Episode 137: Field Trip to The Farmer’s Daughter Nursery

Visiting a greatnurseryis inspirational . Colorsandtexturesdraw you in , andwish - list plantsbeckon to you from the benches and exhibit . You may even run into a plant that you ca n’t live without , even though you had never seen it or heard about it before . conjoin Danielle and Carol as they stroll the aisles of a preferent Rhode Island nursery and confabulate about their favored finds .

Expert guest : Sarah Partykais the owner of The Farmer ’s Daughter , a garden substance in South Kingstown , Rhode Island .

Danielle’s Plants

‘ Copper Harbor ’ juniper ( Juniperushorizontalis‘Copper Harbor ’ )

sensory ! ™ lavender ( Lavandula× intermedia‘Tesseract ’ , Zones 5–9 )

‘ Nickel Silver ’ dyckia ( Dyckia‘Nickel Ag ’ , Zones 8–11 )

‘ Shiloh Splash ’ river birch ( Betula nigra‘Shiloh Splash ’ , Zones 4–9 )

Carol’s Plants

‘ Venusta ’ fagot of the prairie ( Filipendularubra‘Venusta ’ , Zones 3–8 )

Agave - leaf sea holly ( Eryngiumagavifolium , Zones 6–9 )

‘ Eastern Star ’ whitened Sir Henry Wood aster ( Eurybia divaricata‘Eastern Star ’ , Zones 3–8 )

‘ Purpleleaf Bailey Select ’ American cobnut ( Corylusamericana‘Purpleleaf Bailey Select ’ , Zones 4–9 )

Expert’s Plants

‘ Purple Knight ’ calico works ( Alternantheradentata‘Purple Knight ’ , annual )

Cardoon ( Cynaracardunculus * , Zones 7–10 )

‘ Limelight ’ licorice flora ( Helichrysum petiolare‘Limelight ’ , Zones 9–11 )

‘ Kudos Mandarin ’ agastache ( Agastache‘Kudos Mandarin ’ , Zones 5–9 )

‘ Xanthos ’ cosmos ( Cosmosbipinnatus‘Xanthos ’ , yearly )

‘ Profusion Double Deep Salmon ’ zinnia ( Zinnia‘Profusion Double Deep Salmon ’ , yearly )

Balloon plant ( Gomphocarpus physocarpus , Zones 8–10 )

‘ Black and Blue ’ anise - scented salvia ( Salviaguaranitica‘Black and down ’ , Zones 7–10 )

‘ Kudos sensationalistic ’ genus Agastache ( Agastache‘Kudos Yellow ’ , Zones 5–9 )

‘ Aromatto ’ St. Basil ( Ocimumbasilicum‘Aromatto ’ , one-year )

‘ Emerald Falls ’ dichondra ( Dichondrarepens‘Emerald Falls ’ , Zones 7–11 )

Container 1

Container 2

To see more of Sarah Partyka ’s beautiful pollinator - friendly containers , check out her article fromFine Gardening#206:6 Beautiful Pollinator Container - Garden Designs .

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Episode 137: Field Trip to The Farmer’s Daughter Nursery

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