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- “Day Lilies in the Midsouth” a talk by Richard Williamson, day lily expert, at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue at 10 AM, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Free.
- “Through Our Garden Gates – Annual Memphis Area Master Gardeners Garden Tours” Saturday, June 1, 2019, 9 AM to 4 PM, rain or shine. Free. For more information, visit memphisareamastergardeners.org.
- Memphis Horticultural Society, Monthly Meeting. “Clematis You Need/You Need Clematis” talk by Dan Long, Brushwood Nursery. 6.30 PM to 8 PM, Tuesday, June 4 at Memphis Botanic Garden.
- “Dixon Workshop: Floral Design with Ferns and Flowers” at the Dixon, Thursday, June 6, 2019, 6.30 PM to 8 PM. Call 901-761-5250 to register.
- “Organic Gardening: Views from a Purist” a talk by Vador Vance, gardening expert and co-host of the popular Saturday morning radio show on WREC 600AM, “In the Garden with Kenneth & Vador”, talk to take place at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue at 10 AM, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Free.
- “Dixon Munch & Learn: Healthy Soil and Healthy Plants” by Wayne Hardeman at The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 12 PM – 1 PM.
- “Introduction to House Plants” a talk given by the staff of Palladio Garden, at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue at 10 AM, Saturday, June 22, 2019. Free.
- “Using Natural & Synthetic Chemicals in the Garden” a talk given by Jim Crowder, a well-known expert in the Memphis gardening community, at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue at 10 AM, Saturday, June 29. Free.
- Find more current events on our Palladio Garden Facebook page.
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1. Inspect your crepe myrtles for crepe myrtle bark scale. If you see signs of the disease, treat it using Fertilome Tree & Shrub Systemic Insect Drench, available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
2.Inspect your water lilies for damage by the China mark moth larvae, common this times of year. If you see symptoms of insect damage, treat it quickly with Dipel Dust, available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
3. Inspect your canna lilies for canna lily leaf roller. If you see signs of the disease, treat it with Dipel Dust, available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
4. Inspect your arborvitae and junipers for bag worms. If you see signs of the disease, treat it using Fertilome Tree & Shrub Systemic Insect Drench and/or Dr. Earth Final Stop Yard & Garden Insect Killer, available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
5. Treat roses every two weeks for fungal problems using any of the natural or synthetic fungicides available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
6. If you have not done so already, mulch all of your beds with pine straw, available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
7. Inspect your fruit trees for harmful insect damage and treat with Dr. Earth Final Stop Fruit Tree Insect Killer, as necessary, available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
8. Read the “Garden Variety” column, by our Manager of Horticulture, John Jennings, in the June issue of Memphis Magazine available by subscription, available at Novel Bookstore, and available at other stores throughout Memphis. This month’s column is titled “Beauty on Tiny Wings: 5 Easy Steps to Lure Butterflies to Your Garden.” Click here to check out John’s previous columns.
9. Increase your watering, but be sure to let the top 1-2 inches of soil dry out between waterings.
10. You may continue to plant new things in your garden, provided that you water conscientiously. Only plant container grown plants rather than ball-in-burlap items. Amend the soil with good organics, like our Dr. Earth planting mixes, and consider using Soil Moist. Available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
11. Monitor all your turf grass and all of your plants for problems, as they start increasing this time of year. Email our Manager of Horticulture, John Jennings, with photos of any turf or other plant problems you have to get help with diagnosis and treatment at john.jennings@palladiomemphis.com.
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Vitex aganus-castus ‘Shoal Creek’ (Shoal Creek Chaste Tree) makes an excellent replacement for the over-planted crepe myrtle. With beautiful blue blooms, this tree is a butterfly magnet! It tops out at 12-15 feet, but can be kept smaller, and requires full sun. Available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Quickfire’ (Quickfire Small Leafed Hydrangea) is an awesome full sun hydrangea, a little more upright and less floppy than ‘Limelight.’ It makes an excellent replacement of Knockout Roses when they have succumbed to the incurable Rose Rosette. Check out its smaller sibling ‘Little Quickfire’ for tighter spaces. Available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
For moist but well-drained shade, nothing beats Hydrangea macrophylla ‘GENIKRE’ (Nikko Repeato Big Leafed Hydrangea) a fantastic repeat blooming hydrangea for shade, much better than the Original Endless Summer. Available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
Looking for an indestructible house plant? Try Zamioculcas zamiifolia (ZZ Plant a.k.a. Zanzibar Gem). Whether near a window or deep in the interior of your home or building, this is the plant for brown thumbs! Available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
For dry shade, nothing beats Heuchera. We have all the best varieties, like ‘Silver Scroll’, ‘Delta Dawn’, ‘Cherry Cola’, ‘Electric Lime’, and many more! Available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
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Potting something up? Check out our “Drain-It Disk”, available in small, medium, and large sizes at our Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue and our original Palladio Garden Building, across the street from the Horticulture Building, at 741 S. Cox. It will last for years and keep the drainage hole in the bottom of your pot from becoming clogged over time. Available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
The best house plant food we’ve ever tried is Dr. Earth Pump & Grow Organic House Plant Food. For most plants, 2 squirts every 2 weeks does the trick! Available at Palladio Garden’s Horticulture Building at 2231 Central Avenue.
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All of our spring/summer annuals and tropicals, excluding those commonly used as house plants, are 30% off until they are gone!
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Ryan Gainey might be the most important garden designer of the 20th century in the Southeastern United States. He died in a fire in 2016 and a film about his life, “The Well Placed Weed,” debuted in May, in Atlanta, where he lived most of his life. Click here to view the trailer!
There is also a free documentary, online, that originally aired on the public radio show, The Reel South, click here to view!
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“Native Plants of Tennessee: A Book of Lists” by well-known Memphis landscape design and plants expert, Suzy Askew, published by The Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Suzy is a former employee of the Dixon Gallery & Gardens and a former president of the Memphis Horticultural Society. Suzy has a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Virginia. Native Plants of Tennessee: A Book of Lists is available for purchase at Palladio Garden, 741 South Cox Street.
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Junior Master Gardener Plant Camp is the second week in June for boys and girls 8-12. For more information click here or call our local University of Tennessee Extension office at 901-752-1207
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Ava Middleton began working at Palladio Garden as a sales associate in March of 2019. Ava first took a serious interest in gardening around 1983. She has completed the Tennessee Master Gardener program, has worked as a garden coach, and has done garden writing for The Commercial Appeal, Tennessee Gardener, and will likely be writing for Palladio Garden’s blog. Ava knows all categories of plants well, but has special expertise in perennials and annuals. Ava has two pets, a rescued part Golden Retriever named Gracie, and Chloe, a rescued long-haired calico cat. Ava can typically be found in the Horticulture Building of Palladio Garden at 2231 Central Avenue, helping customers or tending to plants.
