--- title: Field Grown - The Waverly Farm Blog | Jerry Faulring description: Field Grown, The Waverly Farm blog, is the source for articles about landscape plant varieties and field production nursery practices of interest to landscape industry professionals including landscape architects, landscaping contractors, and landscape re-wholesale buyers. --- [** (301) 874-8300](tel:(301)%20874-8300) Translate site: [![Waverly Farm](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/Logo_waverlyFarm.png?width=128&height=127&name=Logo_waverlyFarm.png "Waverly Farm")](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/) [![Shop](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/de288a79-4650-4ef7-bdee-01ebcdda0932.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/de288a79-4650-4ef7-bdee-01ebcdda0932) [![Availability / Prices](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/50bb204e-d827-40ea-a41b-f8e888247f37.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/50bb204e-d827-40ea-a41b-f8e888247f37) [![Order / Create Account](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/85cb7e06-f764-4c70-9380-e0740275dec6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/85cb7e06-f764-4c70-9380-e0740275dec6) # Field Grown ###### The Waverly Farm Blog ## Jerry Faulring [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BLD.jpg?width=948&height=574&name=BLD.jpg) ](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/how-we-manage-beech-leaf-disease) 4 min read ## [How We Manage Beech Leaf Disease](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/how-we-manage-beech-leaf-disease) Over the past several years Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) has become a topic of increasing discussion. BLD affects both Fagus americana and Fagus sylvatica. It was first discovered in Ohio in 2012, although some reports indicate that it was found earlier in Massachusetts. It is ... [Plant Disease Management](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plant-disease-management), [Fagus](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/fagus) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/how-we-manage-beech-leaf-disease) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/redbud.jpg?width=455&height=257&name=redbud.jpg) ](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/early-spring-bloomers-cercis-and-fothergilla) 3 min read ## [Early Spring Bloomers: Cercis and Fothergilla](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/early-spring-bloomers-cercis-and-fothergilla) Once the weather begins to warm, I start looking for signs of shrubs and trees that are beginning to bloom. Two of my favorite early spring bloomers are Cercis and Fothergilla. The pink haze on the Cercis branches and the white cloud of bottle brush flowers on Fothergilla are two of the earliest ... [fothergilla](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/fothergilla), [Cercis](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/cercis) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/early-spring-bloomers-cercis-and-fothergilla) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01%20tillage%20promotes%20soil%20health.jpg?width=455&height=257&name=01%20tillage%20promotes%20soil%20health.jpg) ](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/maintaining-and-improving-soil-health-in-a-field-production-nursery) 3 min read ## [Maintaining and Improving Soil Health in a Field Production Nursery](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/maintaining-and-improving-soil-health-in-a-field-production-nursery) Soil preparation. That’s the starting point for any field production nursery operation. The soil you've got and what you do with it to maintain or improve soil health is directly tied to your success as a grower. It is the key to growing consistently high value plant material. [Soil Management](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/soil-management) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/maintaining-and-improving-soil-health-in-a-field-production-nursery) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20nursery%20planting%20plan.jpg?width=455&height=257&name=00%20nursery%20planting%20plan.jpg) ](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/wholesale-nursery-best-practices-creating-strategic-planting-plans) 3 min read ## [Wholesale Nursery Best Practices: Creating Strategic Planting Plans](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/wholesale-nursery-best-practices-creating-strategic-planting-plans) The making of a really valuable nursery plant is pretty much hard wired into every detail of the growing process from selecting liners through harvesting. All these activities are tied to an exacting timeline and it begins with the grower’s approach to developing a strategic planting plan for ... [planting plans](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/planting-plans) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/wholesale-nursery-best-practices-creating-strategic-planting-plans) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01%20plant%20tag%20identifies%20mycorrhizal%20inoculant.jpg?width=455&height=257&name=01%20plant%20tag%20identifies%20mycorrhizal%20inoculant.jpg) ](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/will-mycorrhizal-inoculants-produce-a-better-nursery-plant) 4 min read ## [Will Mycorrhizal Inoculants Produce a Better Nursery Plant?](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/will-mycorrhizal-inoculants-produce-a-better-nursery-plant) Should field production growers invest in mycorrhizal inoculation materials in hopes of achieving improved tree and shrub growth in the nursery? We believe it's important to explore ways to continuously improve processes with the goal of turning out better plant ... [Mycorrhizae](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/mycorrhizae), [Mycorrhizal