All the Dirt on Gardening

After a lifetime of growing plants for her customers, Anne Pinc knows what succeeds in our area. There will be only two more chances to buy from Pinc at the Cherry Street Farmer’s Market in Tulsa ( http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com ) since she stops selling at the end of May. The Cherry St. Farmer’s Market is open Saturdays from 7 to 11 a.m. on 15 th St. near Peoria St., and it is so popular that many people plan to arrive well before the opening hour. Here are some of the many plants to look for that she grows and recommends for area gardens – Pinc grows several varieties of the ever-popular Clematis vine. Clematis is generally reliable in our area, climbing fences, trellises and shrubs and blooming with white, purple, red or pink single flowers. They thrive with 5-hours of daily sun, neutral soil that has plenty of compost added and weekly watering. Shade loving Hostas range in size from miniature to quite large and have colors from deep green to bright yellow-...

The main reasons to divide perennial plants are to make them smaller to fit a space and to create more plants. Division can also help rejuvenate sad and overgrown plants. When the following plants make themselves known this spring, go ahead and divide them. It's a good idea to prepare pots or dig and prepare the new planting hole before you start. That way the roots will be protected and not left in the wind and sun. Aster, Bee Balm ( Monarda ), Blanket Flower ( Gaillardia ) , Blazing Star ( Liatris ), Catmint ( Nepeta ), Chrysanthemum, Coral Bells ( Heuchera ), Coreopsis , Cornflower, Daylily , ( Hemerocallis ), Ferns, Hardy Geranium, Hardy Zinnia ( Heliopsis ), Hosta , Obedient Plant ( Physostegia ), Coneflower ( Rudbeckia ), Ornamental Grasses, Perennial Salvia hybrids, Phlox paniculata , Purple Coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea ), Shasta Daisy, Speedwell (Veronica), Spiderwort ( Tradescantia virginiana ), Stonecrop ( Sedum ), Wormwood ( Artemisia species) and Yarrow ( ...