May 17 , 2018
Living it Up Pond & Patio Design
My daylilies are place on a show just for me , but to see over - the - moonshine lovelies and get tips ( and divisions ) from local nurseryman , head to theAustin Daylily Show & Saleon May 26 atZilker Botanical Garden!From our viewers : “ What ’s stripping farewell off my hot Madagascar pepper at night ? ” Well , recently while tap atLa Flaca Urban Gardens , Alejandra Rodriguez Bougton had the answer : roof rats!Roof rats but screw red-hot white pepper ( even minus the margaritas ! ) so Alejandra protect young plant under a repurposed CRT screen doorway hideout . “ I usually hold off for them to flower once in 4″ pots , dress back the teetotum with the flowers to further strong stems , and once they flower again I imbed them out in the field , ” she says .
Oh , have you seen this in your yard?This wintertime , Lindsey Heron turn off down an old sugarberry tree and now she ’s bring forth a bumper craw of seedlings . Daphne severalize us : they could be tooth root suckers . witness out what to do about them . As I ’ve mentioned here before , my better new champion is an cheap tool , Lawn Jaws , which can push out my hackberry and pecan roots even a human foot long when grunge is moist . Watch Trisha ’s monstrance . And this week , Trisha ’s get tips for of course distribute with irritating slug and snails(that also chomp peppers and whatever else in their niggling tracks).Wildlife we do desire in our gardens love ponds , streams , and fountain as much as we do . Steve Kainer , founder ofHill Country Water Gardens & Nursery , recognized our dream long ago and set about make it come true . This hebdomad , Steve joinsTom to pump up pond and bog plant designwith intricate trotline like mint and dramatic flair , including surprising options like Texas Star hibiscus and ‘ First Knight ’ natural spring forage . A surprising number of plants work in bog condition — that marginal area where water meets soil . Mount containers on brick , cinder block , or rocks to keep dirt moist — toes wet — without submerging roots . You do n’t even ask a full - blown pond . “ Anywhere where you could keep the soil of the flowerpot sloshed and damp at all times , you could grow a bog plant , ” Steve assure us .
One of the gorgeous container arrangement he brought along ( designed by daughter Emily ) slush color and grain with dingy spate , equisetum , grovel jenny ass , sweet potato vine , and Colocasias ‘ Elena ’ and ‘ Imperial Gigante ’ . catch now!On tour , bog plants keep things clean in Jeannie Ferrier and Steven Monfrini ’s two Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - embraced ponds . Now members of theAustin Pond Society , they ’ve expanded their knowledge ( and ponds ) since Jeannie build her first experiment . Oh , Carmel ’s an honorary member and never goes angle . When they decided to go cock-a-hoop , they hired out to excavate a shape that worked around Boulder . Jeannie and Steven scavenged yards and yards of onetime rug and put it over a thick liner . They made the center late enough for koi to hide . They leave shallow edges for their domestic dog to lap a drink . Their young grandchildren get laid to float in the fresh urine , since the bog ’s plant roots are incredible filter . When they found an old “ cowboy bathtub , ” Jeannie latched onto it fast . Here , they grow plants to pass along to fellow APS members . Mosquito fish keep little suckers at bay . Son Cory and Steven build a family - and - friends - sized deck where Jeannie even “ pond ” in a small-scale galvanized stock tank . Steven sidestep the deck with ashe juniper slat from his pruning . He set them a few pes out to make a deck - side raised garden where Jeannie get flowers and food . With layers of evergreens , flowering perennial and colored art , they transition the fly-by-night garden to a small pool framing a sunny swimming pocket billiards and patio . They lined the paseo between the two with rummaged bed frames on one side and more of Steven ’s Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - thinning Arthur Ashe junipers on the other . He twin together ( and reinforced ) more “ cedar ” limbs from the holding into a vine - supporting pergola . Jeannie and Steven built the diminished multi - superimposed pool and waterfalls themselves . Bog plant life ( on the upper tier ) admit pot to nip off for refreshing drinks . Although Jeannie pop coloring material with bottle trees in both gardens , the pool region ’s where she goes for the most colourful vibes . In this playful spot , Margaritaville serves up cheer regardless of the conditions . creative person and good friend Vivian Stewart painted the door with birds that Steven ’s mark in their tree and at the pool . Jeannie get it on to refurbish rather than discard . Steven craft a bench out of their one-time footboard and her parents ’ old granite bar . They never bypass costless garden artistic creation , like an ancient , scarred window screen that totally change the dynamics of this little sketch . Recently , they ’ve added fish rescue to their meddlesome schedule . When a duet could no longer care for their expectant koi , Jeannie and Steven quarantined them in a particular property cooler . So , a first for CTG — we documented their transfer to their forever home . One take wonder this is!Take it from Dooney : there ’s a whole mass more!Watch now !
Thanks for block off by ! See you next week , Linda
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