30th May 2016
FitzGerald Nurseries are proud
to be the plant sponsor partners for the Chicago Bridge the Gap Garden project
at Bloom in the Park 2016. This year is the 10th Anniversary
of Bloom so an even more special occasion for this increasingly successful
national event. Like many Irish families, with cousins in Chicago, Pat
FitzGerald was delighted to be part of this very important tribute garden and
once asked got immediately into overdrive propagating two very relevant plants
to the theme.
EverColor® Carex Everillo was
bred by FitzGerald and is now available nationwide in USA through various
garden centres, retail nurseries, box stores and even in Southern Living
Magazine and Sunset Magazine top garden plant branded promotions. Everillo is
part of FitzGeralds EverColor® range www.evercolorplants.com
which are Irelands most successful international ornamental plant export now
selling over 2 million plants per annum in 26 countries . Everillo
is a chartreuse coloured hardy sedge grass with full hardiness to -25C, shade
and sun tolerant great in containers living walls and many other garden
applications. FitzGerald visits USA on plant breeding and promotion
business several times a year. Please visit the evercolorplants.com where you
can download extensive high quality images of this wonderful new hardy foliage
range.
The second plant bridging the
gap is Sunsparkler Sedum Dazzleberry from USA breeder Chris Hansen who
lives in Holland Michigan just across Lake Michigan facing the windy city
itself. This collaboration between two well known international nursery
plantsmen truly exemplifies the garden theme Bridging the Gap.
All plants were grown here in
Ireland by FitzGerald Nurseries.
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