Coral Bells-heuchera
-showy foliage, semi-evergreen perennial with a radiating tight clump of green, purple, or marbled foliage, also having diminutive fine-textured flowers on thin stalks rising high above the foliage
-reblooming encouraged by dead-heading
Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia
A showy and durable perennial with dark green foliage. Yellow daisy like flower with black cone from July through September.
Prune after flowering.
We are participating in the Front Yard Garden Contest which is part of the National Garden Festival. Basically, it is taking the very successful Buffalo Garden Walk and marketing it throughout the country. Please take a moment and check it out. Enjoy!!!
http://www.nationalgardenfestival.com/festival/frontyardgardencompetition.asp
Spirea - Spiraea Japonica.
Compact small shrub that has multi-season appeal. Trim lightly after flowering for rebloom. Shape in summer or fall if needed.
Viburnum - Viburnum Tomentosum
Deciduous shrub with elegant beauty, flowering in late spring early summer.
Some varieties known for their intense fragrance.
-perennial effectively used along borders, wide edgings, or in mass plantings, commonly planted in sunny sites but also used in partially shaded areas, noted for showy summer-blooming, trumpet-shaped flowers with many color…s to choose from.
-remove dead, previous year’s foliage in early spring prior to new growth.
The spring season has finally arrived and so it’s time to start sprucing up your landscape by adding a fresh layer of mulch. While this is beneficial to your plant material, the practice of adding too much mulch can be harmful. The common term for this is Volcano Mulching; the piling up of mulch to the point where it looks like a volcano.
Volcano mulching hurts your plant material by rotting out the bark which is covered by the mulch. This allows an area for diseases to enter. Also, excess mulching promotes girdling roots. This is where the roots of the tree or shrub grow in the mulch, and eventually grow around the trunk of the plant. Over time the root will strangle the plant to the point of where the death is imminent.
Plant of the Month-April
Daffodils (Narcissus)
-Brilliant early yellow flower.
-Great flower for cutting.
-Plant bulbs in fall for best results.
WNY Garden Show starts Thursday March 25th at the Hamburg Agri Center.
Visit www.plantasiany.com for more information
Crocus-
-A showy perennial bulb, great for early season color.
-Plant Bulbs in fall for best results.
