| Recenty Garnette asked each of the departments to give her a “top ten” list to use at a class she was giving. We all had so much fun with these lists, that we decided to share them with you. |
| Annuals Sue Jones’ List Transplanting Dept. 1 Zinnia 2 Impatiens 3 Lisianthus 4 Nieurmbergia 5 Tithonia 6 Gazania 7 Lobelia 8 Vinca 9 Melampodium 10 Gomphrena (as accent) |
Annuals Bonnie’s List 1 Annuals 2 Perilla ‘Magilla’ 3 Fuchsia ‘June Bride’ 4 Calibrachoa ‘Million Bells’, Cherry Rose’ 5 Coleus ‘Stained Glass Series’ 6 Ivy Geranium ‘Black Magic’ 7 Upright Geranium ‘Americana Violet’ 8 Ipomea Margarita 9 Petunia ‘Suncatcher Series’ 10 Verbena ‘Turkana Scarlet’ Heliotrope |
| Perennials Anju’s List. 1 Euphorbia ‘Jesse’ 2 Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Oranges & Lemons’ 3 Echinacea ‘Sunset’ 4 Geranium ‘Rosanne’ 5 Helenium ‘Chelsey’ 6 Helenium ‘Double Trouble’ 7 Helenium ‘Ruby Tuesday’ 8 Hydrangea ‘Paris’ 9 Hydrangea ‘Little Honey’ 10 Daphne ‘Lawrence Crocker’ |
Herbs & Veggies Kate & Rich’s List 1 Bay Laurel 2 Sage, ‘Tangerine’ 3 Sage, ‘Berggarten’ 4 Basil, ‘African Blue’ 5 Thyme, ‘Caraway’ 6 Lavendar, ‘Twickle Purple’ 7 Cauliflower, ‘Self Blanching’ 8 Eggplant, ‘Green Goddess’ 9 Pepper, ‘Sweet Chocolate’, ‘Tilburn Poblano’ 10 Tomato, ‘Sungold’, ‘Old German’ |
| Retail Carol, Wendy & Kathleen’s List 1 Hori/Hori knife 2 Joyce Chen or Bacho scissors 3 Felco pruners 4 Merrills Compost & compost tea bags 5 Whitney Farms soil conditioner 6 Root aid/bio solution (active mycorrhiza) 7 Burts Bees products 8 Bio ganic & Flower Phram, organic sprays for pest control 9 Natural garden “helpers” ie lady bugs, mason bees, red worms etc. 10 Cascade compost |
Seeders Sean’s List 1Clitora, Double White Lady vine 2 Ricinus, look like mini oreo cookies, too bad they’re poisonous. 3 Treated seeds (coloring makes them easier to see) 4 Pelleted petunia seeds—coated in clay for ease of seeding 5 Nicotiana ‘Tinker Bell Mix’ 6 Veggies, because they germinate fairly easily & have great names like Biker Billy Hot Peppers or Green Zebra Tomatoes. 7 Basque peppers 8 Pelted alyssum & lobelia, easy to see 9 Corn because it’s so easy 10 Marigolds, Dahlias & Cosmos, those awkward shaped seeds we hate to sow. |
