Lush pink bracts to add to the palette

Around Thanksgiving the novelty Poinsettia crowd is active—the excitement of the holiday season gets the creative juices flowing. ‘Peppermint Ruffles’ is another unique variety to add to their palette. Large ruffled bracts of velvety pink are speckled with deeper pink and set against dark green foliage.

Like Goldilocks—we want our soil to be just right

Often we turn to commercial fertilizer when we feel a bed is lacking in size, color, or bloom. As a matter of fact, a few of these quick fix scenarios played out in our display beds this year. When the time comes, it’s important to remember that overfeeding can introduce problems as much as underfeeding does.

 
‘Autumn Leaves’ from Dümmen Orange

Here’s a different spin on the typical poinsettia—‘Autumn Leaves’, a unique variety from Dümmen Orange in a warm blend of autumn-inspired shades. Deep apricot-yellow bracts are flecked with pink, bringing to mind a sunny fall nature walk or some freshly baked pumpkin spice cookies gently dusted with cinnamon.

Keeping it simple with purple and chartreuse

Chaos abounds on Mischief Night and as far as we’re concerned, we’d like to keep it contained. Have you ever looked at a design that just didn’t seem right but you couldn’t put your finger on what was wrong? Some say that if you have too many colors in a garden mix the brain gets confused and looks past it. We find this to be true.

Many shapes and textures but just two colors

Many formula mixes have seven, eight, or nine colors in them—they’re bright, they’re colorful, but they’ve got too many colors going on at once. Putting together your own mix is another option, and if you decide to do so we challenge you to use fewer colors to make it more cohesive.