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What tree is a living fossil?

Horticulture Trivia What tree is a living fossil?  It has a history dating back over 200 million years. If you guessed the "Ginkgo", you know your trees (and fossils).  The Ginkgo is considered the oldest tree species to survive, and the Ginkgo biloba is the only surviving member of the Ginkgo family. Originating in central China, Ginkgo was first introduced...

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Discover hotpots

We created hotpots, our container garden and rentals division, with a mission to create elegant container gardens customized to your life.  First, we custom pick the plants for your container based on bloom times, color preference, texture and other characteristics.  Next, we help you choose the perfect container from our vast assortment of sizes, colors and...

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A plant for all seasons…

Whether as part of a hedge on a historic estate or as a specimen shrub at the entrance of an architecturally modern home, the flowering quince is one of the more versatile plants in the landscape. Best recognized as a harbinger of spring, Chaenomoles speciosa spends most of the year as a shrubby tangle of branches with non-descriptive foliage while providing a haven...

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All About The bulb

On Friday, May 9th,  a group of JWT employees traveled to Gloucester, Virginia to visit Brent & Becky's Bulbs, a premier wholesale grower of bulbs and perennials. Brent and Becky Heath, the owners of the business, gave a thorough tour of their gardens and facilities, including a private tour of their home gardens.  Throughout the tour, Brent and Becky lectured on a...

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JWT Culture

Once a month at JWT, we all get together for a company breakfast to celebrate our people and communicate happenings in the business.  I usually post a picture on Facebook and write a quick one-liner but I thought I would change it up and write more about this on our blog.  I think it is important for people to understand our culture here at JWT. Led by our General...

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Greenbrier Garden Party with City Schoolyard Garden

  Our Sales Manager, Adam Crouch and our Commercial Division Operations Manger, Matthew Henry, teamed up with City Schoolyard Garden and Whole Foods to volunteer at the Whole Foods Garden Party at Greenbrier Elementary School last Wednesday, April 23rd.  Greenbrier now has two gardens which educate their students about the benefits of fresh vegetables and...

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