Time to Plant Summer Annuals
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As empty spots open up in the garden, fill them with annual bedding plants that will bloom in the summer. Be aware that many annuals at nurseries are spring bloomers and will last only another month at most.
For reliable summer color, consider these annuals for sunny spots: ageratum, alyssum, amaranthus, balsam, celosia, bedding dahlia, annual dianthus, gloriosa daisy, lobelia, marigold, nierembergia, petunia, summer phlox, portulaca, bedding salvia, verbena and zinnia. In the shade, try bedding begonia, caladium, coleus, forget-me-not, mimulus and impatiens.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. April 26, 2002 FOR THE RECORD
Los Angeles Times Friday April 26, 2002 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 A2 Desk 1 inches; 28 words Type of Material: Correction
Garden tour--The listing of spring garden tours in Thursday’s Southern California Living section gave the incorrect day for the Garden Conservancy’s tour of 14 gardens. The event will be held Sunday.
Spring bulbs finish up this month, but don’t be too hasty to cut them. Wait until the leaves turn brown, so the bulbs or corms can store up the energy necessary to bloom next year. Tulips are the exception. They won’t flower next year, so dig them up and toss them out before you can’t remember where they were planted.
From the Los Angeles Times California Garden Calendar
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“The Art of the Hanging Vegetable Garden,” a talk by master gardener Herb Wilkinson, 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Free. For information, call (949) 673-2261.
Descanso annual spring plant sale, Friday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Lakehouse Nursery next to Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. Garden admission is not required to visit the sale. For information, call (818) 949-4200 or visit www.DescansoGardens.org.
Spring plant sale, 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Saturday at South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula. Admission to the garden $5. For information, call (310) 544-1948.
Gardens of Arroyo tour of six private gardens in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, sponsored by the Foothill Creative Arts Group. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the tour. Call (626) 355-8350, or come to 108 North Baldwin Ave., Sierra Madre, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Plant propagation workshop, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Soka University of America, 26800 W. Mulholland Highway, Calabasas. Free. Reservations required. Call (818) 878-3763.
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