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<v Speaker 1>Broadcasting from Studio A here at Proven Winters Color Choice Shrubs.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time for the Gardening Simplified Show with Stacy Hervella, me,

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<v Speaker 1>Rick Weist, and our engineer and producer Adrianna Robinson Well.

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<v Speaker 1>The date was July twenty, nineteen sixty nine. To be

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<v Speaker 1>more specific, ten p fifty six pm Eastern daylight time.

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<v Speaker 1>On July twenty, nineteen sixty nine, I was a ten

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<v Speaker 1>year old boy sitting in my parents' living room watching

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<v Speaker 1>a black and white TV that had only three channels

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<v Speaker 1>and rabbit ear and tennas with aluminum foil on them.

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<v Speaker 1>As a matter of fact, the reception was so bad

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<v Speaker 1>the family would have to change seats now and then

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<v Speaker 1>or raise a leg or an armed to improve the reception.

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<v Speaker 1>But we were watching history, and it's from that day

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<v Speaker 1>forward that I was hooked. When Neil Armstrong stepped off

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<v Speaker 1>the limb with a small step for man and a

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<v Speaker 1>giant leap for mankind, I was moonstruck. And it's not

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<v Speaker 1>just a phase that I'm going through. As a matter

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<v Speaker 1>of fact, you'll find me many evenings in my landscape

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<v Speaker 1>or out on the beach acting just like Jim Lovell

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<v Speaker 1>or Tom Hanks in the Apollo thirteen movie where you

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<v Speaker 1>take your thumb and hold it up to the moon

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<v Speaker 1>and you can cover the moon and realize the distance

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<v Speaker 1>to the Moon and just how absolutely fantastic it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I was hooked. So today we're going to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>moon gardening or moon landscaping and Stacy. This is an

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<v Speaker 1>addiction that I've had since I was a little boy.

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<v Speaker 1>I was an Apollo Space Age boy. Kids that grew

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<v Speaker 1>up in the nineteen sixties were just like the Space Race.

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<v Speaker 1>You had to have a goal, you had to have

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<v Speaker 1>a plan. Many times you make it up as you go,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, ever had enough time to complete it.

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<v Speaker 1>Those were the three characteristics of Apollo Space Age kids

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<v Speaker 1>and for me when I was a boy back then,

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<v Speaker 1>on Halloween, most of the kids would dress up like astronauts.

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<v Speaker 1>They wanted to be Neil and Buzz and Michael. I

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<v Speaker 1>would dress up like Walter Cronkite. I wanted to be

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<v Speaker 1>Walter Cronkite. He would always end his newscast with that's

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<v Speaker 1>the way it is, and that's the way it was

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<v Speaker 1>with me.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I'm not gonna lie. I thought you were gonna say,

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<v Speaker 2>I dressed up as the Moon it was like really

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<v Speaker 2>leading up to saying that you were your Halloween costume

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<v Speaker 2>was the moon itself. Oh no, I feel a little disappointed.

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<v Speaker 1>No, Walter Cronkite, Yeah, the iconic, the iconic newsman. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you have to consider that everything was about

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<v Speaker 1>the Moon when I was a kid. Sure, and I

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<v Speaker 1>mean even baseball. When when you look at the phrase moonshot,

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<v Speaker 1>it was not a phrase that was coined for the

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<v Speaker 1>Apollo moon Shot program, but rather for baseball. The Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles Dodgers, they moved from Brooklyn. They ended up playing

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<v Speaker 1>in the Los Angeles Coliseum, which is designed for football,

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<v Speaker 1>so they had a short left field. They put up

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<v Speaker 1>a big screen, and there was a player by the

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<v Speaker 1>name of Wally Moon. He learned how to hit the

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<v Speaker 1>baseball high in the air and get a home run

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<v Speaker 1>that way. And the well Vin Scully. Vin Scully coined

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<v Speaker 1>that phrase moonshot because of Wally Moon.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh so it wasn't like it went so far it

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<v Speaker 2>could reach the moon, Chris Wally Moon. Well, regardless, I

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<v Speaker 2>think there is so much evidence that our fascination with

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<v Speaker 2>the Moon goes back so much further. One of the

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<v Speaker 2>first films of all time was of course Tripped to

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<v Speaker 2>the Moon by the Lumiera Brothers, which you can see

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<v Speaker 2>on archive dot Org. Are lots of plays online if

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<v Speaker 2>you're interested in old cinema. But it's pretty fascinat to

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<v Speaker 2>think that when that technology came out, one of the

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<v Speaker 2>first things they wanted to do was create this scenario

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<v Speaker 2>where they went to the moon. And because this is

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<v Speaker 2>the gardening simplified show. And I know you want to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about your glass collection and everything else, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>moon gardens or the idea of viewing the garden or

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<v Speaker 2>viewing the moon from a garden goes way way back

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<v Speaker 2>to ancient China and ancient Japan. And this concept of

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<v Speaker 2>being outside and enjoying the moon and communing with the

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<v Speaker 2>moon and appreciating the moon, it's an ancient kind of topic.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I have to confess for myself, I'm not a

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<v Speaker 2>night owl. No, I'm an early bird, and that makes

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<v Speaker 2>enjoying the moon hard. I can appreciate that it's out there,

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<v Speaker 2>but a lot of times I'm like, this moon is

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<v Speaker 2>really interfering with my sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I'm going to offer you some tank a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit and maybe that will change your mind. But yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about moon landscaping, not gardening by the moon,

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<v Speaker 1>the phases of the moon. And when I start my

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<v Speaker 1>moon garden, I'm gonna call it tranquility base. But you're right.

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<v Speaker 1>They evoke a deep sense of mystery and calm and wonder,

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<v Speaker 1>and we use silvery tones and white flowers kind of

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<v Speaker 1>gives us an escape from life. In essence, we're moonlighting.

