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Alan Summers - ArticlesAlan Summers, president of Carroll Gardens, Inc., has over 30 years experience in gardening and landscape design. He has made Carroll Gardens one of America's preeminent nurseries, having introduced more than 20 new perennials and woody shrubs over the years and reintroduced numerous "lost" cultivars back to American gardeners.
Carroll Gardens publishes a weekly online newsletter written by Alan. It contains valuable gardening advice and tips and answers to customer questions. Click here to sign up for the Carroll Gardens weekly enewsletter. Every Saturday, Alan hosts a call-in gardening forum on WCBM radio - 680 AM. For those outside of the WCBM listening area, they can listen to radio show via the internet. Visit CarrollGardens.com to learn more. Japanese Plum Yew - Cephalotaxus Harringtonia 'Prostrata'Description and planting and care instructions for the Japanese Plum Yew - Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata' - a deer-resistant evergreen. 'Sir Cedric Morris' Hardy GeraniumDescription and planting and care instructions for 'Sir Cedric Morris' Hardy Geranium - an especially large flowered variety. Daylily Red Hot ReturnsDescription and planting and care instructions for daylily 'Red Hot Returns,' the first full size repeat-blooming red daylily that is hardy in the north. Add Color and Fragrance to Your Garden with the Korean Spice ViburnumDescription and planting and care instructions for the Korean Spice Viburnum - a beautiful shrub that will add both color and fragrance to your spring garden. Nepeta Faassenii 'Kit Kat'Description and planting and care instructions for Nepeta faassenii 'Kit Kat' - a new 2006 introduction that is a compact, neater Nepeta faassenii. It is the perfect perennial to add color to your garden throughout the summer. 'Blushing Bride' Hydrangea (PPAF)Description and planting and care instructions for the new Blushing Bride Hydragnea - the fifth of the new repeat blooming hydrangeas, each one distinctly different, bred from Endless summer by Dr. Michael Dirr, our nation's preeminent woody plant authority. Rugosa Roses - Fragrant, Tough and Handsome Shrub RosesDescription of Rugosa Roses and the most disease resistant Rugosa of them all - a rose with single, pastel pink blooms on a neat compact plant - Fru Dagmar Hastrup. Quickly Grow a Natural Privacy Screen or Sound Barrier - Thuja x. 'Steeplechase' (PP16,094)Description and planting and care instructions for Thuja 'Steeplechase' - a fast-gorwing evergreen that provides the perfect privacy screen or sound barrier. Daylily 'When My Sweetheart Returns'Description and planting and care instructions for 'When My Sweetheart Returns' - a new repeat blooming daylily introduced by Dr. Darrel Apps, who is also known for other popular repeat-blooming daylilies including 'Rosy Returns', 'Happy Returns' and 'Big Time Happy.' Floribunda Rose 'Julia Child'Description and planting and care instructions for ‘Julia Child' Floribunda Rose - a 2006 AARS Winner that is named for the famous chef.
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