MARCH 9, 2009 To all Residential, Commercial, and HOA clients; Enclosed is our recommended list of seasonal color & perennial plants that we are recommending for use on your home or property this year.  At this time we would ask that you make your selection so we can order them ahead of time to make our task easier when it comes time to install in April. “We like to have your selections in by April the 10TH if at all possible”, to order from our suppliers. Installation will start after the 2ND week in April except for "LANTANA & CALADIUM BULBS which will be started the 1ST week in May. STANDARD SEASONAL COLOR 18-4" PER FLAT...$32.00 PREP INCLUDED SPECIALIZED SEASONAL COLOR “AS PRICED BELOW” PERRENNIALS..............................$9.50 PER 1/GAL PLANT CALADIUM BULBS(please see page 2) CALADIUMS LIVE PLANTS 18-4"..............$85.00 PER FLAT PERRYWINKLE DONE IN "JUNE ONLY"/18-4"....$35.00 PER FLAT ************NOTE;"NO GUARANTEE ON PERRYWINKLE"!*****************   IF YOU WISH TO SEE TYPES OF SEASONAL COLOR GO TO OUR WEB SITE AT; hortproservicesinc.com and click on friends links and then click on Ruibals Plants.com and look at their picture list for all Seasonal color & perennials. PLEASE REMEMBER; THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE HEALTHY GOOD LOOKING COLOR YOU MUST CHECK THEM DAILY FOR WATER AND FEED THEM EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS WITH SOME TYPE OF LIQUID ORGANIC FERTILIZER. (SEAWEED/FISH EMULSION/GARRETT JUICE, ETC.) If you have any questions or need help in planning please call, page or email me @ hortprosvcs@sbcglobal.net. Thanks, GERRY BAKER President/Gen. Mgr. HORT/PRO SERVICES INC.     SEASONAL COLOR SPRING 2009 STANDARD SEASONAL COLOR BEGONIAS; LIQUOR SERIES; full sun w/good watering practices Whiskey(WHITE),Vodka(red),Gin(pink) GREENLEAF; WHITE, RED, PINK, SCARLET. FOR SHADE ONLY                                                                                                           $32.00 per flat of 18-4” IMPATIENS;....(shaded areas only) EAST AND NORTH mixes; "salsa"/“elfin mix”/pastels/ SINGLE COLORS ALSO,                                                                                                            $32.00 per flat of 18-4” ZINNIAS:DREAMLAND.........TALL-MIX ONLY/TALL/MULTI BLOOMING                                                                                                           $32.00 per flat of 18-4” ZINNIA PROFUSION....cherry, orange, white, apricot, fire. MEDIUM FLOWERS **********NEW THIS YEAR “ZAHARA YELLOW”…………………….$32.00 per flat or 18-4” LANARES.....WHITE STAR/ORANGE/YELLOW/GROUND COVER TYPE/MULTI BLOOMING SMALL FLOWERS……………………………………………………….......$32.00 per flat of 18-4” ALLYSSUM...AFTERNOON SHADE...PURPLE/WHITE/BURGUNDY/MIX                                                                                                                    $32.00 per flat of 18-4” MELEMPODIUM………GROUNDCOVER TYPE W/ORANGE DAISY LIKE FLOWERS                                         4” ONLY………………………………………………..$32.00 per flat of 18-4” SALVIA.....BLUE/WHITE 4" X 18 POTS @$32.00 OR 1/GALLON FOR $9.50EA. DAHLBERG DAISIE………SMALL YELLOW FLOWER…………………...$32.00 PER FLAT OF 18-4” SPECIALTY PLANTS CALADIUMS; These can be used as backdrop to the others above except lantana, or solid in a bed with good watering practices. FANCY LEAF #1.................................$150.00 PER 100 “BULBS” WHITE CHRISTMAS...tall white leaf w/dark green veins(TALL) JOHN PEED….dark red inner leaf w/green outer leaf (TALL) CANDIDUM……..white leaf w/ dark green veins (TALL) KATHLEEN….. pink inner leaf w/green outer leaf (TALL)   STRAP LEAF & DWF #1...........................$225.00 PER 100 “BULBS” PINK GEM…..dark green outer leaf w/pink inner leaf(dwarf) RED FRILL......deep red and green and frilly leaf (dwarf) GINGERLAND…..green outer leaf w/white center with red blotches **NOTE; LIVE PLANTS CAN BE DONE FOR $85.00 PER FLAT OF 18-4"*** FOUNTAIN GRASS...TALL BRONZE COLORED GRASS USED AS SPECIMEN FOR BACK DROP, FULL SUN………………………………………..$9.50 per 1/gal…………………..