Let’s Talk Gardening

July 28, 2007

Heavenly scent with April Enos: Plumeria, Scaredy Cat (repellant plant) also known as Dog Be Gone, or Bunnies Gone, Mosquito Fighter, Carpet roses, Clematis, Crape Myrtle ‘Natchez’, Esperanza, Golden Oregano, Thyme, Purple Ruffles Basil, Golden Delicious Sage, Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’, Russian Sage, Garden Phlox, Agastache ‘Red Fortune’, ‘Blue Fortune’, Citrus, Heliotrope ‘Cherry Pie Plant’,Butterfly Bush, Honeysuckle, Datura, Brugmansia, Trailing Carnation, Purple Passion Vine, Veggie cage.

Small Flowering Trees with Cindy Townsend: Crape Myrtle ‘Pink Velour’, Smoke Tree ‘Royalty Purlpe’, Mimosa ‘Summer Chocolate’, Tamarix, X Chitalpa, Golden rain Tree, Pink Lantern Golden Rain Tree, Althea (Rose of Sharon), Vitex ‘Chaste Tree’, Ginkgo ‘Chi Chi’, Sumac ‘Tiger Eye’, Columnar Apple Tree.

Shaun’s Backyard Makeover: Shantung Maple, Redbud ‘Oklahoma’, Crape Myrtle ‘Dynamite’, Lilac ‘Miss Kim’, Sungold Thread Branch Cypress, Rose ‘Home Run’, Little Zebra Maiden Grass, Little Bunny Fountain Grass, Dwarf Miscanthus ‘Adagio’, Lamb’s ear, Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’, Gray Santolina, Gaillardia ‘Arizona Sun’, Rosemary ‘Arp’, Compact Oregano, Chocolate Mint, Creeping Thyme, Beebalm ‘Petite Delight’, Dichondra ‘Silver Falls’, Russian sage, Oregano ‘Golden’, Carolina Jasmine Vine.

Ken’s Garden Tip: Mosquito Controls; Concentrate, Ready to Spray, Aerosol, Yard & Patio Fogger

Marching Orders:

1. Feed & Prune Plants in Containers.

2. Apply grub control.

3. Get ready for fall vegetable garden.

Email Question: Trouble with antique climbing rose: Cut back about half way, Use Bayer 3 in 1 Rose Care

Best of Show: April with antique Lady Banks Rose: