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Syringa vulgaris 'My Favorite'
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My Favorite Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘My Favorite’ was developed by self-taught hybridizer Hulda Klager. This cultivar has very attractive doubled, rounded purple florets, that when opening have been described as appearing like a cluster of purple grapes.
Tomato Lists
TOMATO LISTS FOR 2012
Download our Tomato lists for 2012 - You're sure to find the juiciest red fruit for your garden at Portland Nursery!
May 2012 Sale Items
Whitney Farms
Organic Plant foods
4lb bag $5.99 (reg. $7.99) all flavors
15lb bag $14.99 (reg. $19.99) all flavors
buy 3 get 1 free
(extended through 5/16)
•EB Stone Planting Compost -
2.8 cu ft bales (reg. $10.99)
buy 3 get 1 free
(through 5/30)
•Master Nursery Bumper Crop -
2cu ft bag (reg. $8.99)
Bayer All-In-One Rose & Flower
32oz– $19.99 (reg. $22.99)
64oz– $29.99 (reg. $39.99)
Bayer Fruit, Citrus & Vegetable Insect Control
32oz– $19.99 (reg. $22.99)
Bayer 12 Month Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed
32oz– $22.99 (reg. $29.99)
EB Stone Sure Start, Rose & Flower, Tomato & Veg
4lb box– 2 for $10.00 (reg. $6.99 ea)
Special Programs
A Wicked Evening with Amy Stewart
Amy Stewart, the award-winning author of five books on the pleasures and perils in the natural world, will give a talk titled "A Wicked Evening with Amy Stewart." This event is co-sponsored by Portland Nursery, the First Unitarian Church of Portland, and Timber Press.
Friday • May 11 • 6:30pm
First Unitarian Church • Eliot Chapel
Tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets
Stewart's books include three New York Times bestsellers: Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers; Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities; and Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects.
Bonsai Show - May 19-20
The Bonsai Society of Portland (BSOP) will hold its annual Bonsai Exhibition at the Portland Japanese Garden on May 19 and 20, 2012.
Be sure to enter your own Bonsai at the Portland Nursery's own event on June 23!
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The Bonsai Exhibit on May 19-20 will include dozens of bonsai from members’ private collections, including some truly world-class material.
The exhibition will present conifer, deciduous, fruiting, and flowering species, in sizes ranging from large three-feet-tall specimens to tiny shohin trees small enough to hold in the palm of your hand. In addition, displays with scrolls, stones, and accent plants will be on view, including a traditional Japanese tokonoma alcove display. There will also be live demonstrations throughout both days of the exhibition where visitors may ask questions and watch BSOP members at work. You'll find the Japanese Garden at 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, Oregon 97205.
PORTLAND JAPANESE GARDEN • Sat.-Sun. • May 19-20 • 10:00-6:00pm
May 2012 Features
Plant Picks for May
Calibrachoa- Million Bells Calibrachoas were introduced to the gardening public in the 1990s by Japanese breeders. The original parents were found growing in rocky coastal areas and thus were called seaside petunias.
Ceanothus - Wild California Lilac - Bees love Ceanothus flowers. For many this is a good thing, but for those with allergies it can be a problem
Changing Taxonomy Taxonomy is about the organization of plants and animals by their mutually-held characteristics and attributes.
Container Design for May
Designed by Carmen Jarrell at Portland Nursery using these plants:
1. Dahlia 'Mystic Spirit'
2. Delphinium 'Guardian Blue'
3. Osteostpermum 'Nasinga White Imp.'
4. Lithodora 'Heavenly Blue'
5. Alyssum 'Snow Crystals'
Monthly, we create articles on selected plants that we think you will enjoy in your garden. The featured plants can come in at multiple times through the season, so phone for availability.
Use the Oregon State University's Landscape Plants' web site for a comprehensive list of plant varieties.