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<v Speaker 1>For people who work during the day, a moon garden

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<v Speaker 1>or a moon landscape can be quite a beautiful place

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<v Speaker 1>to get them away from the daily busy life. And

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<v Speaker 1>then we start to put plants in a moon garden,

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<v Speaker 1>like moonflowers, jasmine gardenias, diamond frost, euphorbia. I love panicle

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<v Speaker 1>hydranges in a moon garden. They almost look like command

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<v Speaker 1>modules of the Apollo missions. And believe it or not,

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<v Speaker 1>one of my favorite moon plants evening plants is oregano.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, is that Greek oregano. I just let it

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<v Speaker 1>go to flower and hundreds of tiny little star like

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<v Speaker 1>white blooms on my oregano in night. They're fantastic. So

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<v Speaker 1>your moonlighting moon gardens are for people who work during

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<v Speaker 1>the day. By the way, I did drink lots of

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<v Speaker 1>tang when I was a kid, and interestingly enough, Stacy,

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<v Speaker 1>so I have these glasses for our YouTube viewers. Some

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<v Speaker 1>people may recall them. In the sixties, if you'd go

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<v Speaker 1>to a marathon gas station you filled up on gas,

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<v Speaker 1>you'd get one of these souvenir glasses. And I've collected them.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you know, as kids in the nineteen sixties,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't have water bottles. We drank from the garden hose,

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<v Speaker 1>bacteria and all, and we drank lots of tang. And

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<v Speaker 1>a few years ago on my live radio show, we

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<v Speaker 1>had a call in because we were drinking tang on

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<v Speaker 1>the air, and it just brought back all kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>memories for people. It gave me a terrible stomach. I

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<v Speaker 1>could handle it as a kid, but as an adult,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't drink it anymore. And we came to find

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<v Speaker 1>that not only can you still buy tang, but people

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<v Speaker 1>today use it to clean their dishwashers, run it through

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<v Speaker 1>a full cycle, even to clean the toilet, So tang

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<v Speaker 1>is still around.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, in your defense, Rick, I am going to wager

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<v Speaker 2>that the recipe for tang has changed considerably since either

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<v Speaker 2>you or I were children, So I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>it's just getting older. But I do want to clarify

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<v Speaker 2>so well, first of all, I think we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>need to clarify for some of our younger listeners, why

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<v Speaker 2>Tang in the Moon is a thing. Yeah, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people would have no idea.

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<v Speaker 1>No, it was buzz Aldron, you know, buzz Aldrin was

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<v Speaker 1>the second man on the Moon. But it just was

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<v Speaker 1>a thing for Apollo astronauts. They just jumped on it.

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<v Speaker 1>They drank Tang. And because the astronauts drank Tang, we

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<v Speaker 1>as kids had to drink Tang because the other alternative

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<v Speaker 1>was again drinking from the garden.

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<v Speaker 2>Well well, even when I was a kid in the

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<v Speaker 2>late seventies and eighties, commercials for Tang still to about

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<v Speaker 2>it being what astronaut's drink. And the other thing I

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<v Speaker 2>want to clarify for everybody is these glasses that you've collected,

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<v Speaker 2>These are not ones that you've bought off of eBay

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<v Speaker 2>or Craigslist or anything like that. These are the ones

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<v Speaker 2>that you collected during while they were actually active.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, in the nineteen sixties, Marathon gas stations stop in filled.

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<v Speaker 2>The tank and it's interesting that they don't actually have

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<v Speaker 2>any connection to Marathon on them. Because nowadays, no company

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<v Speaker 2>would ever miss that market opportunity to be like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>don't forget you got this at the Marathon gas station.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah exactly, Well, moon gardening or moon landscaping, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk about it today. Going to give you a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of ideas for that. Also in segment Foreign, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>Stacey in plants on trial coming up. A website that

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<v Speaker 1>I recommend you go to is timeandate dot com. It's

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<v Speaker 1>that simple timeandate dot com. I have it bookmarked on

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<v Speaker 1>my computer. It gives you the moonrise, the moonset, the

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<v Speaker 1>phase calendar, and you can customize it to your location.

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<v Speaker 1>So I am using that all the time. This is

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<v Speaker 1>not about gardening by the moon, which is kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a farmer's almanac thing. As a matter of fact, it

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<v Speaker 1>was started years and years ago by Ben Franklin who

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<v Speaker 1>helped out colonial gardeners. You know, you have the waxing

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<v Speaker 1>and the waning of the moon, and some feeling that

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<v Speaker 1>at certain points, just as you have with the tides,

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<v Speaker 1>the moon has the ability to gravitationally pull moisture in

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<v Speaker 1>the soil to the surface, causing seeds to germinate better.

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<v Speaker 1>There's all of this kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah here, I thought it was just you know, me

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<v Speaker 2>planting too late or too early. But maybe I've been

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<v Speaker 2>missing out on the moon phases all along. But no,

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<v Speaker 2>what we're talking about is the idea of creating an

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<v Speaker 2>atmosphere in your gardener landscape that makes the moon even

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<v Speaker 2>more romantic. Right, That kind of brings out the best

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<v Speaker 2>in the plants, that brings out the best in the moon.

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<v Speaker 2>That is just kind of that ideal romantic summer night

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<v Speaker 2>where the moon is out, the skies are clear, the

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<v Speaker 2>flowers are in bloom, the fragrance is in the air,

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<v Speaker 2>and you just have that memory for life.

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<v Speaker 1>And let's talk about that today. I'm looking forward to this,

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<v Speaker 1>can you tell him? Kind of crazy?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I love it. I've shot so many pictures of

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<v Speaker 1>the moon too. I've got thousands and thousands of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me give you a shoot for the moon. Limb

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<v Speaker 1>a rick at night on the moon, I will gaze

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<v Speaker 1>and bask in its magical rays. As Sinatra would sing

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<v Speaker 1>in a tune fly Me to the Moon. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>going through a phase. My good friend Frank the Crooner,

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<v Speaker 1>sings that song. When I go luner, I listen to

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<v Speaker 1>the song. He sang as I sip on a glass

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<v Speaker 1>of tang. Call me an aging Apollo, age boomer. In

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<v Speaker 1>the evening, I search the skies for the moon's position

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<v Speaker 1>and rise my nightly habit. I can't eat clips. Those

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<v Speaker 1>around me have come to grips, shoot for the moon,

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<v Speaker 1>and don't Apollo see what I did? Then?

