July 28 , 2016
Gear up for fall planting with top shelf natives
That pelting thing . In Texas it fall into four category : wishful thinking , mosquito -breeding droplet , nourishing saturation , or absolute destruction . Last saltation ’s pelting foster mickle of bacterial disease , like fire blight onGeorge Byrnes’cotoneasters in Adkins . Daphne explains : “ nerveless , cockeyed condition are perfect for the outgrowth of many fungi and bacterium that we do n’t see most age , so we bury about them . But the spores are there , just waiting for condition to be right , then they collapse onto the vista , to take advantage of their rare good fortune . ”“When it rain in springiness , spores get bounced from stem and branch onto flush and new growth , infecting the tissue paper and starting the outgrowth over again . Fire blight is cyclic , with alternate plant hosts , so it may not even be a job most year . ”Find out more and what to do about fire blight . Zinnias and gomphrena are gorgeous summer fellow which butterflies love as much as we do . seek to debar overhead watering that washes out nectar . At Lake Austin Spa , Trisha seed from April to October . you could also get a wide of the mark regalia of transplant but seed give you more option for size and forms . ‘Cut and Come Again ’ and ‘ Benary ’s Giant Mix ’ can grow up to 4 ’ tall for long - stemmed arrangement . Trisha tells us : “ One of the biggest problems is powdery mould — a white powdery coat on the parting that can wipe out the plant , often due to high-pitched humidness and cool nights . Good air circulation , deliberate spacing , and avoid water on the leaf will keep them healthy . seem for novel old maid varieties that have improved mold resistor . ”Find out more .
Our Plant of the Week is David Austin jump , Abraham Darby . Kristen Rosinwon hers in our on-line contest last winter and she ’s bed it!Daphne grow this fragrant bush rose that want sun , like all roses , but protection from recent afternoon sun . Since it is a shrub , she corralled it with this sorcerous dagger she craft from three metal trellises . The “ foot ” are pointed to insert in the earth . Daphne reports that it ’s as uncompromising as it is elegant!Viewer picturesthis week feature article butterfly . Kyla Rodgersdiscovered a newly emerged Gulf Fritillary on her red yucca . Soon after , it flew off to get its first repast in her adorable garden . AndKerstin Chapmanhas been raising Monarchs at plate and in her classroom . This one was Monarch # 42 raised in her butterfly stroke John Cage at home . Here ’s another on native Gregg ’s Conoclinium coelestinum . With many aboriginal wildflowers in her backyard , in May , Kerstin discovered many leaves with eggs and early instars of Monarch larva . late rain have us all scurrying to make fall planting lists . Right on sentence , Barbara Wright fromWright ’s Nurseryin Briggs ( Burnet County)inspires with top ledge native plants!If you love tropical mimosa tree diagram , try drought - liberal aboriginal fragrant mimosa ( Mimosa borealis ) instead . This deciduous , deer resistant bush / diminished Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree for rocky soil gets around 4 – 6 ’ marvellous , frolic fragrant pink puffs in spring . For shade , I ’ve included native Coralberry ( Symphoricarpos orbiculatus ) in juiceless spots that get small sun , though this pictorial matter is not from my garden ! Deciduous in wintertime , its coral / purple berries grab aid from birds and diminished mammals . Deer resistant , it grows to about 16” . An evergreen plant that I truly love in my garden is Texas Bluegrass Region ( Poa arachnifera ) , perfect for shady spots that get some sun , too . you could mow it , but I do n’t , since it ’s a no - upkeep wraith layer filler for me . Its sporty spring flush nicely complement blooming wildflowers . Also in part nicety , Manfreda maculosa(and other Manfredas and Mangaves ) structure up with lush effeminacy . Some sunlight does heighten its purple leaf spots . Perennial Texas greeneye ( Berlanderiera betonicifolia ) attracts pollinators and repels deer in part shade with dampish stain . We could n’t get to all the flora Barbara bring , like Simpson ’s gumweed , so arrest out her listfor more detail on all these outstanding plants!In case you missed it , here ’s our segment when Barbara and hubby Bobby tuned us intomore drouth - bad wildlife devotee . Paloverde Desert Museum ( Parkinsoniax ‘ Desert Museum ’ ) blooms all summertime and into fall , extending this retama ’s pollinator ambrosia banquet . When ecological land designerElizabeth McGreevyhelped Havilah and Ryan Gee turn their lifeless front chiliad into liveliness , they chose it for its arresting green bark and lacy foliage , too . The Gees wanted a low - care , lowly - water garden where they can also grow veggie and herbs . Elizabeth also translated their vision with present-day , geometrical dimension on a orthogonal lot . Here ’s Mexican feather grass , herbs and agaves stretch along across raised bed bordered by bamboo muhly.¼ minus limestone underlaid with road base jam down to stand off green goddess and provide stalwart reason for the front yard patio and trend paseo . American Stock Exchange slow down rain to encourage a slow soaking in . observe the whole level now !
Thanks for stopping by ! See you next calendar week , Linda
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