I also have planted a couple of 'Valley Forge' American elms and they have grown quickly and will get very tall. Unspectacular fall color, some damage from Japanese beetles in summer and there's something called elm leaf beetle that is harmful, but I haven't seen one, so I'm not sure how bad it is. These are, of course, the classic American street trees, famous for their beautiful, arching limbs and known for getting along with houses and sidewalks. Liriodendron tulipifera is native, grows quickly and has a lovely, straight growth habit. Yellow/green flowers are not significant once the tree gets tall - they're too far away to see. Pleasant yellow fall color, no pests that I know of. Uncommon in gardens, as far as I can tell, but I've put one in mine. In the woods, I do not detect lots of rooty upheavals in the ground. Catalpa speciosa grows fast, gets very large, lives a long time, flowers young and is fragrant in bloom and makes those cool seed pods. Lousy fall color, insect proof. I have known several older ones and they were pretty well behaved under sidewalks. They weren't close enough to buildings for me to know if they were problematic. Liriodendron and catalpa are both eastern US trees and I'm not sure where you are... Here is a link that might be useful: liriodendron

I am a florist with over twenty years experience. FTD is not a florist. FTD is an organization that florists belong too. FTD does not sell flowers, all orders through their website go to a local florist who is a member. Florist Transworld Delivery is what it stands for. Some member florists are over priced, some are not. Some are competent, some are not. I have worked for florists who took such horrid care of their cut flowers and plants that they are ripping off the public and should be shut down but the US does not license florists like many other countries do. There is a large chain of florists in PA called Royer's Flowers that are very good. Costco cut flowers come grower direct and are very fresh you can save a lot of money and have a lot more flowers than if going through a local florist. Costco does offer Oriental lilies in bulk and in arranged wedding flowers. They are available year' round and are very fragrant. So fragrant that many complain about them in all of the flower shops I've worked at over the years....I love all of them but many do not. Not sure what the wedding colors are, Costco lilies are all hot pink and white variations which may not go. Most commercially grown roses do not have much scent though some will. Scent in roses is directly in proportion to how long they last cut, so the stronger the scent the shorter they last which is why garden roses smell better. Most commercial carnations have little scent though in large quantities all flowers are going to have some scent. Potted pink jasmine Jasminum polyanthum are not ever offered in June here in Oregon so I think you'll be too late for them in PA too. They are usually offered in Jan and Feb. These are the only jasmines commonly offered as potted gift plants rather than as nursery stock. You are going to want potted gift plants rather than nursery stock if you want attractive plants with wrapped pots. Most garden centers/nurseries are not in the gift potted plant business. Most of their plants won't be grown for show but for long term garden growth and may not be very attractive even if they do smell good. There are Whole Foods in Philadelphia their floral departments would be a good place to order blooming potted plants for less than Royer's....most likely though check with both. I do not know if there are Kroger grocery stores in PA but they usually have excellent floral departments. I would avoid big box stores like Home Depot and Wal Mart, they generally cannot order in advance and do not hire experienced people for their garden departments. Most plants are brought in and merchandised by the growers...

Hi Guys! I have news: I succeeded to buy the next plants: Phillyrea angustifloia - Fortunately not a small bush already, so it has flowered in spring. In my opinion it's no so fragrant, or maybe my plant needs stabilised more. Altough not a strong, but there was a pleasant, fruity fragrance. Edgeworthia christanta - Mine is not flowered yet, but I go every spring in our botanical garden, to smell a big plant. :) Osmanthus fragrans 'Rubra' (It's the same with aurantiacus?) - I planted it in a sheltered position in spring, I hope it will be all right. It's taller than 1m, so maybe it will flower in autumn. :) Prununs mume (unknown cultivar) - Small plant yet (and there are a few common plants Itea virginica Fothergilla major) And I got the following seeed, waiting to germinate: :) Ginsta aetnensis Cytisus battendieri Ulex europeus And one more question, I dont want to open a new thread, or do I yet? I don't found exact information about pruning Spartium junceum. One site says to prune is spring, other site says prune after flowering. Witch pruning will results more flower?

The convention is that specific orchard apple varieties have to be paired up to achieve cross-pollination. Presumably, if commercially grown - and all of the cultivars present at time of purchase are still part of the specimen - your "combo" apple consists of kinds that will fertilize one another. Any one of them happening to be cross-compatible with whichever particular cultivar was sold to you as Pink Lady* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripps_Pink is another matter. However it is also said that much of the problem is different orchard apples not all being in bloom at exactly the same times. With this being overcome by planting representatives of the longer-blooming flowering crab-apples in their midst - this is why kinds of these can be seen planted at the ends of rows in commercial apple orchards. So if you go ahead and get your Showtime ('Shotizam') http://www.lakecountynursery.com/lcns%20sell%20sheets/ShowTime.pdf and add it to the mix you may be covered that way. As far as pollination is concerned. *Note also at page linked to above: Cripps Pink apples are the earliest to blossom (late March/early April in the Northern Hemisphere and late September/early October in the Southern Hemisphere), and some of the last to be harvested (end of October/early November in the Northern Hemisphere and late April/early May for the Southern Hemisphere). It is the significant change in temperature between night and day in the autumn that gives the apples their colouring. However, they must also be well exposed. Therefore, the trees must be carefully pruned and their fruit production well managed.