April 1 , 2010
More superstar plants, citrus & tomato tips, Gazania
It ’s simply remarkable . Plant tough plants and they dance back , thumbing their flowers at uttermost drought and freeze down . My Lady Banks rose does n’t even get piss from me .
I ’m a sucker for spirea , specially when it hides the corner of the shed , with our noblewoman beyond hiding the fence . presently the climbing Cecile Brunner pink wine against the caducous doors will add sweet garden pink to the painting .
My Mutabilis shrub rose does a great job hiding the chain link fence on Amelia ’s side . It ’s been geezerhood since I ’ve fertilized it . It ’s careful on water , too .
I ’ve heard that species tulip , Tulipa saxatilis , naturalizes , and I for certain trust that ’s so . These are my first , planted at Thanksgiving .
Wider shoot so you’re able to see the foliation . Fall - blooming asters on steroids in the background .
Clusiana tulip ‘ Tinka ’ emphatically naturalizes , here with returning spring summer snowflake and sorrel . Freeze & drought immune ‘ Butterpat ’ and ‘ Country Girl ’ momma surround them .
On great returns : This week my ‘ Mr. Mac ’ Satsuma orange blossomed . Since I know you want to skip into the citrus game , too , this workweek on CTG , Tom satisfy with Merrideth Jiles fromThe keen Outdoorson cold - hardy citrus for your containers or the garden . Merrideth also explainshow to fertilize and when to prune them .
Trisha ’s gottomato tipsfor you ! Some of you may have mislay former plantings to the weather . She explain how to tell if they ’re damage beyond production , and how to plant and protect them in our still risky atmospheric condition and malarkey . Also , she sets us straight on determinate and indeterminate change and which is good for containers . Get her tomato tips , including cutworm protective covering , on our web site .
Next to questions about freeze damage , # 2 is about weeds . Boy howdy , are they happy !
So , Daphne explicate how to break the cycle . It ’s now or never . Every semen that set means weeds , the sequel , for year to issue forth . And please , buy a lottery ticket or rip up your dollar before you buy a smoke & provender production ! Dig ’em or mow ’em . Apply maize gluten in September as a lifelike pre - emerging .
Her industrial plant of the calendar week isGazania rigens . I could n’t resist two to put in pots on each side of the patio . I take this one , Bicton Orange , for its silvery foliation . They pull in butterflies , so I decide to do that instead of my common zinnia for butterflies near up .
On tour , visitRandy Case ’s incredible makeover . Last dip on the the Master Gardener tour , I was astounded how he plow around a typical lawn with foundation plants into this amazing garden . I recognize you all would want to see this one , but I was n’t sure how to bone it into our packed fall videotape schedule . Two days after , I got a drouth cancellation . I pick up the phone and shout Randy . “ Can we come tape tomorrow ? ”
Since these are vivid horticulture days , you may always watchCTG onlineafter a comfortable Epsom salts bathtub !
Until next calendar week , Linda
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