Let’s Talk Gardening

June 2, 2007

Creative Combos for Sun with Jana Pirtle:

1. Purple fountain grass, Solidago ‘Fireworks’, ‘Golden Spirit’ Smoke Tree (Cotinus), Sweet Potato Vine, Sun Coleus ‘Kiwi’, Zinnia

2. Stachys ‘Helen Von Stein’ (Lamb’s ear), Dichondra ‘Silver Falls’, Juniper ‘Blue Pacific’, Lantana ‘Pink Caprice’, Caryopteris ‘Snow Fairy’

3. Tropicana Canna, Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida), Daylily, Nasturtiums.

4. Ornamental peppers ‘Chilly Chili’ and ‘Explosive Ember’, Coreopsis ‘Crème Brulee’, Lantana ‘Dallas’, Rudbeckias ‘Maya’ and Goldsturm’ (Black-eyed Susans), Callie Dark Purple, Lantana ‘Dallas’, Cosmic Cosmos.

Specimen Trees with Brian Pirtle. Dwarf Gingko ‘Butterfly’, Buckthorn, Buckthorn ‘Fineline’, Desert Willow, Harry Lauder Walking Stick, Japanese maples, Dwarf Bald Cypress, Weeping Bald Cypress, Shantung Maple, Weeping Redbud, Dwarf River Birch ‘Fox Valley’, Dwarf Bosnian Pine, Dwarf Bosnian Pine ‘Irish Belle’, Japanese Blue White Pine, Dwarf Deodora Cedar ‘Feeling Blue’, Dwarf Blue Atlas Cedar, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar.

Ken’s Garden Tip # 1: Use Aluminum Sulfate to keep hydrangeas blue.

Ken’s Garden Tip # 2: Use Medicap FE or Ironite to correct iron deficiency.

Back yard Makeover with Shaun Doering: Plants in order of appearance:

Mexican Feather Grass, Plum Passion Nandina, Blue Arrow Juniper, Graham Blandy Boxwood, Cedar of Lebonan, Upright Yew, Dwarf Boxwood, Dwarf Mondo Grass, Dwarf Bamboo, (Monkey Grass) Big Blue Lirope, Pots with yucca and Blue Shore Juniper, Blue Arrow Juniper, Mexican Feather Grass. Desert Willow as a corner focal point.

Marching Orders:

1. Mulch to conserve moisture and prevent weeds.

2. Plant at least one more plant.

3. Visit Women’s College World Series Softball Tournament

Viewer’s Question: Ornamental Tree for sunny location; Purple Ornamental Plum, Desert Willow, Althea.

Best of Show: Jane Martin, Columbine