May 1 , 2014
Express Yourself + Pond from Swimming Pool
Like the paint and furniture we pick inside , gardens are snap of ourselves . I like bold surprises , so am thrilled that Amaryllis ‘ San Antonio Rose ’ join the bulb parade this week .
I bid I were indeed bold enough to paint my house the colouration of passalong Byzantine gladiolus .
I was surprised when this winecup turned out white . I did n’t plan this scene with pink evening primrose , but I sure appreciate it .
My belated find is a little pic in a pot : ‘ Little Pickles ’ ( Othonna capensis ) , a succulent from South Africa . I integrate decomposed granite into lax potting stain for a container that wo n’t demand much water this summertime . Grower Tom Peace confirms dusty hardiness to 0 ° .
Every fall , I get e-mail take about the vibrant coral pink flowers trailing over fencing and climb skyward on any useable boniface : Queen ’s garland / Coral vine ( Antigonon leptopus ) .
This week , Daphne explainshow to originate this perennial vine ( though usually wintertime dormant ) for dealings - block up flowers in later summertime through pin . It ’s a traffic jam for bees and butterflies , too .
And I positively adore this small skeleton atPaco ’s Tacos .
Native plants express themselves to draw pollinators , likeBaptisia bracteatathat Kimberly Wieberg spotted near Houston . I rack up up Houston award - winningauthor and blogger Cherie Colburnfor the ID .
Indoors , we accent that furniture and paint with strategical houseplants . This week , John Dromgooleshows how to spread your deary .
And agree this out ! That pencil in reality root . We did n’t get a adept shot , so Brandi Blaisdell atThe Natural Gardenertook this for us .
To excite our imaging with garden art , Chris Smartt fromSol’stice Garden Expressionsin Dripping Springsjoins Tom this hebdomad .
At Sol’stice , his mom Irene Anderson runs the nursery , selecting mostly topically grown plants that defy drouth and cervid .
She also pick out gorgeous helping hand - made jewelry and other accent to evince your “ ensemble ” and your plate . Chris presents garden art from renowned designer , along with his usage crafted raspberry bath , fountains , sculptures , gates , tables and fire pit , to name a few !
He shows us how to power up a view .
And how his kids ’ discarded CD invigorate a tripper back to the shop .
The magic trick to garden artistic production , he tells us , is selective placement to enchant .
Chris designed this firing pit .
He crafted this charming totem from recycled breakthrough .
He prompt us that the super trick with reprocess find is to give them credenza with a post and personality of their own . One objective can be clutter ; a vista enchants .
Oh , about nontextual matter on trees : this weekDaphne answers Nancy Smith ’s great question,“Can we put a nail into a tree ? ” regain out why Daphne says it ’s perfectly fine on a fledged tree .
On tour , Irene Anderson got fed up with the maintenance - hog swimming pool that came with her house in Wimberley . She even told husband John McMillan that she wanted to flat out move to get away from it .
alternatively , her son Chris Smartt and business sector partner atSol’stice Garden Expressionshad an estimation : wrick it into a native habitat pool !
John ’s daughter Sarah McMillan and husband Clinton Robertson , biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife River Studies program , direct its self - sustaining design .
Chris and his kids lightly caught aboriginal fish for the natural ecology .
After they cover the concrete environs with rocks , Irene tucked in broken - water plants .
gather against native plants for wildlife , Chris added subtle , yet never - hibernating artwork handmade artistic production .
This mushroom-shaped cloud is acid - stained concrete with morsel of recycled glass .
Here ’s another climb on on cedarwood .
Take the whole tour now !
Thanks for blockade by ! See you next week for hot pop summertime color . Linda
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