September 24 , 2015
Garden Conservancy Austin tour 2015
Good sorrow ! What hap to my Iris nada?Well , the crape myrtle I ’d embed years ago died , thrust this partly shady surface area into hot afternoon sunlight . My flag got burn with this sharp reversal . Other plant life simply fry . I ’ll cut off the bad leaves and move them to a shadier spot where they ’ll recover nicely .
The same thing happened to Marissa Garrett’sAgave americana : sun scald or sunburn . Daphne explains what happenedthis summertime : “ Even though this agave like full sun , in 2015 we had a very strange leaping place . It was cool , cloudy , and humid until early summer . Suddenly , we jump back into “ normal ” Texas weather with rough , intense sunshine . Plants had no time to acclimate and toughen up to get ready . So plants that would not normally have any issues at all with extreme summertime weather , like Marissa ’s agave , are getting sunburn and drying out this year .
Jeff Pavlat from theAustin Cactus & Succulent Societynotes : “ In summertime , leafage may yellow from heat stress and then recover in the pin with cool temperatures . But if you put a plant out into the sun that ’s not conform to it , the leave can actually burn . If they burn , they ’ll have dried up brown smirch . In that case you may require to remove the damaged leave . ”
But about cutting back agaves : I swell up dramatically when I unravel into a spiny end . Some the great unwashed have intense reactions to the tomfool when dividing or write out back agaves . Trisha render off some of the other culpritsthat devil us most . If you ’re allergic to latex , you may have issues with indoor genus Schefflera and with figs when you withdraw the fruit ( the greener the fruit , the more sap).Euphorbia sap can also be a trouble , as with pencil cactus or poinsettias . Another is a coarse aboriginal euphorbia some gardeners consider weeds : Texas croton . I like it for the tiny efflorescence that attract tiny pollinators . Mine may be a one - seed croton . Alstroemeria can chafe , especially for florist shop who handle it a caboodle . By the means , Trisha says that we can get this here!Other troublemakers from our looker : okra , tomato and squash leaves , Gunter Wilhelm Grass , dandelions , Mustang grapes , lilac-colored , comphrey , rue , zexmenia , lantana , bamboo ( when burn back ) and even tumbleweed !
Trisha evidence us : “ If you have issues , wash your skin well with soap and cool weewee and stay out of sunshine for a while . A clay poultice may help to reduce irritation as well as aloe vera gel , but some people are supersensitised to it as well ! ”
Viewer pictures this hebdomad illustrate prickly cacti ’s bonusalong with geomorphologic beaut — gorgeous spring flowers . Thanks toNancy Smithfor this great shooter byRussell Weirof Portland , Texas of a Texas Blind snake on a Horse Crippler cactus!And toRose Polkowskefor her gorgeous later spring blooming cactus flowers to attract lot of pollinators!This class , I faced a double whammy at family : the crepe bed now exceedingly sunny and the front thou now too shady . To exchange those that falter with not enough sun , I ’m consideringDaphne ’s Pick this week : Plum yew ( Cephalotaxus harringtonia ) . This one inLynne Dobson ’s gardengets bits of early sun follow by shade . In Jeff Pavlat ’s garden ( our tour trailer come after below ) , he combine cycads , dioon , coonties , and plum yew ( to the right wing of the racy potentiometer ) in this louche dapple . Here ’s his prissy combining : Mediterranean silver rooter palm and plum yew . OnThe Garden Conservancy ’s Austin Open Days touron October 17 , gather ideas for sun and shade . Charlotte Boylejoins Tom to preview diverse designsyou’ll see this year . By the way , you may recognize Charlotte from her seasonal oeuvre atBarton Springs Nursery!Discover how to create destinations , hyperbolize spaces , develop cozy corners , and captivate and control water . The McClurg garden : Sproutlandscape designer Jackson Broussard — finish and discovery . We’ve taped some of these but you ’ve got to check out the change since then !
Helen Thompson and Charles Lohrmann garden : Kirwin Horticulture ServicesPatrick Kirwin — tempest water system control and old garden update . landscape painting designer Christy Ten Eyck garden : piddle direction for drought and floods in another total restoration . Deborah Hornickel garden : little yard boosted for serene , broken - alimony outdoor last with wad of raw features . Visit two enchantingScott Ogdendesigns on Windsor Road and Enfield Road , gently put in with lush and structural low - water plant , courtyard , and address discovery .
Scott and Lauren Springer OgdenandPatrick Kirwindesigned the revamped Rollingwood City Hall gardens , replacing grass with H2O saving structural attention and seasonal flamboyant colour . Lauren will be on hand to reply your motion about how they did it . Here ’s where you could get all the circuit item , along with a chance to sign up for a very special conversation with landscape designer James deGrey David in his far-famed garden . Since he and Gary have moved out of state , this is a rarified opportunity to read about their garden ’s evolution .
CTG headed out to record one of the gardens on tour : Jeff Pavlat ’s of theAustin Cactus and Succulent Society . We ’ve taped it before , but wanted to capture it on HD ! We were astouded yet again at how Jeff and Ray Clayton take on steep challenges with creativity and curio . When they corrupt a sign of the zodiac on a bouldery incline in cervid country , they ’d never built a retaining paries plantation owner for succulents or a staircase terrace from the ground up . They ’d never even grown a succulent . Now , their multi - flat garden is a standout showcase with low - water , low - care works . It take them years , working in the evenings and on weekend , later joined by their new boy to “ help ” mortar . Jeff always imagined a stairway to an upper patio . Director Ed Fuentes take such care with every shot!Jeff turned an previous millstone into a softly bubble fount , cherish by birds and other wildlife . On the back wall , Jeff arranged a stately trinity of pedestal construct with concrete electron tube forms . Now , the household has their selection of views : informal connector to urine or a eyeshot to the street . Or stretch back and enjoy the broad , bluff association . Stately Yucca rostratas form the gateway to a stairway leading to their son ’s former playground . In bed near the greenhouse , Jeff attractively clusters succulent , offset with accent , let in an ocotillo trained to acquire height while keeping its spreading style . Jeff tried it as a oddment from a nursery who hacksawed it to about 18 ” to attain that unique form . Now it ’s one of his favorites . Once Jeff discovered the all-embracing populace of succulents , he could n’t stop at stale - hardy specimens . With greenhouses , he cultivates works from around the world . Here ’s where he also pullulate succulent from cum and harbors his propagations . Here ’s Mark Morrow getting an optic - ful!Their first project was near the house , where they build up an above - earth pond over a gloomy spot . That ’s just part of the level , so watch the whole dangerous undertaking now !
Thanks for stop by ! See you next week , Linda
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