Hudson Valley Plant Library

*Spot Light* Front Yard Landscaping Transformation

Back when I was still working in Columbus I had a client who moved into a new home. When I met with him in 2007 he had explained to me that

20 Years Later – Legacy Plantings of Red Oak.

20 years ago (1997) me, my father Horst and my friend Dietrich lined an entry with Red Oak trees leading to the Culinarian's Retirement Home

Ann Magnolia – Magnolia X ‘Ann’

Ann Magnolia flowers early in the spring with big beautiful pink flowers. As the snow melts you will notice big fuzzy flower buds about to b

Astilbe japonica ‘Peach Blossom’

Flowering Astilbe is an excellent perennial for part shade to shady locations. Astilbe can tolerate dry conditions and its foliage resembles

Autumn Joy Stone Crop – Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’

As you can tell by the name Autumn Joy Sedum flowers in September till frost. You will have a bountiful clump of bright vibrant flowers late

Azalea x Hybrids

Azaleas are an early flowering small shrub. The colors are vibrant pinks, oranges, reds, purples, white. Azaleas are able to handle full sun

Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum

Bald Cypress is one of the best trees for wet locations and it also grows very well in organic well drained soils too. Bald Cypress is a tre

Black Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’

Black Eyed Susan is a native perennial to the Hudson Valley. Radiant yellow flowers burst out throughout the summer. Black Eyed Susan is dee

Bloodgood Japanese Maple – Acer Palmatum ‘Bloodgood’

Bloodgood Japanese Maple is an excellent choice for a small growing specimen tree in your landscape. Burgundy foliage emerges in spring and

Blue Hosta – ‘Blue Cadet’

Large vegetative leaves with a bluish hue make this a great choice for your shade garden. Make sure you protect Blue Hosta from deer grazing

Blue Star Juniper – Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’

Blue Star Juniper is unique providing a cool blue cooler to your landscaping. This “everblue” shrub has a nice low mounding habi

Blushing Bride Hydrangea – Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride’

Graceful white blooms adorn this low growing shrub throughout the summer. Use for cuttings for your home or in a bridal arrangement. The Blu

Building with Blue Stone

Techmer Landscaping Services specializes in quality Hudson Valley Blue Stone patios, and walkways. Blue stone is both timeless and durable,

Burning Bush – Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’

If you are looking to obstruct a view, block out your neighbors this is the shrub for you. Burning Bush is a fast growing deer resistant shr

Butterfly Bush – Buddlia davidii

An old time favorite the Butterfly bush reliably flowers through out the summer. Reaching heights from 4ft. to 8ft. (depending on variety) t

Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis

Canadian Hemlock is a large growing evergreen that can be planted in sun or shaded conditions. This native tree is found throughout the Huds

Carpet Roses – Rosa ‘Carefree Beauty’

Easy to care for low growing roses. Carpet rose works well in landscape beds to provide beautiful flowers throughout the summer. The carpet

Checkout These Beautiful Autumn Color Ginkgo Biloba Trees

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Climbing Hydrangea – Hydragea anomala petiolaris

One of the best climbing vines on the market. Climbing Hydrangea have a graceful branching habit that grows at a moderate rate. This vine is

Climbing Purple Wisteria – Wisteria floribunda

This is a fast growing prolific vine. Wisteria flowers hang gracefully on this hardy vine. The best location for this plant would be a solid

Colorado Blue Spruce – Picea glauca

Add some color in your landscape. Colorado Blue Spruce grows well in the Hudson Valley so give this spruce tree a little room on your proper

Crimson King Maple – Acer platanoides crimson king

Big beautiful trees that add color to your landscape. Crimson King Maple have always been a good choice for estate plantings. Give this tree

Cut Leaf Weeping Japanese Maple – Acer palmatum var. dissectum

One of the best small growing trees for the landscape in the Hudson Valley Region. Beauty and elegance all wrapped up in a tree that is toug

Day Lily – Hemerolcallis ‘Fragrant Returns’

A hardy fast growing perennial, Day lily will give you an abundance of colorful flowers from late spring through summer. Plat near the found

Deer Proof – Resistant Flowering Perennials

Controlling deer in the landscape can sometimes be an impossible task. Fencing in your property or a section of it can work. People also try

