February, 2009

Container Gardening - Moveable Feasts of Taste and Color

Whether you have a little space or a lot, container gardening creates an inviting outdoor room where you can grow profusion of colorful flowers, and a bounty of first-rate vegetables and savory herbs. We have developed our own special selection of compact varieties perfect for growing in pots and containers of all sizes and shapes. Your potted garden can flourish on a porch, patio, balcony, rooftop or terrace.

This season, we've added three new introductions to our expanding line of container choices: Ruby and Emerald Duet" Lettuce, "Baby Belle" Peppers and "White Ice" Lavender.

Click Here to view Renee's article on basic Container Gardening. For a list of varieties suitable for containers with convenient one-click ordering, Click Here.

"Ruby and Emerald Duet" Lettuce

"Junior" Sunflower

Stock ‘Ten Week Bouquet’	In the Trial Garden	Snapdragons ‘Chantilly’ Heliotrope ‘Deep Marine’
	While the weather is miserably cold and wet in our northern California location, there are still things to do in the trial garden. All the different new color combinations of California poppies and sweet peas we seeded last October and November are ready for thinning before they get too crowded. We have found rigorously thinning these seedlings allows plants enough room to grow to their full size and bloom abundantly over a longer period. We thin out California poppies to 4-6 inches apart and sweet peas to stand 6 inches apart. We have also sown several early spring flower seeds in our greenhouse: Stock ‘Ten Week Bouquet’ , Snapdragons ‘Chantilly’and Heliotrope ‘Deep Marine’ are all easy to grow, colorful and fragrant varieties that will look lovely when planted in the landscape later this season.

Renee's Garden in the News:

Renee's tips for a growing lettuce and creating a great salad are featured in Karen Dardick's article for the San Diego Union Tribune "Raising the Salad Bar".

In "Here Comes the Sun", Sharon Cohoon, Sunset senior garden writer, raises her spirits with Renee's bright new yellow annuals "Scented Gold" Wallflower and "Summer Splash" Marigolds.

View Better Homes and Gardens slide show that features many of our new introductions: "Top New Blue, Pink, & Purple Annuals for 2009" and "Top New Red, Orange, & Yellow Annuals."

Recipe of the Month:
Hardy Portuguese Kale Soup

On a cold night, serve this soup with warm crusty bread for a complete and satisfying hot meal.

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