“Let’s Talk
Gardening”
May 5, 2007
Beautiful Moss Baskets-Ideas
for Mother’s Day: with Kristy Rutland: Planting a Moss Cradle: Chinese Fan Palm, Shrimp
Plant, Plectranthus ‘Frosted Jade’, Sun coleus,
Croton ‘Zanzabar’, Double Begonia
Product Used: Wire cradle, Hiawathia Green Moss, TLC Potting Soil or Miracle Gro Potting Soil, Soil Moist, Osmocote
Slow Release Fertilizer.
Other Combinations: Rex Begonia with alyssum,
Double Impatiens with Vinca major, Viola with snapdragon, Lobelia, Bacopa. Verbena with cosmos, salvia, Gerbera daisy, Euphorbia ‘Diamond
Frost’, zinnias.
Torenia with
Non-stop begonia, Maidenhair Fern. Verbena with dahlia, snapdragon and sun coleus. Magilla perilla with Rex begonia, Impatiens ‘Fusion”, Trailing Torenia, California Ivy, Rose Impatiens, Shrimp Plant, Plumosa Fern.
Heirloom Garden with Linda
Shackelford:
Plants listed in order: Bearded Iris,
Rose Bush, Geraniums, Salvia, Marigold, Violas, Snapdragon, Stock, Bizzy Lizzy or Sultana or
Impatiens, rose moss, purple wandering Jew, cosmos, zinnias, Dianthus, verbena,
Cardinal Vine, Morning glory vine, Hydrangea, Spireas,
sweet alyssum, peony, wood violet, hen & chick, fennel, Dill, rosemary,
lavender, Lilac, Tiger lily, Trumpet vine ( shown: new Cross vine) pinks,
hollyhocks, Verbascum, Salvias, Shasta daisy, Yarrow,
Blue-eyed Grass.
Ken’s Garden Tip # 1: Ways to Fertilize: Shake
& Feed, Osmocote, Miracle Gro
Liquafeed.
Ken’s Garden Tip # 2: Bagworm Control: Thuricide, Dipel or Bayer All in
One.
Shaun’s Back Yard Makeover: Stonework, moss boulders,
Desert Willow, Catmint ‘Walker’s Low’, Dwarf fountain grass ‘Little Bunny’,
Double Knock Out Roses, Golden Moneywort, Coleus ‘Kong’, Begonia, sweet potato
vine.
Marching Orders:
Plant
Caladiums, periwinkles, and sweet potato vine.
Vegetables
like okra, cucumber and watermelon.
Remember
Mother’s Day next weekend.
Time to spray to prevent bagworms.
Hanging Basket Clinic May 19th.
Try
or plant something new.
Visit
the Symphony Designer Show House,
Viewer’s Question: What is the rose you are
always talking about? Knock Out or
Double Knock Out.
Best of Show: Jeff Newton with Japanese
surrounded by tulips.