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<v Speaker 2>It definitely saw what you did there.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. Plants on Trial is next. We'll see what

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<v Speaker 1>Stacy has in mind. Stay tuned to the Gardening Simplified Show.

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<v Speaker 2>back to the Gardening Simplified Show, where we were talking

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<v Speaker 2>all about enjoying the moon in the garden. And of

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<v Speaker 2>course if you're going to enjoy the moon, it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be at night. And you know, I was thinking

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<v Speaker 2>as I was preparing for this show, for an awful

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<v Speaker 2>lot of us, especially our friends in hotter climates in

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<v Speaker 2>the summer, nighttime is really the only time you can

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy the garden. You kind of can't help but have

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<v Speaker 2>the garden at it's best, because in so many areas,

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<v Speaker 2>especially this season, it's just too darn hot any other time,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just so enjoyable at night. Have everybody put on

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<v Speaker 2>Oh it's just yeah, white wine, teg mimosas, Yes, just

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<v Speaker 2>for that. It depends, I guess, on the age of

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<v Speaker 1>I might live on.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, so for so many people you're out enjoying

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<v Speaker 2>the garden anyway, So why not choose plants that are

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<v Speaker 2>goes down, there's usually a cool breeze going, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not only is the garden transformed, but the world is

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<v Speaker 2>transformed and you can see things in a much different light,

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<v Speaker 2>so to speak. Now, I know a lot of you

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<v Speaker 2>are sitting there thinking, enjoy the garden at night? On

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<v Speaker 2>what planet? Lady? I have so many mosquitoes that is

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<v Speaker 2>not even remotely, not even remotely a possibility. That's well,

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<v Speaker 2>and for you, I want to just remind you of

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<v Speaker 2>something that we have talked about on the show before,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is the mosquito bucket of doom. It is

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<v Speaker 2>not too late to create a mosquito bucket of doom

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<v Speaker 2>if the mosquitoes are particularly bad in your area. And

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<v Speaker 2>bucket or something like that similar vessel, and you put

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<v Speaker 2>some organic matter. It can be grass clippings, it can

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<v Speaker 2>be weeds, it can be fallen leaves, it can be

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<v Speaker 2>a combination of all the above. You want to put

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<v Speaker 2>a couple handsful of those in a bucket, fill the

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<v Speaker 2>bucket halfway to three quarters of the way full of water.

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<v Speaker 2>Let that ferment and get real gross for a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of days. And then you are going to add a

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<v Speaker 2>mosquito dunk, which is a little round pellet type thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You only need about half for a bucket, and that

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<v Speaker 2>has a naturally occurring bacteria that prevents the mosquito larvae

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<v Speaker 2>from developing. So once you put that in there, the

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<v Speaker 2>mosquitoes are like, hey, this is our perfect breeding ground.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely laying my eggs here. But they do that, and

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<v Speaker 2>can actually let this nasty water continue to ferment all

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<v Speaker 2>season and just keep it in that back, shady, long

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<v Speaker 2>grass corner of the garden where the mosquitoes are going anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>and this will severely reduce the number of mosquitos that

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<v Speaker 2>you have as well as if you get your neighbors

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<v Speaker 2>involved a really great way. So we kind of band

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<v Speaker 2>together and non toxic, no spraying, low maintenance way to

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy your garden at night a little bit more. We're

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<v Speaker 2>lucky we don't really have bad mosquitos out here because

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<v Speaker 2>it's so dry, so you know, there's a trade off.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to water a lot, but on the other hand,

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<v Speaker 2>we also don't have a ton of mosquitos, which I

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<v Speaker 2>truly appreciate. But anyway, let's get to the flowers, because

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<v Speaker 2>we are talking about shrubs, flowering shrubs that are perfect

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<v Speaker 2>for enjoying on summer nights, whether the moon is full,

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<v Speaker 2>whether the moon is new, or anywhere in between. These

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<v Speaker 2>are flowering shrubs with mostly white flowers. Because white flowers

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<v Speaker 2>as is well known, kind of have this effect in

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<v Speaker 2>the garden at night where they really shine out and

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<v Speaker 2>they really have a dramatic look, whereas other colors might

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<v Speaker 2>not really be so visible, they might not really pop

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<v Speaker 2>up against you know, all of the foliage and everything

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<v Speaker 2>else going in the garden. White flowers are kind of

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<v Speaker 2>that classic choice. And this is really just a nice

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<v Speaker 2>way to kind of narrow down your choices. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we hear from so many people they struggle to choose

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<v Speaker 2>plants for a given area, or you know, wondering where

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<v Speaker 2>to start with a new garden, and just simply choosing

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<v Speaker 2>all white flowers, it's a really easy way, always going

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<v Speaker 2>to look lovely, and then you can also just say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm meant to do that. It's a moon garden and

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<v Speaker 2>that's pretty great. So starting off with the oh soo

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<v Speaker 2>aptly named gats By moon oak leaf hydrange I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>where else could I start? So gats By moon oak

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<v Speaker 2>leaf hydrangea is a mophead oak leaf hydrangea, and these

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<v Speaker 2>are relatively few and far between. Most oak leaf hydrangeas

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<v Speaker 2>are lace caps, which is great for pollinators. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you prefer that big, full look of a mopheaed hydrangea,

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<v Speaker 2>you usually have fairly few choices. Gatsby Moon is that

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<v Speaker 2>rare exception, and they are really big, kind of pillowy

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<v Speaker 2>blooms and they bloom for a long time. So Gatsby

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<v Speaker 2>Moon for us here in Michigan is gonna bloom probably

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<v Speaker 2>mostly late June through late July. Then you know, as

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<v Speaker 2>the weather starts to get hotter and drier, they will

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<v Speaker 2>kind of brown out, but you're still gonna get a

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<v Speaker 2>good month of those big, bright white blooms to enjoy.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is a native hydrangea that is just absolutely beautiful,

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<v Speaker 2>has excellent fall color. So you as always we're looking

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<v Speaker 2>for plants that don't just do one thing. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we want those beautiful white flowers in summer, but we

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<v Speaker 2>would prefer it if they could do a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 2>And as I often say, oak leaf hydrangeas are really

