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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA This close-up a Leading Lady Lilac blossom looks like nature’s version of a firework. (Norman Winter/TNS) On Gardening: Leading Lady headlines Year of the Monarda By Norman Winter, Tribune News Service Stop the presses and throw all of your preconceived notions about the monarda or bee balm out the door. I swear, I have had marigolds taller than these new monardas. I have more flowers now on my monardas than I normally get from an entire season’s bloom. I am talking about the Leading Lady series. First know that 2021 is the National Garden Bureau’s Year of the Monarda. Whether you are talking Monarda didyma, Monarda fistulosa or Monarda punctata, they are all U.S. natives. That means these new hybrids coming to us from Proven Winners are native DNA. ....
On Gardening: Let the color yellow bring happiness, excitement to your garden This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail likes yellow too as it visits Superbells Yellow calibrachoa. (Norman Winter/TNS) By Norman Winter, Tribune News Service If there were a color that represents happiness in the garden, it would have to be yellow. One of the three primary colors, it has the power to evoke hope and excitement. When the forsythia breaks forth in the early spring, it not only catches your eye, it invigorates your step. Winter is over and a new season has been born. On the other hand, there is a reason the school bus is yellow, a motive behind so many highway signs with a yellow background. You notice, you pay attention. Yellow is from the hot side of the wheel and offers warmth like the brilliant sun. A pocket of yellow flowers at your entrance will give a warm welcome to your visitors. ....
Turning drainage ditches into rivers of blooming irises seemed like a laborious task to say the least, but Stan Gray’s passion paid huge dividends. In April 2016, when thousands of Louisiana irises erupted into blooms, we all had the feeling that we had struck gold. This indeed looks like the future of the iris world for Savannah and Coastal Georgia, and it still is. But there were some unexpected stars that also started blooming called Iris spuria. There was that little tinge or feeling that maybe had we not only struck gold with the Louisiana iris, but platinum with the spuria irises. ....
If there were a color that represents happiness in the garden it would have to be yellow. One of the three primary colors, it has the power to evoke hope and excitement. When the forsythia breaks forth in the early spring, it not only catches your eye but also invigorates your step. Winter is over and a new season has been born. On the other hand, there is a reason the school bus is yellow, a motive behind so many highway signs having a yellow background. You notice, you pay attention. Yellow is from the hot side of the wheel and offers warmth like the brilliant sun. A pocket of yellow flowers at your entrance will give a warm welcome to your visitors. ....