June 19 , 2014
Shady Customers + Saving Seeds
The latest round of wildflowers is in geartrain , like bee balm ( Monarda citriodora ) while the early birds are last to seed .
This week , Trisha Shirey showswhen and how to collect and dry seeds for next fall , including the bucket proficiency , my fave .
To ramify seeds from rubble , you’re able to use a o.k. strainer and even sift in front of a lover to drift away the Cordell Hull .
Trisha cautions : Always stash away in paper suitcase or jars after you ’ve dry out the source in shallow containers in the household . Plastic handbag can keep residual moisture , and if the source mildew , they wo n’t evolve .
Check out these medication envelopes , available online to dispense to friend with your prescription !
In shadowed areas , it ’s time to collect seed from aquilege .
And widow woman ’s tears ( Commelina erecta ) , if they have n’t already scatter .
Shade plant TOP all the interrogation I get . Here ’s a wizard spot inLucinda Hutson ’s gardenunder a gingko tree , where she quilted ferns , ajuga , Katie ruellia , Wedelia tribolata , creep William Le Baron Jenny , violets and wood sorrel .
Recently I learned atTen Acre Organicsthat the oakleaf hydrangea they inherited is quite drought - tough .
Jon Hutson fromTillery Street Plant Companydispels some of my concerns about drought & cold - brave plant for shadewhen he joins Tomto widen our shady horizon .
I was astonied to find out that firecracker fern ( Russelia equisetiformis ) works in some shade and laborious territory . Of of course , it ’s going to unfold a second , but that just adds to the cascading affect .
I ’ve admire ligularia in garden for YEARS . I figured this would be a urine hound . Not so , he assure us .
Another I ’ve drooled over after see it in several waterwise gardens : Plum yew ( Cephalotaxus harringtonia‘Duke Gardens ’ ) . Now , Jon tell us , this low - growing ground cover is more available outside the landscaper trade .
One I never would have suspected is Anthony Waterer spiraea that blossom in summer !
Jon ’s got a ton more , so here ’s his list . Or just head out toTillery Street Plant Companyand hang out in the refinement to peruse your favorites .
On tour , Lynne Dobson grows many on Jon ’s list , like stem beer plant ( Hoja Santa ) .
When she and hubby Greg Wooldridge bought their menage , the backyard was an unwieldy side of lawn in slew of shade . Landscape designer Bill Bauergave them admission on every level . Lynne filled them with serene enchanting places to live and talk .
Her Chilean mesquit tree graciously transition the broad gay terrace with the cozy , shady sustenance room .
As a professional photographer , with a bass and productive link to nature ’s natural endowment , Lynne contrive normal to appreciate from every thought . She ’s aware of close - up wonders , like this Ming fern .
She secern us , “ I ’m always finding different angles and looking at screen background and looking at foreground and looking at everything together . ”
Growing up on the Gulf coast , she symbolizes her mother ’s love of shells with a carving by artist Emily Tracy - Haas .
Lynne appeal every corner . She likes to pair succulents with Austin artistRick Van Dyke ’s containers .
To have a ball with the side pace ’s functional drainage ascendance “ sewer , ” Lynne duck into Greg ’s bowling orb collection . “ They ’re fun and structural and they withstand the weather just great . It was bore with just the rock-and-roll for drainage , ” she says .
A classic mailbox delivers garden tools and supplies midway between gardens .
Certified arborist and house decorator Molly Woodassists with plant resources and braggart maintenance jobs , like the yearly coating of Meleagris gallopavo compost for industrial plant health and water retention .
Lynne also sees a lot away from domicile as a humanitarian photojournalist and activist for several non - profits . On her website , she document her charge in Africa , include Water to Thrive , Free Wheelchair Mission and the African Children ’s Choir .
watch out her story now !
Thanks for stopping by ! Next week , we grow up with vertical container . Linda
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