February 10 , 2011
Designs by us, modified by nature
Bizarre Central Texas conditions is the skipper of garden design . ThisAgave striatamade it .
But these may be the last pictures of my belovedAgave celsii .
It ’s too early to tell .
This growth does seem to be turgid , but the rest of the leaves are in various states of glop .
Last year , it suffer several bottom leave , which did n’t harm its overall appearance . This may have been too much , though .
And it ’s a bit early to name theDianella tasmanica‘Variegata ’ ( vary flax lily ) beyond . But it does n’t look promising .
You ’d think I ’d hear my moral last year . But NO ! I sleep together the dianellas so much that I just had to have more . And you know what , I ’ll probably prove again !
By the way , I ’ve already hear from viewers about their cycads . Mine is blow - whitened , too , as it was last twelvemonth . Once thing warm up last springiness , it rise a novel set of frond . So I ’ll wait , once again , to clean it up and hope for the best .
Native heartleaf skullcap ( Scutellaria ovata ) hates summer as much as it loves winter .
weather condition “ events ” like drouth , drawn-out freeze , and Texas - style monsoon harness us in the end . Sometimes we can go for geezerhood with a plant before extreme conditions air us back to the drawing board .
Ultimately , that ’s where it commence . If we have a good design , periodic plant change - outs simply give us the “ get-up-and-go ” we ask to render something young . So , this week on CTG , Tom meets withSharon St. John , Horticulture and Landscape Design Coordinator at Austin Community College . She introduces us toACC ’s fabulous continuing didactics classesgeared for designers and horticulturists .
Plus , she illustrate a few intention conception and how to adapt to your garden . billet : at ACC ’s classes , you may find out how to make renderings like this !
Well , a few weeks ago , I jumped the hired gun onDaphne ’s motion of the week from looker Joan Wade . In case you missed it , it ’s excellent , since I often hear from TV audience that their dependable - choice blush wine are n’t doing well . Almost always , it ’s due to lack of enough sun .
Joan ’s trimmed back the oak tree diagram that was creating too much shade . She fret in a compost / rose mix and soak with liquid seaweed with branding iron . Already , they ’re doing great . They did get burned a bit in last week ’s extended halt , as did my roses , but they ’ll rally . In the next few week , we can prune and feed our rose to stimulate novel good for you growth . Note : Joan report that her roses are mount versions of shrub roses , which are more appropriate for her narrow space .
Daphne ’s sport plantis Mutabilis , one of theEarth - Kind rose .
If you a have a large space and take a beautiful screen , this bush rose is the one for you . No need to put out with plant food , either . For years , I ’ve just added mulch to mine , and it performs like a champion even though it gets only 4 or 5 hours of sun ( more is certainly recommended ! ) There are smaller earthly concern - Kind roses that are just as well-off to grow . Really , you may have roses without the hassle !
On tour , we confabulate herbalistEllen Zimmermann ’s garden , where she combines roses , herbs , perennial and yearbook that are good to us and our wildlife . tick out her socio-economic class and mythical herbal insight at theAustin School of Herbal Studies . you could even see why you should treasure those cleavers render up in your garden ! Also , Ellen ’s have a newApprentice Programstarting in March ; a great chance to hit the books with her .
If you do n’t desire to utilise your locoweed , but just get free of them , this weekSweetpea Hooverexplains what to do .
Since we ’re planning our summertime veg beds , do n’t miss the estimable vegetable industrial plant sale around atSunshine Community Gardenson Saturday , March 5 , from 9:00 am to 2:00 post-mortem examination . They always have hard - to - find salmagundi along with standby faves .
This Saturday , Feb. 12 , theTravis County Master Gardenershost a gratis workshop on planting your veg garden . If you miss that one , these meddlesome bee have something just about every weekend !
By now , you ’re demented of snow picture , but just hang up on for a few more !
Until next hebdomad , well-chosen Valentine ’s Day betimes ! Linda
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