Inoculants](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/mycorrhizal-inoculants) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/will-mycorrhizal-inoculants-produce-a-better-nursery-plant) ### Subscribe now ### Blog Topics - [Plant of the Month (20)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plant-of-the-month) - [Best Practices (5)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/best-practices) - [Buxus (2)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/buxus) - [Fagus (2)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/fagus) - [Nursery partnerships (2)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/nursery-partnerships) - [Plant Pricing (2)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plant-pricing) - [under-utilized cultivars (2)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/under-utilized-cultivars) - [Boxwood Blight (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/boxwood-blight) - [Cercis (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/cercis) - [Clethra alnifolia (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/clethra-alnifolia) - [Cornus (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/cornus) - [Cryptomeria (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/cryptomeria) - [Cultivar substitutions (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/cultivar-substitutions) - [Deer Resistant Plants (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/deer-resistant-plants) - [Field production (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/field-production) - [Hicksii Yew (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/hicksii-yew) - [Hydrangea (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/hydrangea) - [Ilex (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/ilex) - [Little Girl Magnolias (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/little-girl-magnolias) - [Mycorrhizae (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/mycorrhizae) - [Mycorrhizal Inoculants (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/mycorrhizal-inoculants) - [Native Plants (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/native-plants) - [Plant Disease Management (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plant-disease-management) - [Plant Propagation (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plant-propagation) - [Plants for Wet Soil (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plants-for-wet-soil) - [Pollination & Fruiting (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/pollination-fruiting) - [Root Ball Size (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/root-ball-size) - [Root Flare (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/root-flare) - [Rose of Sharon (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/rose-of-sharon) - [Salt Tolerant Plants (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/salt-tolerant-plants) - [Shade loving shrubs (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/shade-loving-shrubs) - [Shipping prep (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/shipping-prep) - [Soil Management (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/soil-management) - [Syringa (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/syringa) - [Thuja (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/thuja) - [Thuja occidentalis (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/thuja-occidentalis) - [Thuja plicata (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/thuja-plicata) - [Timing the dig (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/timing-the-dig) - [Viburnum plicatum (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/viburnum-plicatum) - [fothergilla (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/fothergilla) - [planting plans (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/planting-plans) - [viburnum (1)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/viburnum) [See more topics](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/author/jerry-faulring#) ### Plant of the Month - [January](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plant-of-the-month) - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December ![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/About/sapling.png?width=75&height=70&name=sapling.png) ## Solving Plant Shortages in a High-Demand Landscaping Market [![Download eBook](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/79a23b8f-1f84-42b9-b6bb-9331851516f7.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/79a23b8f-1f84-42b9-b6bb-9331851516f7) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20nursery%20trees%20prepped%20for%20shipping.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=00%20nursery%20trees%20prepped%20for%20shipping.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/ensuring-nursery-plants-arrive-at-the-job-site-looking-picture-perfect) 3 min read ## [Ensuring Nursery Plants Arrive at the Job Site Looking Picture Perfect](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/ensuring-nursery-plants-arrive-at-the-job-site-looking-picture-perfect) After you spend days picking out the perfect nursery plants for your landscape project, the last thing you want to worry about is delivery. Perhaps you’ve experienced that unpleasant surprise once or twice–that plants ... [Best Practices](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/best-practices), [Shipping prep](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/shipping-prep) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/ensuring-nursery-plants-arrive-at-the-job-site-looking-picture-perfect) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20planting%20liner%20stock.jpeg?width=438&height=257&name=00%20planting%20liner%20stock.jpeg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/giving-landscaping-trees-a-good-start-at-the-nursery) 3 min read ## [Giving Landscaping Trees a Good Start at the Nursery](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/giving-landscaping-trees-a-good-start-at-the-nursery) As a landscaper, you want to know as much as you can about the expected hardiness and survival rate of plants you install. When you place an order for landscaping trees, you want to know that they are solid—that they were grown not just to make a good first impression, but to ... [Best Practices](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/best-practices) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/giving-landscaping-trees-a-good-start-at-the-nursery) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20field%20grown%20tree%20on%20forklift.