March 9 , 2017
Zooming into Flower Power!
give thanks heavens for a rainy Saturday to temper hot , dry winds ! ‘ Tangerine Beauty ’ crossvine sent out lustful cheer to any hummingbird or bee winging by . I cheered since maybe it wet down oak tree pollen that had my nozzle on the ravel . White potato vine ( Solanum jasminoides ) celebrates more demurely . This one is anchoring itself to a Texas pistache that died last year . I ’m going to train it over its raw trellis . Native Carolina jessamine vine challenges anyone to go on by without cease for a whiff of sweet fragrance . usually , it would be in full gear right now , but early heat took its toll . For week already , a neighbor ’s aloe heralds any pollinator wait for a sleep stop . She ’s had them 20 long time in a seam beyond a robustAgave americana . Bees are also diving into snug apricot - orange cups on silvery - flip aboriginal globe mallow ( Sphaeralcea ambigua).I did n’t move quite tight enough for a great guesswork of this bee on spring starflower ( Ipheion uniflorum ) , but they ’ll be back on these long - blooming miniature electric light . Last fall , I plant a few more along the front door pavement to join oxalis , a passalong from a neighbor class ago . Bees get their alternative : pink or blue!They’ll soon detect aboriginal infant gloomy eyes ( Nemophila menziesii ) , too , conjoin up with aboriginal golden groundsel ( Packera obovata).Freesia laxa and white oxalis chime in against red leaves emerge from my ‘ New Dawn ’ social climber . In a garden we taped last week , Chinese ground orchidaceous plant ( Bletilla striata ) cluster in hot pink waves under a hot oak tree tree ’s dappled sunshine embrace . Many gardeners are asking : what vegetables to plant and when?First , while grunge and dark temperature are coolheaded , apply a soil thermometer to avoid premature transplant rot or lack of seeded player germination . Jeff Ferris from The Natural Gardener explains whyit ’s so authoritative to quiz soil tempbefore implant in spring and capitulation . Next , keep your row cover handy . Summer crops can be damaged with cold-blooded nighttime or snappy surprise . And discipline out ourResources for Travis County ’s planting times . We’ve all been there . We buy a house that comes with a scrawny , overgrown lawn . Or , we ’ve let bush get out of control or we just need to update . DesignerLeah Churnerfrom Delta Dawn Sustainable Gardens explainshow to restore and renew . On tour , when Syd Teague moved from Tucson to Austin , she wanted a water thrifty garden . As she regulate her land , it became her outdoor science laboratory from succulent to unfolding perennials . Thanks for discontinue by ! Linda
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