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<v Speaker 2>the only true four season hydrangea that has something to

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<v Speaker 2>offer in every single season. So really a choice that

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<v Speaker 2>you can't go wrong with. The lace capt varieties that

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<v Speaker 2>we offer like Gatsby Gala, Gatsby Pink, and gats Be

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<v Speaker 2>Globe are all great choices as well, but Gatsby Moon,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, how could I resist. So up next we

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<v Speaker 2>have rows of sharon or hibiscus, And you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like this one is so appropriate because the flowers

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<v Speaker 2>on both rows of Sharon and tropical hibiscus are like

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<v Speaker 2>a full moon in and of themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>It's perfect. I have a pillar, white, nice rows of sharon,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, reaching for the sky.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, fantastic. It's a moonshot.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a moonshot.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's several that you can choose from.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>If you are looking for white, big white flowers on

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<v Speaker 2>your patio, or you live in a hot climate USDA

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<v Speaker 2>Zone ten or warmer, you can try Hollywood Hibiscus earth angel.

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<v Speaker 2>It is an unusual tropical hibiscus with pure white flowers.

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<v Speaker 2>Usually they are really brightly colored, but this one has big,

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<v Speaker 2>pure white flowers. And the thing that sets Hollywood hibiscus

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<v Speaker 2>apart from other tropical hibiscus is that the flowers open

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<v Speaker 2>completely and they face upward, so on those beautiful nights

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<v Speaker 2>are really actually looking at those flowers. Not they're underside,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're really shining up at you like the moon itself. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, Rosa Sharon hardy Hibiscus hardy down to USDA

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<v Speaker 2>Zone five heat tilet through USDA Zone nine. Lots of

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<v Speaker 2>wonderful choices. If you want the absolute biggest, purest, white, crispest,

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<v Speaker 2>nicest flowers, you gotta choose Para blue pure white. Can't

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<v Speaker 2>go wrong with that one. It really is exceptionally large

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<v Speaker 2>and just a beautifully elegant plant. I am so in

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<v Speaker 2>love with the Para blue roses of Sharon in general.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's not the only one. We have white Chiffon,

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<v Speaker 2>which kind of is a double with a powder puff

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<v Speaker 2>in the center. And if you're like, hey, I really

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<v Speaker 2>like white, but I kind of can't resist having a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of color, I've got one for you. That

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<v Speaker 2>is Starblast Chiffon. Awesome Starblast, Yeah, another appropriate name. And

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<v Speaker 2>this one is pure white, but it also has these

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<v Speaker 2>sort of beautiful striations of bright red pink coming out

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<v Speaker 2>of the center for just a little bit of extra

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<v Speaker 2>color without losing that beautiful of the white flowers. So

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<v Speaker 2>spoiled for choice there now Steady as she Goes Guardina,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh wow. Most gardinias are more of a spring blooming plant.

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<v Speaker 2>In the south, Steady as She Goes is a reblooming guardina.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you are in a warm climate, this plant

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<v Speaker 2>will continue to bloom all summer long. And of course

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<v Speaker 2>with guardinas in addition to that amazing white flower and

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<v Speaker 2>plenty of them, you get that fragrance.

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<v Speaker 1>You're getting to an important point here. If we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about moon landscaping, fragrance can be an important part of.

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<v Speaker 2>That, Yeah, because it's very powerful. I mean it's powerful

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<v Speaker 2>during the day, but at night, when you smell the

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<v Speaker 2>plants on the air, there's just nothing like that. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>speaking of fragrance, I wanted to move to some fragrant

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<v Speaker 2>roses that are in the proven Winter's Color Choice line

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<v Speaker 2>because they're wonderful. Flavorette paired is an edible rose with

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<v Speaker 2>a slight pear flavor, and the flowers are white. The

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<v Speaker 2>outside of the petal is pink, so it again kind

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<v Speaker 2>of gives you a little bit of a best of

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<v Speaker 2>both worlds. The flowers are taste and good to eat,

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<v Speaker 2>so they was useful in the kitchen as they are

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<v Speaker 2>in the garden, and really really fragrant, very fluoriferous, gonna

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<v Speaker 2>flower all summer for you without having to prune or

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<v Speaker 2>deadhead or anything like that. Similarly, we have reminiscent crema,

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<v Speaker 2>which we call crama because it also has some yellow

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<v Speaker 2>in it, so it's not as pure white as some

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<v Speaker 2>of the other plants that we've talked about, but it

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<v Speaker 2>has all that old fashioned appeal. Tons of petals, beautiful fragrance,

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<v Speaker 2>and just a romantic white rose. Now, let's say you

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<v Speaker 2>want a white rose for these beautiful moonlit nights, but

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to do any work, you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to fuss with anything. You just want the lowest maintenance,

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<v Speaker 2>most floriferous rose that you barely have to lift a

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<v Speaker 2>finger for. We've got one for you, oh so easy

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<v Speaker 2>ice bay perfect. Now, this is a newer rose for

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<v Speaker 2>us because it is surprisingly difficult to develop disease resistance

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<v Speaker 2>in white roses. So that is why it took us

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<v Speaker 2>so long. I mean, we have had the O So

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<v Speaker 2>easy rose series out on the market for decades really,

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<v Speaker 2>and only was just able to find a white one

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<v Speaker 2>that was florid ferous enough and disease resistant enough for

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<v Speaker 2>the program in the last five or so years. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's a really special plant. Again, another no brainer. And

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<v Speaker 2>I have one last one for you.

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<v Speaker 1>And as you wrap it up here, I'm gonna I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna slide to you. Oh my gosh, you get

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<v Speaker 1>Apollo thirteen with some tang. Okay, that's for during the break, Okay, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>To Okay, so we will for our YouTube viewers, we

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<v Speaker 2>plants on trial first. Well, you take that over there,

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<v Speaker 2>because this plant is a good one. Steady Eddy viburnum. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a reblooming double file viburnum that continues to

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<v Speaker 2>flower all summer. Blooms in late spring along with other viburnums,

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<v Speaker 2>but it will continue to put out fresh flowers all

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<v Speaker 2>summer long in ours here at our trial garden. I

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<v Speaker 2>was just out there last week, absolutely covered in flowers.