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=00%20field%20grown%20tree%20on%20forklift.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/the-value-of-field-grown-trees-and-shrubs-compared-to-container-grown) 3 min read ## [The Value of Field Grown Trees and Shrubs Compared to Container Grown](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/the-value-of-field-grown-trees-and-shrubs-compared-to-container-grown) Some nurseries specialize in container growing or a mix of container and field grown. Others devote their efforts exclusively to field production of their trees and shrubs. You might choose one over the other depending on the customer or project you are purchasing for. [Field production](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/field-production) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/the-value-of-field-grown-trees-and-shrubs-compared-to-container-grown) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01%20trike%20tractor%20spraying%20pre-emergent.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=01%20trike%20tractor%20spraying%20pre-emergent.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/wholesale-plant-sourcing-why-a-nursery-tour-is-essential-to-success) 3 min read ## [Sourcing Wholesale Plants: Why a Nursery Tour Is Essential to Success](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/wholesale-plant-sourcing-why-a-nursery-tour-is-essential-to-success) As a landscaping professional you are always on the lookout for the next new source of wholesale plants. You want growers who can deliver the high caliber wholesale plants you need when you need them. How should you make choices about the nurseries you decide to work with? There is no substitute ... [Nursery partnerships](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/nursery-partnerships) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/wholesale-plant-sourcing-why-a-nursery-tour-is-essential-to-success) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01%20large%20root%20balls%20at%20harvest.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=01%20large%20root%20balls%20at%20harvest.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/landscape-trees-and-shrubs-how-root-ball-size-relates-to-success-1) 3 min read ## [Landscape Trees and Shrubs: How Root Ball Size Relates to Success](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/landscape-trees-and-shrubs-how-root-ball-size-relates-to-success-1) Is there a connection between root ball size and the quality of the landscape trees and shrubs it supports? We say yes. [Best Practices](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/best-practices), [Root Ball Size](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/root-ball-size) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/landscape-trees-and-shrubs-how-root-ball-size-relates-to-success-1) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20planting%20depth%20for%20nursery%20trees.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=00%20planting%20depth%20for%20nursery%20trees.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/root-flare-how-planting-depth-impacts-the-longevity-of-nursery-trees-in-the-landscape) 3 min read ## [Root Flare: How Planting Depth Impacts the Longevity of Nursery Trees in the Landscape](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/root-flare-how-planting-depth-impacts-the-longevity-of-nursery-trees-in-the-landscape) Many things must go right to ensure that a rooted cutting or graft grows into a robust nursery tree or shrub in the field. Above all, planting depth at the nursery (and later when the tree is installed in a landscape) is critical because it determines whether the root flare will develop above ... [Best Practices](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/best-practices), [Root Flare](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/root-flare) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/root-flare-how-planting-depth-impacts-the-longevity-of-nursery-trees-in-the-landscape) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20seedlings%20in%20plant%20propagtion%20hut.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=00%20seedlings%20in%20plant%20propagtion%20hut.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/why-nursery-plant-propagation-and-planting-technique-matter) 3 min read ## [Why Nursery Plant Propagation and Planting Technique Matter](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/why-nursery-plant-propagation-and-planting-technique-matter) As a buyer looking at that finished plant in a re-wholesale yard, you can’t possibly know everything that went into producing it–much less the plant propagation and planting techniques employed. If you like it, you like it. If you don’t, you don’t. Much of the transaction is instinctive. But the ... [Best Practices](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/best-practices), [Plant Propagation](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plant-propagation) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/why-nursery-plant-propagation-and-planting-technique-matter) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20Farm%20Photos_Lisa%20-%2009.