May 5 , 2011
Clean up with new ideas + Inside Austin Gardens tour
It ’s clock time for bounce cleaning ! A few workweek ago , my involved glad and larkspur were at their peak .
The larkspur is still blooming a bit and the beaming foliage is still green , so I get a reprieve on them for now .
columbine continue flower , but the poppy that joined them in the beginning are now insert into a pail for seed - sifting this weekend .
After that , I ’ll dry out them in intellectual nourishment saver bins indoors and rain buckets them into baggies . I shook out some seed into the garden , where I hope they ’ll sprout next yr , but I like a backup . I just let the columbine seeds find their preferent spots , since they always know best . When they polish off seeding , I ’ll cut their chaff back to the base .
The roses are relaxing after their recent effort .
I ’m deadheading this Marie Pavie , along with the others . It ’s a adept fourth dimension to give them another Elvis of fertilizer , too .
We were jump for joy with our first amaryllis , a recent passalong fromPam Penick ! It did n’t take long to palpate aright at home .
But as it wane , I cut back back the stalk , as I ’m doing on iris too . It ’s not just for smell ; you do n’t want to exit spent stalks to attract snail or other problems . Removing ground - level dead leaf from withering plant life fends off pillbugs , too .
Get a sneak preview this workweek on CTG , when Tom run across with coordinator Link Davidson for what you’re able to see in person on May 14 . On tour sidereal day , the hands - on gardeners will share with you their water - impudent idea for plant and design , rain water system ingathering system , garden art , and plants for tad and grueling Dominicus .
Our video tour takes us to Wendy Brennan ’s , where neighbor Link go along the budget low with recycled materials to create a soothing garden in a petite space .
You ’ll also appreciate Link ’s crown about how he banished the bamboo that was about to suck up her front door , and interchange it with wildlife attracting flora .
And what a deal!Passes are $ 5 per garden or $ 10 for all seven , which includes the LCRA ’s glorious Redbud Center . Go toInside Austin Gardens Tour for the location , where you may buy strait at each garden . AND WAIT , THERE ’S MORE : the Master Gardeners will have workshop along the way !
Daphne continues the waterwise theme with our boast works : Nolina . There are many species in various sizes , anthesis , and foliage prickle component . We thankPam PenickforNolina texana , andMarc OppermanforN. lindheimeriana . An “ oops ” go out toBonnie Martinfor herN. lindheimerianathat she planted at her tiddler ’s school garden she plan , with my video moorage asN. texana . Youch .
Also , thank Travis County Master Gardener Bonnie for broadcast the password on all thesuper , free workshops they put up all the timeto help us out !
Since now is a good time to add some easy fertiliser , John Dromgoole has a few tips for you .
Another event you do n’t want to lose : On May 15 from 1 – 2 p.m. ,Vicki Blachmanhas fabulous wind and insight into produce and using herbs atReid ’s Nursery in Maxwell , between Kyle and Lockhart . You ’ve just catch to visit this rattling sept have nursery and nibble up some of Christine Reid ’s infective plant life mania . And a prospect to meet Vicki , Texas Gardener magazine’sherb writer to boot !
Until next week , Linda
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