June 16 , 2016
Photo Tips with Janet Riley
Last weekend , Sunshine Community Gardenswas quite the lively place ! Gardeners zoomed in , even on cycle , to tend and harvest bighearted beds . Energetic bird , including maternal chimney Dean Swift , swooped high and low in this urban birdie sanctuary , just seconds from fussy streets and uninspired buildings . Purple martins cleaned up caterpillars for their vernal . Clusters of helianthus , along with works disk full of water ( and bird baths ) , aid keep various bird booster from taste the Lycopersicon esculentum ( more or less).Thanks to digital and phone cameras , it ’s gentle to document every moment we encounter . But I can sure take a lot of really spoilt picture , really fast !
On Facebook , I ’m continually witch with the thaumaturgy that Janet Albert Riley creates ( also on Facebook atPhotos by Janet Albert Riley).This week , Janet focalize on afew bakshis to snag those memorable shot . From what I ’ve seen of her pic , I ’ll also add : observation , quick - on - foot , patience , and tenacity ! stark luck is what ’s commonly on my side . I’m usually not at home to get the thoroughgoing Inner Light in some of my bed . Janet runs into the same matter and explain how she takes advantage of a glare in harsh lighting . That ’s what I did with this Rose of Sharon , also call althea ( Hibiscus syriacus ) , an sure-enough - fashioned drouth tough summer fave . And , from everyone at CTG , Janet arrive our “ admiration award , ” since she labor through torrential pelting from Fort Worth ( including a 90 - minute roundabout way around flooded roads ) and arrived cool as Cucumis sativus . This fair sex fearlessly jumps into anything , including hernew internet site , so check into it out !
Daphne ’s industrial plant of the Week , Golden barrel cactus ( Echinocactus grusonii ) , is certainly photogenic . It ’s also very particular . Daphne enjoin us , “ This cactus simply will not stick out soggy soil , so unless your landscape painting is well - drained , even rocky , you ’ll demand to install especial bed or build berms , backfilling them with very porous stain material such as guts and decomposed granite . ”If you ’re on clay soil , like me , and not on a jumpy internet site , containers are the solution . regain out more . Citrus can be fussy , too , especially about cold as we extend our limit . Linda Brookssent us a picture of her grapefruit tree diagram ( started from seed ) that suffered halt damage last twelvemonth , kill half the tree diagram . What should she do?We consultedTexas A&M AgriLife Extension yield specialist Jim Kamasfor his scheme to save the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . Get Daphne ’s complete response .
Whew , just in time , Trisha comes to the rescue with tasty , tonic H2O beverages infused with yield , herbs , and vegetables . I ’m now a super fan of cucumber vine - flavor water!Lemons , mess , and Ananas comosus sage boost you on these icky , sticky days!Get her recipes right here . Viewer pics this calendar week come fromKim Simmons , of herEaster bbl cactus . And fromNichole Staehling , of awasp gossip her Knock Out rose!On circuit , Julie Patton and Eric Pedley fromEast Side Succulentsturned blah into beautiful on a budget . In back , they stuccoed a cinder closure paries , tot extensions for diminished succulent , and spatter it with vibrant key . I love how they finished it off with contrast ornamental tiles . Graptosedum ‘ hell ’ tucks in nicely into into its clinker cylinder block recess . Since Eric gets glasshouse pallet by the truckload , Julie put them back to workplace as lively outdoor furniture . She styled up scavenged folding stands and tarnish the concrete pad for terrace elan . In front , Eric keeps pull out lawn as he widens his luxuriously dimensional succulent sanctuary . In the narrow layer against the pavement , Eric butt against with reprocess stones to enclose American aloe and golden barrelful cactus . A recycled file cabinet , go for up , suit perfectly here as a standout container for plant that like mystifying drain . Watch their write up now !
Hope you ’ll join me on Instagram as @ctglinda andCentral Texas Gardener on Facebook ! Thanks for stopping by , and see you next week for “ Staying Alive in Summer . ” Linda
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