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>>> IF
>>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO GIVE YOUR WINTER GARDEN A TROPICAL
LOOK AROUND YOU ARE EVERGREEN
SHRUBS THAT CAN ADD A LITTLE
ZEST TO SHADY AREAS.
GARDENING GURU CISCOE MORRIS IS
TELLING US MORE.
AS ALWAYS, I CAN GIVE YOU A
HUG.
HUG.
HUG. >>
HUG. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> I THINK THESE HAVE A FANCIER
NAME.
NAME.
NAME. RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? WHAT IS THIS?
>> IT IS FATTIER JAPONICA
EXPECT THIS IS WHAT WE ALL GREW
FOR YEARS.
FOR YEARS. THIS PLANT CAN ONLY TAKE SHADE,
NO SUN AT ALL OR IT DRIES UP.
>> THAT'S KIND OF THE PERFECT
PLANT.
PLANT.
PLANT. >>
PLANT. >> SO MANY OF US HAVE THOSE BIG
CONIFERS IN THE ATLANTA SUN,
AND THIS IS GREAT.
THEY CAN GET 15 FEET TALL.
I GREW THESE AS HOUSEPLANTS
WHEN I WAS A KID IN WISCONSIN.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GROW THIS
OUTSIDE OF WISCONSIN FOR
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. >> WHERE DO THESE ORIGINATE
FROM?
FROM?
FROM? >>
FROM? >> THEY ARE FROM JAPAN.
>> HENCE THE NAME.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THEY ALL COME FROM JAPAN.
THEN ONE DAY SOME GUY CAME OUT
AND OUT OF HIS FACIAL WAS A
LEAF THAT LOOKED LIKE THIS.
A LITTLE BRANCH WITH A LEAFLET
LIKE THIS.
LIKE THIS. WHOEVER IT WAS THAT I WONDER IF
I TAKE CUTTINGS OF THIS
SECTION, I'M GOING TO END UP
DRIVING A MERCEDES BENZ.
>> SO SOMEONE MUST DO SOMETHING
WITH THAT?
WITH THAT? >> THEY TOOK CUTTINGS OF THIS
AND NOW THEY HAVE A BRAND-NEW
PLANT CALLED FACIA SPIDERWEB.
I TOOK THIS ONE OFF MY PLANT AT
HOME JUST TO SHOW YOU HOW WHITE
THESE FLOWERS CAN GET.
THEY JUST, SO, THEY GET SO
WHITE YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
WHAT IS FUNNY IS SOMEBODY GAVE
ME ONE IN A FOUR INCH POT.
IT WAS WHEN THEY FIRST CAME
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> THEY CAN GROW IN A FOUR INCH
POT AS BIG AS THIS THING GROWS?
>> ONLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I PLANTED IT IN MY GARDEN, I
PLANTED A ROSE IN FRONT OF IT,
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY GAVE ME THE
WRONG ROWS AT THE NURSERY AND
IT ENDED UP 20 FEET TALL.
I TOTALLY FORGOT I EVEN PLANTED
THIS IN BEHIND IT.
FIVE YEARS LATER IT GOT SO BIG
I HAD TO GET RID OF IT.
I CUT IT DOWN.
IT LOOKED SPECTACULAR.
NO SUN AT ALL.
NO WATER.
NO WATER.
NO WATER. NO ANYTHING.
NO ANYTHING. IT WAS MAGNIFICENT.
>> THIS IS THE KIND OF PLANT
THAT SOMEONE LIKE I CAN GROW.
I DON'T HAVE A GREEN THUMB AT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. I
ALL. I HAVE LIKE TWO FILMS AND
NEITHER ONE OF THEM IS GREEN.
>> YOU CAN DEFINITELY GROW
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. YOU
THIS. YOU CAN GROW IT IN THE HOUSE,
IN THE SHADE, OR OUTSIDE.
ABOUT A 15 FOOT HOUSEPLANT CAN
GIVE THE YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE
WITH YOUR PARTNER.
YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT.
>> YOU SAY THEY GROW 15 FEET
AND THEY DON'T NEED A LOT OF
WATER OR SUN.
IS THERE A PREFERRED PLACE THAT
YOU WANT TO GROW THEM SINCE
THEY DON'T NEED THAT?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
WHERE I PLAN TO USE IS RIGHT IN
THE DOORWAY IF IT'S SHADY.
IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE GARDEN OAK
RIGHT BY THE DOORWAY THAT IS IN
THE SHADE YOU WILL HAVE THIS
MAGNIFICENT PLANT THAT PEOPLE
JUST SAY, WOW, WHAT IS THAT?
THIS SPIDERWEB IS REALLY, IT
REALLY LIGHTS UP A DARK SHADY
CORNER IN THE WINTER.
THIS IS A BRAND-NEW VARIETY,
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE. THIS IS A HYBRID.
THIS IS CALLED, FLUSH.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE THIS BETTER.
THIS IS STILL MY BABY RIGHT HERE
.
.
. >>
. >> WHAT
. >> WHAT ARE THESE LITTLE THINGS?
>> THOSE ARE THE FLOWERS.
THE FLOWERS ARE GONE.
THEY WERE KIND OF OPENED WHITE,
BUT NOT THAT SHOW WE.