Deer Proof – Resistant Flowering Shrubs

Planting a wide variety of flowering shrubs will create a deer resistant garden. The object is to use plants that deer dislike due to textur

Deer Proof – Resistant Grasses, Ferns, Succulents

Deer can be destructive pests in your landscape. Planting a wide variety of plants can go along way to creating a deer resistant garden. The

Desert Eve Deep Rose Yarrow – Achillea millefolium

Dark Pink Clusters of flowers attract butterflies and the seed heads attract birds for winter feeding. Desert Eve Yarrow is compact and easy

Design Elements

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Don’t forget to add shrubbery in your landscaping.

There is an overwhelming wealth of information found online when it comes to plants and landscaping. You can spend countless hours researchi

Double Knockout Roses – Rosa x ‘Knockout’

Vibrant color throughout summer into Autumn until the first frost occurs. Double Knockout Roses are an excellent choice for easy to maintain

Doublefile Viburnum – Viburnum plicatum tomentosum ‘Summer Snow Flake’

Viburnum is a shrub long forgotten it seems. We still carry this outstanding shrub. Viburnum have large dark-green leaves with long branches

Drooping Laurel – Leucothoe fontanesiana

A good pick for woodland gardens drooping Laurel aka Leucothoe ( pronounced: le-coath-away) works well in shady locations with well drained

Dwarf Butterfly Bush – Buddleia x ‘blue chip’

This flowering shrub has it all. Prolific blooms throughout July till frost. It stays dwarf about 3ft. tall by 3ft. wide. This Butterfly bus

Dwarf Forsythia – Forsythia x intermedia Dwarf

Yup a forsythia that is dwarf! Enjoy the earliest spring flowering yellow blooms without having to hack on a large growing sprawling forsyth

Dwarf Fountain Grass – Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’

Fountain Grass is a small growing ornamental grass that works well in many landscapes throughout the Hudson Valley. This plant features a fo

Dwarf Korean Lilac – Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’

Smaller growing Lilac that is perfect for landscape beds with limited space. Dwarf Korean Lilac flowers in spring and has good deer resistan

Endless Summer Hydrangea – Hydrangea x ‘Endless Summer’

The name says it all. Endless Summer Hydrangea provides for endless pink and blue puffball flowers throughout the summer. Be careful plantin

English Roseum Rhododendron – Rhododendron x ‘English Roseum’

Big Purple Flowers! Rhododendron is a native shrub that grows well in the Hudson Valley. It can be planted in full to shade but prefers part

Evergreen Trees and Shrubs for the Hudson Valley NY

Evergreen Trees & Shrubs for the Hudson Valley NY Techmer Nursery offers many varieties of deer resistant evergreen trees and shrubs. Be

Fern Spray Cypress – Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Fern Spray’

Cute small growing evergreen shrub. Fern Spray Cypress has fern like branching that sprouts out from the main portion of the plant. Fern Spr

Flowering Pear – Pyrus calleryana

Flowering Pear trees are popular in the Hudson Valley. Prolific white blooms fill this ornamental pear tree which almost looks like the tree

Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood Gold’

Forsythia is one of the earliest flowering shrubs in the Hudson Valley. This large Growing shrub is perfect for hedge rows along your proper

Ginkgo Tree – Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’

This unique tree features fan shaped leaves and is an old time favorite. Techmer Nursery sells only the male non fruiting variety. Ginkgo is

Globe Blue Spruce – Picea pungens ‘Globosa’

Globe Blue Spruce is a low mounding evergreen specimen. You can use the the Globe Blue Spruce to add a punch of color in your landscape beds

Gold Flame Spirea – Spirea japonica ‘Gold Flame’

Gold Flame Spirea is another nice selection for your landscape foundation plantings. This Spirea features red / yellow foliage and pink flow

Gold Mound Spirea – Spirea japonica ‘Goldmound’

One of the best shrubs for foundation plantings in the Hudson Valley. Gold Mound Spirea has vibrant yellow foliage throughout the growing se

Golden Japanese Forest Grass – Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’

Golden Japanese Forest Grass is an amazing ornamental that thrives in part shade to shady areas. Yellow to creamy foliage resembles small cl

