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Submitted by Carol Reese, UT Extension horticulture specialist, Western Region
If you live in an older neighborhood, you are likely to find a Thunberg spirea somewhere on your street, perhaps in your own yard. It is one of those plants so durable that it is likely to outlive
the person who planted it, or even the home itself.
It is usually the first of the spirea species to flower in spring. The curving delicate branches will be covered with small white flowers that are unfazed by frost. Except for the interest found in the fine wispy foliage, it offers little more in the landscape
until fall, when the foliage is diffused with soft peach and orange hues. That is, unless you plant the cultivar 'Ogon,' now sometimes sold under the trademarked name Mellow Yellow. Now we are talking about a plant that offers very early spring bloom, gorgeous
golden foliage throughout the summer and lingering fall color.
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Annuals, annuals, annuals!
The summer annual and perennial variety trials are now growing and strutting
their colors. Be sure to visit the Gardens to see the dynamic and beautiful color combinations.
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June 2013
Just because it's almost summer doesn't mean it is too late to plant annuals. I often don't get my annuals at home into the ground until late June. Plants such as sunflowers, zinnias, Mexican sunflower,
cosmos, basil and dill can still be direct-seeded.
During the hot summer months, mulch can be especially useful for conserving water. Consider mulching your vegetable garden as well as your ornamentals. The mulch not only helps conserve moisture,
but it prevents the splashing of water, reducing the spread of disease. It also adds organic matter to the soil and prevents many weeds.
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more.
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Volunteers
Many thanks to everyone who helped out during our Blooms Days Festival in May (as well as the ones who helped prepare and clean-up)! Once again we had a successful event, due in large part to the generous help of volunteers. Many thanks as well to those weekly
volunteers who have helped with planting, and weeding, and then planting some more! Our weekly Tuesday and Thursday morning (9 a.m.-noon) volunteer sessions will continue through June. If you'd like to get your hands dirty, come join us in Room 119 of the
South Greenhouse. Contact Beth Willis at
[log in to unmask] or 865-974-2712 for more information.
Trials
The 2013 Summer Annual and Perennial Trials are in the ground (or the container, as the case may be) and looking good! Stop by to take a look at them and see for yourself which varieties can handle our heat and humidity.
Each variety will be evaluated over the course of the summer and assigned a rating based on its growth and uniformity, bloom color and number, and pest and disease resistance. These evaluations help the plant breeders determine ornamental value and market
potential of new cultivars.
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The following donors joined or renewed their membership during the month of
April 2013.
Benefactor Friends ($1000+)
Betsey Richards Bush
Alice Robertson Overton
Contributor Friends ($100 - $249)
Tellico Village Garden Club
Family Friends ($50 - $99)
John and Dixie Andrews
Donna J. Fain
Ann and James Lamb
Ann Reed
Gary Pulsinelli & Lynda Schilling
Derrick and Tiffany Stowell
Bruce and Janet Waldschmidt
Todd P. Witcher
Individual Friends ($35 - $49)
Karen Lee Adams
Mary Thom Adams
Linda Billman
Mary Cartwright
Jillian St. Charles
Juanita Cowles
Sarah Cronan
Karen Trentham Dinwiddie
Dr. Kermit Duckett
Ron Feinbaum
Elaine L. Fields
Alene Griffith
Melissa Hines
Anna Frances Hoffman
Jenny Johnson
Andrea Ludwig
Laura Metcalf
Ginger Milligan
Suzanne Parete-Koon
Frances Potter
Kelly Smith Tremble
P.A. Waldschmidt
Sallie Webb
Gail White
Student Friends ($15-$34)
Christina Ash
Melissa Drewry
Christina Heal
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Knoxville
Books and Blooms will be held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. throughout the summer (excluding July 4) in the UT Gardens, Knoxville.
The set-up will be the same as last summer with three stations: story time, music time and coloring corner. The stations will begin every 15 minutes to allow for everyone to experience each station.
Sprinklers will start when the weather is a little bit warmer.
Parking passes will be available at the Gardens entrance beginning at 10 a.m. Visitors should park in the lot beside the Gardens.
If you have any questions please contact Derrick Stowell at
[log in to unmask].
to find out more about the 2013 Garden Discovery Camps.
to find out more about the 2013 classes in the Plateau Discovery Gardens.
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Come picnic in the Gardens, buy your groceries, listen to local music, and mingle!
The UT Farmers Market will be held 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays at the UT Gardens on Neyland Drive from May 15, 2013, to Oct. 23, 2013. The market will feature fresh produce, local food (including
UT Culinary Institute creations), entertainment, children's events, educational information and more!
For more information,
click here.
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TNLA Field Day
Tuesday, June 25, at 9 a.m.
Join us for the Tennessee Green Industry Field Day Tuesday, June 25, 2013,m at the UT Gardens in Knoxville. Take a guided tour of the Gardens and learn from the experts about great landscape plants, no-spray roses, pest-resistant
annuals and perennials, weed management, nursery production, and landscape research. Visit the vendors to see new plants, equipment and products.
For professionals, pesticide recertification credits are available.
Registration is required.
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Summer Celebration
UT Gardens, Jackson
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Cost $5
The annual Summer Celebration Lawn and Garden Show, a one-day adventure for gardening enthusiasts, devoted naturalists, and anyone who enjoys the outdoors, will take place at the UT Gardens, Jackson,
located at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center on Thursday, July 11.
This year the event will honor the state with the special theme, "Wild Tennessee." In addition to tours and talks on the best ornamental plants for your landscape, you can learn more about Tennessee
wildlife. From the birds of the air, to elusive furry mammals, amphibians, reptiles and other creepy crawlies, these presentations will dazzle and delight visitors of all ages. There will be special talks that emphasize Tennessee's native trees and shrubs,
as well.
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Andrew Johnson Willows, Greeneville
These nationally famous willows are located at the old home site of President
Andrew Johnson in Greeneville, now a national park. The original tree was grown from a slip of the willow tree at the grave of Napoleon on the Island of St. Helena. Captain William Francis Lynch, a naval officer and explorer, harvested the slip while touring
the West Indies in the 1850s.
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Community Sponsors
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The UT Gardens located in Knoxville, Jackson and Crossville are part of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Their statewide mission is to foster appreciation, education and stewardship of plants through garden displays, collections,
educational programs and research trials. The gardens are open during all seasons and free to visit, although some educational events are fee-based. See
http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/ for more information.
This publication contains pesticide recommendations that are subject to change at any time. The recommendations in this publication are provided only as a guide. It is always the pesticide applicator's
responsibility, by law, to read and follow all current label directions for the specific pesticide being used. The label always takes precedence over the recommendations found in this publication.
Use of trade or brand names in this publication is for clarity and information; it does not imply approval of the product to the exclusion of others that may be of similar, suitable composition, nor does it guarantee or warrant
the standard of the product. The author(s), the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and University of Tennessee Extension assume no liability resulting from the use of these recommendations.
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receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.
http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/
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