A New Member of our Team!

Caylie among 8-10' Tonto Crape Myrtles and Nellie R. Stevens Hollies

We are pleased to report that Caylie Ussery joined our team this Fall! She is working in our Nursery division, selling large trees wholesale to landscapers and garden centers across the Mid-Atlantic region. An ECU grad, Caylie brings a sunny disposition and great energy to our sales team, and we feel very fortunate to have her.

Caylie is decidedly hands on with the material she sells, and here are some pictures to prove it.

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News from the Nursery

The Nursery is having a nice fall this year, mainly due to the beautiful, full grown Hollies and Crape Myrtles we have available.

12-14' Biloxi Crape Myrtle

We are quite proud of our Crape Myrtles (as evidenced by the fact that we have posted about them here, here, and here). Our collection includes a full array of whimsical names - e.g. Natchez, Catawba, Sioux, Tonto, Osage, Potomac, Dynamite, and Tuskegee - with colors ranging from white to pink to lavender to vivid red.

One rarity we have are our large Acoma Crape Myrtles, which have a shrub like growth habit and bright white flowers. This slow grower can take years to reach 5', so the 6 or 7 we have in the 8' range are what is known in the trade as 'hard to find.'

Acoma Crape Myrtle

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Photos from the Field

As we've said before, there is no sod like new sod - and here are some pictures from this past summer which prove the point.

For this customer, we installed some plant material, some trees, and even helped wash some windows! But the eye-catcher here is the lush, green grass we installed. Take a look ....

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Hardscape & Landscape

Thankfully, whether to go with hardscape or landscape installations is not an either/or proposition. Stonework, walks, and patios can and should blend seamlessly with new plant installations. Here are some pictures from a recent project which illustrate this point.

Natural Stone and Steps

New Plant Installations

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Boom!

10-12' Biloxi

August is many things, but for those of us with Crape Myrtles - it's a time of colorful blooms exploding across our landscapes! For those of you without Crape Myrtles - here are some photos of what's happening right now at our Iles Farm.

Acoma & Osage

Catawba

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July Roundup!

So, while the rest of you were sitting inside cooling off, what was Ben's Creek Nursery up to?

Herewith a round up of pictures from the past couple of months, which prove that when the going gets hot, the crews of Ben's Creek Nursery get going!

From shopping malls to residential homes, these pictures show some of the problems we faced and the solutions we provided.

Question: what's missing from these pictures?

Missing Dwarf Burford Holly

Missing Juniper

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