Episode 129: Early Birds – Fine Gardening

Elevate your hand if seasonal affective dysfunction has set in for you. Sure, so are we. Because the skies are grey and the panorama is predominantly brown in lots of areas of the nation, we determined that as we speak’s episode could be geared in the direction of providing a glimmer of hope. We’re speaking about vegetation that placed on a present within the final breaths of winter and the primary weeks of spring. Simply whenever you suppose the backyard won’t ever look good once more, these unsung heroes present as much as give us somewhat pleasure. Now we have timber, ephemeral springs, and even some lesser-known North American natives that not solely make us blissful, but in addition assist assist the primary pollinators. Those that reside in additional southern places will likely be delighted to have our knowledgeable attain out from Texas to speak about what gardeners in hotter climates ought to count on in just some days.

Skilled Visitor: Jared Barnes, Ph.D., is affiliate professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State College in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Danielle’s Crops

pink trillium (Trillium erectum, Zones 4-7)

wooden anemone (quinquefolia anemone3-8)

tall blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosumZones 5-8)

pink flowering dogwood (cornus florida f. pinkZones 5-9)

carol vegetation

Hellebore ‘Berry Swirl’ (hellebore x hybrid ‘Berry Swirl’, Zones 4–8)

trout lily (Erythronium americanumZones 3–8)

false loop (Sorbaria sorbifoliaZones 2–8)

shadblow serviceberry (amelanchier canadensisZones 4–8)

specialist’s blueprints

yellow wintery (Chimonanthus praecox ‘Luteus’, Zones 7-9)

Waste Bin (edgeworthia chrysanthaZones 7-10)

Virginia springbeauty (Claytonia virginicaZones 3-8)

Japanese apricot ‘Bonita’ (Prunus mume ‘Stunning’, Zones 6-9)

Japanese apricot ‘Tojibai’ (Prunus mume ‘Tojibai’, Zones 6-9)