They were planted in October with Primo Wild Rose heuchera, Superbells Dreamsicle calibrachoa, Superbena White Out and Superbena Royale Chambray verbenas. I did much the same thing with two white self-watering AquaPots. I will evaluate their fate when October planting rolls around. These are considered annuals for most of the country, as they are cold hardy in zones 9 and warmer. I don’t have that much room for spread in these smoked containers and will cut back as needed to make The Garden Guy happy. Queen Tut will reach about 2 feet tall with a spread of 12 inches. I really can’t tell that any detrimental root disturbance occurred. I fashioned a little larger hole using the same method. The Queen Tut was grown in a little larger container with a more vigorous root system. I admit in a yard full of monster perennials, I really had become slack in choosing vertical plants for height in containers. I felt this would be the perfect vertical but dwarf element for the containers. A week or so later I received Graceful Grasses Queen Tut papyrus. Then I used my fingers to fashion the hole in the potting soil just right for planting the petunia. I used my trowel to gently part or start a crevice in between the runners of the Creeping Jenny. The containers already looked full, fairly fluffy and really pleasing. In early April, I had the opportunity to try the new Supertunia Mini Vista Scarlet petunia. They came through the winter perfectly, perhaps flinching a day or two after we had a 21-degree day on March 13. ![]() I planted Superbells Grape Punch and Superbells Tangerine Punch calibrachoas in the container that always have Goldilocks Creeping Jenny and White Knight sweet alyssum, which has been acting perennially for me. (Norman Winter/TNS) Graceful Grasses Prince Tut is the Proven Winners National Annual of the Year. (Norman Winter/TNS) The late afternoon sun lights up the curly tufts of Graceful Grasses Prince Tut papyrus grown here in a white self-watering AquaPot with Primo Wild Rose heuchera, Superbells Dreamsicle calibrachoa and Superbena Whiteout and Superbena Royale Chambray verbenas. ![]() Here it is partnered with Superbells Pomegranate Punch and Superbells Dreamsicle calibrachoas, Primo Wild Rose heuchera and Superbena Royale Chambray and Superbena Whiteout verbenas. (Norman Winter/TNS) Graceful Grasses Prince Tut is lit by the morning sun. Graceful Grasses Queen Tut is a dwarf papyrus perfect for giving a vertical element to small containers. The containers get adjusted two or three times a year, and I am headed to where they were what I call Tut Tweaked. They are about 20 inches tall, ceramic-glazed and about the diameter of a Frisbee. I have two containers I call smokestacked in their shape. The story, however, really goes back to October. Apply preemergent herbicides to garden beds at recommended intervals, 4 to 6 weeks for annual weed control.Prince Tut and the dwarf exquisite Queen Tut papyrus grasses have put the proverbial ta-da in The Garden Guy’s containers this year.Clip back iris stems as the blooms fade divide crowded beds Allow the greens to grow until fall and then cut back. Cut back peony flower stems as the blooms fade.Continue to pinch back new tips at two-week intervals until early July. Pinch back helenium, chrysanthemums and asters to promote bushy growth and more flowers.paniculata) and Shasta daisies with a light application of balanced fertilizer Fertilize Siberian irises, summer phlox (P.Deadhead sea thrift (Armeria), centaurea, centranthus ruber, dianthus, fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra exima), hardy geraniums, bearded irises, red hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria/tritoma), catmint (Nepeta), herbaceous peonies, oriental poppies, pincushion flowers (Scabiosa).Cut back candytuft to encourage bushiness. Cut Joe-pye weed back to three feet tall. Cut back boltonia by half the size of the plant.Harvest regularly, at least every other day. Plant additional crops of snap or pole beans, radishes, and carrots at two-week intervals.Send questions to Garden Keeper at or mail: Garden Keeper, The Morning Call, P.O. Sue Kittek is a freelance garden columnist, writer, and lecturer. Water in the wrong place can erode soil, destroy your landscape and flood into your house. In extreme cases, regrading the problem area is the solution - divert water to a swale, retention pond or a street drain. Maybe you can install rain barrels, or simply select plants suited to the excess moisture. Perhaps your drain spouts should be redirected. Yellowing plants are another symptom of too much water. For washouts - maybe you need to find some plantings that have shallow roots to hold back the soil. Did you notice pooling or ponding? -That indicates poor drainage. This has been an opportune time to see exactly how water flows through your yard. ![]() ![]() June has been a very wet month and while gardeners love rain, we've had a bit too much at one time.
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