Plant Picks - Recommending Plants | Summer Flowers | Cohesive Structure | Colorful Foliage

In this series, our panel of plant experts looks at gardening scenarios submitted by you and recommends plants they think would solve problems and look stunning while doing it.
Today we focus on Ann's USDA zone 8a garden. Her planting conditions include morning sun, dappled afternoon shade, and deer who eat her hydrangeas. Ann has beautiful daffodils and an osmanthus hedge already in her space but after spring, the garden lacks color and interest.
Kristina's recommendations -
Pollypetite® rose of Sharon
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Beyond Midnight® bluebeard
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Stacey's recommendations -
Gem Box® inkberry holly
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Strongbox® inkberry holly
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Squeeze Box® inkberry holly
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Natalie's recommendations -
Funshine® abelia
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Tres Amigos® abelia
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Mucho Gusto® abelia
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[@jenmazz1257]

Love this show! All of you ladies are funny, creative & knowledgeable in your choices and comments. I like the vibe! 😂🌸💕🌲

[@pwcolorchoice]

Wahoo! Thank you so much, we really appreciate it! 😄❤☀

[@wendywelsh2737]

Ok this show makes me want to work for Proven winners. You are having fun at work! Beyond midnight is on my buy list this year. Love this show!

[@pwcolorchoice]

We like plants and having fun 😄 Beyond Midnight is so beautiful! 😍

[@liweilihui]

I love this show. You three talk and give different ideas which is really full of information. Very helpful and fun at same time. Thank you!

[@pwcolorchoice]

Thank you so much! So glad to hear that you find these videos helpful 🥰

[@zeniazenia2787]

I vote for Kristina’s suggestions. And I think you should play ‘take turns going first middle and last’

[@pwcolorchoice]

Thanks for the suggestion! We can mix up the order in future videos ☺

[@alw5101]

So excited to see you beautiful plant loving ladies! 💐🪴🌺

[@pwcolorchoice]

☺ Thanks so much for watching, friend! ☀

[@ytubechannel997]

Awesome suggestions! Each one definitely has some striking plants.

[@pwcolorchoice]

It's nice to see all the different ideas each person comes up with! 😄

[@kaystinebrink1220]

Love this program. So nice to see of a photo of the landscape. 👍

[@pwcolorchoice]

Yay! Thank you for watching! 🤗

[@irma_brenton]

Thank you ladies!

[@pwcolorchoice]

Thank you for watching, friend! 🤗

[@meredithnichols3572]

Love abelia! Hope to see more colourways good to zone 5 one day!

[@pwcolorchoice]

Abelia is wonderful! The foliage color variety is so lovely 😍

[@ritagarretson7278]

Awesome ideas

[@pwcolorchoice]

So glad you enjoyed them!

[@reneethomson3202]

I absolutely LOVE this show. Great ideas from all of you.

[@pwcolorchoice]

Thank you so much! 🥰🤗

[@gardenofshrubs5970]

You taught me a new term, the “dog leg” of abelias! A lot of mine have a single stem towering about two feet above the rest of the plant…I’ve been wondering if I should cut -or- if the rest of the plant will catch up! Also, I have ‘funshine’ in my garden and it’s a great color!

[@heatherderganc5984]

We call them “stray hairs” here in NE Texas. 😉 It is recommended to cut them back into the plant to obscure the cut.

[@gardenofshrubs5970]

@@heatherderganc5984 that’s funny 😂 thank you for this tip!

[@pwcolorchoice]

Love that! Yes, as Heather said, you can prune the plant to help with the habit/shape ideally in late winter/spring ☺

[@Ava_yes_Im_a_proud_therian]

I have this going on with my proudberry coralberries. Should I cut those back or will I lose berries?

[@pwcolorchoice]

@@Ava_yes_Im_a_proud_therian You would lose berries from that branch you prune off but you can still remove it to help with the plant's shape if you'd like. With Proud Berry in the future, you can prune it back by about half its total height in late winter/early spring. Remove the oldest, thickest stems every 4-5 years to encourage vigorous young growth.☺

[@mikemcconnell4935]

Rabbits and deer will eat the New Jersey tea just a heads up. I'm in Ontario Canada though

[@pwcolorchoice]

Thank you for sharing this! I have heard of them nibbling on the plant before 🐇🦌

[@CuriousinNY]

I had to laugh during the daffodil section of this episode because I to can’t stand how long it takes for the greenery to die back either. So I have a few questions: 1. when is a good time to dig them all up? I want to transplant them to the back of my garden along the fence so when my other plants come up they can hide the daffodils’ foliage. 2. how do I make all my daffodils bloom? It’s usually only about a 1/4 to a 1/3 of the grouping that ever blooms. The areas where the daffodils are has grown quite a bit. Is it because the new shoots don’t bloom until the following spring and then from there after? I look forward to receiving anyone’s assistance on this.

[@pwcolorchoice]

Thank you for your questions! The best time to dig and transplant them would be now, when the foliage is still visible so you can see them and dig them with as little damage as possible. As for them not blooming, the main reason that daffodils wouldn't bloom would be too much shade. There are many other reasons that other bulbs may not bloom, but pretty much the only cause of daffodils would be shade, so try moving those as well. ☺

[@CuriousinNY]

@@pwcolorchoice they are always in the sun, even now. But where I want to move them to will be partly shaded at times. So, for those times, how many hours of sun do they need? This way I can determine if the fence line will be appropriate. So, since sunlight isn’t the problem, could it be they need fertilizing? If so, what would you recommend and what should the NPK be like?

[@pwcolorchoice]

​@@CuriousinNY A full-sun location is 6 or more hours of direct sunlight. If sun hasn't been the issue, it could be due to overcrowding - moving some of them can help the plants to store enough food in their bulbs this year to help them bloom next year 🙂

[@prettysunshine6655]

All great ideas. Unfortunately, I have found that Pollypetite hibiscus is NOT deer resistant. So that wouldn't make a great alternative for hydrangeas. It is still a gorgeous plant/flower.

[@pwcolorchoice]

Glad you enjoyed this video! Do the deer eat off the flowers in your location?

[@prettysunshine6655]

@@pwcolorchoice Yes. The buds are being taken by the deer.

[@Flower_hoarder]

🙋🏽‍♀️GOTTA GET AN ABELIA‼️🪴

[@pwcolorchoice]

They're so nice for adding some colorful foliage and interest in the garden 🤗