October 19 , 2017
Design it your way: Austin Garden Conservancy tour
A top question I get : “ Why did my squash fruit fall off?”Daphne explains why want of pollination is the perpetrator for members of the gourd family , featuring viewerJeanine Starkenberg’sincredible videoof how she and grandkids Brody and Piper pollinate their pumpkin vine patch . And , do n’t neglect great hummingbird video send byRodney RienfeldandDebora Dean .
Right now , we ’re digging a pot and pruning a small . sluggish tools really take the edge off our enthusiasm!John sharpens our accomplishment to remedy cranky instrument . Are you between a rock and a hard place on planting for hummingbirds ? Well , native stone penstemon ( Penstemon baccharifolius ) is a small perennial that ’s perfect for you . Daphne explains more . We’ve all got unlike soil , interests , and styles . What we portion out : heap of questions !
On November 4 , theAustin Garden Conservancy Open Days tourhas something for everyone , from plant to design root . This week , Designer Patrick Kirwin play up the garden , magnanimous and small , to captivate your imagination on heavy soil or rocky flood zones . diminished - scale pattern include one ofdesigner ’s Casey Boyter’ssustainable makeovers to blend computer architecture , nature , and her signature green ceiling . Watch CTG ’s visit to Casey ’s abode garden here . Designer ’s B. Jane’spersonal garden is another little step makeover in an older region , where she dropped dull foot lines for engage simplicity and placidity of space . The sensational backyard , with richly colour in computer architecture and furnishings , is set for outdoor living with kitchen and shower!Designer Jackson Broussardalso opens his recently completed home garden . Jackson ’s esthetic touch blending architecture with gentle - living plants to enamour wildlife and structural dimension . Here ’s our sojourn to a garden he project . landscape painting architect Tait Moringhas been part of CTG almost since the beginning ! We ’ve featuredhis home gardena few times , but you must see his modish rendition in mortal . Wildlife and sustainable design has become increasingly more important to him , from outdoor living , vegetable garden , and dainty local stonework . Designer Annie Gillespie ofBotanical Concernshas been a prospicient - term Quaker and consultant to CTG , as well . We tapedthis gardena few long time ago , but you must see its changes and how it ’s filled in . She and assort Rachael Beavers have incredible approximation for floodwater control , terrace living , and native plant on jumpy slopes . American Botanical Councilis a public garden , but on tour sidereal day , you ’ll have a opportunity to meet with their experts to explicate how they grow medicinal and good industrial plant in a walking - around inheritance landscape painting . I reckon you ’ve scan about some of the plants they rise , but never know how undecomposed they are for you!Here ’s our video . We’ll be feature theCommunity First ! hamlet Genesis Gardenson November 18 . On November 4 , from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. , you really do n’t want to miss this Mobile Loaves & Fishes ’ contrive community for the formerly homeless . This man fondly tends the friendly crybaby in their ill-scented coop to ply free eggs to the residential area . Along with row and rows of vegetables , fruit tree diagram , and berries , see their originative employment of recycle material to build garden structure . Watch nowfor Patrick ’s inside scoopful ! And get tickets in advanceright here .
We headed out to the Lakemoore Drive garden where former homeowners Rhonda and David Watson ban lawn for wildlife support and habitat extension above Bull Creek . Contemporary meets naturalistic in an update design bylandscape architect Curt Arnetteandlandscaper John Gibson . A non - obtrusive metallic element mesh screenland and gate separate browsing cervid from interior flora . A small syndicate hydrates wildlife and starts the recirculating journeying to the courtyard ’s pee rill . The rill ’s design earmark birds to safely drink and bathe . If lucky , they ’ll cling out on your journeying to the front door . Its gentle flow into a small koi pond mask traffic noise , where from the porch or interior , the Watsons check their frequent airman . They want plants that required little pee but that appeal to raspberry and pollinators . Curt and John layered little tree and sunburstYucca rostratawith Mexican feather grass , perennials , agaves and red yucca . Native snake herb softens the lines of the porch , where its petite lavender flower bring butterflies right up close . Strategically , they framed scenarios with boulders . Here , blueAgave americanaandDasylirion longissimumpal up with hummingbird - lover rock music penstemon and spill silver ponyfoot . To step up textural variety , Curt stagger repurposed scupper congeries from the porch with new concrete . He countervail angle with curves of decomposed granite . Opposite the flat house - side terrain , a boulder - inch shoulder uplifts the platform to intend courtyard enclosure . Beyond , a sword - beam paseo to the garage compose the shady , woodland backyard , where Alfonse Karr culms and Nipponese maple heartily radiate . In back , berms mulched with granite crushed rock server untried flora chosen for diverse height , texture , and anatomy . The berms allow planting on limestone , improve drain , and enrich proportion . Aggregate and concrete pavers connect the courtyard to the family ’s poolside entertainment . In front , red yucca ( Hesperaloe parviflora ) and bamboo muhly meander along a driveway berm fill in by yaupon hollies and crepe myrtle . They banished dried up , plane lawn for dimensional goal trail of succulents , bloom perennials and shrubs to restore wildlife . When Rhonda and David ’s days were filled to the max , they could literally take a raise in their own front thousand to keep in whole tone with nature ’s blossom out cycle per second !
There ’s so much more , so watch it all now !
Thanks for stopping by and see you next week ! Linda
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