds. Please make arrangements in advance for group or club visits. E-mail is a great way to reach us as we check regularly but feel free to call as well. Besides epimediums, ferns & hostas, we offer for sale to visitors many other companion plants such as a wide array of arisaemas, anemonellas, heucheras, heucherellas, tiarellas, hardy fushias, erythroniums, pulmonarias, acanthus, astilbes, asarums, farfugiums, hepatica, brunneras, ligularias, shade grasses, trilliums, primulas & several uncommon hardy shrubs & many other treasures for the shade garden. For 2014, we will be offering many specialty dwarf & standard size conifers. 4 VISIT:WWW.SEBRIGHTGARDENS.COM HOSTA CARE TIPS Most hostas are relatively carefree & can be left undisturbed for many years with nothing more than a minor sprinkling of fertilizer once a year. It takes two to three years for a hosta to exhibit mature characteristics. Hostas are also very winter hardy. Below is some information that may be helpful in insuring a stunning hosta garden. PLANTING A HOSTA A hole should be dug similar to planting a tree in that you want the hole to be proportional to the size of the hosta so that the roots can be spread out instead of clumped together, giving plenty of soil around each root. Most hostas perform best in soils with plenty of humus & regular moisture, but are tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions. If possible, work some organic matter in the bottom of the hole before filling the remainder with garden soil. We plant hostas so that the top of the crown (where the leaves come out of) is about 2 inches below the soil surface and just below the surface for miniature to small hostas. We then sprinkle about a tablespoon of a well balanced slow release fertilizer around the newly planted hosta, being careful not to get any on the leaves which could lead to minor leaf burn. Most varieties of hostas can also be grown attractively in containers or pots without replanting for two to three or more years given a proper container size, frequent watering, & fertilizing. Hostas are hardy USDA Zones 3 to 9. WHERE TO PLANT One of the many great attributes of hostas is that almost all hostas do great in shade where other plants would struggle. Although, a few such as Plantagenia, actually appreciate some sun to achieve it’s wonderful large fragrant blooms.