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In this issue:
- Covering Ground with Our New Catalog
- How Fall Grasses Offer Benefits for Growers and Consumers
- Glorious Grass Design
- Our Eco Bank and Pollinators
- Controlled Burns Lead to Discovery of New Grass Species
- World Green Roof Day: Projects Across the Globe
- Upcoming Events
- At the Nursery
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Covering Ground with Our New Catalog
Our 2022-2023 Catalog of Grasses and Sedges is at the printer and will be hitting mailboxes soon. In the meantime, we’re thrilled to share the electronic version with you here. In this year's edition, ground covers take center stage. The grasses and sedges we grow can serve as traditional ground covers, as broad sweeps that add texture and movement, and as the matrix for multi-layered plant communities. Covering the ground with plants will supercharge your landscape.
With this theme, we introduce a new selection tool. Our “Covering Ground” chart includes grasses and grasslike plants traditionally thought of as “ground covers,” along with some not-so-obvious selections. We’re not picky about definitions because we want to include plants that fit a range of situations. We think this new chart is a great shortcut for plant professionals. You’ll find the covering ground section starting on p. 4.
As always, the new catalog offers updated plant profiles and other selection tools to help you choose the best plants for your program or project.
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Fall Forward with Grasses | |
How Fall Grasses Offer Benefits for Growers and Consumers | |
Although spring is the star season for plant sales, fall presents unique growth opportunities. Late-season programs can reduce pressure on spring production and labor allocation for growers. Cash flow is more manageable when sales are spread across the season. And for many regions of the country, fall planting is just smart horticulture.
Get recommendations for "fall-forward" combos of grasses and perennials in our recent article for Greenhouse Grower.
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North Carolina-based landscape designer Jay Sifford loves grasses and uses them to full advantage in his designs. In SouthPark, a regional magazine targeted toward consumers, he shares his skill. He gives tips for using grasses in the landscape and outlines five selections readily available in the trade. It’s a beautiful and practical look that’s sure to get people excited about using them! | | | |
Our Eco Bank and Pollinators | Pollinator Week (June 20-26) just wrapped up, and we were happy to celebrate it. Grasses and sedges are often overlooked when it comes to pollinators. But many of our native species provide food and nesting material for butterflies and native bees. See how we've used these grasses and other perennials to create our 'Eco Bank' at the nursery. | | | |
Controlled Burns Lead to Discovery of New Grass Species | A new grass species was discovered in the University of Central Florida Arboretum thanks to regular controlled burns that mimic nature's wildfire season. Sporobolus osceolensis is a type of dropseed grass sensitive to fire-stimulated flowering, according to Florida ecologists Edwin Bridges and Steve Orzell, who identified the blooming grass in 2018 on one of UCF's prescribed burn sites. | | | |
Going with Green Infrastructure | |
World Green Roof Day 2022: Projects Across the Globe | June 8 was the third annual World Green Roof Day. To celebrate, GreenRoofs.com compiled commentary from some of their favorite living architecture people from across the world. It includes images and descriptions of projects they love, and it’s a dazzling array! Browse through these wonderful projects—many built around grasses—and you’ll catch industry friends Ed Snodgrass and Dave MacKenzie. | | | |
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July 16-19, 2022
Columbus, OH
Cultivate is a must-attend event for the green industry. We are excited to take part and see our friends and colleagues in person. Join us at Booth #3013 for a chance to catch up, share your stories, and hear what's happening with grasses.
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Thursday, July 21, 2022
Raleigh, NC
The GIC Water Symposium is back after a hiatus, and we will be there! As our climate changes, we’ve seen hurricanes, snowstorms, floods, heat, mud slides, and fires in North Carolina. These weather events are affecting our landscapes, and this year’s program focuses on tactics for dealing with them. Join us to learn how experts are using and adjusting soil, trees, plants, turfgrass, and water in the landscape to address these effects and help the landscape thrive.
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August 1-5, 2022
Lancaster, PA
From tours of public and private gardens to education crafted for diverse industry interests, this is THE event for perennial plant people.
The National Symposium will be hosted at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square from August 1-5 of 2022, with tours exploring surrounding areas. Participants will have the opportunity to attend education, tours, socials, dinners, and a trade show and can choose to participate in the weeklong experience (Monday-Friday), or a three-day Core Symposium (Tuesday-Wednesday).
Hoffman Nursery is proud to be a year-round partner with PPA, and we hope to see you there!
Get more information and register here
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Closed for the Holiday
The nursery will be closed on Monday, July 4 for Independence Day. We will reopen with usual hours (8am-4:30pm) on Tuesday, July 5.
Have a safe and happy 4th!
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Join Our Team. We're Hiring!
As we grow more great grasses, our needs are expanding. We're hiring for several positions:
- Facilities Technician
- Sales and Customer Service Manager
- Sales and Customer Service Assistant
- Office Assistant
- Director of Sales and Marketing
For descriptions and links to apply, visit our Open Positions page.
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Download Availability & Order Form
Prices for liners, number of liners currently in stock, and future availability are listed in PDF and Excel files. You may also use these as order forms. Need details on what the numbers mean? Learn more here.
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