Green Giant Arborvitae – Thuja plicata ‘Green Giant’

Green Giant Arborvitae is a good choice for creating Privacy Screening in the Hudson Valley. This Arborvitae has good deer resistance and hi

Green Velvet Boxwood – Buxus ‘Green Velvet’

A good choice for landscape foundation plantings where you would like to have good evergreen coverage throughout the winter while keeping a

High Bush Blue Berry Shrub – Vaccinium ‘Bluecrop’

Blue Crop High Bush Blue Berry is a good production plant that grows well in the Hudson Valley. Plant with good organic soils that are more

Hinoki Cypress – Chamaecyparis obtusa

The Hinoki Cypress is a fantastic choice as an evergreen specimen planting. It has a slow growth rate combined with an unique branching habi

Hosta x ‘Patriot’

A nice selection for variegated hosta. Patriot Hosta is a tough durable perennial that will work well in part sun to full shade. The cream c

How to Plant Evergreen Spruce Trees

Select the Proper Site Location When deciding to plant Norway Spruce you will need to select a good location for the trees. Norway spruce ev

Hudson Valley NY Flowering Shrubs

Flowering Shrubs for the Hudson Valley Techmer Nursery offers many varieties of deer resistant flowering shrubs. Below is just a brief selec

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Lime Light’

This is an excellent choice for your landscaping. After planting hundreds and hundreds of these shrubs in the landscape I can say that they

Ivory Halo Dogwood – Cornus alba ‘Ivory Halo’

This shrub features delicate variegated cream leaves during the growing season and blood red stems on display in the winter snow. Give this

Ivory Silk Tree Lilac – Syringa retiqulata ‘Ivory silk’

A Late Spring Flowering Tree well suited for the Hudson Valley. Ivory Silk Tree Lilac produces large plumes of snow white flowers. This tree

Jane Magnolia – Magnolia X ‘Jane’

Part of the spectacular varieties of flowering magnolias, this larger growing shrub bursts with pink flowers in early spring. You can also t

Japanese Garden Juniper – Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’

An excellent mounding evergreen shrub that is perfect for heavy grazing deer areas. Japanese Garden Juniper creates an emerald evergreen car

Japanese Painted Fern – Athyrium nipponicum ‘Pictum’

Japanese Painted Fern is a unique small growing fern. It has a beautiful display of showy deer resistant fronds and grows well in shady loca

Junior Walker Catmint – Nepeta x faassenii ‘Junior Walker’

Junior Walker Catmint is an excellent low spreading flowering perennial for the Hudson Valley. Deer resistant silvery gray / green foliage c

Karl Foerster Reed Grass – Calamagrostis x acutiflora

Good selection of an ornamental grass. Karl Foerster Reed Grass produces Blooms by June in the Hudson Valley region outpacing other ornament

Kusa Dogwood – Cornus kousa chinensis

A favorite reliable small tree for the Hudson Valley. Kusa Dogwood grows well in our region. Beautiful snow white spring flowers come out in

Landscaping with Rusty Iron – Creating a focal point in your landscape.

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Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia

Lavender is definitely a popular perennial in the Hudson Valley. It has beautiful flowers and fragrance. I have mixed feelings about this pe

Lily Turf – Liriope muscari

Lily Turf aka Liriope, is a grassy low profile perennial that is perfect for landscape borders and ground cover. Its creamy variegated leave

Little Gem Spruce – Picea abies ‘Little Gem’

Little Gem Dwarf Spruce is a nice evergreen for landscape beds with limited space. This evergreen is nice for planting along walkways and mi

Little Princess Spirea – Spiraea japonica ‘Little Princess’

Cute little pink flowers adorn this easy to care for low growing flowering shrub. Little Princess Spirea flowers in the summer and is deer r

Local Landscaping Company New Paltz NY Techmer Nursery Blue Stone Walkway, Shrubs, Flowers

Ever wonder what your yard might look like if you had a true professional local landscaping company come out and give your property a face l

Local Nursery and Garden Center

We have been growing trees, shrubs and perennials in our nursery locally in the Hudson Valley since 1974. Our production nursery also double

