October 13 , 2016
Design Like a Pro: Pam Penick & Countryside Nursery
Well , Texas Native Plant Week ( Oct. 16 – 22 ) promises to be another hot , dry one for us . Turk ’s capsare heave a chip as Gulf Fritillary butterflies hurry over while the go ’s good . AtTravis County Extension ’s monstrance garden , Salvia farinaceais hosting an “ unplugged ” bee festival this week . Native zexmenia ( Wedelia acapulcensisvar.hispida ) sow itself to join the potent pollinator party . Orange shrimp plant ( Justicia fulvicoma ) is n’t aboriginal , but detain just as in use with tiny pollinators and butterflies . Blue , orange , and yellow : what a festive dress!When it eventually cool down for real , winter annual calendulas satisfy in the nutrient gap when perennial are hibernating and before native wildflowers come out in . No , they ’re not aboriginal , but these little troupers are n’t fussy about temperature swings . petal colorize up and flavor our salads in chemical substance - free garden , too . Find out more . In vegetable beds — especially if you ’ve worked them heavy — now ’s a undecomposed time to sow cover crop like haired vetch , crimson clover and Elbon rye whiskey . Not only do they fixate nitrogen in depleted ground , they can control base naut mi nematodes . Plus , crimson clover ’s leap flowers will have bee return “ over and over . ”John Dromgoole explain how to seed . How do you pair up plants for eye - popping design ? Matthew Davidson fromCountryside Nurseryshows how to coordinate and layer native plantsfor a pee - thrifty , professional look . aboriginal kidneywood is attracting lots of attending about now , with ace fragrant blossom that pull all kinds of pollinators . Evergreen sumac is setting its fruit : edible to us and hungry birds this winter!Watch now for all of Matthew ’s DIY pro tips . And check outCountryside Nurseryfor liberal grade , helpful , intimate faculty , prominent plants , outdoor décor and constitutive supplies!Now , another reason to mystify with natives ( or Central Texas adapted ) is our alkaline filth pH.Daphne explicate why we ca n’t really spay itto arise those plants that need acidulous grease .
Thanks for stop by ! See you next week when herbalist Ginger Webb excuse how your plants can help your health . Linda
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