SG571: The Top 40 Most Wanted Plants List

In today’s show, I’m sharing the Top 40 Most Wanted Planted List or as I like to call it, "The Plants We Pine For”. These are the plants that gardeners around the country mention when you ask them to finish this sentence: “I wish I planted more….” This particular Most Wanted List is compiled from my garden friends, listeners of the show, and gardening posts on social media. These plants are the gorgeous blooms and delicious edibles we just can’t get enough of - and it’s a thrill to walk through this A to Z list of heart-stealers: from allium to zinnia.

Of course, just because a plant is loved doesn’t mean it’s problem free - so take heed: You will still fight pests, disease, or even thuggish behavior in the right circumstances. If you hear something on this list and decide to follow suite and try it in your garden, then do your homework first: talk to other gardeners in your area, check these plant suggestions with garden center folks or even do your own online homework to be extra safe.    

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Interview Questions

Allium

Time Stamp 40:22

Amsonia

Time Stamp 42:45

Anemone

Time Stamp 45:34

Basil

Time Stamp 46:30

Beans

Time Stamp 47:50

Beets

Time Stamp 48:20

Bleeding Hearts 

Time Stamp 49:41

Camilias

Time Stamp 50:00

Clemetis

Time Stamp 50:27

Cover Crops

Time Stamp 51:20

Daffodils

Time Stamp  52:00

Dahlias

Time Stamp 53:00

Evergreens

Time Stamp 54:45

Foxglove

Time Stamp 55:17

Fruiting Trees/Shrubs (Honey Berry)

Time Stamp 56:50

Garlic

Time Stamp 58:21

Hellebores

Time Stamp 59:00

Love In A Mist

Time Stamp 1:00:00

Mesclun Salad Mix

Time Stamp 1:01:00

Milkweed

Time Stamp 1:02:15

More Trees!

Time Stamp 1:03:00

Napa Cabbage

Time Stamp 1:04:00

Nectarscordum

Time Stamp 1:05:00

Onions

Time Stamp 1:06:10

Peas

Time Stamp 1:06:45

Potatoes

Time Stamp 1:07:00

Primrose

Time Stamp 1:07:40

Purple Flowers (For The Bees!)

Time Stamp 1:08:55

Radish

Time Stamp 1:08:50

Rhubarb

Time Stamp 1:09:10

Indian Rhubarb

Time Stamp 1:16:02

Snap Dragons

Time Stamp 1:17:10

Spaghetti Squash

Time Stamp 1:18:00

Sugar Baby Watermelon

Time Stamp 1:18:55

Sunflowers

Time Stamp 1:19:10

Tomatoes

Time Stamp 1:20:15

Tulips

Time Stamp 1:21:19

Shrimp Plant

Time Stamp 1:21:52

Zinnia

Time Stamp 1:22:00

Zucchini

Time Stamp 1:23:56

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Why Zinnias Are Perfect Companions in the Vegetable Garden

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Tropical Plants & Gardens

Articles & Recipes for some of the plants we pine for:

Allium

Beets

Growing Beet in Containers

Camilias

Napa Cabbage

Nectaroscordum siculum 'Sicilian Honey Lily' Seeds

Nectascordum

Primrose Flower: Nature Bring

Spaghetti Squash

Foxgloves: Rethinking a Fickle Flower

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Jennifer Ebeling is a proud Minnesotan and U of MN alumni. Gooooooo Gophers! Each week, Jennifer produces and hosts Still Growing - a gardening podcast dedicated to helping you and your garden grow. The show is an in-depth interview format. Guests featured on the show share a passion for gardening and include authors, bloggers, professional gardeners, etc. Listeners and guests of the show can join the Still Growing community on Facebook. It's a place to ask questions, share garden stories, interact with great guests featured on the show, and continue to grow and learn. Jennifer and her husband Philip have four children, a big golden lab named Sonny, and live in lovely Maple Grove, Minnesota. P.S. When she's not teaching her four kids a new card game - or teaching them how to drive a car - Jennifer loves inspiring individuals and groups to maximize and personalize their home & garden.
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