April 17 , 2014
Creative plants and gardeners |Master Gardener Tour 2014
There ’s certainly been a buzz about the maroon Balmoral at the UT Tower !
I do n’t translate the uproar at all . Most certainly this is a fluke , not a clowning . And , the colouration wo n’t last as long as the historic A&M / UT rivalry , since the predominant blue gene will take over in time , agree to Horticulturist Greg Grant at Stephen F. Austin University .
Here ’s how he and Texas A&M Extension Dr. Jerry Parsons discover this natural occurrence and developed ‘ Texas Maroon ’ , a Texas Superstar plant .
Now here ’s a charming story for you,“The Legend of the Pink Bluebonnet . ”Years ago , an elderly cleaning lady spun Greg this story about why white bluebonnets turned pink in honor of the blood throw by brave Texans during the Texas Revolution .
This week , Daphne answers : what is the connection between vegetation and horticulture?Salvia farinacea‘Henry Duelberg ’ is another that Greg Grant brought into cultivation after find nature ’s botanical invention in a dry realm burying ground .
For sure , it ’s a weather condition prank behind my usually early bird Lady Banks and April ’s Buff Beauty roses blossom together !
Thanks to Lady ’s late arrival , it ’s a first for me that chicken bearded flag and Gulf penstemon bloom along with her .
Also on the incandescent lamp parade : golden Spuria fleur-de-lis .
William Glenn fromGarden - Villeexplainshow innate mineralslike basalt and greensand assist our horticultural endeavors by total N , smoothing iron , and magnesium .
gardening in all its creative rendition is what theTravis County Master Gardeners ’ “ Inside Austin Gardens ” touris all about . This week , Tomjoins Master Gardeners Maggie Tate and Wendy Buck to preview theMay 3 tour .
Meet DIY gardeners to see how they took out lawn , tackled refinement , drainage problems , irrigation and cervid .
Really , it ’s a tour of unique formula . Find your style and take it home with you !
Meet Daphne , Augie and Master Gardeners at theTravis County Extension monstrance gardens , too .
Get all the item and check out upcoming workshop that teach us all yr long !
Our TV tourtakes a tightlipped look at one of the gardens . At Lori Daul ’s , see how she dump smoke in her first home .
She calls her blogThe Gardener of Good and Evilfor the problems she face and how she fixed them . On a budget . And what could fit in her car .
Thanks to her aesthetic eye , you ’ll get great idea for industrial plant combination in Sunday and shade , structure , and stylish whim .
She ’s made some spectacular changes so do n’t drop it on May 3 . But take our spell flop now !
Thanks for stopping by ! See you next workweek as I preview the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center circuit . Linda
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