Southern Gardening
Horticulturist Gary Bachman talks about resilient geraniums.
There are many great shady shrubs, but select hard working multi season shrubs.
The garden hoe is one of the best garden tools; learn more from Dr. Gary Bachman.
Gary Bachman talks about the calendula plant that looks good in the garden and great in a salad.
‘Georgia Blue’ veronica is a great edging plant for our Mississippi gardens and landscapes.
Foxtail lily is one plant that can put on a show in late summer with its tall striking flower spikes.
Gary Bachman talks about the benefits of a raised bed.
Rudbeckia are big, round, colorful flowers that fit great in any garden. Let’s take a look at a few of my favorite selections. Rudbeckia are wonderful and produce lots of flowers in colors ranging from golden yellow to mahogany brown having dark center cones. They are also called gloriosa daisies, and man, do they live up to this name. Cappuccino produces flowers up to 4 inches across with dark orangy petals with a brownish red center accent splotch. Cherry Brandy has deep maroon-red flowers with a dark chocolate center cones that are welcome in any garden.
Here at Southern Gardening, we show you all kinds of different plants every week. But we just don’t recommend…we actually grow these in our own yards. Our plants are….Southern Gardening: Approved. Our producer, Tim, often selects plants for his large mailbox garden from plants featured in our episodes. In this year’s garden, sun coleus dominates the front half of the bed with a huge wave of color. The Alabama Sunset, Wasabi, and Colorblaze Dark Sky varieties were featured back in April, and now, they have grown up and are….Southern Gardening: Approved.
A horticultural challenge for many homeowners is an area known as the hellstrip….the space between the sidewalk and the street. What’s a homeowner to do with this difficult area? Hmmm…..
Devil Gary: Gary…..this hellstrip is my domain. Leave it be, it’s a lost cause!
Angel Gary: Oh come on, Gary. I’ve got confidence in your gardening abilities. Let’s turn his hell strip into our Garden of Eden.