November 14 , 2012
Groundcovers made for the shade; spiritual healing garden
Is it true ? Is fall here at last ? In any fount , ‘ Butterpat ’ chrysanthemum is ready !
Since we ’re lastly around the passion bend , it ’s clock time to embed . This weekDaphne explicate why we should tauten the soilaround our plants . Why is that , when we ’re cautioned not to trample beds ? Plus , get her answer on what happen when we till .
I did firm the soil around my new Snake River herbaceous plant ( Dyschoriste linearis ) , one that take my eastward Austin soil , but is adaptable to many sites .
Find out about this drought - sturdy ground cover and many more whenTom meets with Michelle PflugerfromGreen ‘ n Growingin Pflugerville .
Yep , she fall from the Pfluger founders . Her parents protrude this great nursery in 1975 , one of the first to post organic products . I cut some of my early tooth on it . Now she ’s at the helm , and carrying on the tradition of circularise some of their diverse , Texas - testify selections .
She responds to one of CTG ’s top questions : How can we dress up dry specter to part sun ? One of her drought - tough picks is cobweb plant ( Tradescantia sillamontana ) .
Now , this one ’s really supposed to get some specter , but I planted my passalong from nurseryman Paul Lofton last outpouring in a psycho hot area : shade morning and shoot rut in the good afternoon . It blooms most in spill , but its creeping grain is what I treasure .
It go hibernating in winter when tall natural spring dayflower ( Tradescantia gigantea ) will take over .
This picture shows it in perspective . It ’s the one cozying up between the two toilet .
Another ironic specter / part sun lover is Mexican spiderwort ( Tinantia pringlei ) , blooming through hot month . This perennial will go dormant in winter but yield in spring , possibly even with a new family !
Here ’s mine withYucca rupicolaxpallidaand fall - blooming bulbSternbergia lutea .
A compatible companion for its spotty leaf is African hosta ( Drimiopsis maculata ) . In garden , it expire dormant in winter to return in fountain . In protected container , it is evergreen .
latterly , I discover a spot for another spotted one on Michelle ’s lean : ash grey leopard manfreda ( Manfreda x ‘ Silver Leopard ’ ) . You ’ll also see it asManfreda maculosa‘Silver Leopard . ’
Nearby are two ‘ Helen von Stein ’ lamb ’s ears . Behind are the ‘ Butterpat ’ mum . Yellow , Ag , and burgundy ; adorable ! One of the new snake herbs is just down the line of business from them . Pictures later ! I plan to take a pool stick from Amanda and produce a “ spotty garden ” in this area , too .
An evergreen plant I ’ve wanted for years is Mountain pea plant ( Orbexilumsp . ) latterly , this drought - hardy flora for sun to part shade has become more useable . It ’s show up in garden all over , including mine . It ’s the perfect , no - guardianship addition under large Tree , though I ’ve also seen it as a lush fellow industrial plant in Dominicus . Gets about a fundament high . Here ’s one with its sweet little pea plant - blossom in theTravis County AgriLife Extension demo garden .
Get Michelle ’s ended CTG listto spark up your shade .
Since drought and hard freezes will always be on our radio detection and ranging , we repeatMerredith Jiles’Backyard Basics hint onwhat takes the trauma in his garden .
On tour , find oneself soulful inspirationas we head into the season of thanks through Elayne Lansford ’s healing garden .
Her Bottle World is a protection to triumph over life story - threatening malady and the power of healing through horticulture and manus - on creativity . Here ’s a shooting where director Ed Fuentes document her journeying .
Re - frame her reality by giving new life to old objects helped her when husband John Villanacci confront a random disease and double lung transplantation , soon after she recovered from breast Cancer the Crab . One soothing proficiency is a waterfall from a recycled mesa top .
She even study how to weld to make her own Bottle World institution from foundlings .
Every roadside throwing away captures her imagination , like this comfortable hideaway under a orbiter dish .
Her narrative of battle and yes , solemnization , is CTG ’s protection to every gardener who essay consolation , strength , and delight when life switch us a curve .
give thanks you for retard in ! See you next hebdomad , Linda
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