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=00%20Farm%20Photos_Lisa%20-%2009.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/choose-your-nurseries-based-on-grower-specialties) 3 min read ## [Choose Your Nurseries Based on Grower Specialties](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/choose-your-nurseries-based-on-grower-specialties) In an ideal world, you’d have your go-to wholesale nursery where you would pick up everything you need all in one shot. That, sorry to say, is not the world we live in. And that’s why we have rewholesale distributors. Rewholesalers have to become experts at choosing growers based on their ... [Nursery partnerships](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/nursery-partnerships) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/choose-your-nurseries-based-on-grower-specialties) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01%20nursery%20plants%20preppef%20for%20shipping.jpeg?width=438&height=257&name=01%20nursery%20plants%20preppef%20for%20shipping.jpeg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/planting-plans-fixed-budget-proposals-and-pricing-reality) 3 min read ## [Planting Plans, Fixed Budget Proposals, and Pricing Reality](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/planting-plans-fixed-budget-proposals-and-pricing-reality) Make Sure Your Fixed Budget Planting Plan Is Based on Accurate Pricing Our job has been booked and the planting plan is set. We have to make it work with the budget we have. Can you help us? Whoops! “Winging it” may sometimes be necessary ... [Plant Pricing](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plant-pricing) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/planting-plans-fixed-budget-proposals-and-pricing-reality) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20Pinus%20strobus%20Horsford%20Dwarf.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=00%20Pinus%20strobus%20Horsford%20Dwarf.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/under-utilized-cultivars-part-two-dwarf-and-slow-growing-shrubs) 3 min read ## [Under-utilized Cultivars Part Two: Dwarf and Slow-Growing Shrubs](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/under-utilized-cultivars-part-two-dwarf-and-slow-growing-shrubs) The plants you use the most are getting harder to find each year, right? Those “go-to” cultivars always seem to be sold out before you can get them. [under-utilized cultivars](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/under-utilized-cultivars) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/under-utilized-cultivars-part-two-dwarf-and-slow-growing-shrubs) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/02%20Hibiscus%20syriacus%20Helene.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=02%20Hibiscus%20syriacus%20Helene.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/under-utilized-cultivars-part-one-get-to-know-them-start-to-use-them) 3 min read ## [Under-utilized Cultivars Part One: Get to Know Them & Start to Use Them](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/under-utilized-cultivars-part-one-get-to-know-them-start-to-use-them) We all know there is enormous variety in the plant world. Yet when you are having trouble locating the cultivars you use the most, the ones most requested by your customers, you might feel like you are out of options. You are not. Breeders all over the world continue to develop new and ... [under-utilized cultivars](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/under-utilized-cultivars) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/under-utilized-cultivars-part-one-get-to-know-them-start-to-use-them) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/02%20Buxus%20sempervirens%20Newport%20Blue.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=02%20Buxus%20sempervirens%20Newport%20Blue.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/investing-in-deer-resistant-shrubs-and-trees) 2 min read ## [Investing in "Deer Resistant" Shrubs & Trees](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/investing-in-deer-resistant-shrubs-and-trees) Throw a few venison burgers on the grill, because this business has driven the thought of deer as anything but a nuisance out of my head long ago. Deer are a problem that keeps coming back for more and in greater numbers after each breeding season. Solutions are a challenge since “deer resistant ... [Deer Resistant Plants](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/deer-resistant-plants) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/investing-in-deer-resistant-shrubs-and-trees) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/transport%20B%26Bs%20copy.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=transport%20B%26Bs%20copy.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/its-all-in-the-timing-deliver-plants-when-its-time-to-dig) 3 min read ## [It's All in the Timing: Deliver Plants When It's Time to Dig](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/its-all-in-the-timing-deliver-plants-when-its-time-to-dig) This is a business where patience is a hard-won virtue. Some days I’m more virtuous than others. But I do know that when it comes to delivering plants that are truly ready for market, timing -and therefore patience- is everything. [Timing the dig](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/timing-the-dig) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/its-all-in-the-timing-deliver-plants-when-its-time-to-dig) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01%20Clethra%20alnifolia%20Ruby%20Spice%20Sweet%20Pepper%20Bush.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=01%20Clethra%20alnifolia%20Ruby%20Spice%20Sweet%20Pepper%20Bush.