Let’s Talk Gardening

April 8, 2006

Spring Flowering Trees with Brian Pirtle: Plants in order of appearance.  Redbud ‘Avondale’, Redbud ‘Celestial Plum’, Weeping Pussy Willow, Weeping Cherry ‘Snow Fountain’, Spirea ‘Mellow Yellow’, Quince, Pink Flowering Almond, Pieris ‘Andromeda’, Forsythia ‘Magic Gold’, Forsythia ‘Gold Tide’, Camellia ‘April Trist’, Laurel

Twenty-fifth Anniversary of TLC with Linda and Charles Shackelford, owners.  TLC really stands for Terri, Linda, and Charles instead of tender loving care as many people believe.

Walk thru with Shaun Doering on a new landscape project.   Deodora Cedar, Weeping Blue Atlas,

Marching Orders: Some things have gone dormant that don’t usually.  Give things more time to leaf out and then prune to shape and clean or replace if necessary.

Email Question:

Does TLC carry Dianthus ‘Fire Witch”?

Answer: Dianthus Fire Witch is the Perennial for 2006.  It is a neat little plant with magenta pink/red blooms.  Yes we carry it.

Question:

Does TLC carry hydrangeas?  When do you plant and where?

Answer: TLC has several selections of Hydrangeas.  They need to be planted now and in a protected location in morning shade.  One of my favorites is the Endless Summer which is a blue which blooms most of the season.  There will be a pink version coming in the next few months.

Best of Show: Ronnie Kay for his masonry work on his entry way statues.

Prize is $ 25 TLC Gift Certificate.