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<v Speaker 2>It's probably its fourth wave of blooms this year. And

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<v Speaker 2>the great thing about this one for those moon gardens,

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<v Speaker 2>it is the perfect hedge. In fact, we grow it

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<v Speaker 2>as a hedge in our trial gardens, and there's not

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<v Speaker 2>that many other hedges. I mean, there's panicle hydrangeas that

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<v Speaker 2>are going to give you tons and tons of white

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<v Speaker 2>flowers all season long. So it's a really great choice.

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<v Speaker 2>That blooms all season without having to dead head it.

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<v Speaker 2>It is hardy down to USDA Zone five, heat tolerant

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<v Speaker 2>through USDA Zone eight and four to five feet tall

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<v Speaker 2>and wide. So lots and lots of choices to include

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<v Speaker 2>Just hit the feedback comments were listening button somewhere down

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<v Speaker 2>at the bottom of that website. Now we had a message.

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<v Speaker 2>So last week we were talking about txture mm hm oh,

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<v Speaker 2>and I.

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<v Speaker 1>Love the comments on texture that we got from our

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<v Speaker 1>listeners and our viewers and Stacey. It caused me to

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<v Speaker 1>think I forgot to mention a plant in texture oh

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<v Speaker 1>that I absolutely cannot stand and again it goes back

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<v Speaker 1>to my garden center days from handling so many of

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<v Speaker 1>them through the years asparagus, fern or spring arrived, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and it would just make my arms break out in

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<v Speaker 1>a rash, and we sold tons of them. I just

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<v Speaker 1>maybe there's people out there who love aspa. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>even a fern.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's not a fern, right, And it's not an asparagus.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's asparagus related, right, but it's not asparagus.

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<v Speaker 2>I would rather just have the aspara argus plant because

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<v Speaker 2>despite the fact that I don't particularly care for asparagus

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<v Speaker 2>is a vegetable, I think it is an absolutely gorgeous plant.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's something about that plant, even though we're not

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<v Speaker 2>talking about texture anymore. It has this really fine foliage

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<v Speaker 2>and after a rain or in the morning, when the

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<v Speaker 2>dew is on it, it's just like it's covered in diamonds.

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<v Speaker 2>It just holds these little tiny beads of water. It's

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<v Speaker 2>so so lovely. But Kristin wrote us. She says, going

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<v Speaker 2>on the theme of texture, what do you think about

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<v Speaker 2>this idea for a walkway am Sony on the back,

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<v Speaker 2>then Lamb's ears and then rock and round seed them

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<v Speaker 2>toward the front. I'm a newer gardener and I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>my hand at design. It's very hard, and I just

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to say to Kristin, I think that sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>a lovely combination.

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<v Speaker 1>I think so too.

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<v Speaker 2>And I would also say to Kristin and any other

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<v Speaker 2>person out there who is thinking about designing combinations or

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<v Speaker 2>designing a garden, there are no wrong answers. And I

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<v Speaker 2>have found over the years that the best thing that

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<v Speaker 2>you can do to be successful as a garden designer

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<v Speaker 2>or as a combination designer is just to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. Again, we talked about this a bit that

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<v Speaker 2>so many garden designers make it look so easy, like, oh,

486
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<v Speaker 2>they have this natural talent for putting plants together. And

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<v Speaker 2>that is absolutely a language that you will acquire as

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<v Speaker 2>you get to know more plants and put more things together.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, sometimes I look at my garden and

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<v Speaker 2>I think, you know what, put more? The answer is

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<v Speaker 2>always more, get.

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<v Speaker 1>Out there and make some mistakes and great job, Kristin.

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<v Speaker 1>All three plants also like full.

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<v Speaker 2>Sung Yeah, so that's important.

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<v Speaker 1>They can handle that. And Lambsier, you know, some people

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<v Speaker 1>don't like Lambsier I love lambs here, and it's a

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<v Speaker 1>great example of a plant that you could use in

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<v Speaker 1>a moon landscape or moon garden.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a great choice. It's beautiful in the evening, it

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<v Speaker 2>is really beautiful. So Kristin, I think that sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>a great combination. Don't forget you can always go to

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<v Speaker 2>the garden center, design on your cart, put things there,

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<v Speaker 2>move them around, try them out. And I can tell you,

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<v Speaker 2>having worked for a number of designers who are very

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<v Speaker 2>well paid for their jobs, they very often just buy

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of plants and get to the jobs site,

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<v Speaker 2>get to the job site and just start putting them together.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't have any kind of secret to their success

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<v Speaker 2>other than just getting the right plants, which of course

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<v Speaker 2>is half the battle. But the right plants often is

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<v Speaker 2>just what you like.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. That's interesting, And I mentioned that in the

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<v Speaker 1>first segment. That's the Apollo approach right now.

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<v Speaker 2>That's true, have a.

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<v Speaker 1>Plan, make it up as you go, not enough time

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<v Speaker 1>to get the job done.

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<v Speaker 2>Be like the astronauts. Yes, we have a question from Pamela.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Pamela writes, why are there moths all over

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<v Speaker 1>my new butterfly bush?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so I can understand why people might feel a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit panicked to see moths instead of butterflies on

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<v Speaker 2>their butterfly bush. I am a moth fan. I am

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<v Speaker 2>a big moth fan, despite the fact that I am

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<v Speaker 2>a knitter. I don't like to see them in my house,

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<v Speaker 2>but as far as in the garden, the more moths

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<v Speaker 2>the better. I think. Moths are lovely, beautiful, misunderstood creatures.

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<v Speaker 2>They are simply a butterfly without a pr campaign. They're

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<v Speaker 2>very closely related. They're very closely related moths and butterflies.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, they're considered to be in the same scientific order.

