US (MI): Scott Arboretum to honor Spring Meadow Nursery owner

The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College has selected Dale Deppe, president and owner of Spring Meadow Nursery, as the 2016 Scott Medal and Award recipient. The annual award is designed to be given annually to an individual, organization or corporate body who, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, has made an outstanding national contribution to the science and the art of gardening.

Since starting Spring Meadow Nursery as a small liner production company in 1981 with his wife Liz, the nursery has risen to a 200-acre propagation nursery.

Under Dale’s guidance, Spring Meadow Nursery has made many introductions including Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' which has received a Gold Medal from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit. Other hydrangeas from Spring Meadow Nursery include Incrediball Hydrangea arborescens, an improved ‘Annabelle’ with stronger stems and larger blooms, and Invincibelle Spirit Hydrangea, the first arborescens with pink blooms. Since its introduction in 2009, sales from this special plant have raised over $900,000 for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

For more information:
Spring Meadow Nursery
Mark Osgerby
Marketing & PR Specialist
[email protected]
Direct line: 616-223-3366
springmeadownursery.com

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