Let’s Talk Gardening

August 15, 2009

Echinacea with Cindy Townsend: Echinacea ‘Tiki Torch’, Buddleia ‘Lo & Behold’, E. ‘Flame Thrower’, E. ‘Vintage Wine’, E. Full Moon’, E. ‘Coconut Lime’, E. ‘Purity’, E. ‘Coral Reef’, E. ‘Coconut Lime’, Nepata ‘Walker’s Low’, Crocosmia, E. ‘Double Delight’, Coreopsis ‘Heaven’s Gate’, Scaveola (Fanflower), E. ‘Magnus’, E. ‘Little Magnus’, E. ‘Pink Poodle’, E. ‘Mac ‘N Cheese’.

Ken’s Garden Tip: Now is the time to reseed your shady lawn. Heartland Supreme and Crossfire II are two of TLC’s choices.

Crape Myrtles with Kevin Tubby: C.M. ‘Red Rocket’, C. M. ‘Acoma’, C. M. ‘Siren Red’, C. M. ‘Dazzle Me Pink’, C. M. ‘Cherry Dazzle’, C. M. ‘Violet Filli’ , C. M. ‘Tightwad Red’, C. M. ‘Catawba’, C. M. ‘Pink Velour’. Suggested Foods for Crape Myrtle: TLC Tree, Shrub & Landscape Food. TLC Premium 20-20-20, Blood Meal or Fertilome Bedding Plant Food.

Plants for Winter Interest with Brian Pirtle: Witch Hazel, Weeping Variegated Cotoneaster, Violas, Camellia ‘April’s Tryst’, Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick, Boxwood Topiary basket and corkscrew. Holly, Shrub Honeysuckle, Dogwood ‘Mid-Winter Fire’, Rosemary, Thyme, Lavender, Helleborus (Lenten’s Rose), Flowering Quince, Whipcord Arborvitae, Aucuba ‘Mr. Goldstrike’, Dianthus ‘Coconut Surprise’, Coral Bark Maple, ‘Little One’s for the Winter Landscape’.