Rob
Rave's Weekly Bodacious Garden Tip's: Week of May 7th 1.) Spray
Liquid Fence for deer and fertilize your plants. 2.) Are
your grasses and perennials cut back yet? 3.) Look for
Sawfly on your Mugo pines. Spray with Sevin if you see
any.
More Bodacious Tips
18-30” stems bear
several tiers of violet-magenta flowers, with
yellow eyes, June-July. Free-flowering and
slightly fragrant.
Zones
5-8
Primula
denticulata 'Blue'
This reliable spring
bloomer is easily grown and resistant to frost.
Clusters of pretty blue flowers sit on sturdy,
6-12" stalks, above tufts of long, strap-like
leaves.
Zones 5-8
Primula japonica
'Album'
Candelabras of white
blossoms put on a showy display May-June. Grows
up to 16” tall.
Zones
5-8
Primula 'Finesse'
Certainly the finest
harbinger of spring, these 6-8" low-growing
plants renew and enliven our spirits with a full
palette of bold color!