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<v Speaker 2>So it really makes sense that anything that would attract

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<v Speaker 2>moths would attract butterflies. So it's not surprising. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>mean there's something wrong. It doesn't mean that your butterflysh

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<v Speaker 2>isn't going to also attract butterflies. But I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>also address Pamela's question of quantity of moths on this plant,

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<v Speaker 2>because there were a lot of them, and that was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of what concerned her. One of the other things

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<v Speaker 2>that a lot of people don't realize is that butterflies

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<v Speaker 2>tend to lay their eggs singly, just one egg at

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<v Speaker 2>a time. And mosts tend to lay them in clusters,

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<v Speaker 2>and so usually what will then happen is you'll have

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<v Speaker 2>a whole lot of moths hatching out at once, or

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<v Speaker 2>a whole lot of caterpillars. So both the moth and

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<v Speaker 2>the butterfly larva are called caterpillars, So you'll tend to

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot higher numbers of moth larva all at

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<v Speaker 2>once on a plant. And that means, since they're all

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<v Speaker 2>in kind of the same schedule, they're gonna be caterpillars

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, they're going to be cocoons at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, and then they're going to be adult

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<v Speaker 2>moths all at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>That's an interesting perspective.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to generally have that like, oh my gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm being invaded by moths. There are hundreds of moths

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<v Speaker 2>compared to oh, there's a lovely butterfly, so not a

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<v Speaker 2>cause for concern. The other thing I do want to say,

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<v Speaker 2>moths often tend to be more active at night, So

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<v Speaker 2>if you are gardening for the evening a moon garden,

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<v Speaker 2>white flowers do very often attract moths. Sure, so you'll

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<v Speaker 2>just have to embrace them. I know a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people are freaked out, But do a little reading, get

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<v Speaker 2>to know the beautiful diversity of moths out there, and

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully you will come around to becoming a mod lover

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<v Speaker 2>as I am.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that fantastic Vish writes, My rows of Sharon

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<v Speaker 1>flowers aren't opening, They're just dropping to the ground as buds.

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<v Speaker 1>What's happening?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I'll bet you got this a lot at the

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<v Speaker 2>garden center all the time. So it is true that

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<v Speaker 2>both tropical hibiscus and rows of sharon, if they get

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<v Speaker 2>very stressed extreme heat, drought, stressed, too much water, they

570
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<v Speaker 2>will just drop their flower buds, not all at once,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, not like a gardenia that's just like I

572
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<v Speaker 2>can't take this anymore, and they all go. But it

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<v Speaker 2>will drop some of those cause it's just like, hey,

574
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<v Speaker 2>I got to conserve my resources. I can't open every

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<v Speaker 2>single one of these flowers. But I would also say,

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<v Speaker 2>especially in the case of rows of Sharon, nine times

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<v Speaker 2>out of ten, people are confusing the seed heads falling

578
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<v Speaker 2>off of the plant with the flower buds because they

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<v Speaker 2>look very similar. Yes, and so a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>think that when they see those seed heads all over

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<v Speaker 2>the ground that it was a bud that didn't open,

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<v Speaker 2>and we hear from gardeners every single year who have

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<v Speaker 2>this confusion. If that's happened, pick up a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>those from the ground, take your pruners, cut them open.

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<v Speaker 2>If it looks like okra, inside, you got a seed

586
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<v Speaker 2>pod and you missed the flower. Most roses of Sharon,

587
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<v Speaker 2>their flowers only last to day, and so they're usually

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<v Speaker 2>open at night. So I kind of debated if they

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<v Speaker 2>should go into the moon garden because as the evening progresses,

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<v Speaker 2>their flowers will start to close, but you'll have you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a good couple of hours in there. And I also

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<v Speaker 2>figured because roses of Sharon are so long blooming, that

593
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<v Speaker 2>you can easily get through two cycles of the moon

594
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<v Speaker 2>because they boom so long. So you can't resist that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, since we're talking about gardening for the moon,

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<v Speaker 2>So do check whether the what's on the ground is

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<v Speaker 2>actually a seedhead or a flower. But if it if

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<v Speaker 2>you cut it open and it shows like a bunch

599
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<v Speaker 2>of fold and rolled petals, then yeah, you are just

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<v Speaker 2>having them drop. And unfortunately there is not really much

601
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<v Speaker 2>that you can do. It's not necessary that you are

602
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<v Speaker 2>doing something wrong. Of course, do you check the water

603
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<v Speaker 2>if you have something like a downspout or a sprinkler

604
00:32:06.839 --> 00:32:09.240
<v Speaker 2>system that might be delivering too much water. They do

605
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<v Speaker 2>want well drained soil and can't really tolerate super soggy conditions.

606
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<v Speaker 2>But nine times out of ten it's more likely to

607
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<v Speaker 2>be a combination of heat and drought stress. So you're

608
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<v Speaker 2>going to want to check what's going on in the soil,

609
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<v Speaker 2>make sure the plant's getting enough water. And if it's

610
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<v Speaker 2>the heat, well, you're just going to have to power

611
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<v Speaker 2>through and have faith that the Rosa Sharon has enough

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<v Speaker 2>other buds to open for you later and not to.

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<v Speaker 1>Be labor this, Stacey. But if the plant has lots

614
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<v Speaker 1>and lots of buds and it's under stress, as you mentioned, personally,

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<v Speaker 1>I've never met a rows of Sharon that doesn't like

616
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<v Speaker 1>a good pruning, cheers or a pruning and maybe the

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<v Speaker 1>plant for next year, some pruning maybe in order.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, they do tend to benefit from pruning,

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<v Speaker 2>not least of all because there wood can get very weak,

620
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<v Speaker 2>and you know, very often at this time of year

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<v Speaker 2>you'll see those stems bending and you'll think, like, what

622
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<v Speaker 2>is that crazy plant in someone's yard And it's just

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<v Speaker 2>a rather neglected rows of sharon. The other thing about

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<v Speaker 2>Rosa Sharon is they are some of the more nutrient

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<v Speaker 2>heavy users compared to other plants, and you know, most

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<v Speaker 2>of the time I'm like, yeah, don't worry about fertilizing

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<v Speaker 2>Rosa sharen, especially if you live in an area with

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<v Speaker 2>alkaline soil. They are going to strictly need some regular

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<v Speaker 2>fertilizing otherwise the foliage will be kind of washed out.