$24.50 FOR 3/GAL COLEUS.....SUN AND SHADE VARIETY MULTIPLE COLORS RECOMMENDED FOR LARGE AREAS OR HANGING OVER WALLS OR POTS                                                                                  $38.00 per flat of 18-4”     $24.00 per 10” BASKET SKAVOLA.......GROUNDCOVER TYPE W/PURPLE DAISY LIKE FLOWERS/4" ONLY                                                                                   $38.00 per flat of 18-4”    $24.00 per 10” basket DRAGON WING BEGONIAS, PINK/RED…………………………….$45.00 PER FLAT OF 18-4” LANTANA; This can be used as a solid color or mixed in large beds for a wild flower effect. Likes full sun and dry conditions. GOLD/RED/PURPLE/MIX,…………………………………………………………$40.00 per flat of 18-4” SWEET POTATO PLANTS……………………………………………………..LIME GREEN/BURGUNDY                                    4"..$3.25/48.00 PER FLAT of 15-4”  10" BASKET..$21.00 GERANIUMS..SUN/PART SHADE TOLERANT PINK/RED/DEEP RED/CORAL/FUCHIA…………………6"...$15.00/10"..$24.00 BASKET TAPIOCA PLANT..TALL VARIEGATED PLANT (NOT PERENNIAL)    1/GALLON $15.50 PENTAS..RED/CORAL/PURPLE/ROSE..................4"ONLY..$ 50.00 PER FLAT TROPICAL HIBISCUS…VARIOUS COLORS………………………….6”-$15.00….3/GAL $26.00                                                                                                                              LARGE 5/GAL $35.00 HOLLY & WOOD FERN BASKETS………………………..…SMALL $18.50………….LARGE $28.50 PERSIAN SHIELD……………………………………………………………………………………..$16.50 PER 5” POT GERBER DAISIE’S 8-5” PER FLAT…………………………………………………$36.00 SEASONAL COLOR BASKETS 10” IMPATIEN/BEGONIAS/COLEUS/ETC……..…………………………………………$24.00 EA DRAGON WING BEGONIA BASKET…………………………………………………………$28.00 EA. KNOCK OUT ROSES(RED-PINK/DOUBLE FLOWERING)…...3/GALLON @$48.00 EA ***********NEW THIS YEAR “SUNNY YELLOW” KNOCKOUT ROSE********** THIS IS AN IDEA WE HAVE USED FOR THOSE WHO WISH CALADIUM BULBS IN BEDS W/O OTHER FLOWERS; IN SUNNY AREAS PLANT ALYSSUM OR LOBELIA ON 12” CENTERS MID APRIL AND THEN IN MID MAY PLANT YOUR BULBS IN THE SPACES AND YOU HAVE A STARTER SEASONAL COLOR AND SUMMER COLOR LATER. PERRENIALS, GRASSES,FLOWERING PLANTS AND OTHERS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PART SHADE TO FULL SUN PERENNIALS ALTHEA........FALSE HOLLY HOCK, (BLUE FLOWERS) DIANTHUS......INDIAN CARPET(PINK)/FIRE WITCH(RED) GREEN CALADIUM (ELEPHANT EARS) VERY INVASIVE DAYLILY.......STELLA D'ORO/PINK/AZTEC GOLD, OTHER HYBRID COLORS DELPHINIUM....MAGIC FOUNTAINS MIX ECHINACEA.....PURPLE CONE FLOWER...WHITE/PINK/YELLOW ERYSIUM.......BOWLES WALL FLOWER/ FOR LARGE AREA FERN..........HOLLY/WOOD/AUTUMN/ASPARAGUS (SHADE/POTS) ROSEMARY......HILLS HARDY, PROSTRATE RUDBECKIA.....IRISH EYES, RUSTIC COLORS VERONICA......SUNNY BORDER BLUE, ICICLE WHITE SALVIA........MEXICAN SALVIA/MEADOW SAGE(BLUE/WHITE/PINK) SALVIA GREGGI.RED, PINK, CORAL AND WHITE. AUTUMN SAGE CHRYSANTHEMUM ("SHASTA DAISY")“Becky” OXALIS........PURPLE W/PINKISH WHITE FLOWERS/GREEN W/PINK FLOWERS (SPEC PLANT) FULL SUN PERENNIALS RUELLA........DWF MEXICAN PETUNIA (PURPLE/PINK) ARTEMISIA.....POWER CASTLE, SILVER MOUND, SILVER BROCADE COREOPSIS.....MOONBEAM/ROSE/TICK-SEED NANA/EARLY SUNRISE RUDBECKIA.....GOLDSTRUM (BLACK EYED SUSIES) STACHYS.......HELEN VON STIENS (LAMBS EAR) FULL SHADE TO PART SHADE HOSTA.........MULTIPLE LEAF SHAPES SIZES & COLORS/SPIKE FLOWERS IN MID-SUMMER                                                                                                                                                  $12.50 per 1/gal plant HYDRANGEA.....COLOR IS ACCORDING TO HOW YOU FEED IT/FROM BLUE TO  PINK TO WHITE OR MULTI COLOR MIX                                                                                                    $52.00 per 3/gal plant GROUNDCOVERS/VINES ENGLISH IVY….GROUND COVER MONDO………….GRASSY TYPE (ALSO IN DWF) STAR JASMINE AS A VINE OR GROUND COVER (WHITE FLOWERS FRAGRANT IN SPRING) GRASSES MUHLY GRASS……………………………………………………………………… $12.00 PER 1/GAL PLANT DWF MISCANTHUS…………………………………………………………………..$12.00 PER 1/GAL PLANT                                                                                                                                          $42.00 PER 3/GAL PLANT OTHER GRASSES AVAILABLE