May Night Sage – Salvia x superba ‘May Night’

May Night Sage has low compact mounding soft foliage and creates beautiful blue indigo flowers in the summer. This deer resistant perennial

Morning Light Maiden Hair Grass – Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’

Morning Light Maiden Hair Grass is a good ornamental grass for the landscape in the Hudson Valley. This grass is deer resistant and grows a

Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia ‘Olympic Fire’

This amazing native shrub is perfect for sunny to shady locations in your garden and landscape. Fiery new growth burns bright in early sprin

Naples Garden Landscaping LLC

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Niko Blue – Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’

Niko Blue Hydrangea is an excellent choice for big beautiful blooms. This hydrangea does well in moderately acidic soils. When planting you

No Free Lunch for Deer in your Landscape – part I flowering perennials

Controlling deer in the landscape can sometimes be an impossible task. Fencing in your property or a section of it can work. People also try

No Free Lunch for Deer in your Landscape – part II Grasses, Ferns, Succulents.

Deer can be destructive pests in your landscape. Planting a wide variety of plants can go along way to creating a deer resistant garden. The

Norway Spruce – Picea abies

The go-to evergreen tree for privacy screening in the Hudson Valley. Norway Spruce is a good choice combining fast growing evergreen coverag

Oak Leaf Hydrangea – Hydrangea quercifolia

This is a fantastic choice for that difficult location in your landscaping or garden. Oak leaf Hydrangea is a deer resistant shrub that can

Pee Gee Hydrangea – Hydragea paniculata ‘Pee Gee’

An old time favorite, Pee Gee Hydrangea is known for big beautiful displays of snow white flowers. Give this shrub a little bit of room in y

Peony Sarah Bernhardt – Paeonia x ‘Sarah Bernhardt Pink ’

Peonies are truly an heirloom plant that can be passed down from generation to generation by splitting the root bulbs. This perennial develo

Perennials for the Hudson Valley NY

Perennials for the Hudson Valley Techmer Nursery offers many varieties of deer resistant flowering perennials. Below is just a brief selecti

Pieris japonica ‘Mountain Fire’

Brightly colored fiery red and orange new growth emerges in spring followed by graceful racemes of white flowers. Mountain Fire is sure to b

Pink Flowering Dogwood – Cornus florida

A native to the Hudson Valley region, Pink flowering dogwood grows well along the tree line of wooded areas. Pink flowers in spring and a ni

PJM – Rhododendron x PJM

PJM is a very hardy variety of Rhododendron. Growing well in New England and the upper Midwest Purple flowering PJMs are well suited for the

Planting Instructions

7 things you should know when planting a tree. 1. Call Before Y ou Dig – Several days before planting, call the national 811 hotline t

Prairie Fire Carbapple – Malus ‘Prairifire’

Prairie Fire Crabapple is an excellent choice for its resistance to disease and beautiful fuchsia spring flowers. This small growing tree ca

Profusion Crabapple – Malus ‘Profusion’

Oodles of pink flowers in spring! What’s not to like about a Profusion Crabapple tree. Easy to maintain with a brilliant autumn color

Purple Cone Flower – Echinacea purpurea

This beautiful flowering Native perennial provides an abundance of radiant fuchsia flowers from July till Autumn. Echinacea is considered de

Purple Flowering Common Lilac – Syringa vulgaris

An old time favorite Purple Flowering Common Lilac are a good choice for planting along property lines and creating hedge rows for privacy s

Purple Smoke Bush – Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’

An old time favorite the Purple Smoke Bush gets it’s name form the smoky plumage style flowers that this shrub / tree sends out in lat

Red Bud – Cercis canadensis

One of the earliest flowering native trees in the Hudson Valley. Red Bud is a small growing tree that works well in full sun or shade condit

Red Oak Tree – Quercus rubra

Red Oak trees are a good tree for lining long driveways on estates. This regal hardy tree has an excellent blazing red autumn color. You can

Red Rhododendron – Rhododendron x ‘Nova Zembla’ (H-1)

Nova Zembla is a Hybrid Rhododendron with red flowers. Add peat moss to your native soil when planting and protect this Rhododendron from de

Red Sunset Maples – Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’

