The “Foster” Mum Can Nurture And Enrich Tired Flower Pots

July 31, 2012 - PRLog -- Vernon, New Jersey, July 31, 2012 - Are your flower containers feeling the dog days of summer already? Take a look at them...are they feeling forgotten, and tired? Are you tired of how they look, but don’t know how to liven them up in this in-between time of the season?

The colors of spring have faded, but autumns showy mums, sunflowers, ornamental cabbages and kales just aren’t ready to adorn your gardens. Take direction from Heaven Hill Farm’s Nursery Manager, Jim Paulison, and enrich your containers with unexpected color and contour.

The old adage, ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ is a daily challenge at Heaven Hill. Given the opportunity to feature planted containers at the Sussex County Chamber tent at the New Jersey State Fair this week, Paulison dug deep in his repertoire of container planting tricks. “Knowing that this time of season can leave annuals dry and faded, I take an unorthodox approach to planting showpiece containers,” states Paulison.

Hand selecting unsuspected arrangements of plants and flowers allows Paulison to create customized containers of fillers, thrillers and spillers that will adorn the Sussex Chamber tent and show guests and gardeners that utilizing “foster” flowers can allow for vibrant, textured containers that will welcome the fall season with grace and surprise.

Established in 1982, Heaven Hill Farm is a 150 acre working farm and full service garden center offering annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, gardening supplies, patio furniture, grills, giftware, seasonal produce, ice cream, baked goods and specialty foods in more than 16,000 sq. ft. of retail space. Heaven Hill is host to yearly events including the Most Beautiful Garden Contest, the Pumpkin Land Festival, the Haunted Acres Hayride, the What The Hay Contest, U-Pick Pumpkin Hayrides, school, corporate and group tours, the Twinkletown Holiday Train Rides, the  Easter Egg Hunt & Bonnet Contest, Flowers On The Farm, Vernon Earthfest, Farmtastic 4th of July, Gardening Demos. For additional information and directions, contact Heaven Hill Farm at (973)764-5144 or visit www.heavenhillfarm.com.
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Jim Paulison, Heaven Hill Farm Nursery Manager, specializes in creating unordinary custom plantings with a Filler, Thriller & Spiller late season container of Caladium, Bromiliad, Ornamental Chili Pepper, Northern Sea Oats, Scaveola and PW Angelface.

Photo by Phyllis Emmerich