Let’s Talk Gardening

April 18, 2009

Early Bloomers with Kevin Tubby. Plants listed in order of appearance.

Redbud ‘Oklahoma’, Whitebud, Weeping Cherry ‘Snow Fountain’, Magnolia ‘Jane’, Magnolia ‘Star’, Magnolia ‘Leonard Messel’, Magnolia ‘Little Gem’, Magnolia Susan’, Magnolia ‘Teddy Bear’, Camellia ‘April Kiss’, Camellia ‘April Remembered’, Camellia ‘April Tyrst’, Carolina Jasmine.

Flowering Shrubs with Cindy Townsend: Mahonia, Holly ‘Drops of Gold’, Dwarf Golden Yew, Leather Leaf Viburnum, Crabapple ‘Royal Raindrops’, Indian Hawthorne ‘Indian Princess’, ‘Pink Lady’, ‘Snow Cap’, Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’, Daphne ‘Carol Mackey’, Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer Twist & Shout’.

Ken Lambert’s Garden Tips: Some vegetables need staking or caged. Several options available. Cage, Veggie Spirals, Tormato cage.

Small Space Gardens with April Enos. Needed; Large containers with good drainage. Mini Salsa Garden with Tomato, Jalapeno, Cilantro, Bunching onions. Patio Tree Espalier Apple with 5 different varieties. Blackberries, Tomatioes, Herbs in Strawberry pot, Blueberries, Dwarf Peach ‘Eldorado’, Topsy Turvey Tomato container. Tomato ‘Early Girl’, Cucumber ‘Potluck’.

Weekend Warrior, Brian Pirtle, How to make a landscape bed:

Use garden hose to design size and curve of bed. Line with spray paint. Use Killzall to kill grass and weeds in area. 2 weeks later, remove all dead grass. Mix in compost (Back to Earth). Edge the bed to help maintain mulch and weed eater line area. Plant with chosen plants and add Preen to bed to prevent weed seed germination. Fertilize with a good slow release fertilizer such as TLC Tree & Shrub, Landscape Food.

Marching Orders: Safe to plant most things,

Questions: How do you control thrips on Aloha rose?

Answer: Spray with Orthonex.

Best of Show: Hydrangea bed: Carol Brinegar