New Growing Wisdom video: "How to Find the Right Plant for Any Location"
Submitted by Lisa on Fri, 2012-02-10 09:28
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How do you find a plant for those less-than hospitable places in your yard? Here are a few such spots and the perfect plants for them, according to Dave Epstein of how-to gardening video site Growing Wisdom, in his new video, “How to Find a Plant for Any Location.” Check out the rest in Dave's video, at5min.com!
Location: Driveway and/or side of road.
Solution: Next Generation Flower Carpet roses (above) continuous, season-long blooms, salt tolerance and outstanding heat and humidity resistance. “It’s a nice greeting for people as they come in from the road, and you’re taking a lot of heat off the driveway,” says Epstein.
Location: Narrow space that could use some color.
Solution: Tropicanna cannas (see Tropicanna Black cannas, above), which offer psychedelically colored foliage all season long.
Location: Low spot with heavy foot traffic
Solution: Creeping thyme (i.e. ‘Pink Chintz’ - photo above courtesy of GardeningForNature blog). “There are also varieties of thyme, like lemon thyme, that when you step on them release a wonderful scent,” says Epstein.
Location: Tall, ugly eyesore (i.e. telephone pole)
Solution: Creeping spinach (Basella alba ‘Rubra’). “What’s great about this plant is that it’s drought-tolerant, grows eight feet in one season, and it’s edible,” says Epstein. “You can eat or saute the leaves.”
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