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GARDENER'S
READING ROOM
The Art of Gardening
Annuals
Basket
Stuffers are Here!
 One
of the true delights of summer is to sit on your deck or patio
and enjoy the beauty of the blooms cascading from your hanging
baskets and pots. From feathery grasses and charming daisies
to fragrant Nemesias and cobalt-blue Lobelias, Sky Nursery
has everything for the patio gardener.
 To
go along with our past favorites such as Supertunias, Wave
Petunias, Verbena, Million Bells, Bacopa, Diascia, Ipomoea,
and Osteospermum we will be featuring some wonderful, new
introductions. These new annuals are all chosen for their
heat tolerance, vigorous growth and habit, and, in some cases,
drought tolerance. Along with these wonderful qualities they
may also attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
 One
of our new “basket-stuffers” is called Mercardonia
“Gold Flake”. This is a fantastic plant reminiscent
of Bacopa in its growth habit but with a bright, yellow flower.
It is a vigorous low grower with a trailing habit perfect
for pot or hanging basket. It can also be used in the garden
as a ground cover and along borders. Another new addition
is Bidens “Solaire Yellow”, a bright yellow trailer
with a more genteel habit than other Bidens.
 If
you are a fan of the beautiful Phlox plant we will be carrying
Phlox Intensia “Lavender Glow” and “Neon
Pink”. This new series will grow from spring, well into
fall, with heat tolerance and vigor all the while maintaining
flower size and intense color.
I
am mentioning just a few of our new basket-stuffers here because
the best way to truly envision the beauty of your hanging
baskets and pots is to come into Sky Nursery and see all of
the fantastic plants that we have to offer. The staff is always
willing to help you create just the right look. Sky also carries
a great assortment of pots and the best potting soils and
fertilizers for the job. Then you can kick back and enjoy
the beauty that you have created all summer long!
By Deborah Boyer, Flower Shed
Skylights Spring/Summer 2004 Vol. 18, No. 2
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