Re: Midwest rhodos
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Midwest rhodos
- From: B* D*
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:18:48 -0500
Susan,
The famous old Klehm nursery seems to have split up into two separate
nurseries as of this year. Beaver Creek evidently is one half. I forget
the name of the other half. I believe Roy Klehm and John Elsley, formerly
of Wayside, are involved with the half that isn't Beaver Creek. Can anyone
shed more light on this? Gregg, Marge? It would be useful to know which
half carries what plants. The Klehms were never noted for azaleas, so if
they are now selling them it is great news!
NB, I just phoned Beaver Creek myself and talked to "Frank." He says they
are in Rockford, up north near the WI border, and only sell wholesale.
They have a catalog that they will send to landscape designers, nurseries,
etc., but they will not deal with individual gardeners.
Re the Northern Lights (or just Lights) series from U of Mn, which Gene
Bush and someone else recommended, Arbor Village in Missouri sells some of
them; Forest Farm supposedly sells some more (but I try not to buy plants
from the West Coast; shipping charge is just too high). EEE me privately
and I"ll give you Arbor Village's phone number.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Susan Campanini wrote:
> Gregg,
> Can you say more about the rhodo source you mention? Can
> individuals buy from them or only nurseries? Where are they (I'm in
> Champaign-Urbana and I never heard of Beaver Creek and the phone area code
> isn't 217???)?
> We have grown mucronulatum (Cornell pink), some of the big hardy
> ones from discount stores (if you get to them early) like nova zembla and
> catawbiense and we've got (they are hard to find) one of the yakus. I have
> been looking for the northern lights series...
> Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 17:12:55 -0500
> From: Gregory Smith <forshade@PRAIRIENET.ORG>
> Subject: Re: Azaleas, Rhododendrons
>
> wholesale source of fieldgrown rhododendron & azaleas--36 varieties. 8 of
> them in a zone 5 garden Champaign, IL. all doing well.
>
> Beaver Creek (Klehm family) 815-737-8758
>
> Susan and David in Urbana, Illinois, zone 5b
>
>
