May 16 , 2019
Propagate Succulents, Mayfield Park, Pond Tour
I never had fate with native coneflower until an unhappy , too - shaded industrial plant seed itself in a suddenly gay layer . blistering , good afternoon Dominicus . cause it . Since then , I ’ve got an unruly orchard , for which I am pleased . On Sunday , the wildlife parade included a Gulf Fritillary . Exciting news ! After sending up a 64 ” flower spike last August , my Mangave ‘ Bloodspot ’ imprint bulbils this winter . I ’d gotten it fromTillery Street Plant Companyfour years earlier . In April , I cut them off and let them dry out for two days . I also cut the stalk from the mom plant . Since she ’s use so much DOE , I plan to repot in nourishing unexampled land . Until then , I just topped her off with a scrap of soil and drug with Medina Hasta Gro . Already she ’s skylark new parting . I pot the bulbils intoEast Austin Succulent’scactus and succulent granulose , loose - enfeeble soil that I moistened in a trug . ( Next week , Jeff Pavlat shows how to make your own mix . ) I water them lightly and send in part shade on the terrace — bringing them into sun just for their pictures . I did n’t water supply again for a workweek . Bingo , they all rooted ! The mouse container one is little since I nip off it off in March . wait until April helped put some sizing on the others . This week , Jeff Pavlatfrom theAustin Succulent & Cactus Societydemonstrates how to propagate American aloe from offset printing ( pups ) , bulblet ( unpollinated seed ) , and seeds . He ’s also the Interim Executive Director of theZilker Botanical Garden Conservancy , so one busybodied guy!Watch now . Several viewer sent in photos of intriguing growths on their young trees . Debra Shawfound lilliputian green balls on the leaves of her two - year - old Texas persimmon . Eric Segerstromdiscovered fuzzy ones on his vernal cedar elm . And in Northwest San Antonio , Jessica Keltzspotted little round balls on her two - twelvemonth - old pecan tree . Daphne explains that they ’re all leaf galls and generally cause no damage to the tree . Get her complete answer . Since the 1990s , the energeticAustin Pond SocietyatZilker Botanical Gardenhas helped gardeners dip into water gardening with advice , hands - on assistance , plants , and Pisces . Watch our2018 video of Jeannie Ferrier and Steven Monfrini ’s garden . When APS started their annual tour in 1994 , most people had never dreamed that they could have ponds , streams , and fountains in their own yards . But they sure wanted them , and now , they ’re digging in to create outside aliveness and wildlife habitat . This workweek , Jeannie Ferrierfrom theAustin Pond Society(also on the board of the Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy ) previews just a handful of the many garden on the25th annual tour , June 1 & June 2.On Saturday , June 1 , join them also for the romantic Nox garden . From big to small , professionally designed and homegrown , fit the gregarious gardeners to get answer to your question along with design ideas . Get details and buy ticket online(for a discount ! ) or on tour of duty solar day to digest the Austin Pond Society ’s education delegacy . Watch now!On touratMayfield Park , can you imagine that one day your family and garden would grow into a beloved park for generations of folk — and peacock — to enjoy?Every time I visit , Inachis io perform for gleeful children and equally excited grownup . Over and over I take heed , “ What a beautiful place ! ” And indeed , it ’s a soothing lieu of respite where nature , gardens , and computer architecture unite . Mayfield Park ’s level begins with a bungalow built in the belated 1800s on the cause of the Edgemont woodlet . In 1909 , Lulu and Allison Mayfield ( Texas Secretary of State and Chairman of the Railroad Commission ) buy the house and 23 acres “ out in the country ” as a weekend hideaway . The attractor was the Colorado River , now Lake Austin and the grounds ofThe Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria , where Clara Driscoll built her house in 1916.These Day paved roadstead run through this Central Austin neighborhood just west of Mopac state highway . The Mayfield ’s girl , Mary Frances , matrimonial University of Texas professor Milton R. Gutsch in 1918.When she inherited the property upon Allison ’s end in 1923 , the untested twosome added on to the small house , including an enclosed sun elbow room that runs its duration . To domiciliate fancy pigeon , they built a dovecote for Moorhead pigeons . Someone gave them a pair of peafowl in the mid-30s . Their posterity still rule as self - appointed commons ambassadors . Working with Steve Arredondo , Mary and Milton grace the dry land with stone walls and bell archway that leads now to the Mayfield Preserve . They laid stone terrace and built five ponds that form a four - petalled flower with a orotund heart . A gemstone falls burbles into an hourglass pool . Mary , a father of the Austin Junior League and the Violet Crown Garden Club , planted the garden . She collected native plant life from the wild and embellished with bulb and blossoming perennial for every season . The Gutsch ’s allee of Texas Sabal palm tree was n’t as courtly back then , but their vision certainly grew . Milton died in 1967 , and when Mary died in 1971 , she willed the property to the City of Austin ’s Parks and Recreation Department to be used as a park . But it learn a avail hand from the community . In 1986 , Karen Cannatti , Mary C. Kaiser , and Barbara Watt savvy in as the Mayfield Park Community Project , a special project of Friends of the Parks . This is Karen . They consulted historians as they raise money to revivify the house and uphold its history . A democratic outdoor wedding and event venue , the restored house now charms indoor spousal parties and community of interests gatherings in all weather . Over the years , they ’ve financed renovations through Ulysses S. Grant , fundraisers , residential area supporters , and the City of Austin . The belated project replaced a break down part of wall and arch that ’s a favorite for weddings . To aid restitute and keep the garden , Mayfield put out the call for volunteers . promptly , individuals , families and community of interests mathematical group jumped in to adopt one of the over 30 plots . The ponds need aid , too . TheAustin Pond Societydived right in to help clean , wield , care for the Pisces , and freshen up the water plant . Ruben Angelesfrom Austin Parks and Recreation jumped in with the Pond Society’sSteven Monfriniafter October 2018 ’s implosion therapy rains clogged up the works and fervidness ants bodge out the electrical connections . Along with plant criminal maintenance , include dividing when needed , Pond Society fellow member donate novel plant for seasonal diversity . And Ruben ’s there all the time keeping things up!APS memberJeannie Ferrierand Ruben scavenged a piece of woodwind to harbor turtles ( including babies ) . candidly , I think the turtles follow out not to bask in sunshine , but to wassail in squeal of kid pleasure and selfies galore from sound and camera - toting adults . Beyond the stone fence , where the Mayfields and Gutsches once tramped , the Mayfield Preservecontinues to harbor 21 acres of wildlife home ground in the city . A coaction of Parks and Recreation , The Friends of Mayfield Preserve , and Austin Parks Foundation , a walking trail ask over tranquil contemplation to the tune of birds . I’ve known Karen Cannatti since 1997 ( at least ) since she asked if I could help out with the one-year spring Trowel & Error garden talks and heirloom plant sale . In sun , sudden swarm bursts , and even snow one year , I ’ve got wonderful memory board of remarkable verbalizer , enthusiastic crowds , and all the friends I meet . We ca n’t all give a park to our community of interests , but I dearly admire and respect the hard - working visionary volunteer who cut up clock time into their calendar to carry on Austin ’s history and add another chapter . To adopt a garden or support Mayfield Park , click here . Watch now for the whole beautiful story !
And thanks for stopping by ! See you next week , Linda
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