Let’s Talk Gardening

May 10, 2008

Roses with Pat “The Rose Man” Grissom: Antiques, Bayer All in One Rose & Flower Care, Hybrid Tea, Rio Samba, Florabundas, Betty Boop, Shrub Roses, Nearly Wild, Double Knockout, Pink Knockout, Homerun, Scarlett Flowercarpet.

Ken’s Tip: Secret Truckload pot sale May 17 and 18

California Style Moss Hanging Baskets with Kristy Rutland: Wire trellis pot with Fern, variegated ivy, bronze leaf begonia. Angelwing begonia and Ivy, Cocoa liner with Dracaena, Foxtail Fern, Diffenbachia, Rex Begonia and Glacier Ivy. Shade Basket with Dracaena, Angelwing Begonia, Warnechi, Croton, Baby Toes, Ivy, Non-Stop Begonia, Trailing Torenia, Jennifer’s basket: Bird netting, moss, Croton, Shrimp Plant, Red Impatiens, Variegated Ivy, Sweet Potato Vine, Lobelia ‘Techno Blue’.

Plant Pick of the Week with Denise Barker: Gaillardias: ‘Fanfare’, ‘Oranges & Lemons’, ‘Arizona’ Sun’.

Backyard Makeover with Shaun Doering—Walk thru for a new project. Bradford Pears

Marching Orders: Pick up flowers or Garden to go for your Mother: Call your Mother! Help plant some flower or help with yard work.

Question about thyme--drought tolerant “walk on me” plants. Several Pathway plants available including: Wooly thyme, elfin thyme and red creeping thyme.

Best of Show: Val Zemke with a 14 year climbing rose.