This Honey of a Plant will Surprise You!

By Kerry Mendez | October 17, 2017

Get ready to jump out of the way! Earlier this summer I helped my sister with a new garden in front of her farm house located near me in Kennebunk. This garden faces directly south. I took this picture shortly after we planted it. I was ASTOUNDED by how quickly Supertunia ‘Honey’ created a lush…

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Proven Winners Annuals Shine in Evaluation Trials

By Kerry Mendez | October 12, 2016

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society manages a diverse plant evaluation program at The Gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley, MA. As noted earlier in this newsletter, I was there for a fall conference which also provided a chance to walk through these spectacular trial beds. The New England Trial Garden was established in 1996 as a…

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New Annuals from Proven Winners

By Kerry Mendez | March 10, 2016

Proven Winners Superbena ‘Sparkling Ruby’  I trialed this prize-winning Superbena  in my Kennebunk gardens last summer.  It was one of the first plants that folks asked me about when touring my gardens.  ‘Sparkling Ruby’ has a neat mounded habit – 6” to 10” tall – but sports flower-laden stems that trail to 14”.  This blooming…

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