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PAS Garden Home: Craving Color

From beautiful flowers and foliage to brightly hued fabrics, we’ll have you craving color in this show.

Construction Update
Masonry at the GHR
We've limited the use of masonry at the Garden Home Retreat to four elements. We have a stone foundation, which is made from local stone, and then we have cut stone above the windows and below the windows for the lintels and sills.  The cottage is red, wood molded brick that has been painted with lime wash.  Finally we used clay pavers for the area under the back porches – the basement patio. And I love the brown color of the pavers because they blend so well with the garden, much better than a red paver would in this particular location. And the pavers have been tumbled, the edges have been broken off just a bit, and this gives them an old look, which fits in with the 19th century farmstead style of the Garden Home Retreat.

Garden Home How To
Sowing Wildflower Seeds
During this episode we learn how to establish a wildflower meadow.  A few points to consider include:
•    Select the right wildflower mix for your region.
•    Prepare the area so there is good seed to soil contact.
•    Select annual, biennial and perennial wildflowers.  Keep in mind that the biennials and perennials will not bloom the first year.
•    Wait to mow the area until after the flowers have gone to seed.

The Green Component
New Lawns
Turf expert Robert Gravis explains how to get your new lawn off to a healthy start. 
•    Have your soil tested.
•    Install a good irrigation system.
•    Prepare the soil and make sure the area has good drainage.
•    Select a turf type that grows well in your area.

Garden Home Inside and Out
Indoor/Outdoor Fabric
Textile designer Greg Voorhis explains how the latest indoor/outdoor fabrics are inspired by nature. 

Hands on Gardening
Monochromatic Plantings
Plants that make up the monochromatic design in the Fountain Garden include Vitex Shoal Creek, Artemisia Powis Castle, Lily of the Nile, Supertunia White Petunias in Summer, Maureen Tulips in Spring, 3 types of old-fashioned roses that all bloom white, and New Wonder Fan Flower

Friends in the Garden
Dolce Key Lime Pie Heuchera
If you are a plant nerd like me you know it’s easy to converse about your favorite varieties.  Plant expert John Rader and I discuss Dolce Key Lime Heuchera, an electrifying perennial with bright lime green foliage and pink flowers. 

A Naturalistic Botanical Garden
Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts in Little Rock, Arkansas is surrounded by 20 acres of developed gardens.  Tom Bruce describes the shade and wildflower gardens.

Pets in the Garden
Sebastopol Goslings
The newest addition to the Garden Home Retreat is a Sebastopol gosling.  Sebastopols are a rare breed of goose with curly feathers.

Virtual Makeover
Rustic Cabin in Illinois
Pam in Illinois has requested some design help for her log cabin in Illinois.  In this episode’s Virtual Makeover segment we’ll see how to add evergreens, deer resistant perennials and bold drifts of hydrangeas and ornamental grasses can create a beautiful garden that fits right in with the natural landscape.