Flower Fluctuations, Fall Pansies, and Are You Tired of Kale Yet
Should you really plant pansies in the fall? Why didn’t my plant bloom well this year when last year it was beautiful? Are you tired of kale yet? These are some of the deep questions that Ellen Zachos and C.L. Fornari consider in this episode of Plantrama. Oh….and evergreen plants for stylish winter containers.
:28 What’s For Dinner: Tuscan Kale!
6:09 Eat/Drink/Grow: Planting Pansies in the Fall.
13:21 Insider Information: Why some plants bloom heavily one year and not the next.
16:33 Love Letters and Questions Gail writes, wondering if she can plant small evergreens in her window boxes for the winter.
We mention the great evergreens from Iseli Nursery. They are the conifer specialists! Ask your local garden center if they carry Iseli plants.
Here is how the Tuscan Kale looks in my Northeast garden in October. It can go through several frosts, and produces lots of leaves. We keep it fenced, not because we think it will escape, but to keep the bunnies out.
These pansies were planted in the fall so come spring they were full and filled with flowers.
This photo shows why the viola is called “heart’s ease.” It spreads, gently and sweetly.
2019 was a great year for the Kousa Dogwood flowering in Massachusetts. So C.L. is expecting that these trees will not flower as heavily in 2020.