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/choosing-salt-tolerant-plants-for-your-waterside-landscape) 2 min read ## [Choosing Salt Tolerant Plants for Your Waterside Landscape](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/choosing-salt-tolerant-plants-for-your-waterside-landscape) Salt is great for curing ham, but it does not cure much when it comes to your landscape -- quite the opposite. Most plants can't handle it. Fortunately for landscapers, there are some salt tolerant plants. And they belong to a small but tenacious minority in the plant world. [Salt Tolerant Plants](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/salt-tolerant-plants) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/choosing-salt-tolerant-plants-for-your-waterside-landscape) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ilex%20x%20meserveae%20Blue%20Princess.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=Ilex%20x%20meserveae%20Blue%20Princess.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/american-holly-one-rule-for-pollination-and-fruiting) 2 min read ## [American Holly - One Rule for Pollination and Fruiting](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/american-holly-one-rule-for-pollination-and-fruiting) Brilliant clusters of holly berries nestled among those deep green leaves on a holly shrub - it’s an iconic part of a winter landscape that I really enjoy. There are different holly categories, but the popular [Pollination & Fruiting](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/pollination-fruiting), [Ilex](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/ilex) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/american-holly-one-rule-for-pollination-and-fruiting) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/04%20Hamamelis%20virginiana%20common%20witch%20hazel.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=04%20Hamamelis%20virginiana%20common%20witch%20hazel.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/the-fine-points-of-native-plants-vs-cultivated-natives) 3 min read ## [Fact Check: Native Plants vs. Cultivated Natives](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/the-fine-points-of-native-plants-vs-cultivated-natives) More and more customers, from individual homeowners to landscaping companies to property management teams, are looking for native plants for their landscaping projects. On this subject I find the need for a nuanced approach, because there are native plants, and then there are cultivated native ... [Native Plants](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/native-plants) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/the-fine-points-of-native-plants-vs-cultivated-natives) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/updated-images/01-Buxus-sempervirens-Fastigiata.png?width=438&height=257&name=01-Buxus-sempervirens-Fastigiata.png)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/is-it-over-for-boxwood-considering-boxwood-blight) 3 min read ## [Is It Over for Boxwood? Considering Boxwood Blight](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/is-it-over-for-boxwood-considering-boxwood-blight) Boxwood is versatile and useful, but some in the landscape industry are afraid to use it because of the recent scares around boxwood blight. Your customers may have questions about boxwood, or they may just be ordering what they think of as alternatives. Alternatives are out there, but there is ... [Boxwood Blight](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/boxwood-blight) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/is-it-over-for-boxwood-considering-boxwood-blight) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/updated-images/01-Cornus-alternifolia-pagoda-dogwood-flower-detail.jpg?width=438&height=257&name=01-Cornus-alternifolia-pagoda-dogwood-flower-detail.jpg)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/plants-that-like-wet-soil-for-poorly-drained-sites) 2 min read ## [Plants That Like Wet Soil - For Poorly Drained Sites](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/plants-that-like-wet-soil-for-poorly-drained-sites) For any plant to thrive, it needs oxygen and soil moisture--but also decent drainage. Some plants can tolerate a poorly drained, sopping wet site better than others. Some can even tolerate short term flooding--but not constant submersion. Most plants won’t survive if they are just sitting in ... [Plants for Wet Soil](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/plants-for-wet-soil) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/plants-that-like-wet-soil-for-poorly-drained-sites) [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/03%20chamaecyparis%20obtusa%20tempelhof.png?width=438&height=257&name=03%20chamaecyparis%20obtusa%20tempelhof.png)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/selecting-plants-for-degrees-of-sun-and-shade) 3 min read ## [Shade Loving Shrubs and Trees - It's a Matter of Degrees](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/selecting-plants-for-degrees-of-sun-and-shade) Customers are VERY interested in how different shrubs and trees tolerate sun or shade once they are installed in a landscape. They may be particularly interested after a bad experience with a plant that burned up in the sunlight or failed to thrive in too much shade. We all know that most plants ... [Shade loving shrubs](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/tag/shade-loving-shrubs) [Read More](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/selecting-plants-for-degrees-of-sun-and-shade) [![Waverly Farm](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/Logo_waverlyFarm.png?width=128&height=127&name=Logo_waverlyFarm.png "Waverly Farm")](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/) ##### Links ##### Location 1931 Greenfield Road Adamstown, MD 21710 ##### Contact Phone: [(301) 874-8300](tel:(301)%20874-8300) Fax: [(301) 874-8302](fax:(301)%20874-8302) Email: [sales@waverlyfarm.com](mailto:sales@waverlyfarm.com) ##### Connect [![LinkedIn](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/linked-in.png?width=25&height=25&name=linked-in.png)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/author/jerry-faulring#) [![Instagram](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/insta.png?width=25&height=25&name=insta.png)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/author/jerry-faulring#) [![Facebook](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/facebook.png?width=25&height=25&name=facebook.png)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/author/jerry-faulring#) [![YouTube](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/youtube.png?width=25&height=25&name=youtube.png)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/author/jerry-faulring#) ©2015-2026 Waverly Farm LLC. 