April 19 , 2012
Obsessed With Fascinating Plants
flora beguile me ! With no internet connexion whatsoever , they hump precisely what to do when the time is right . My knotty sword lily corm always recognise winter with tidy upright leaf . They time their vivid flowers for April to ensure we notice them in spring madness .
Usually the larkspurs hang around to connect them .
The hombre cove rose arbor is a little out of mastery . I ’ll tame it after I get my quota of homegrown perfume .
When I planted my Christmas present arbor a few years ago , I could n’t decide which roses I wanted most . So on one side , I plant Buff Beauty .
On the other , New Dawn .
They ’re respectable friends that astound me with their self - sufficiency and tenacity through outpouring , halt , and drought , with fragrance so productive you’re able to almost see it .
evenly self - motivated : Marie Pavie spring up and Star jasmine ( Trachelospermum jasminoides ) in the patio cove . If I could bottle their fragrances ( with a cute recording label , of course ) I ’d be rich , rich , ample !
I ’ve trained my Star ( Confederate ) jasmine into a shrub form . you may also employ it as a groundcover or as a vine to hide a chain link fence . Or on a treillage to hide the neighbor ’s boat !
The white theme continues on the garden side of the patio with blackfoot daisy , winecup , and my new native frogfruit , already flower tiny ashen blossom . They are too small to see in this position ; will post pictures when they go into full geared wheel .
This front bed induce out its post - Easter E. B. White , too . The root of myYucca pallidafell over in hullabaloo to hunker down with purple heart .
One of the most engrossing plant in the world is the orchidaceous plant . This calendar week on Central Texas Gardener , I’m thrilled to meet withSusan Orlean , staff author forThe New Yorker , and source ofThe Orchid Thief .
If you ’ve always need to play her , now you could connect to this passionate writer who chronicles for us her journalistic exploration into the botanical elaborateness of orchidaceous plant . Susan also explains what set about her obsession that drove her to swamp , forsake normal life , and at last inspire the movieAdaptation ! in person , I like the Word much better !
On tour , cope with orchid growerMonica Gaylord , who just step outside her bedroom doors to an orchid greenhouse that console her soul and intrigues her intellect .
Meet Monica in person and soothe your own soul at theHeart O ’ Texas Orchid Society ’s show and sale on April 28 and 29at Zilker Botanical Garden . Like Susan Orlean , I bet the rest of the world will disappear as you stare into flower so intricate that they could inspire a Bible !
And what about this fascinating growth that ’s showing up in garden all over ?
It ’s slime mould , Daphne ’s head of the week . Thanks to David McNiel for institutionalise this in ! Is it harmful ? What should we do about it ? Daphne report that bacteria are their preferable food source .
Slime mildew happens when there is gamy relative humidity and warm temperatures — precisely our conditions lately . And no , they are not harmful . Enjoy them for their oddment or throw away them in the compost pile .
Before you throw all your ( non - seeding ) locoweed into the compost pile , turn them into nutritious fertilizer!Trisha Shirey explains how to make weed teasfor your garden and container plant .
Get Trisha ’s instructions and extensive list , which includes the nutrients and trace mineral from various weeds , old Swiss chard , comfrey , shell , coffee grounds and more .
heaps of outcome this weekend but here ’s another : It ’s About Thymeinvites you to their free workshop on Sunday , April 22 at 20 p.m. George Altgelt fromGeo Growerspresentsthis Earth Day Special : “ Realizing the Principles of Food Safety and Self - Reliancewithin the Texas Home Gardening Tradition . ”
See you next hebdomad ! Linda
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