White Post Farms of Melville

White Post Farms of Melville
250 Old Country Road
Melville, NY 11746
(631) 351-9373
White Post Farms of Melville

Easy for anyone to grow, annuals are the workhorse of the garden. Annuals lend a huge array of bold, vibrant colors to your landscape and are the perfect plant for adding instant color to your garden. Annuals are ideal for creating hanging baskets, window boxes or just planting in garden beds. For the best results water plants thoroughly before planting in the ground. When considering what to plant it is important to know the number of hours of sunlight at the location to allow for better results when the plant grows.

  • Full Sun 6-8 Hours of sunlight

  • Partial sun 4 Hours of sunlight

  • Partial shade 2-3 Hours of sunlight

  • Shade 2 Hours or less of sunlight

Proven Winners Patio Containers

Proven winner patio container are beautiful assortment of colors and require very little maintenance

PW Combo Blues

Full sun, gorgeous mixture of proven winner plants with a trailing plant habit

PW Combo Pinks

Full sun, gorgeous mixture of proven winner plants with a trailing plant habit

Patio Containers

Geraniums

Full sun, colorful choice to use on a patio or around a pool

Sunpatiens

Full to part sun, 18” – 24” height, spectacular in landscapes, tons of flowers lasting all season long, resistant to downy mildew.

Big Begonias

Thrives in a wide range of climates and soils, from full sun, full shade, and all points in between. Flowers up to 3 times larger than traditional begonias

Topical Plants

Mandevilla

Full Sun, comes in a pot with a terrace, great for patios and produces beautiful flowers all through summer

Banana Plant

Sold in a 12” decorative pot. Requires full to part sun, dark red stalks and leaves make for an exotic tropical setting. Can be used in large containers or beds as they will get huge

Dipladenia

Full Sun, great for patios produces beautiful flowers all through summer

Angel Wing Begonia

Sold in a 1 gallon pot, Requires sun to part shade, upright plant known for their brilliant foliage and heavy clusters of dangling flowers

 

Pennisetum Grass

Sold in a 2 gallon pot. Requires full sun to part shade, 4-5’, rich burgundy foliage and foxtail-like flowers, use in large containers or focal points in garden

Canna Lillies

Sold in an 8” pot. Requires full sun, 3-4’ height, striking foliage and flowers, excellent choice for center of large container

Alocasia

Sold in an 8” pot. Requires part sun / shade, 5-6’ height, commonly referred to as the elephant ear, green leaves on reddish-black stems, perfect for large pots or landscape specimen.