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<v Speaker 2>That means they're not making as much energy as they

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<v Speaker 2>could and they may not be able to support creating

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<v Speaker 2>flower buds in the first place, or maintaining any flower

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<v Speaker 2>buds that they have. So it is in cold climates

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<v Speaker 2>right now too late to start fertilizing, But mark your

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<v Speaker 2>calendar for next year early, like mid March, late March thereabouts.

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<v Speaker 2>Start putting down that fertilizer. You can put it down

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<v Speaker 2>monthly from late March through late July if you wish,

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<v Speaker 2>or just do it on one or two times after

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<v Speaker 2>the spring in that time period. But your Rosa sharin

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<v Speaker 2>will thank you and it will show us appreciation and

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<v Speaker 2>flowers can't go wrong with that. We're going to take

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of a break and when we come

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<v Speaker 2>back We're going to continue talking about the moon, the

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to the Gardening Simplified Show. As we talk

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<v Speaker 1>about moon landscaping. By the way, before I forget, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to mention trees are so important in a landscape

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<v Speaker 1>when you enjoy moon gardening, because the moon shining through

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<v Speaker 1>the trees and the branches at pretty much any time

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<v Speaker 1>of the year, and the movement it creates, Oh boy,

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<v Speaker 1>it's mystifying. And there are people out there who will

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<v Speaker 1>put garden lighting in twenty twenty five feet up in

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<v Speaker 1>the tree, casting its light downward, nice warm light to

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<v Speaker 1>try to mimic moonlight. There are people out there who

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<v Speaker 1>are going to say, don't do that. That's not responsible

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<v Speaker 1>for the insects and everything else. And I understand that,

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<v Speaker 1>but there are people out there that do tremendous artificial

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<v Speaker 1>moon lighting within a landscape. Fragrant plants so super important.

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<v Speaker 1>Some plants like moonflowers, star jasmine, they're going to produce

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<v Speaker 1>flowers that release their scent as dusk falls to attract

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<v Speaker 1>nocturnal pollinators, Angels, trumpet, Brogmancia, and as I mentioned, the moonflow.

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<v Speaker 1>It's amazing how fast moonflower grows, but so easy to grow.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you ever had a really good performing moonflower though,

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<v Speaker 2>like with lots of flowers, I never have. I would

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<v Speaker 2>love to, but it's just the ra happen for me.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the key is putting it under stress. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I really do. I think putting it under stress causes

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<v Speaker 1>the plant to force some blooms. So if it's in

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<v Speaker 1>your landscape and it's too happy and it's been being

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<v Speaker 1>watered too well, you're going to get copious amounts of foliage.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not going to get the blooms.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's good to know. I do want to say

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<v Speaker 2>you were talking about nocturnal pollinators, and we talked about

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<v Speaker 2>moths in the last segment. If you are in Michigan

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<v Speaker 2>or another cool climate like this, bats are not a

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<v Speaker 2>nocturnal pollinator. All of our bats in cold climates are

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<v Speaker 2>insectivorous exclusively. They don't come to hummingbird feeders, they don't

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<v Speaker 2>come to flowers. They are only out there eating the bugs.

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<v Speaker 2>So don't worry. You're not going to attract bats or sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>if you wanted to attract bats, you're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>get bats at your hummingbird feeders or flowers or anything

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<v Speaker 2>like that in a cold climate. That's only in warmer

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<v Speaker 2>climates where you have for bats.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, good point. How about moongates or moon trellises to

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<v Speaker 1>grow plants over.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you said you wanted one of these. Did you

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<v Speaker 2>ever get one?

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<v Speaker 1>No, I'm planning. It's one of the next things I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to do in my landscape. And you know that

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<v Speaker 1>goes way back in Chinese culture.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, Yeah, there's you know, when we were talking about

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<v Speaker 2>the gardens around America, the Lansu Chinese garden in Portland

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<v Speaker 2>has some beautiful moon gates incorporated into that garden.

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<v Speaker 1>Beautiful. Keep adding those plants that will reflect the moonlight.

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<v Speaker 1>Chantilly lace, aruncus, luminary backlight flocks, the silvery foliage of

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<v Speaker 1>lavender or Russian sage can make them ideal plants also

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<v Speaker 1>to add to your moon garden. Oh, I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>mention real quickly personally for me again, you can tell

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<v Speaker 1>I'm interested in the moon. In two thousand and nine,

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<v Speaker 1>I worked with the police department here in the state

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<v Speaker 1>of Michigan in a city by the name of Wyoming,

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<v Speaker 1>with Officer Adam Bartron. What happened was we received Stuart

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<v Speaker 1>russa I believe that's the glass that Adriana's drinking from

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<v Speaker 1>Apollo fourteen. He was a US Forest Service smoke jumper,

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<v Speaker 1>also an astronaut. He was the command module pilot on

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<v Speaker 1>Apollo fourteen. He brought a whole bunch of tree seeds

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<v Speaker 1>up into space with him. When he returned, those seeds

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<v Speaker 1>were distributed and planted throughout the United States. President Gerald

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<v Speaker 1>Ford gave us a sycamore tree here in the city

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<v Speaker 1>of Wyoming. It's in western Michigan, and inadvertently a landscaper

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<v Speaker 1>cut it down, and so Officer Patron and myself in

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<v Speaker 1>the City of Wyoming Police Department got together and we're

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<v Speaker 1>able to get another one and plant it in the

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<v Speaker 1>city of Wyoming where it grows today. We had a

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<v Speaker 1>dedication service back in August of two thousand and nine.

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<v Speaker 1>We had members of Congress NASA that came out to

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy the moon tree. So that was a fun experience.

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<v Speaker 2>That is pretty cool. So if someone local wants to

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<v Speaker 2>see it, they can just go to the Wyoming. Is

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<v Speaker 2>there like a plaque or something so they there.

