April 8 , 2010
Flower combos, ethnic herbs, squash vine borers, when fertilize lawn
In year like this , you ’d think we ’d been transported to Seattle or England . Everything seems super - sized .
The poppies link up the mutabilis rose , showering its multi - tasking flowers . Upon opening , they ’re a balmy yellow . Bored of that people of color , they change wearing apparel to bike through apricot / orange , and pink .
The final stage is scarlet , here with spiderwort hogging the photographic camera . That ’s okay , since it ’ll soon be set seed , while the mutabilis will keep on blooming , with a return cycle in fall . Must say here : mine does n’t get full sun ; only late good afternoon sun . If you need a quick , reliable hedge , and do n’t desire to do much work , this is the rose for you .
In every partially shaded corner , I ’ve pucker in Baby Blue Eyes ( Nemophila menziesii ) , thanks to the transplant thatMSS at Zanthan Gardensgave me last fall .
It ’s an annual that re - seeds like crazy in her garden , but I plan to collect at least some seeds for safety . Here , it joins the aboriginal repeated , fortunate Senecio vulgaris , ( Packera obovata ) . Baby ’s roots are under cover under the mountain laurel , but happy for its cheek to be in the sun , to shake hands with the unmediated hit that golden Senecio vulgaris wish .
And here with larkspur .
More lavender in the crape bed with this barbate fleur-de-lis .
Here with the Lady Banks rose beyond .
The cat cove ’s contribution to the theme is Blue - eyed grass ( genus Sisyrinchium angustifolium ) , a native perennial .
Now that the conditions is warming up , it ’s time to get spicy . Since Thai , Indian , and Mexican formula captivate our taste buds these days , this calendar week on CTG , Amanda Moon fromIt ’s About Thymejoins Tom to rally us withcurry plant , Rau Ram ( Vietnamese coriander ) , Thai long chile , galanga ginger , black cardamon , and more .
match her in individual at It ’s About Thyme’sHerbDay Mini - Festival from 1 - 4 on May 1 . A celebration of herb local , alien , and medicinal , speakers also include humourist Mary Gordon Spence and herbalistEllen Zimmermann .
More gardeners than ever are turningtheir front yard into comestible gardens . In 2008 , we had the laurels to meetFritz Haeg , author ofEdible the three estates : Attack on the Front Lawn . He joined theArthouse at the Jones CenterandFoundation Communitiesto turn a grassy flat composite into food for the families . Since so many gardeners are turning to food these days , it was fourth dimension to enliven you with a repetition of our television tour . I cognise you ’ll be as inspired about the kids jumping in as we were .
A luck of gardeners are itching to know when it’stime to fertilize the lawn . This week Daphne explain when and why . Do n’t be captivated by pot & feed products , either , since they can harm your trees !
Her featured works isMexican plum . It ’s complete flowering for this twelvemonth , and is now ready fruit . ( The birds have a serious web of their own to foretell when they ’re quick to deplete ) . But you may still plant for a drought - hardy tree diagram that ’s fantabulous for small garden or to accent large space .
Since it ’s meter to implant squash , Trisha explain how to get ahead of the fear squash vine rock drill .
Until next week , Linda
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