Episode 137: Field Trip to The Farmer’s Daughter Nursery

Visiting a great nursery is inspirational. Colors and textures draw you in, and wish-list plants beckon to you from the benches and displays. You may even encounter a plant that you can’t live without, even though you’ve never seen it or heard about it before. Join Danielle and Carol as they stroll the aisles of a favorite Rhode Island nursery and chat about their favorite finds.
Expert guest: Sarah Partyka is the owner of The Farmer’s Daughter, a garden center in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Danielle’s Plants
'Copper Harbor' juniper (Juniperus horizontalis 'Copper Harbor')
Sensational!™ lavender (Lavandula x intermedia 'Tesseract', Zones 5-9)
‘Nickel Silver’ dyckia (Dyckia ‘Nickel Silver’, Zones 8-11)
‘Shiloh Splash’ river birch (Betula nigra 'Shiloh Splash', Zones 4-9)
Carol’s Plants
‘Venusta’ queen of the prairie (Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta’, Zones 3-8)
Agave-leaf sea holly (Eryngium agavifolium, Zones 6-9)
‘Eastern Star’ white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata ‘Eastern Star’, Zones 3-8)
‘Purpleleaf Bailey Select’ American hazelnut (Corylus americana ‘Purpleleaf Bailey Select’, Zones 4-9)
Expert’s Plants
‘Purple Knight’ calico plant (Alternanthera dentata ‘Purple Knight’, annual)
Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus*, Zones 7-10)
‘Limelight’ licorice plant (Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’, Zones 9-11)
‘Kudos Mandarin’ agastache (Agastache ‘Kudos Mandarin’, Zones 5-9)
‘Xanthos’ cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xanthos’, annual)
‘Profusion Double Deep Salmon’ zinnia (Zinnia ‘Profusion Double Deep Salmon’, annual)
Balloon plant (Gomphocarpus physocarpus, Zones 8-10)
‘Black and Blue’ anise-scented sage (Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’, Zones 7-10)
‘Kudos Yellow’ agastache (Agastache ‘Kudos Yellow’, Zones 5-9)
‘Aromatto’ basil (Ocimum basilicum ‘Aromatto’, annual)
‘Emerald Falls’ dichondra (Dichondra repens ‘Emerald Falls’, Zones 7-11)
Expert’s plants:
Container 1
1. ‘Purple Knight’ calico plant
2. Cardoon
3. ‘Limelight’ licorice plant
4. ‘Kudos Mandarin’ Agastache
5. ‘Xanthos’ cosmos
6. ‘Profusion Double Deep Salmon’ zinnia
Container 2
1. Balloon plant
2. ‘Black and Blue’ anise-scented sage
3. ‘Kudos Yellow’ agastache
4. ‘Aromatto’ basil
5. ‘Emerald Falls’ dichondra
To see more of Sarah Partyka’s beautiful pollinator-friendly containers, check out her article from Fine Gardening issue 206: www.finegardening.com/project...

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Pollinators container gardening is great information for this season.

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Nice selection there Danielle on the river birch...