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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 Rural Beautification Booklet2010 Rural Beautification Awards Tour First Annual Rural Beautification Awards Tour Attendees 3rd Place Mary Chomistek 2nd Place Neil and Gail Anderson 1st Place Brad and Lisa Calvert What is the best piece of gardening advice you have ever been given? Put Styrofoam in the bottom of large pots to keep them light and easy to move. Use 3 inches of bark mulch in your flower beds to control weed seeds. Put copper in your hydrangea soil to produce blue and purple flowers. Soil is so important. Take time to amend nutrient levels. When arranging planters plant with blooms on so you know what you are planting , when you have decided how you want it, snip off blooms so plants become fuller. When planting groupings remember volume makes an impact. Plant what pleases you, not what others like.Place a scored pamper in the bottom of a planter to keep the plants damp. There are no gardening mistakes only gardening experiments. Grow plants that are similar to native species in your area. Take pictures of your planters every year to determine what works the best and what needs to be modified when choosing plants for the next year. What is your favorite plant to plant? Lilac poppies Blue Flax, the blue comes out in the cool temperatures.Sedum, it has unusual leaves and beautiful flowers.Moonshine Yarrow, drought tolerant, colourful all summer and doesn’t spread. Gladiola, it has beautiful colours and flowers.Shasta daisy because they blend with every flower reproduce just right every year. Spring flowering bulbs, masses of tulips and daffodils giving a brilliant burst of colour and the portent of what is to follow throughout the season. Double petunias as the leafcutter bees do not bother them. Early blooming single petunias in fuchsia. Lavatera flowers, they are beautiful. Salvia (May Night), continuous bloom, well behaved! Pansies they are easy to grow, cheerful, colourful and overwinter or self- seed. Any variety of lily, they are tough and beautiful.Sedum, it has unusual leaves and beautiful flowers. Rudbekia (Indian Summer) it blooms all season. “ Hope for Humanity ” bush rose. It has a very bright colour and blooms all summer. Zinnias, they are easy going , very colourful and make great cut flowers. Petunias, underestimated but so easy to grow and smell so great. Marigold Karl Foerster grass, it is a great all season perennial. Hostas are great shad plants with lots of interesting colours, textures and sizes. Hens and chicks because they are very different from other plants. Heliotrope beautiful smell and colour. Alpine Aster White Clematis GeraniumsCalaLily Martagon lily Roses –not hard to grow, and they come in many beautiful colours.