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NEW SUNDAY HOURS! 24th Annual Friends School Plant Sale May 10, 11, and 12, 2013 Friday 9:00 A.M.–8:00 P.M.• Saturday 10:00 A.M.–6:00 P.M. Sunday 10:00 A.M.–2:00 P.M. Sunday is discount day—one-third off at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand • Free admission • Free parking www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com info@FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com • 651–621–8930 NEW SUNDAY HOURS! BUMBLE BEE ON GLOBE THISTLE, ECHINOPS RITRO. PHOTO BY NANCY SCHERER Contents ARTICLES How to Do the Sale . . . . . . . .2 About Friends School . . . . . .3 Garden Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Befriend the Bees . . . . . . . .28 Seed Savers List . . . . . . . . .29 Edible Landscaping . . . . . . .42 Rain Gardens . . . . . . . . . . .50 Map to the Sale . . . . .back cover PLANT LISTINGS Rare and Unusual Plants . .6–7 Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8–10 Perennials . . . . . . . . . . .11–22 Daylilies . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Hosta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Lilies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Water Plants . . . . . . . . . .22 Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . .23–26 Climbing Plants . . . . . .27, 30 Annuals . . . . . . . . . . . .31–40 Indoor Plants . . . . . . . . . .31 Succulents . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Hanging Baskets . . . . . . .40 Fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41–42 Roses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Shrubs and Trees . . . . . .44–47 Native Wild Flowers . . .48–52 Grasses . . . . . . . . . . . . .52–53 INDEX By Common Name . . . . . . . .54 By Latin Name . . . . . . . . . .55 What’s New This Year? New Sunday hours If you like to shop the discount sale, be aware that it’s now two hours earlier—opening at 10 a.m. and closing at 2 p.m. New plants There will be over 350 new varieties at the sale, each marked with the ◊ sign. Some highlights: • 33 new hosta, 24 daylilies, 7 iris, 8 mums, and 47 other perennials • 8 new magnolias plus 31 more shrubs and trees • 12 new coleus, including many from from the Under the Sea series, and 75 other annuals • 20 new fruit plants, including goji berries and two kinds of thornless blackberries Bee symbol Which plants are Ω helpful to bees? Just look for our new bee symbol. This will help you select plants that are good for helping bees to survive and useful for attracting pollinators to the fruits and vegetables in your garden. More on gardening for bees, page 28. How to Do the Sale Friends School Plant Sale Shopping List Please record the name, price and quantity you are purchasing for each plant. Catalog # Plant name Quantity x Price = Subtotal $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Before the sale opens until several hours afterward, you will be given a numbered wristband. See page 2 We have boxes for you to put plants in, but it helps if you bring your own. Bring your own wagon or cart if you can (although we do have some grocery carts, see page 2). Th / Fri / Sat Tally sheet! Most important: write down ALL of your plants and their prices. See How Do I Shop? on page 2. Indoor plants have moved These tall, nonhardy plants, meant to be kept as houseplants during the winter, are still part of the Annuals section, but they’ve been moved to a new location under the central stairway. Garden Fair Lots of new offerings in the Garden Fair. See pages 4 and 5. We’re also offering workshops on a range of topics. See page 5. New wristband booth Look for the new and improved wristband booth, located in the Garden Fair. Maps and more about “doing” the sale: SEE PAGE 2 Smile! You get to hang out with hundreds of other gardeners. Dress for the weather, but remember, no matter how warm it is outside, it’s always cold in the Grandstand. These shoes are made for walking. There are 2.5 acres of plants.
