Let’s Talk Gardening

April 29, 2006

Hydrangeas with Kevin Tubby:  Plants in order of appearance:  Endless Summer (blue)  Light of Day (Lacecap type)  Oakleaf Hydrangea, Sun Goddess, Red N Pretty  Use Aluminum Sulfate for bluer color.

Companion plants for Hydrangea: Hosta ‘Hall’s Glory’, Snapdragon, Lamium, Impatiens, Caladiums.

Roses with Jack Dickson: Hybrid tea roses -One bloom per stem.  ‘Oklahoma’ State Floral Emblem, ‘Rio Samba’, ‘Gemini’.

Grandiflora roses-1-3 bloom per stem.  ‘Tournament of Roses’

Florabunda-Clusters of bloom- Brilliant Pink Iceberg

Miniature roses-12 to 30 inches tall.

Shrub roses-Disease resistant, least amount of care.  ‘Golden Celebration’, ‘Pure Perfume’

Knockout Roses (red), ‘Pink Knockout’, New ‘Double Knockout’

Tree Roses—need more care—‘Ebbtide’

Climbing roses-‘Pearly Gates’, 

Backyard Makeover with Shaun Doering: Plants in order of appearance.  Canadian Choke Cherry, Golden moneywort, Barberry ‘William Penn’, Blue Atlas Cedar, Blue Sedge Grass, Karl Forester Grass, Mexican Feather Grass, Loblolly, Dwarf Mondo Grass, Blue Hackett Stone Border, Weeping Cedar of Lebonan, Loblolly, English Ivy, Carpet Roses.

Marching Orders: Plant Caladiums, Periwinkle.  Apply a slow release Lawn Food.

Email Question: I inherited an Aloe Vera plant.  How do I care for it?  Put in a bright sunny window and water it when it is dry to the touch.

 Best of Show:  Grape arbor with red poles with a quiet sitting area.  Ken & Sue Williams.