THEY ARE PRETTY.
NOW THESE BERRIES WILL TURN DARK
AND THE BIRDS WILL SWOOP IN AND
JUST GOBBLED THESE UP.
>> SO YOU HAVE LIKE A NURSERY
WITH ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS AND
STUFF.
STUFF.
STUFF. >>
STUFF. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THIS IS BIRD PIZZA RIGHT HERE.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT.
THEY JUST LOVE THESE.
ALSO, YOU GET WHEN PEOPLE ARE
COMING TO YOUR DOOR THEY SEE
ALL THE SCHOOL BOARDS COMING TO
THE BERRIES.
THE BERRIES. IT IS THE BEST PLANT.
>> DO THEY EVER, SOMETIMES,
LIKE I SAID, I DON'T HAVE A
GREEN THUMB, AND SOMETIME THE
PLANS AROUND MY HORSE AND MY
YARD START LOOKING A LITTLE
SAD.
SAD.
SAD. DO
SAD. DO THESE EVER START LOOKING
SAD?
SAD?
SAD? WHAT
SAD? WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> I BROUGHT ONE WITH A FEW
UGLY SPOTS ON IT COLDLY, YOU
CAN SEE THAT PRETTY GOOD RIGHT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. AFTER YOU HAVE HAD THE KEYS IN
YOUR GARDEN FOR A LONG TIME YOU
START SEEING A LOT OF THOSE
UGLY SPOTS.
UGLY SPOTS. THERE IS A REALLY GOOD MEDICINE
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT. YOU GO OUT THERE WITH YOUR
PRUNERS AND CHOP IT DOWN.
WITHIN SIX INCHES OF THE GROUND.
THE WHOLE 15 FOOT MONSTER AND
IT WILL GROW BACK BY THE END OF
THE SUMMER AND BE FOUR OR FIVE
FEET TALL AND BE BEAUTIFUL.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN
FOR ANOTHER EIGHT OR NINE YEARS
.
.
. >>
. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. IF I WANTED TO TAKE ONE OF
THESE PLANS AND GROWING TO 15
OR 20 FEET, THE VARIETY YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT, CAN I DO IT NOW
IN JANUARY?
IN JANUARY? IN SEATTLE?
IN SEATTLE? >> YOU BET IT. ANYTHING YOU CAN
FIND.
FIND.
FIND. I
FIND. I BORROWED THESE AS WANTS US
NURSERY, WHICH I APPRECIATE SO
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. ANYTHING YOU FIND AT A NURSERY
IN A POT LIKE THIS IN THE
OUTDOORS SECTION YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT THEM GETTING TOO
COLD.
COLD.
COLD. TAKE THEM HOME AND YOU PLANT
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THE
THEM. THE KEY THING FOR EVERYBODY,
REMEMBER, NEVER PLANT THEM ANY
DEEPER THAN THEY CAME OUT OF
THE POT
THE POT
THE POT >> WHY IS THAT?
JUST FOR SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. >>
KNOW. >> THE ROOTS ARE USED TO A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OXYGEN UNDER
THE GROUND, EVEN IN THE POT.
IF YOU PLANT IT EVEN AN INCH
DEEPER THERE'S A LOT LESS
OXYGEN DOWN THERE IN THE ROOTS
START SUPPLICATING.
START SUPPLICATING. THAT IS TRUE ABOUT ALMOST EVERY
PLANT.
PLANT.
PLANT. ONLY A TOMATO YOU CAN PLANT
DEEPER.
DEEPER.
DEEPER. >> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
I HAVE A THING THAT GROWS MY
PLANTS UPSIDE DOWN.
>> OH, YOU GOT THAT UPSON,
UPSIDE DOWN THING?
>> YOU CAN ONLY BUY IT ON TV.
I BOUGHT IT THERE.
>> DID YOU GET THAT TO WORK?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> NEITHER DID I.
>> I GAVE IT A SHOT THOUGH.
>> I WAS ABOUT TO SAY YOU HAVE
THE GREENEST THUMB OF ANYBODY I
HAVE EVER MET.
>> I HAVE NO GREEN THUMB, NO
GREEN LUCK, NONE OF THAT.
I'M GOING TO TRY ONE OF THESE.
I COULD JUST GO TO THE NURSERY
AND GRAB ONE AND TAKE IT HOME
AND GROW A 15 OR 20 FOOT PLANT.
>> THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A
GREEN THUMB.
GREEN THUMB. I CAN SEE IT COMING RIGHT NOW.
>> I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU DO
YOUR THING FOR YEARS AND I'VE
BEEN WANTING TO TRY IT.
I HAVE BEEN NERVOUS, BUT NOW
THAT I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO
YOU ONE-ON-ONE I'M FEELING
BETTER ABOUT MY OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS IS A NO-BRAINER PLANT.
>> NO BRAINS.
REALLY FUN AND PEOPLE THAT COME
TO YOUR HOUSE SAY THAT IS THE
MOST SPECTACULAR PLANT I HAVE
EVER SEEN.
EVER SEEN. IT EVEN GIVES A TROPICAL FLAIR.
>> IT DOES.
THANK YOU FOR HANGING OUT WITH
ME.
ME.
ME. I
ME. I APPRECIATE YOU.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
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