Episode 40: Annuals Worth Your Money

Turns out that friends do let friends buy annuals … but only certain ones

Steve and Danielle , as you know , love a trip-up to the nursery , and in this installment we find the active duad at Shakespeare ’s Garden in Brookfield , Connecticut . Their mission was to detect an raiment of yearly to fill their various pots and make incredible combinations . They plant unusual options for shade , including a fuchsia grown for its bright foliage — not blossom — and show - stopping selections for sun too . pillager alert : Danielle actually admitted that certain varieties of flame nettle are n’t that bad after all . tape on fix at a bustling garden center in late spring , this installment is certain to prompt you to get creative this season with your annual purchases .

Expert testimony : Jason Reeves , curator of UT Gardens in Jackson , Tennessee .

On location at the beautiful and livelyShakespeare ’s Gardenin Brookfield , Connecticut . Their selection of annuals is one of the best in the expanse .

Danielle ’s selections for her two shade containers were super coloured but not very floriferous . Here are few of the plants she selected :

‘ Finger Paint ’ coleus(Solenostemon scutellarioides‘Finger Paint ’ )

White edge leopard plant(Farfugium japonicum‘Argentum ’ )

‘ Autumnale ’ fuchsia(Fuchsia‘Autumnale ’ )

Bossa Nova ® Pure White trailing begonia(Begonia boliviensis‘Bossa Nova Pure White ’ )

For a location with red-hot baking sun , Danielle chose an array of plant featuring purple and white . A few of the noted selections were’Lilac ’ Tradescantia(Tradescantia fluminensis‘Lilac ’ ) and‘Angel Wings ’ senecio(Senecio candicans‘Angel Wings ’ ) .

Whether you call it a “ thriller ” or a “ big guy , ” it ’s always good to start a container design with the focal degree plant . This twelvemonth Steve chose‘Torbay Dazzler ’ Gunter Wilhelm Grass palm(Cordyline australis‘Torbay Dazzler ’ ) , a show - stopper if ever there was one .

Steve has never run into a coleus he did n’t like , so his containers this class featureRedhead ™ coleus(Solenostemon scuttellarioides‘UF0646 ’ ) . The dark reddish brown leaves are the perfect colour sound reflection of the grade insignia establish in the thriller of his container .

The Batman and Robin of plant life shopping pull in their leverage to the checkout time counter . Steve , as you’re able to clearly see , is less than thrill by the prospect of a selfie .

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