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Local garden centers getting busy as warmer weather leads plant lovers to the flower beds.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
DAYTON — Pat Byrnes of Centerville says she has a bad case of spring fever and will soon plant her first-ever flower garden.
"I am fired up, ready for spring. I saw pansies, so I stopped and got some fresh ones right off of the truck," Byrnes said as she browsed Siebenthaler's Garden Center on Far Hills Avenue on Friday, March 28.
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Pat Byrnes of Centerville checks out a flower/plant display while holding onto pansies for her garden at Siebenthaler South Garden Center Friday.With sunny skies and high temperatures near 50, today might be the best day for a while for gardeners to prepare their gardens for planting. There's a 40 percent to 60 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms Sunday through Tuesday.
Rick Kossoudji, owner of North Dayton Garden Center on Brandt Pike, said one of the most important things to do before you plant anything is to visualize what the garden will look like. Also, plant the right plant in the right area. If a plant requires shade, don't plant it next to the swimming pool, Kossoudji said.
More customers plan to add tropical plants and trees this year, including Karen Kratzer of Spring Valley.
"I had three trees cut down and I am replacing them with flowering robed black locust trees," Kratzer said while shopping at Siebenthaler's.
Colorful plants are another popular choice this year, said Kossoudji and Kathy Matousch, assistant store manager at Siebenthaler's.
Ed Leete of Beavercreek agreed.
"We are looking for sea grass and plants because ours are overgrown. We are replacing them with more colorful varieties," Leete said while at Siebenthaler's.
A popular new plant is the Dragon Wing Begonia, which has brilliant red blooms from now until first freeze, Kossoudji said.
