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First Aired - 04/04/2010 03:30PM
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Carmen & Alice discuss the difference between annuals and perennials.
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Perennials vs. Annuals (12:44)
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impatience, why does my garden bloom so late?, the virtues of annuals, new varieties for 2010, what is an annual?, an annual completes its lifecycle in one year, most crops are annuals, an apple tree takes 3-4 years to reach fruiting stage, they are always developing faster producing annuals, seed companies come up with new things every year like all companies, trends and fashions exist in plants, plant trials, stripey edge flower trend, bad plant names, who comes up with these plant names?!, Pretty Much Picasso, Superbina Pink Parfait, Wreckless Blush, Super Olympia, Sweet Sixteen, Double Take, Cappucino, Cherry Brandy, Dahlias and Zinnias, Lemon Cream and Apricot Twist, Jade Princess,Perennials & The Baptisia Australis (12:59)
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a perennial plant is an exercise in patience, there is an inherent commitment, they come back year after year in the garden, does not keep a woody skeleton, dies back to the ground and reemerges in the spring, perennial gardens, dates back to the 1890s, The Q Garden, Royal Botanical Garden in England, shift from bedding plants to perennials, now possible due to new specimens from plant hunters, a way of showing off what England had procured and collected, long term design element, originally set to a backdrop of a hedge, history of perennials, island beds, plant trials, Perennial Plant Associations, PPA, conference this year in Portland in July, best plants are judged based on suitability low maintenance pest and disease resistance availability and ornamental interest, Baptisia Australis, false indigo, adaptable in zones 3 to 9, perennial gardens are a lot of work!, a garden is a process, it changes like people do, tender perennial, half hearty annual, climate dependent, micro climates,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/01/2011 02:00PM
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This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen & Alice are joined by Bruce Bailey, owner of Heavy Petal Nursery in Moses Lake, WA. Bruce explains what makes him a rock and roll gardener and how horticultural life is so unique in Moses Lake. Tune in to learn about the West Coast gardening mentality and hear about everything from antique roses to growing risky crops in the name of love! This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market
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First Aired - 02/09/2012 02:00PM
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It's all about herbs this week on We Dig Plants. Hosts Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus-Krieg welcome writer, author, and all around herb-lover Ellen Spector Platt to talk about the uses and ease of use, even in small urban environments, of planting herbs. Her favorite herb right now? Lavender. She's even written a book about it! Learn all about this fragrant herb and others on this episode of We Dig Plants. This episode is sponsored by Fairway Market.
"It's a lot of bang for your buck with herbs."
"In Provence lavender is used in a lot of savory things like stews and chicken."
--Ellen Spector Platt on We Dig Plants
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Gotta Love Herbs (20:35)
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Ellen Spector Platt, herb farming, Skukle Country, herbs, flower growing, urban gardeners, window gardens, rooftop gardens, lavender, aliums, Lavender: How to grow and use the fragrant herb, Lavender festival, Provence, Rosemary, Thyme, Black leaf cotton, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Lavender festivals, Epcott, composting plant, hydroponic vegetable garden,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
