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Nursery Shopping List Nursery Shopping List From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-210

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Dianthus deltoides – Dianthus (Pinks)

• Trailing evergreen perennial grown as a groundcover or in containers with silver foliage and pink flowers in mid-spring
  
• Plant in moist but well-drained soil
  
• Plant in full sun
  
• Shear back after flowering to promote reblooming
  
• Height: 7 inches; width: 12 inches
  
• Hardy in USDA zones (3) 4-9:
  
  • Zone 3: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt; may be marginally hardy in this zone.
    
  • 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.
    
  • Zone 9: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in full sun.
    

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Tulipa ‘Apricot Beauty’ – Apricot Beauty Tulip

• Annual or perennial bulb with apricot blooms with light-rose flames on outer petals in mid-spring
  
• Plant in rich but well-drained soil
  
• Plant in full sun
  
• Divide every few years in early spring
  
• Height: 14-16 inches; width: 6 inches
  
• Hardy in USDA zones 3-6(7,8):
  
  • Zone 3: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
    
  • Zone 4: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
    
  • Zone 5: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
    
  • Zone 6: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.
    Zone 7: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; plants are often short-lived or annual in this warmer zone.
    
  • Zone 8: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; plants are often short-lived or annual in this warmer zone.

Pachysandra terminalis – Japanese Pachysandra

Gardener’s note: A native alternative is the Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens), which has bolder foliage and larger flowers. For more details, click here.

• Spreading, evergreen groundcover with white flowers in the spring
  
• Plant in partial to full shade
  
• Plant in average to dry well-drained soil
  
• Height: 6-12 inches; width: 18-24 inches, spreading
  
• Hardy in USDA zones: 4-8
  
  • Zone 4: Plant in spring; plant in partial shade; mulch in fall; avoid contact with salt; pull back mulch in spring.
    
  • Zone 5: Plant in spring; plant in partial shade; mulch in fall; avoid contact with salt; pull back mulch in spring.
    
  • Zone 6: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in partial to full shade.
    
  • Zone 7: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in partial to full shade.
    
  • Zone 8: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in partial to full shade.
    

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