The Red Maple is a Native tree to the Hudson Valley region. The tree can tolerate wet / saturated spring soil conditions found throughout th

Rose of Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus

With an abundance of colorful tropical flowers, Rose of Sharon aka Hibiscus is a hardy shrub for the Hudson Valley. There is a difference be

Russian Hawthorn – Crataegus ambigua

Small growing tree with twisting branches. Beautiful spring flowers with red berries developing later. Russian Hawthorn is the perfect patio

Russian Sage – Perovskia atriplicifolia

One of the best perennials for your garden in the Hudson Valley. Russian sage combines beautiful purple flowers throughout the summer with e

Saucer Magnolia – Magnolia x soulangiana

This smaller sized flowering tree provides beautiful large pink flowers in early spring. You can plant this tree around 8 ft. off of the cor

Service Berry – Amalanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’

One of the best large growing native shrubs for the Hudson Valley. Service Berry can also be considered a small growing tree too. Service be

Snow Ball Viburnum

Check out this beautiful flowering shrub called Snow Ball Viburnum. It is still in flower at our local garden center near New Paltz NY.

Spruce and Pine Tree Privacy Screening

At Techmer Nursery we plant Spruce and Pine trees for privacy screening to help block unsightly views of your neighbors and roadways. The si

Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum ‘Commemoration’

A native tree to the Hudson Valley region, the Sugar Maple grows in un-compacted well draining native soils. The sugar maple can be tapped t

Summer Wine Ninebark – Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Summer Wine’

Summer Wine Ninebark is an nice choice for adding color to your landscape. The Ninebark’s burgundy leaves contrast well with Boxwood a

Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak is a native tree to the Hudson Valley. This oak can handle wet spring locations but the ground should be allowed to dry goin

Tardiva Hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’

A consistent favorite Tardiva Hydrangea can be trained to grow as a small patio tree or can be planted along your property line to create a

Techmer Nursery Spring 2016 Garden Center Video Tour

Trees for the Hudson Valley NY

Trees for the Hudson Valley NY Techmer Nursery offers many varieties of deer resistant flowering and evergreen trees. Below is just a brief

Twist N Shout – Hydrangea macrophylla ‘PIIHM-I’ (PPAF)

This newer variety of hydrangea produces a copious amount of purple/pink lace caps vs the puffball style of flower you normally find on hydr

Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’

Virginia Sweetspire is a nice selection of shrub that I have been planting professionally since I attended Ohio State University. This shrub

Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum

Washington Hawthorn has brilliant colored berries in late Autumn as well as a vibrant fall leaf color. This tree works well in tight spaces

Watering Instructions

Keeping it simple for first time plant installations. Use your thumb to direct water flow. This way you can stand in one location and water

Weeping Cherry – Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’

Beautiful graceful slender branches produce abundant pink flowers in early spring. Weeping Cherry is a very nice plant for the landscape and

Weeping Norway Spruce – Picea abies ‘Pendula’

This is an impressive specimen for your landscape. Growing over several decades this evergreen Spruce produces graceful arching branches tha

Weeping Willow – Salix alba ‘Tristis’

Weeping Willow trees are some of the best trees for wet soil conditions. Weeping Willow has graceful arching branches that cascade down and

Welcome to Techmer Nursery – Garden Center and Landscaping Company

By Herb Techmer Here at Techmer Nursery we’ve been producing the highest quality trees, flowers and shrubs for our customers for nearly 40 y

Welcome! Lets get started and design your landscaping…

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White Pine – Pinus strobus

White Pine is another good selection for creating privacy screening along your homes property line. Like most evergreen trees you should spa

Wine and Roses Weigela – Weigela florida ‘Wine and Roses’

Wine and Roses Weigela is a beautiful small growing shrub that has burgundy foliage and hot pink flowers in the summer. This plant is perfec

Winter Gem Boxwood – Buxus Winter ‘Gem’

Winter Gem Boxwood provides a vibrant evergreen cover for your home landscape plantings. You can use this evergreen shrub as a backdrop for

Yarrow – Achillea Oertel’s Rose

A deer resistant native perennial to the Hudson Valley. Yarrow is a tough drought resistant summer flowering perennial. It colors range in p