The breeding team and horticulturists at Terra Nova Nurseries share their tips and tricks for spring and summer gardening, and a look at several new garden-worthy plants.
With warmer weather, birds chirping and the gardening season in full swing, now is the time to get outside and plant containers, mixed beds and borders. As an easy planting guide, the experts at Terra Nova Nurseries, a global leader in plant breeding technology, share a few of their insightful tips for growing and maintaining gorgeous gardens.
As new plant growth starts forming, it is important to ensure soils are well-fertilized. “A fertilizer with a balanced blend like 14-14-14, which is a homogeneous fertilizer for maintaining ornamental landscape plants, will push new growth strongly,” says Dan Heims, president of Terra Nova Nurseries.
Spreading mulch mid-spring into early summer in some regions is also a good tip to keep in mind for maintaining mixed beds and borders. With warmer temperatures, soils tend to dry out. To prevent this from happening, spread a thick layer of mulch. For example, use shredded wood, pine needles or compost that has been brewing throughout the fall and winter seasons. As an added bonus, mulch discourages weeds from growing in the garden.
Another gardening tip is to make bold color decisions. “Mixing and matching vibrant colors will create depth in lawns and gardens,” says Chuck Pavlich, director of new product development for Terra Nova Nurseries.
For example, here are some new plant varieties from Terra Nova Nurseries that have been bred to transcend the norm and provide better, stronger garden options. Each is the result of the company’s innovative breeding team. New flower colors, new flower shapes, fascinating foliage, and better garden performance mark these plants as must-have garden additions this year.
Carex ‘Spark Plug’ forms short, tight clumps of spiky, variegated and evergreen foliage. It is a great plant for containers, but can also be used as a blender and filler for the garden. ‘Spark Plug’ blooms from July to September, with small terminal flowers that spike in July.
Coreopsis ‘Pink Sapphire’ has stunning hot-pink flowers with white eyes. A low-growing, upright plant, ‘Pink Sapphire’ can bloom for five months of the year. Also, ‘Pink Sapphire’ is a self-cleaning plant, making it easy and ideal for mixed beds, containers and borders.
The Heuchera Little Cuties™ series features compact varieties with a strong mounding habit and flowers that have a long bloom time of May through October. All the plants in the series perform well in full sun, part shade or full shade in zones 4 – 9. These miniature varieties were bred to showcase an assortment of colors ranging from the caramel foliage of Heuchera ‘Blondie’ and the rosy and tan-brown foliage of Heuchera ‘Ginger Snap’ to the dark burgundy veins of Heuchera ‘Frost’.
Eucomis ‘Dark Star’ is perfect for containers, mixed beds, rock gardens, and other places. It has very dark, red-black foliage, which stands out when planted with contrasting silver or gold-colored foliage. In late summer, this variety produces charming pink flowers.
Kniphofia ‘Lemon Popsicle’ has sweet, lemon-yellow spikes and a dwarf habit with dramatic grassy foliage. An easy-to-grow plant, ‘Lemon Popsicle’ is perfect for mixed beds or as an upright accent. This new variety is perfect for attracting hummingbirds.
A few other new varieties from Terra Nova Nurseries include Coreopsis ‘Desert Coral’, the Echinacea Supreme™ series, Heuchera ‘Fire Alarm’, and Eucomis ‘Glow Sticks’.
Each of these varieties will be available at select garden centers in the U.S. for 2013 gardening. For a list of garden centers that stock Terra Nova Nurseries’ plants, visit the company’s retail locater by clicking this link, Retail Locator.
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