July 13 , 2017
What’s Your Color Style: Bold or Subtle?
Some like it hot : gardeners , that is . When it come in to piece plants , they hit for vivid , eye - bedazzle colors . Others go for muted hues . I want both !
My baby - pink crinum lilies temper high-pitched temps in part shade to sun . Sky gentle flower visually cool us down , which is one reason why plumbago is so democratic in summer , along with its drouth endurance . In sunshine to part shade , they crank up out little bouquets until hoar . Sun or part shade Mexican marjoram ( Poliomintha longiflora ) goes for bold and soft with lavender - pink nectar tubes to freshen pollinator and hummingbird . When you deadhead , cut down a few column inch and haul the fragrant leaves to the kitchen!On the bold spectrum , native fire acanthus ostentate hot - than - summertime orange flower to sag down butterflies and hummingbirds . In a patio container , native heartleaf mallow ( Hibiscus martianus ) catch our spunk with its one-fourth - sized flowers . Supersized Moy Grande hibiscus , Daphne ’s works of the Week , is the giganticTexas Superstar ® variant . Watch now!Bring your bluff or subtle style indoors , too . This calendar week , Keri Anderson fromSlavonk and Hortus Terrariaillustrates terrarium designs to suit your Graeco-Roman , whimsical , or bling suasion . And get her gratuity to keep your terrarium plant good for you ( and not dead!).Watch now!John show up how to pot up your terrarium . Some can take the rough lifestyle . Others demand to set down root with layers of granite , fusain and soil . Watch now!On tour in San Antonio , Heather and Brett Ginsburg choose xeric bold and mild . In fall , majestic hang back lantana , purple spring dope , and gulf muhly shape wrapping - around decomposed granite walkway . one C of pollinator head for purple trailing lantana , Salvia leucantha , and Russian sage that camouflage the street view from their porch . hummingbird also likeS. leucantha . Silvers of many hue glimmer under moonlight when the phratry meet on the porch . Native Gregg dalea tumble , while ‘ Powis Castle ’ artemisia tickle . At another end of the porch , aboriginal silver ponyfoot spills right along with the dalea . And creeping germander creeps along , look pollinator on its lavender bloom .
Watch their dust - to - garden news report right now !
Thanks for stopping by and see you next week ! Linda
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