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<v Speaker 1>No, Yes, there's a plaque. We'll show you a picture

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<v Speaker 1>on YouTube. It's a stone plaque and you'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to identify the moon tree growing right there on the

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<v Speaker 1>grounds of the City of Wyoming Police Department. All right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about a few of those favorites for a

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<v Speaker 1>moon garden, Stacy. I was thinking powerball, panicle hydrangea or

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<v Speaker 1>any type of panicle hydrange or for that matter, a

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<v Speaker 1>smooth hydrange like incredible would be absolutely brilliant and perfect

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<v Speaker 1>in a moon garden.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, they would all be perfect. I didn't bring them

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<v Speaker 2>up in Plants on Trial because there was just too

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<v Speaker 2>many and I knew it would take up the whole

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<v Speaker 2>Plants on Trial and I wanted to get through all

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of them. But yeah, panicle hydrangers, you can't

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<v Speaker 2>go wrong because not only do they have beautiful, crisp

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<v Speaker 2>white blooms, they bloom for such a long time, so

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<v Speaker 2>you're really getting that nice long season of white flowers

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<v Speaker 2>at least going through two moon cycles to enjoy in

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<v Speaker 2>the garden.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, I'd also suggest if you want to get into

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<v Speaker 1>moon landscaping, maybe start with annuals. You take an annual

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<v Speaker 1>like mini Vista, white Supertunias or Superbina, white out Superbina,

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<v Speaker 1>any of those types of plants are going to very quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh a favorite of mine, diamond frost, Euphorbia. And in

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<v Speaker 1>the evening hours, absolutely beautiful Niagara Falls switch grass. So

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<v Speaker 1>you might not think ornamental grasses, but of course, true

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<v Speaker 1>to my nature, I'm going to bring up ornamental grasses

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<v Speaker 1>at some point and switch grass or panicum Niagara Falls

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<v Speaker 1>when it goes into its inflorescence, beautiful in.

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<v Speaker 2>The Yeah, kind of like that glowingy blue color.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, honeysuckle so sensational. Honeysuckle is a great plant in

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<v Speaker 1>a moon garden. And Stacy, I think Kinsley's ghost would

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<v Speaker 1>be too.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, definitely, it's got that again, sort of like the

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<v Speaker 2>Niagara Falls Panicum ghostly glowing blue color. It's really really cool,

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<v Speaker 2>like the moon itself exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>Any of the daisies color coded. The price is white

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<v Speaker 1>cone flower. You're echinaceous. What a great plant in a

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<v Speaker 1>summer garden, and specifically the white ones perfect for a

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<v Speaker 1>moon garden. Superbells, Lemon Slice Caliber CoA or over Easy

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<v Speaker 1>Caliber CoA, Surefire white Pogonias, and then Stacy, I think

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<v Speaker 1>a rock star in a moon garden would be a

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<v Speaker 1>Pugster white butterfly bleach oh.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree completely. You know, if people have grown a

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<v Speaker 2>white butterfly bush before, they're like, ooh, they age so gross.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's true that a lot of white butterfly bushes

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<v Speaker 2>do not age gracefully. They get kind of there, they

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<v Speaker 2>start out lovely, but then they go kind of dingy

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<v Speaker 2>and then they just run and it's horrible. So we've

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<v Speaker 2>been really working on finding a better white, a better

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<v Speaker 2>white Pugster, and we do have that now. So Pugster

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<v Speaker 2>White two point oh is coming out on the market.

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<v Speaker 2>The original Pugster White was no slouch, but if you've

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<v Speaker 2>been looking for that sort of ideal white butterfly bush,

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<v Speaker 2>definitely keep an eye out for a Pugster white two

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<v Speaker 2>point zero.

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<v Speaker 1>Fiber optic grasses are great in a moon garden. Whirlwind

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<v Speaker 1>white fan flower, the scavolas, the amazing daisies, Laguna cloud

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<v Speaker 1>white lobilia. The list goes on and on. Sugar shack

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<v Speaker 1>button bush, is that one you'd consider?

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<v Speaker 2>It is one I would consider. It is a beautiful plant,

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<v Speaker 2>very interesting, definitely to dry in my garden for it,

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<v Speaker 2>but a really really cool plant, great fragrance and a

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<v Speaker 2>great pollinator plant. And you know, looks like Sputnik, the sputnik,

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<v Speaker 2>So that's another reason why people might like it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's very good plant that you have to have,

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<v Speaker 1>in my opinion, in a moon garden would be hostas.

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<v Speaker 1>And you'd say, well, why hostas? First of all, MANI

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<v Speaker 1>hostas have beautiful white blooms that would be great in

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<v Speaker 1>a moon garden. But I love hostas that have a

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<v Speaker 1>really large swath of white complementing the green Hosta hans

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<v Speaker 1>or hosta Night before Christmas and Emperor's New Clothes, hosta

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<v Speaker 1>fire and ice stacy. I think hostas have to be

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<v Speaker 1>in my moon gear.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, if you don't have deer, you can have hostas

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<v Speaker 2>in your moon garden.

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<v Speaker 1>Sum horrific cookies and cream hibiscus. And here's one for you.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the luscious series of lantanas. They do so well,

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<v Speaker 1>they're deer resistant. And there's one called Vanilla Breeze Oh, fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>Mandavilla's with white blooms a great choice, Agapanthus you can

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<v Speaker 1>get white lily of the Nile, Veronica, Salvia. The list

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<v Speaker 1>goes on and on, and I think it's important to

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<v Speaker 1>point out that we're not saying that you have to

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<v Speaker 1>exclusively use silver and white flowers, because there has to

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<v Speaker 1>be some green in there breaking it up. But swaths

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<v Speaker 1>of white flowers are certainly going to stand up and green.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, evergreens within a moon garden. The texture that

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<v Speaker 1>they provide again, the shadows brilliant.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So we shot for the moon today. I hope

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<v Speaker 1>you enjoyed it. I could go on for hours about moons.

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<v Speaker 1>As a matter of fact, one of my favorite books,

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<v Speaker 1>Stacey American Moonshot by Douglas Brinkley. I'd recommend getting this book. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a great read too. So anyhow, just enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>your moon landscape. Thank you Stacy, thank you Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>And thank you on behalf of Adriana and I for

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<v Speaker 2>the tang.

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<v Speaker 1>You're welcome, You're welcome. It has been a culinary treat.

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<v Speaker 2>Cheers, cheers.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for watching the Gardening Simplified show.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for watching the YouTube version. Of the show the radio,

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<v Speaker 1>listening to the radio version, and downloading the podcast. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you Adriana, Thank you Stacey. Have a great weekend.