Let’s Talk Gardening

May 23, 2009

Containers for the sun with Linda Shackelford: Sabal ‘Minor’ Palm, Red Yucca, Penta, Mandevilla ‘Red Fury’, Huerchera, Scaevola (fan flower), Penstemon, Salvia ‘Greggii Red’, Cordyline, Sweet Potato Vine ‘Marguerite’, Zinnia, lantana, Perilla Megilla, Angelonia, Calebrachia (million bells), Petunia, Hibiscus, Bronze Leaf Begonia ‘Big’, Petunia, Esperanza, Gaillardia, Angelonia, Scaevolia, ornamental pepper. Mandevillia, Fanflower, Blue daze.

Ken’s Tip: Control bag worms with thuricide.

Split personality bed for sun and shade with Cindy Townsend. Croton, Vinca (periwinkle), white Plumbago, Boxwood, Variegated Boxwood, Sun Coleus ‘Handy Andy’, Perilla Magilla, Sun Coleus ‘Tapestry’, Bronze Leaf wax leaf Begonia, Swarf Yaupon Holly, Boxwood, Lady Banks Rose, Variegated Boxwood, Barberry, Croton, Hosta, barberry, Basket Shaped Boxwood, Red Geraniums.

Texture with Brian Pirtle: Texture for the shade: Acanthus, Fern, Lamb’s Ear, Hosta ‘Sum & Substance’, Japanese Maple, Elderberry ‘Black Lace’, Fern, Begonia ‘Dragon Wing’, Caladium, Sumac ‘Tiger eye’, Acuba ‘Picturata’, Plum Yew, Huerchera, Toad Lily, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Yew

Texture for the sun: Fernleaf Buckthorn, Magnolia ‘Teddy Bear’, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar, Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’, Croton, Indian Hawthorn, Dianthus, Sedum, Nierembergia, Artemsia ‘Powis Castle’, Ornamental Cotton, Desert Willow, Canna

Marching Orders:

1. Feed your lawn.

2. Check sprinkler system.

3. Mulch to prevent weeds and conserve moisture.

Question: You did some pots called salsa gardens. What was in them?

Answer: Tomato, jalapeno, bunching onions and cilantro.

Best Of Show: Mark Bourassa. Great shade garden.