Fall Is Great For Planting

COMMENTARY

• Soils stay relative warm compared to the air temperature
• Warm soil condition allows plant roots to establish first before sprouting
• Careful planting sub-tropical plants like bougainvillea that are sensitive to cold and frost
• Nursery Containers
  • Original containers were metal cans in gallon sizes
  • Now containers or pots are simply a number 1 thru 5 size
• Jay talks about can cutters. How they cut cans to use for potted plants

Finding V&P Nursery Plants At Retail

COMMENTARY

• V&P Nurseries are a wholesale company supplying to retails outlets
• A tour of V&P Nurseries is possible only if you’re working directly with a landscaper
• How to identify plants and trees from V&P Nurseries at retail nurseries and stores
• Local nursery can deliver adaptable plants and trees faster than across the country

CALLER (not aired)

• Eric asks when pulling a plant out of a pot, how do you maintain root ball integrity
• Never pull it out. Slide it out. With most plastic pots, cut out the bottom then slice the side of the pot

RESOURCE

• Find A Retailer With V&P Nurseries Plants And Trees

Takeaways For Color

COMMENTARY

• Katie Ann’s favorite shrub she would plant today: Valentine Bush
• Other Australian shrubs that do well in the desert
  • Bluebells
  • Winter Blaze
  • Monique Gold
• Vining plants that climb or use for ground cover
• V&P Nurseries covers 260 acres in Queen Creek, 80 acres in Chino Valley

RESOURCE

• Book A Tour Of V&P Nurseries