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Last month we looked at Cabbage Flower Daylilies as first in our series of Five Easy Perennials. This month we're going to talk about It'Saul White Dianthus.
The foliage of It'Saul White is a lovely steel-blue color and stays around to grace the garden when most of its other perennial buddies are either hibernating or ragged from the ravages of winter. The form and function of this Dianthus is that of a groundcover, with grass-like leaves and a fairly aggressive tendency to take over the garden. If you want fairly quick cover this is a good thing. If you want a perennial bed shared between polite plant-neighbors, then you may want to reconsider.
THANKSGIVING HISTORY One primary source of record for the events of Plymouth in autumn 1621 is the following paragraph by Edward Winslow. The language is a bit strange to us but the events are clearly described. We hope you enjoy this little bit of the history of Thanksgiving!
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FIVE
EASY PERENNIALS - IT'SAUL WHITE DIANTHUS
Most
Dianthus' are not fond of heat, humidity, nor clay soils. Of course,
these problems would preclude success in most of the South. But
Dianthus 'It'Saul White' and a few other related Dianthus cultivars
buck the trend. This gem shines in the Southern garden the year
'round and literally sparkles with lovely single wedding-white flowers
in May.
It'Saul
White Dianthus can be grown in Atlanta with no irrigation, and,
in fact, seems to thrive on natural rainfall alone. Often, in irrigated
locations, it suffers from a degree of dieback and may appear scraggly.
This can be easily ameliorated in the early spring with a light
topdressing of rich soil, mushroom compost or composted peanut hulls.
The Dianthus will thank you for the tonic by coming up through this
soil topdressing with fresh new foliage and a renewed vigor.
"Our
harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling,
that so we might after a special manner rejoice together after we
had gathered the fruits of our labor. They four in one day killed
as much fowl as, with a little help beside, served the company almost
a week. At which time, amongst other recreations, we exercised our
arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and among the rest
their greatest king 
Massasoit,
with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted,
and they went out and killed five deer, which we brought to the
plantation and bestowed on our governor, and upon the captain and
others. And although it be not always so plentiful as it was at
this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from
want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty."
Cheryl
makes sure window mullions, baseboards, and restrooms are
clean while we make sure curbs are blown.
Us
landscape consultants see residue on a leaf and think insecticide.
Cheryl sees residue on the floor and knows too much cleanser
was used.
