| Info, feedback gleaned from the Outdoor Living Wichita's annual "garden show" changed this year, but some opinions about it remained the same. Here are several of the things I learned from the show: • I overheard Debbie Jones of Rose Hill find out that she'll once again have a Plant Kingdom near her where she can shop. Debbie used to shop at Plant Kingdom on South Woodlawn until it closed several years ago, switching to several seasonal satellite locations. Hillside and 6701 E. Central in El Dorado. • The master gardeners' garden tour will be May 18 to May 20, featuring seven gardens for $8 (or $10 after May 5). Tyler in Wichita; 303 W. Music and artists will be part of the tour. "It was nice, but there was no WOW," Sherryl Fitzpatrick chimed in. And it made me think that maybe more of them could do exclamation points throughout the show. And the heady perfume of spring. I especially loved the back of the fence for Scenic Landscape's garden — the rough cedar braces, ivy and pachysandra reminded me of something out of 'The Secret Garden. The show did inform about a number of outdoorsy businesses and the services and products they provide that you may not find just driving declining any old Wichita street. • I picked up my Arnold's Greenhouse catalog and learned more about "a taste of the tallgrass prairie. I also was taken with a few of their classes — edibles for your deck or patio, on May 5, for example, and succulent bowl garden on May 12. • The 2012 version of the Tree Top Nursery T-shirt bears the words: Live for Today, Plant for Tomorrow. • Kaw Valley Greenhouses will be at these locations in the Wichita area this year: Brittany Center at 21st and Woodlawn, 9609 E. Andover Road in Andover; 1001 N. They will be open April through June. "I have to admit I did not have a euphoric feeling of spring as I strolled around," master gardener Kate Bainbridge e-mailed me. But "people I spoke with when I was manning the Extension Center's booth seemed satisfied and certainly had been shopping. Nothing wrong with that, it's just different. Topeka. Now Plant Kingdom will have the greenhouse outlets at 3105 N. 7th in Augusta; 524 to 640 N. Some people prefer to be carried away by more-grandiose garden displays. And the new Outdoor Living |
Friday, 9 March 2012
Info, feedback gleaned from the Outdoor Living