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" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/early-spring-bloomers-cercis-and-fothergilla" }, "headline": "Early Spring Bloomers: Cercis and Fothergilla", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/redbud.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "March 13, 2023", "dateModified": "March 13, 2023", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "Describes two plants that bloom early in spring, cercis and fothergilla, and provides cultivation and pruning information for both" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/maintaining-and-improving-soil-health-in-a-field-production-nursery" }, "headline": "Maintaining and Improving Soil Health in a Field Production Nursery", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/01%20tillage%20promotes%20soil%20health.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "October 19, 2022", "dateModified": "October 19, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "Using soil regeneration and tillage techniques to improve soil health is the key to growing consistently high value plant stock at a wholesale nursery " }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/wholesale-nursery-best-practices-creating-strategic-planting-plans" }, "headline": "Wholesale Nursery Best Practices: Creating Strategic Planting Plans", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/00%20nursery%20planting%20plan.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "September 21, 2022", "dateModified": "September 21, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "It is critical that growers stay on top of market trends and solicit customer feedback when developing nursery planting plans and long-term strategy" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/will-mycorrhizal-inoculants-produce-a-better-nursery-plant" }, "headline": "Will Mycorrhizal Inoculants Produce a Better Nursery Plant?", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/01%20plant%20tag%20identifies%20mycorrhizal%20inoculant.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "July 20, 2022", "dateModified": "August 24, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "Should field production growers invest in mycorrhizal inoculation materials in hopes of achieving improved tree and shrub growth in the nursery? Maybe!" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/ensuring-nursery-plants-arrive-at-the-job-site-looking-picture-perfect" }, "headline": "Ensuring Nursery Plants Arrive at the Job Site Looking Picture Perfect", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/00%20nursery%20trees%20prepped%20for%20shipping.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "June 20, 2022", "dateModified": "June 20, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "Growers who follow best practices in preparing nursery plants for shipping minimize opportunity for harm ensuring your plants arrive in perfect condition" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/giving-landscaping-trees-a-good-start-at-the-nursery" }, "headline": "Giving Landscaping Trees a Good Start at the Nursery", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/00%20planting%20liner%20stock.jpeg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "June 13, 2022", "dateModified": "June 13, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "When you place an order for landscaping trees, you want to know they were grown not just to make a good first impression, but to thrive for years to come." }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/the-value-of-field-grown-trees-and-shrubs-compared-to-container-grown" }, "headline": "The Value of Field Grown Trees and Shrubs Compared to Container Grown", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/00%20field%20grown%20tree%20on%20forklift.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "May 23, 2022", "dateModified": "May 23, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "For large sized trees and shrubs that won’t be shocked when transplanted into natural soil, field grown plants offer superior value to container grown." }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/wholesale-plant-sourcing-why-a-nursery-tour-is-essential-to-success" }, "headline": "Sourcing Wholesale Plants: Why a Nursery Tour Is Essential to Success", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/01%20trike%20tractor%20spraying%20pre-emergent.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "May 16, 2022", "dateModified": "May 16, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "Landscapers are always looking for growers who can deliver high value wholesale plants. 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Here's how to do that successfully" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/planting-plans-fixed-budget-proposals-and-pricing-reality" }, "headline": "Planting Plans, Fixed Budget Proposals, and Pricing Reality", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/01%20nursery%20plants%20preppef%20for%20shipping.jpeg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "March 14, 2022", "dateModified": "March 17, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "How do landscapers fulfill fixed budget proposals amid price fluctuations when bidding for jobs months ahead of time? By staying up-to-date on plant pricing" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/under-utilized-cultivars-part-two-dwarf-and-slow-growing-shrubs" }, "headline": "Under-utilized Cultivars Part Two: Dwarf and Slow-Growing Shrubs", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/00%20Pinus%20strobus%20Horsford%20Dwarf.