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Nursery Shopping List Plant varieties and zone information From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-306

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Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Double Spotty'--Double Spotty Dianthus

• Mounding evergreen perennial grown as a groundcover with silver foliage and rosy red flowers that resemble small carnations.
  
• Plant in moist, but well-drained soil
  
• Plant in full sun
  
• Shear back after flowering to promote reblooming
  
• Height: 6 inches
  
• Width: 10-12 inches

Hardy in USDA zones 4-8:

• Zone 4: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.

• Zone 5: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.

• Zone 7: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.

• Zone 8: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in full sun.

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Bowl of Beauty Peony

Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty'--Bowl of Beauty Peony

• Herbaceous perennial noted for its fragrant double flowers with pink/purple outer petals and creamy inner petals.
  
• Plant in full sun to light afternoon shade; cut back foliage after frost.
  
• Plant shallowly in rich, but well-drained soil; fertilize in spring; divide in autumn, if desired.
  
• Height: 32 inches
  
• Width: 28-32 inches

Hardy in USDA zones 3-8:

• Zone 3: Plant in spring; mulch after first hard to prevent winter heaving; avoid contact with salt; plant in full sun; fertilize when new growth appears in spring.

• Zone 4: Plant in spring; mulch after first hard frost to prevent winter heaving; avoid contact with salt; plant in full sun; fertilize when new growth appears in spring.

• Zone 5: Plant in spring; mulch after first hard to prevent winter heaving; avoid contact with salt; plant in full sun; fertilize when new growth appears in spring.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring or early fall; mulch lightly in fall; plant in full sun to light afternoon shade; fertilize when new growth appears in spring.

• Zone 7: Plant in spring or early fall; mulch lightly in fall; plant in full sun to light afternoon shade; fertilize when new growth appears in spring; blooming may be reduced after warm winters.

• Zone 8: Plant in spring or early fall; mulch lightly in fall; plant in full sun to light afternoon shade; fertilize when new growth appears in spring; blooming may be reduced after warm winters.

Health Kick Tomato

Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Health Kick'--Health Kick Tomato

• New variety with high amounts of the nutrient lycopene
  
• Determinate variety with bushy habit
  
• Produces plum-shaped bright red fruit in 72 days
  
• Plant in full sun
  
• Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil
  
• Height: 4 feet
  
• Width: 2 feet

Summer Annual

• All Zones: Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before first frost; plant outdoors when daytime temperatures reach 70 degrees; water regularly when dry; remove plants after final harvest or after first killing frost.

Milkweed or Scourage

Euphorbia Polychroma 'First Blush'--Milkweed or Scourage

• Clump forming perennial with variegated cream/green leaves tinged with pink and pinkish/white flowers
  
• Plant in full sun
  
• Plant in rich but well-drained, drought tolerant
  
• All parts of the plant are poisonous and the milky sap can be irritating
  
• Can be invasive
  
• Height: 12 inches
  
• Width: 12-18 inches

Hardy in USDA zones: 5-8

• Zone 5: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; collect seed in fall for spring sowing.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; collect seed in fall for spring sowing.

• Zone 7: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; collect seed in fall for spring sowing.

• Zone 8: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; plant in well-drained soil; mulch in fall; collect seed in fall for spring sowing.

Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.

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RESOURCES :

A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
American Horticultural Society
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc.
ISBN 0-7566-0616-0
Website: www.dk.com