Discover the Fun of Gardening
April 26, 2012
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Discover the Fun of Gardening |
April 26, 2012 |
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This weather is amazing! Quite an unexpected cool-snap for this late in April, and it is probably our last reprieve before the summer heat arrives. Fortunately the forecast for this summer is slightly below average temperatures. Even so, it's smart to make sure that your gardens are ready to take the heat. This Saturday at 10am, Kerby's is having a Plants that Survive workshop. You'll get to see some of the toughest, most drought-tolerant plants around and you'll get instructions for making sure every plant reaches its full potential. See below for a preview of some of our favorite tough plants.
Happy
Gardening,
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In This Issue
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Everyone loves pretty plants, but it's nice to know that whatever you select
for your garden can survive Florida's weather too. Below are some of Kerby's
favorite tough plants, that have shown year after year that they deserve a
place in your garden.
Texas Sage - This shrub has seen a real rise in popularity over the
last few years, partially due to its incredible drought tolerance and
partially due to its lovely silver foliage and colorful flowers. It's a
great contrasting color to green foundation shrubs or to the ever-popular
plum delight loropetalum (see below it's another Kerby's favorite). Texas
sage needs full sun, well-drained soil and grows on average three to four
feet tall.
Salvias - There are tons of beautiful salvias, and each one is a
butterfly magnet. This year Mystic Spires is our winner, it is extremely hardy
to heat and cold, and is always covered with lovely blue flowers. Pineapple
Sage and Wendy's Wish Salvia are two other perennial salvias that are great at
taking the summer heat.
Loropetalum - This is Kerby's go-to plant for colorful, hardy
landscapes. The plum delight variety stays compact and keeps a nice purple
color throughout the summer. Great for color in full sun where you don't
want to mess around with flowers.
These are just some of our favorite plants that survive. Come out to this
Saturday's workshop to see lots more cool plants, including some Florida
natives that will not only make your landscape beautiful, but make it
drought-tolerant and low-maintenance. Now that's a winning combination.
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Kerby's has lots of fun planned for the garden in 2012, including workshop favorites on vegetables, herbs and roses, as well as some new workshops on bulbs and trees. There has never been a better time to Discover the Fun of Gardening.
Saturday, April 28th at 10:00 am Tough plants and all the tricks for keeping plants happy even as the mercury starts to rise. That's what this workshop is all about. We'll talk about Florida natives as well as non-natives that thrive in Florida's summer. There is no reason your garden can't be beautiful all year long.
Workshop:
Replacing Grass with Groundcovers & Lawn Care
Saturday,
May 5th at 10am
This will be a
workshop combining two topics. First, we'll talk about the basics of
lawn care in Florida, which can be a challenge. Then we'll discuss
replacing grass with groundcovers (such as ornamental peanut, pictured
at right), when you just can't (or don't want to) get grass to grow.
Just in time for
Mother's Day, come out and learn all about creating beautiful
combinations of plants for your porch, patio or anywhere in your garden
that could use a beautiful container garden.
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Kerby's Nursery 2311 S. Parsons Ave. Seffner, FL 33584 (813) 685-3265 www.kerbysnursery.com |
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Workshop:
Workshop:
Container Gardening