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "February 28, 2022", "dateModified": "March 29, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "Here are some overlooked and under-utilized cultivars to serve the strong demand in the landscaping industry for compact, dwarf and slow-growing landscape plants" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/under-utilized-cultivars-part-one-get-to-know-them-start-to-use-them" }, "headline": "Under-utilized Cultivars Part One: Get to Know Them & Start to Use Them", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/02%20Hibiscus%20syriacus%20Helene.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "February 21, 2022", "dateModified": "March 27, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "Look to under utilized cultivars as an alternate when the plants you use the most, the ones most requested by your customers are out of stock. " }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/investing-in-deer-resistant-shrubs-and-trees" }, "headline": "Investing in "Deer Resistant" Shrubs & Trees", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/02%20Buxus%20sempervirens%20Newport%20Blue.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "February 14, 2022", "dateModified": "June 02, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "The number of deer resistant shrubs and trees available for landscaping is far outnumbered by the numbers of deer who keep coming back for more to eat. " }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/its-all-in-the-timing-deliver-plants-when-its-time-to-dig" }, "headline": "It's All in the Timing: Deliver Plants When It's Time to Dig", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/transport%20B&Bs%20copy.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "January 31, 2022", "dateModified": "March 27, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "As a wholesale field production nursery, we’ve learned that the right time to dig and ship plants, whether it's Spring or Fall, is when the plant is ready." }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/choosing-salt-tolerant-plants-for-your-waterside-landscape" }, "headline": "Choosing Salt Tolerant Plants for Your Waterside Landscape", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://f.hubspotusercontent30.net/hubfs/19497730/01%20Clethra%20alnifolia%20Ruby%20Spice%20Sweet%20Pepper%20Bush.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "January 24, 2022", "dateModified": "January 24, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "Salt absorbed through the air or soil can poison a plant. Luckily, there are salt tolerant plants. They are a small and tenacious minority in the plant world" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/american-holly-one-rule-for-pollination-and-fruiting" }, "headline": "American Holly - One Rule for Pollination and Fruiting", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/Ilex%20x%20meserveae%20Blue%20Princess.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "January 17, 2022", "dateModified": "March 18, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "American Holly requires a male plant in proximity to pollinate female plants and produce those bright bunches of berries. Factor that into the planting plan" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/the-fine-points-of-native-plants-vs-cultivated-natives" }, "headline": "Fact Check: Native Plants vs. Cultivated Natives", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/04%20Hamamelis%20virginiana%20common%20witch%20hazel.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "December 20, 2021", "dateModified": "August 24, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "As more customers request native plants for landscaping projects, it's necessary to understand that natives and native cultivars are not the same" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/is-it-over-for-boxwood-considering-boxwood-blight" }, "headline": "Is It Over for Boxwood? 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Yet not all boxwood is susceptible-and there's preventive care that works" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/plants-that-like-wet-soil-for-poorly-drained-sites" }, "headline": "Plants That Like Wet Soil - For Poorly Drained Sites", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hubfs/Waverly_2021/updated-images/01-Cornus-alternifolia-pagoda-dogwood-flower-detail.jpg", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "November 22, 2021", "dateModified": "August 24, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "If you can't fix soil drainage problems, you can choose from a specific subset of plants that like wet soil and can succeed in above average soil moisture" }, { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/selecting-plants-for-degrees-of-sun-and-shade" }, "headline": "Shade Loving Shrubs and Trees - It's a Matter of Degrees", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://f.hubspotusercontent30.net/hubfs/19497730/03%20chamaecyparis%20obtusa%20tempelhof.png", "height": 800, "width": 800 }, "datePublished": "November 08, 2021", "dateModified": "March 27, 2022", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Faulring" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Waverly Farm Wholesale Nursery", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "Most plants thrive in part sun/part shade conditions. Defining degrees of shade in a landscape is imperative for making the correct plant selections." } ] } ```