March 17 , 2011
Patience pays off; bizarre mountain laurel!
Gardening can be like immortalize television set shows : “ Hurry up and wait . ” I detest the waiting part . But since the thryallis woke up for sure , I wo n’t wait any longer to crop it up this weekend . I ’m glad that I did n’t hurry up a few hebdomad ago and chop it to the background .
I do like the waiting part that leads to bauble , like springtime ’s spiderwort .
We ca n’t go out and get new material every Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , but in a perpetual garden , there ’s always something older that ’s raw . It ’s like finding a favored sock stuck to the sweatshirt you put away last time of year . Oxalis may be a pot for some , but for me , it ’s like see the sock in outpouring , especially when geminate ( sorry , could n’t resist ) with spring virtuoso flower ( Ipheion uniflorum ) . And it feeds other bees .
Since my ‘ Mr. Mac ’ Satsuma orange is budding , I may go ahead and trim it a bit this weekend . But , since we ’re still guaranteed one more little weather surprise , be quick to spread over those fresh buds . If yours are n’t budding yet and you ’re in a colder spot , await to prune .
We ’re untrusting of the first fall hoarfrost , but tend to leave the last one , specially when it ’s so tender .
On April 9 , CTG brings you expert bakshish on citrus , what to bear this year from freeze - nipped works , which single are the hardiest , and when to fecundate . Again , this is a haste up and wait position . lime may not have made it , but do n’t dig them out yet .
Also , wait to take the power shovel to abutilons or anything else that looks “ pretty brown . ” Hey , it ’s still other Clarence Shepard Day Jr. ! I ’ll clean up mine next weekend . As soon as I see signs of life again , I ’ll give them some obtuse - release organic fertilizer . gardener have a repute for being patient , except in natural spring !
This Freesia laxa was impatient to be the first to show that frost does n’t get in their elbow room .
In the guy cove , some of them are standing by , along with lots of other plants . For now , they ’re bowing to Lady Banks .
I rather like that it that it does n’t go on all at once ; I revel in newfangled things every Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . I ’d hate it if it all pass off at once and was gone . Okay , I ’m the one who takes an hour to open one Christmas present .
Last year , Ava Hayes sent us this crazy growth on her passel laurel wreath .
Daphne identify it as fasciation , which develops when the orotund growing point , the apical meristem , becomes distorted and crescent shaped . Most of these pass off in nature and we have no known grounds ; it may simply be a genetic anomaly . Here ’s what it ’s doing this yr ! Is that coolheaded or what ?
And hurry up and put this on your calendar : theSan Marcos Green Living Showcaseon March 26.Save sentence forZilker GardenFestMarch 26 & 27 . And this weekend , March 19 , match out theEast Austin Garden Fairwhich will focus on edible landscaping ( and lots more ) .
Until next workweek , Linda
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