October 1 , 2009
Wildflowers and garden dogs
Maybe it ’s me , but it sure seems like everything is blooming with more intensity than common when we shoot this stage of the calendar . color are especially pure and vivacious . I planted the Filipino violets for fall moments like this . It ’s not a native , but it ’s bad .
Perhaps all the plant were so miserable that when they in the end got some rainfall relief , they just had to party down ! The rage vine has gone whacky .
It reminds me of getting the influenza . The only dependable thing about catch sick is that when you recover , you feel so resplendent ! Both Barbados cherries ( Malpighia glabra ) are definitely feel pretty darned good . This one is against the shed in the computerized axial tomography cove .
Since there are so many chore this metre of twelvemonth , it ’s nice to work around such ebullience . Last weekend , one of my tasks was separate daylily . This group came from one unmarried glob .
They ’re not drama queens about being dug up and divided . With some , you could gently intrude asunder with your fingers . Others need a picayune knife action at law .
For me , this week was really a cock-a-hoop deal because finally , one of the babyPlumbago scandensbloomed ! It get some Lord’s Day , like this former afternoon jibe , but more shade than Lord’s Day . I got them from the shady group at the Wildflower Center sales event last year . I desire them for summertime white that pop out in specter .
Andrea DeLong - Amaya , plantsman from theLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center , insure me that by next yr , these nativeswill really take off . It happens to be one of her loves , too , one she include on her list this week on CTG .
Since I ’ve gotten a mountain of enquiry about implant spring wildflower source , Tom and Andrea get together to explain how to do it , like for pink evening primula .
Then , Andrea wow us with an array of “ wildflowers ” throughout the class , from claret cup cactus to Havard ’s agave ( Agave havardiana ) , that exercise even in container for gardeners with limited distance .
I want them all , but specially the Texas Scilla nonscripta ( Eustoma exaltatum ssp . russellianum ) . It ’s hard to find this aboriginal in glasshouse . Usually you ’ll terminate up with one that does n’t do so well for us .
you’re able to plunk up the plants on Andrea ’s inclination and rafts more at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’sFall Plant Sale & Gardening FestivalOctober 10 & 11 ( Member preview Oct. 9 ) . Find out in progression whatplants will be for cut-rate sale !
If you desire to clear out some of your charge plate pots , take them along to drop off . Maybe next year they ’ll domiciliate a new plant for a fellow gardener .
Also this week , if your garden and dog are n’t exactly “ getting along , ” Trisha has helpful tips to keep everyone glad . And , see how she uses cow jury to deter dig out in beds or under fences .
Until next workweek , Linda
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