April 24 , 2013
Native companions
Things are bombilate around here !
Native Gulf penstemons dead absorb in the bees . I have them everywhere , including the cat cove ; not by my aim , but by theirs . Like all parent , industrial plant point their issue in the correct direction .
I do n’t bear in mind if they crowd the path for now . I ’ll cut them back after the parent launch their seeds to the swelled all-embracing world . It does take a while for the seeds to embrown up , so advert on to your longanimity .
Sometimes I fall behind my dear ground - hugging nativeCalylophus berlandierithat so well favour the hues of genus Penstemon and winecups in natural spring , and rock roses ( Pavonia lasiopetala ) through summer . lately , I added these : Calylophus drummondiivar.berlandieri .
On a fencing bed , winecups soothe Macho Mocha mangave in its recent snail attack .
Pink eventide primula is an self-seeker who move powerful into the path we laid last year . They ’re overwhelming the frogfruit underneath , but it ’s holding its own .
To the right in the bottom , Texas down grass ( Poa arachnifera ) lean over from its shady spot underneath the mountain laurel to chat with hotspot sharpness plant life blackfoot daisy .
Hunkering in the shadier smear on the other side , columbine and widow woman ’s tears ( Commelina erecta ) unite .
Another problematic native to add to your inclination is Engelmann ’s daisy , Daphne ’s Pick of the Week .
Although it wants Sunday , it can treat a shade break . Its spring - to - frost flowers feed many good insect . Cutting it back now and then encourages more blooms , but do permit some flowers to go to seed for belittled birds that will swoop in .
Natives join the not - so - aboriginal for me . Jenny Stocker ’s garden is my dream of the compatible portmanteau word . Oh , late we tip it again , this time in HD , come your way in early 2014 .
TheLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center ’s one-year Gardens on Touris the super duper way to plunk up excogitation and aboriginal plant combination to adjudicate at home . This workweek , Tomjoins Andrea DeLong - Amaya from the Wildflower Center for a sneak trailer .
From garden big and pocket-size and plants for sun , tone , sway or clay , you ’ll get oodles of ideas on May 11.Find out how to go on tour .
Here ’s a skinny aspect at one of the gardens on tour , where Laura and Andrew Stewart restored native plants and wildlife within pedal distance of downtown . aboriginal plant designer David Mahlerunited withMiró Rivera Architectsto tie-up together sign and land .
Although native plants are very tough , this calendar week Daphne answers,“Why are main road wildflowers thin in some field this spring ? ” Drought . At home , we can water the seeds that evolve in spill and wintertime .
in the first place this year , we answered Jean Warner ’s questionabout caring for her bluebonnet rosettes . She conduct our advice to give them a little weewee now and then . search what happen !
Thanks for stopping by ! See you next week , Linda
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