2 Friends School Plant Sale • May 10–12, 2013 www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com DAN PATCH AVENUE REST ROOMS Free parking. It’s legal to park on non-posted streets and there’s a large parking lot southwest of the Grandstand (it’s the Midway during the Fair). LIGGETT AVENUE Curbside plant pickup Get wristbands here Garden Fair Work shops EXIT ENTER CHAMBERS STREET REST ROOMS Cashiers Fruit Fruit Order tallying ATM Baskets Bulbs & Bareroots Herbs CHECKOUT ENTRANCE Hanging Baskets Hanging Baskets Water Plants Rare Roses Perennials INFO DESK Master Gardeners Indoor Plants Seed Savers Exchange GRANDSTAND Annuals Succulents Vegetables Climbers Vegetables REST ROOMS Native Wild Flowers Grasses Shrubs and Trees Disability access Are you concerned about accessibility to the sale? Please call 651–621–8930 and we’ll call you back to discuss options. W East door Volunteer entrance NELSON STREET N S E P Food vendors CARNES AVENUE not an entrance CARNES AVENUE Wristbands each morning Shoppers are given a numbered paper wristband as they arrive (one per person). We do this before the sale opens and after opening, until the number of people wanting to get in lets up. This means you don’t have to stand in line the entire time. It’s the fairest way to handle the number of people who want to enter the sale at the same time. Wristbands are distributed starting at: • Friday: 7:00 a.m. (sale opens at 9:00 a.m.) • Saturday: 8:30 a.m. (sale opens at 10:00 a.m.) • Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (sale opens at 10:00 a.m.) Once the sale opens, you will enter the building in a group, according to the number on your wristband. If you arrive early, plan to visit our outdoor Garden Fair after picking up your wristband (see page 4 for more on the Garden Fair). Please stay on the Garden Fair side of the street until your wristband number is called. Please plan to be near the entrance at the west end of the Grandstand in time to line up with your group. We make frequent loudspeaker announcements of each number. Please note: If you have friends arriving later than you or parking the car, they will be given a number at the time of their arrival, not yours. This system makes the waiting process fair for everyone. If you leave the area and return after your group has entered the building, you may go into the sale with the next group that’s admitted. PHOTO BY JENN M. How to Do the Sale Every year, more than 10,000 people visit the Plant Sale. We try to make the shopping experience as smooth as possible. Read this section for an overview of the sale and look for other hints throughout the catalog and on the website. What do I do when I arrive? There are many free spaces to park near the Grandstand where the sale is held (see map). Once you arrive, get a wristband if needed from the wristband booth located within the Garden Fair block. While you wait for your time to enter, visit the Garden Fair. You will be outside for this part, so dress for the weather! How do I shop? As you enter the building, you’ll be given a clipboard and tally sheet to record your plants and their prices. (Or make a list ahead of time with our printable online shopping list—see page 3). Write down the plant names, prices, and quantities as you select them. If you are using a pre-printed shopping list from our website, remember to change the sheet when you add or remove plants. We have a limited number of carts available, so it’s a great idea to bring your own wheeled wagon or cart (no sleds or linked carts, please). On Friday, there will also be students from Friends School who can help you carry your plants. Once you’re inside, there will be maps and signs to help you to find the plants you’re looking for. When’s the best time to come? Each time has its own flavor. Friday and Saturday morning tend to have the most people, so if you come at those times you will see the Plant Sale at its most festive and busy. Later in the afternoon on Friday and Saturday is great for relaxed shopping with little waiting, and there are still lots of plants. Are there lines? There are three lines that you might experience: 1. Wristband line: this usually happens in the mornings. 2. Entry line: this is where you go, briefly, when your wristband number is called. 3. Checkout line: This line peaks 2–3 hours after the sale opens. It may look long but it moves, in the words of one shopper, “freaky fast.” Look for the volunteer with the “Enter Line Here” sign. Later in the day, there are no wristbands, no entry lines, and often no checkout line. How are the plants organized? Within each section (Herbs, Grasses, etc.) plants are alphabetical based on their common names, and are numbered as they are in this catalog. Who can answer my questions? Look for volunteers in green aprons or tie-dyed shirts, or sale organizers with pink hats, Ask Me! tags, or even balloons floating above their heads. The website and this catalog are full of information and tips for shopping. The Info Desk is under the central staircase. What about checking out? Checkout is a two-step process: Your plants are added up at one table based on your tally sheet, then you pay at the cashier tables. You can pay with cash, check or credit/debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express). There is an ATM between the tally tables and the cashiers. Always write the full price of plants on your tally sheet (see example, page 3). On discount Sunday, the one-third discount is taken at the register. Rare Plants has its own cashier. You must purchase any rare plants at the time you select them. Then take your plants with you during the rest of your shopping. 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