September 14 , 2017
Trash to Treasure, Tree Health, Tasty Spring Rolls
Sometimes flora are easy fooled . muddy , nerveless twenty-four hour period and rain propel springtime - blossom daylilies to greet the first of September . Spidery redLycoris radiatasticks to the rules . Its most beaming years take place when we get late August rains — this year due to Harvey . Some in my yard patsy where I circled them around a Chinese mimosa Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ( Albizia julibrissin ) long ago . Now on many invading plant lists , it was probably planted in the 50s by the original owners . We had it cut down eld ago , but seeds continue to bug out up , as do the wanderer lily . One still survives in the region , and I admit , I have it off suffer a whiff of those spidery flowers . A better option these Clarence Day is aboriginal fragrant mimosa ( M.borealis ) a 3 - 6 ’ choice , if you do n’t mind the thorns!Recent environmental conditions have really slammed our trees . This week , consulting arborist April Rosetakes us from the soil up for made - in - the - shade tips to nurture your tree . catch now!With many Tree damage in recent storms , including Harvey , April powerfully recommends hiring a certified arborist to handle the harm . For one matter , you desire to deflect butcher . Also important : certified arborists are insured to protect you and them . Here ’s a usher tofinding a certify arborist from the International Society of Arboriculture .
As former director ofTreeFolksand board member of the International Society of Arboriculture , April continue teaching others and learning more about trees , here atPeckerwood Garden .
check out outApril ’s websitefor information , blog , and workshops like Exploring the Urban Forest , where participants will become Project Learning Tree ( PLT ) certified pedagog and Receive PLT ’s PreK-8 Guide with 96 TEKS correlate activities . Fungal disease pepper tree diagram this year , including Shannon Viscardi ’s aboriginal Texas ash tree ( Fraxinus texensis ) . Dr. Kevin Ong , Extension plant pathologist and managing director of theTexas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab , confirmed fungal foliage spot . Daphne reminds us that we should never spray antimycotic agent when temps are over 85 ° to debar burning at the stake leave of absence . This ash tree Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree should be all right . Get her complete answer .
For eye - crop up purple , in spring we ’ve got pile laurel . In late summer and fall , native American beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) grabs the gloat . Who can resist those glossy , brilliant berries against autumn ’s Orange River and Au ? Certainly the birds cannot . originate 3 - 6 ’ tall , this shrub resolve our supplication for colouring material in filter out shade under large trees . Its bound flower soak up many pollinators . But its leaves are quite tasty to deer ! Find out ’s Plant of the Week . Now , let ’s head to the kitchen for fresh , adaptable natural spring roll . Casie Luong fall in Trisha Shirey to craft the pure company food with confidential information from her Vietnamese - born parent and Trisha ’s fresh harvest . Fresh harvests in season junction supermarket discover for family roll - your - own dinners . In summer , color up with organically - grow marigold , rose , begonia and Turk ’s cap flowers . In winter and late leap , add dianthus , borage , pansies and Viola . Get their recipe!On tour in Lytton Springs , southeast of Austin , Alicia and Joe Thornton turn castoffs into tremendous discovery and fresh creations . In 1996 , when they left Houston , they turned their calling and rocking horse into a new dangerous undertaking asArtisansbyDesigntx , where their slogan is “ Saving the Planet One Board at a Time . ”In the barn that Joe built , he crafts custom - project furniture from thrift stores and curbside discard . Their 10 acres , frame by cedar elm tree and oaks , even come with their own golden pond . Along with touch on the nation , they ’ve opened their hearts to give uncounted discarded animals , including pawl , cats , chickens , ducks , and geese a fresh opportunity . From an previous prison : To put up the hiss , she built a foul-smelling chicken hencoop with salve material . She snag and painted fumes fans as an homage to her Russian heritage . Alicia upcycled older wood to build the former greenhouse , now entrepot for client armoury . She and Joe give throwaway apartment artwork lots of making love in its final decorative problem . When she found scrap ending of conduit leftover during expression of SH 130 , the crews gladly loaded them into her hand truck . She painted the black plastic to face like rusty metal and planted them . At big bulk pickup arm , they could n’t pass up old shutters . paint and mounted on stands , they block out a work orbit . One of their super treasures was a cypress hummock base someone had dumped . With bright paint and a trivial work , they turned it into the ideal garden header . And I flipped out to see these last - century trendy ice orchis mounted as fan - shaped garden art!It ’s quite a heady experience to bring down , socheck in with Alicia for a hitch yourself !
Watch the whole shebang now .
And thanks for stopping by ! See you next workweek for a preview of the San Antonio Garden Conservancy tour . Linda
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