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On Gardening: A lot of Hoopla about this Supertunia

Gardeners who’ve had their ear to the ground this season may be wondering what all the hoopla is about in the petunia world. Well, truth be told, it is a new Supertunia for 2024 called Hoopla Vivid Orchid.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2023

On Gardening: Hot new firecracker for your hummingbird celebrations

There was a new firecracker in town for the long Fourth of July celebration weekend and The Garden Guy couldn’t be happier. It's not the kind of firecracker to make noise (other than the sounds of hummingbird’s wings rushing in to feed). It’s not just for July 4, either, but…

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023

On Gardening: Luminary tall garden phlox brings in bees, birds and butterflies

Making its debut this year is Luminary Sunset Coral tall garden phlox. I grew it last year as part of Proven Winners' garden writer trial program and fell madly in love with it. The color is electrifying in the garden — so thrilling in fact, that I just had to…

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

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On Gardening: Bermuda Beach clobbers the holy wow button

This is the time of the year that families head back to the beach for a well-deserved vacation and The Garden Guy is certainly ready. That being said, let this be a segue to one of my favorites, Bermuda Beach, as one of the most loved Supertunia varieties has just…

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023

On Gardening: The Garden Guy is pumped on daylilies

A trio of new daylilies has The Garden Guy pumped on daylilies once again. The three new selections make their debut in the Rainbow Rhythm series in 2024. Rainbow Rhythm Blazing Glory, Rainbow Rhythm Persian Ruby and Rainbow Rhythm Blood Sweat and Tears are blooming now to the rescue of…

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023

On Gardening: EZ Scape perennials recipes are like night and day

It is Night and Day at The Garden Guy’s house when it comes to perennials this spring. That is a little tongue and cheek — it's also the perfect recipe for which I had been looking for, and it's all thanks to Garrison Farm and Garden in Cornelia, Georgia. It's…

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

On Gardening: This is one honey of a petunia for your container designs

The Garden Guy has a new honey, but I assure you it is not the kind that will get Mrs. Jan upset: It is a petunia like I have never grown before. It is Supertunia Honey — actually, three of them that I planted last October.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023

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On Gardening: Picking your pockets for a large front yard

The Garden Guy and Mrs. Jan moved to our present house in spring 2019. Ideas flowed like a waterfall for backyard plantings, while the front yard was daunting, for one big reason: It is over a half-acre with a steep upward slope toward the home.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023

On Gardening: Superbells Prism Pink Lemonade garners Classic City Award

One of my favorite green business operations I follow on Facebook is Rivers Greenhouse and Garden in Brandon, Mississippi. They have a wholesale greenhouse operation and a retail garden center a couple of miles away. They are the most picturesque destination out in the country if you ever find yourself…

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023

On Gardening: Truffula Pink gomphrena selected Proven Winners' Annual of the Year

No town will have more of a cause to join the celebration for Truffula Pink gomphrena as the Annual of the Year than Columbus, Georgia. The award selected by Proven Winners says a lot, considering they are the home of all of the Supers: Supertunia petunias, Superbells calibrachoas and Superbena…

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

On Gardening: Bubblegum, Paradise, Fuchsia offer picture-perfect Vistas

The Garden Guy has had the most fun the past few months when I show Supertunia partnerships on my Facebook page. The comments start off with "Can it compete with my Bubblegum?" and then conclude with something like "My Bubblegum will cover that plant up, chew it up and make…

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

On Gardening: Superbena’s imperial performance has begun

Right now, it is a verbena world at The Garden Guy’s house. It is super exciting, as I forgot I had so many, and which containers had what. The growth since the December arctic blast has been simply amazing. One in particular, Superbena Imperial Blue, almost looks like a mini-hydrangea.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

On Gardening: Let Mezoo madness take over your baskets and containers

It’s been 15 years, maybe more, since Mezoo showed up in trials and then some really progressive garden centers. It was way ahead of its time for the succulent craze in which we now find ourselves. Many of us snickered at the time, but today we love it. and our…

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

On Gardening: Over a thousand reasons to put the Supers together

The Garden Guy has been working on a project, and the number I came up with is 1340. It is not my address, and the number wasn’t the assignment, but part of my own research to help me get started. That number is the total accumulation of awards won by…

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

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Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

On Gardening: Benchmark year of fragrance with debut of Reminiscent and Rise Up Roses

Once upon a time, The Garden Guy was the executive director of the American Rose Society and its Gardens of the American Rose Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. My fondest memories are the times spent in the area dedicated to heirloom and English roses. The fragrance seemed to permeate the air,…

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023

On Gardening: Life's a beach with Proven Winners' Recipe of the Year Acapulco Sun

The Garden Guy always gets a smile when I present a beautiful mixed container on my Facebook page and the first response is, "Can those flowers hang in partnership with my Bubblegum?"

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

On Gardening: Make it a Double Play for 2023, the Year of the Spirea

It's the Year of the Spirea, as designated by The National Garden Bureau, and The Garden Guy could not be happier. There is a spirea that is a landscape asset from spring through dormancy, but a lot of you simply do not know about it.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

On Gardening: Limelight Prime garners Hydrangea of the Year

It wasn’t until the summer of 2019 that I realized I lived in a Hydrangea paniculata forest. If you have read my columns, then you know The Garden Guy can exaggerate a little. So, to be more succinct: My neighbors all down both sides of the street have the most…

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Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

On Gardening: Long live magenta with Supertunia Royal Magenta

Viva Magenta, Pantone's Color of the Year for 2023, has certainly caused a stir in the garden world. As typical of our times, there are the lovers, and the haters. Since it is a primary color, I thought I would delve into a little thought on color.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

On Gardening: Superbena Royale Plum Wine verbena is Garden Guy’s pick for Viva Magenta, Pantone's Color of the Year

Viva Magenta is the hot new color for 2023, according to Pantone, the gurus of all things color. Specifically, it is Pantone 18-1750. In the garden world, flowers will never be able to be bred so specifically so as to reach a Pantone number. We as gardeners, horticulturists, landscape and…

Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023

On Gardening: Dolce Appletini, Primo Wild Rose create heuchera heaven

Dolce Appletini and Primo Wild Rose were just two of the varieties that gave The Garden Guy’s container designs a touch of heuchera heaven. Now, like you, I find myself longing for spring.

Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022

On Gardening: Waikiki Sunset will have you looking on the bright side

Last week The Garden Guy attempted to take your mind off the impending doom from the arctic blast with a little "Mele Kalikimaka" from Hawaii. I know I failed — if you are a gardener, you are suffering. I too was leaning toward a mood of dark hysteria brought on…

Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022

On Gardening: Award-winning Toucan Cannas will have you singing 'Mele Kalikimaka' in July

Christmas week and the pending arctic blast have put dread in the hearts of most gardeners in the South. But old Bing and The Andrews Sisters and their Christmas rendition of "Mele Kalikimaka" has put a spring into my step and an idea of what we can all do.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

On Gardening: Cherry Cordials now and debuting for your garden in 2023

If you are like the Winter Family, Cherry Cordials are hanging around your house now and until New Year's. There is just something about that bite that releases a sweet ecstasy of flavor. As you look at those Cherry Cordials, whether at home or on the store shelf, let it…

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

On Gardening: Poinsettia partnerships will make your holidays beautiful

National Poinsettia Day is fast approaching — Dec. 12 to be exact. While I am sure the powers that be wanted a celebratory day, from what I have been seeing this year is that this may be a deadline day. Have your poinsettias by Dec. 12 or you may not…

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