Let’s Talk Gardening

June 28, 2008

Ugly Duckling Plants with Cindy Townsend: Chinese Pistache, Burr Oak, Shumard Oak, Desert Willow, Black Gum, Bear’s Beeches, Sumac ‘Tiger Eye’, Ornamental Oregano, Variegated Oregano, ‘Leopard Plant’ Ligularia, Bletilla, Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’, Artemisia ‘Silver Mound’, Creeping Zinnia (Lineria), Hellebores (Lenten Rose), Agastache, Leather leaf Mahonia, Solomon’s Seal, Trycertis, Tiarella, Graham Blandy Boxwood, Buckthorn ‘Fineline’,

Ken’s Garden Tips: Mosquito Control. Mosquito Fighter Plant, Mosquito Beater, Yard & Garden Fogger, Mosquito Dunks.

Red, White & Blue Pots: Linda’s (White) Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’, (Blue) Angelonia, (Red) Penta.

Kristy’s Pot: Chaste Tree, Double Knock Out Rose, White Scaevola, Red Petunia, Guara

Brian’s Pot; Plumbago, Angelonia, Red Petunias, Vinca Periwinkle, Red Mandevilla.

Plant Pick of the Week: Marta Passion Vine.

Backyard Makeover: Moss Boulders, Sedum ‘Red carpet’, Sedum ‘Angelic’, Golden Moneywort, Hosta, Huerchera, Hydrangea ‘Bluebird’, Impatiens, Leopard Plant Ligularia, Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’, Japanese Maple ‘Bloodgood’, Japanese Forest Grass, Variegated Hosta, Blue Spruce, Crossvine, Hydrangea ‘Pink Elf’, Nandina, Autumn Azalea

Marching Orders:

1. Feed the lawn

2. Prune the pots

3. Mulch to conserve water and prevent weeds.

Question: RoundUp and Killzall kills everything green that it is sprayed on. It does not leach into the soil.

Best of Show: Shirlene Smith, Seminole, Hardy Red Hibiscus