Denise and Jan talk about the Rose Garden Open House and some of the activities of the El Paso Master Gardeners in this week’s Good To Grow. They also offer some tips for taking care of roses such as deadheading. Deadheading is the removal of finished blooms in order to encourage further blooms and improve the appearance and shape of the rose. You should deadhead repeat-flowering shrub roses and once flowering shrub roses which don’t produce hips.
To see some photos of the El Paso Municipal Rose Garden visit the El Paso Master Gardeners Facebook.
With the hot weather comes the opportunities to plant hot weather perennials. In the second part of the show, Jan and Denise discuss some perennials such as sunflowers. They also offer some suggestions on lantanas such as Dallas red and golden rod. Other flowers that love hot weather are marigolds and zinnias.
For more information visit the El Paso County Master Gardeners website for questions, tips and upcoming calendar events.
This program originally aired on April 27, 2024.
