Let’s Talk Gardening

April 15, 2006

New Annuals for 2006 with April Enos:  Plants listed in order of appearance.  Thunbergia ‘Blue Glory’, Euphorbia ‘Efanthia’, Euphorbia ‘Burgandy Wine’, Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’, Trailing Angelonia, Miniature Gypsophelia, Dianthus ‘Fire witch’, Coreopsis ‘Tequila’, Sun Coleus ‘Pink Chaos’, sun Coleus ‘Coco Loco’, Sun Coleus ‘Religious Radish’, Lion’s Ear, Carex ‘Frosty Curls’, Plectra thus ‘Frosted Jade’, Plectrathus ‘Troy’s Gold’,

Perennials for 2006 with Cindy Townsend: Plants listed in order of appearance.

Japanese Maple ‘Bloodgood’. Japanese Maple Virdis, Heuchera ‘Peach Flame’, Heuchera ‘ Sparkling Burgandy’, Heurchera ‘Hollywood’, Heuchera ‘Snowfire’, Dicentra ‘Ivory Heart’, Dicentra ‘Candy Heart’, Dicentra ‘King of Heart’,  Viola ‘Etain”, Viola “Silver Sanual’, Helleborous ‘ Blue Lady’, Helleborous ‘Pink Lady’, Helleborous “Honeyhill Joy’, Tanacetum Vulgarue ‘Isle Gold’, Canna ‘Tropicana, Artemsia ‘Powis Castle’, Lychnis, Echinacea Razzmatazz

Backyard Makeover with Shaun Doering:  A quick walk thru with Shaun for the next project which involves retaining walls and new garden beds.

Marching Orders:  Plant just about anything except caladiums and periwinkles which prefer 60 degree nights.

Apply, if needed, a broadleaf week killer.  If using granular, water the lawn before applying so the granules will stick to the weeds.

Email Questions:

When can I plant rosebushes?  Anytime after Mid- March.  Now is a great time.

When can I plant Peonies and where?  Peonies can be planted either in the fall (bare root) or in the spring.  They prefer a sunny morning with some afternoon shade.

Best of Show:  Gay Gower.  Plant tower with several different plants in her favorite color:  Purple.