April 1 , 2025
Plants for Earth-Friendly Gardens: New Episode!
Colleen also explain how to check a Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s origin flare pass to nullify early death from girdling base , why to polish off the tape have got it to its stake . Daphne looks at pitch-dark genus Dalea , a aboriginal perennial for ironic , sunny molding . It requires piffling upkeep aside from tardy wintertime pruning . Last descent , Gail Smith send us a moving picture of her salubrious plants that had grow a little shaggy . Her soil is mostly amended clay , but that bed sits on top of a French waste pipe surrounded by aboriginal soil and crushed rock . She details what we had confirmed with Andrea : shear to a few inches from the ground in late winter . They originate to about three feet magniloquent and attract bees and butterflies . They ’re also a host plant for the Dogface butterfly . But cervid will browse them , too . Here , its native complement zexmenia appeal butterflies , is a host plant for Bordered Patch Butterfly , and guarantees jubilant little birds plucking seeds .
Plus , calamitous genus Dalea is one of the plants that ’s list as acceptable to plant in the first 30 feet closest to the theatre , known as the defensible zone in firewise landscaping . Generally , plant that have a high wet content and staunch that are watery and lack rosin , oils , and other volatile substances are more repellent to attack . Get resources for firewise landscape gardening . lastly , a sad note . This week , we lost our friend Tom Spencer , long - term CTG host , and legion / producer of many powerful public function program at Austin PBS . You may have seen some of his poignant documentaries , too , includingThe Painted Churches of Texas . Across many political platform and pursuits , Tom ’s passionate guidance has educate and lift up so many . With intelligence activity , an evil grin , and red-blooded joke , he lend new finish and enlightened doctrine to our tending . In 2008 , we had the great honor to meet with author Doug Tallamy and founder of the Homegrown National Park first step .
In lieu of bloom , please make a donation in Tom ’s honour to TreeFolks , P.O. Box 1395 , Del Valle , Texas 78617 or Interfaith Action of Central Texas at Interfaith Austin PO Box 16170 , Austin , TX , 78761 - 6170 .
Thanks for stopping by ! Next week , we explore drouth - tough garden style with Karen Guz from the San Antonio Water System .
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