Let’s Talk Gardening
June 21, 2008
Funky Pots with April Enos: Wagon; Angelonia,
Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’, Esperanza, Shopping Cart (shade garden); Hydrangea
‘Endless Summer’, Tropicals, Hostas,
Dead Tree as Trellis: Kangaroo Paw, Angelonia, Morning Glory Vine. Duct Tape & Bailing Wire Basket: Lantana, Salvia, Duct
Tape Pot: Torenia, Croton, Blue Plumbago,
Shrimp Plant.
Ken’s Garden Tip: Protect Hostas
from snail and slugs with: Ortho Bug Getta Plus, Greenlight Bug &
Snail Bait or Sluggo.
Brian Pirtle’s Tour of the Front Beds. Entry
Way: Boxwood, Variegated Boxwood,
Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’. Foliage
(gray) Dusty Miller, Sun Coleus. Flower
Power Bed: Scoparia
‘Lemon Mist’, Bog Bed; Pitcher Plant
Weeping Bald Cypress,
Espalier Apple ‘Granny Smith’, Mediterranean Garden; Blue Arrow Juniper, Blue
Agave, Dicondra ‘Silver Falls’, Euphorbia ‘Diamond
Frost’, Cordgrass ‘Will Fleming Rush’, Scoparia ‘Blue’, Weeping Cedar of Lebanon, Lion’s Head;
Kangaroo Paw & Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’.
Shaun’s Backyard Makeover: Penstemon ‘Red Rocket’,Cedar of Lebanon ‘Trevoron’,
Crape Myrtle ‘Pink Velour’, Karl Foerster Grass,
Dwarf Hameln Fountain Grass, Blue Spruce ‘Sester
Dwarf’, Red Carpet Roses, Japanese Maple ‘Bloodgood’,
Japanese Forrest Grass, Astilbe ‘Vision in Red’,
Hydrangea ‘Pink Elf’, Yellow Moneywort, Plum’ Yew, Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer’,
Karl Foerster Grass, Sedum ‘Angelique’, Blue Atlas
Cedar, Daylily ‘Stella d’Oro’, Miscanthus
Grass, Perennial Plumbago, Goldmound
Spiraea, Boxwood ‘Wintergreen’
Plant Pick of the Week: Male Nava
with Clematis
Best of Show: The Caylor’s