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Zones, Sun and Shade From "First Time Gardener" episode DFTG-102

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Know Your Garden

• Before you plant bulbs, seeds or new plants in your garden, you'll need to know your climate and planting zone; you'll also need to monitor your garden to see what areas are full-sun, partial sun, shade and partial shade.

  Tip: If you don't know your planting zone, contact your local agricultural extension. They'll also be able to provide advice on which plants will thrive (or fail) in the region.

• When shopping for plants, consult the attached container tags. In addition to providing details on the plant's light requirements, many will also include valuable information on soil type and water needs.

Winter Gardening

• By August, when some plants have become tattered, replace these varieties with late-summer beauties like pansies, calendula and primrose. These colorful additions will keep your garden in bloom throughout the autumn months.

• Mild-winter regions allow for winter gardening, which requires significantly less maintenance than gardening during spring, summer and fall.

Tool Tip

• If you like working with a trowel, you'll love the new "soil scoop." This handy tool, available in most garden centers, is described as the "new generation" in trowels. See resource listing for complete details.

Notes on Bulbs

• Bulbs are the the earliest form of ornamental plant to be grown. 3500 years ago the Minoans of Crete cultivated the Madonna lily (Lillium candidum) as a garden flower and saffron (Crocus sativus) for cooking.
  
  
  

  RESOURCES :
  The Complete Shade Gardener
  Model: 0395574269
  Author: George Schenk
  1991
  Houghton Mifflin Co.
  Boston, MA 02116
  Phone: 617-351-5000
  Email: tradecustomerservice@hmco.com
  

  Burpee Basics: Bulbs
  Model: 0028626370
  Author: Douglas C. Green and George Ball, Jr.
  1999
  Hungry Minds, Inc.
  

  Taylor's Guide to Bulbs
  Model: 0395404495
  Author: Norman Taylor
  1986
  Houghton Mifflin Co.
  Boston, MA 02116
  Phone: 617-351-5000
  Email: tradecustomerservice@hmco.com
  

  Traditional Gardening
  posted by the Internet edition of Traditional Gardening.
  Web site: www.traditionalgardening.com/Spring97/knot.htm
  

  The Winter Garden
  Model: 0754810585
  Author: Richard Rosenfeld
  

  Cold Weather Gardening
  Model: 0870125265
  Author: Frank Ours
  

  Soil Scoop
  Easy-to-use, trowel-type garden hand tool
  Garden Works Perennial Productions
  Bellevue, WA 98005
  Fax: 888-688-1759
  Website: www.createagarden.com
  

  ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  	Zones, Sun and Shade
  	Hanging Baskets
  	Dressing Up a Stark Walkway