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2 0 0 2 F I E L D T R I A L S

Ontario

‘Sparkler Rose’ cleome (back) and ‘Antique Shades’ nicotiana were featured in a Goldsmith-sponsored bed at Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens.

‘Dragon Claw’ coleus (back) and ‘White Comet’ argyranthemum performed well in the Flower Fields bed at Niagara Parks.

A rare hailstorm hit the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens June 17, but did minimal damage to some of the annuals, said Anne Marie Van Nest, instructor at the gardens’ School of Horticulture. Garden staff eradicated a small, contained pythium problem on geraniums by removing infected plants and the surrounding soil, Van Nest said. The staff also dealt with the annual infestation of Japanese beetles, but they’re not causing considerable damage, she said.

Begonia: ‘Solenia Orange’ and ‘Eureka Bronze Leaf Scarlet.’

Gomphrena: ‘All Around Purple.’

Impatiens: ‘Tutu Rose’ and ‘Firefly Blush Pink.’

Osteospermum: ‘Symphony Orange.’

Petunia: ‘Tidal Wave Silver.’

Rudbeckia: ‘Prairie Sun.’

Verbena: ‘Rainbow Carpet Purple’ and ‘Twilight Blue Spark.’

For more: Anne Marie Van Nest, Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, P.O. Box 150, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada L2E 6T2; (905) 356-8554; fax (905) 356-5488; vannest@niagaraparks.com.

. © 2002 Branch-Smith Publishing