Landscape Industry
We all know that plants are dynamic, living things, and because we understand so much about our own plants (we carry out trials around the world) we appreciate the subtle differences regarding their growth and habit.
Which is why it’s worthwhile visiting the section of our site which gives you local information – which plants are available; when it’s best to plant, prune and feed them; tips and so on. It’s all here to help you enjoy them more.
Flower Carpet ® RED planted out at Ladera Ranch in CA. Used as the feature plant of this estate because of its continual flowering habit, over 100,000 have been used in these plantings.
Our plants are selected for color, easy care and are environmentally friendly to ensure that you end up with a landscape that is distinctive and performs.
Prior to us making a plant available into the market, there is between 3 and 5 years of trials to ensure that the plant performs as the breeder says it does. We know that every breeder sees their plant as the most exciting plant available, and of course with no issues. Reality means that we have to do the testing, not only in our large trial gardens on the outskirts of Melbourne, but in most of our other trial sites in New Zealand, Ireland, US, Holland, Germany, France, Canada, South Africa and Japan.
We need to ensure that the plants ARE easy care, eco friendly and provide long sustainable color and impact for a long part of the season.
Today's world is looking for plants that provide long term colour and low water use.
Zones listed relate to leaving in the landscape year round. Each of these make brilliant patio pots and can be used in all zones from Spring to Fall.
Read what landscape designers and contractors say....
They will take neglect and keep on blooming. They are not fussy. I like to remove the spent flower head branches and do water them when everything else gets water, but that's it. The Japanese beetles munch on them a bit but they are so vigorous, its not really a problem. They live up to the claims..Landscape blog. Zone 7We use them in about every hillside we do. Early during my time here, some moron lawyer argued and said that 3 other contractors told him they would not do well here. We cancelled the job and put his roses in our yard. Coral color...For something that is not supposed to do well, it is funny how everyone walking by comments on how beautiful they always look....
Flower Capret® PINK
Awesome plant, very little work involved. They will get attacked by leaf miners, they will get eaten by caterpillars. So, spray some 9 powder and let them flourish again!....Landscape blog. Zone 10
This woman had easily 700 rose plants on her property. She would daily pull the beetles off and drop them in a jar half filled with water.......she never trusted sprays for beetles. The place was stunning......and an awesome sight to see.
I learned quite a bit from her in the 4 or 5 years we serviced the property. There is one thing I learned that I will never forget. That lesson would be.............DON'T Plant (traditional) Roses!
But these carpet roses or as we call them here shrub roses........Fabulous. All we have to do is keep cutting them back to keep them contained......Landscape blog. Zone 6
We would recommend:
Flower Carpet® ground cover roses - flowers from 6-9 months depending on zone - to 30in high and 5ft wide. Available in 7 colors. Landscapers across the U.S. have found tremendous success in using Flower Carpet in landscape installations including airports, golf courses, public gardens, estates, and much more. Zones 5-11 click here for more details
Festival Grass® - a BASAL branching cordyline that looks good 365 days of the year Zones 7-11 in the garden. Growers to 36 inches high and 5 ft wide - . click here
Flower Carpet ® WHITE. Masses of lightly fragrant blooms that just want to flower and flower
Storm® agapanthus - most prolific flowering of ALL agapanthus - bush to 12 in high by 20 in wide, flowers stems to 30 inches - Zones 8-11 click here
Tropicanna® canna - A startling new generation canna which, when planted in clumps, provides a stunning highlight to any landscape to 6ft high. Zones 7-11 click here
Volcano® perennial phlox - Latest disease tolerance. Provides masses of large, fragrant flower clusters - compact to 24 to 30inches high. Zones 5-10 click here
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