The trial garden at Young’s Plant Farm was full of vibrant color and bustling with visitors on June 4, the opening day of the Southern Garden Tour. In the heat and humidity of Auburn, AL, most varieties fared quite well. Trial Manager Penny Merritt-Price says the plants are grown in ideal conditions, including potting soil, drip irrigation, and low-volume fertilizer almost daily. She is excited about the landscape beds, with some at the trial garden having various genera planted together to reflect how consumers plant their home gardens.Check out the following slideshow with a few highlights collected from Young’s Plant Farm.
The trial garden at Young’s Plant Farm was packed with visitors on Day 1 of the Southern Garden Tour
Angelonia ‘AngelFlare Black’ (Ball FloraPlant) | All photos from Julie Hullett of Greenhouse Grower
Begonia ‘Solenia Cherry’ (Kientzler)
Caladium ‘Heart to Heart Hot 2 Trot’ (Classic Caladiums)
Impatiens hybrid ‘SunPatiens Compact Red Candy’ (Sakata Ornamentals)
Lantana ‘PassionFruit’ (Ball FloraPlant)
Lobelia ‘Masterpiece Blue’ (Benary)
Portulaca ‘Pazzaz Nano Tropical Punch’ (Danziger)
Rockabilly Red Plus (Sakata Ornamentals)
Uptown Funk (Sakata Ornamentals)
Verbena ‘Empress Sun Burgundy Charme’ (Dümmen Orange)
Vinca ‘Tropicana Pink with White Eye’ (Lazzeri)
Young’s Plant Farm Marketing Manager Beverly Ogburn says the trial garden includes mixed beds to showcase how a home gardener could combine varieties to create a beautiful landscape
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