November 14 , 2013
Gardening on a budget with recycled fun!
“ Are you going to utilize that ? ” gardener are masters at recycling — plants , curbside scavenges , folio , whatever . Give us somebody ’s leftovers and we ’ll discover a way to use them ! you could have a ton of sport without a ton of money .
Plants are reprocess themselves , too , just in sentence to feed worm as temperatures discharge . butterfly and bees head straight for fall sensation queen ’s garland ( Antigonon leptopus ) , also called coral vine .
Is n’t this a cunning recycled fencing with coral vine ?
In my garden , resilient ‘ County Girl ’ mums did n’t count so hot a month ago . All it took was a intimation of cool air for them to shoot up over ‘ Helen von Stein ’ lamb ’s ears and aboriginal groundcover snake herb ( Dyschoriste linearis ) .
My new pink Turk ’s cap sulk a fleck this summer , since I implant lately . Now , it ’s firmly committed to join nativePlumbago scandensand one of the blue mistflowers ( Conoclinium coelestinum ) .
Maggie ’s seem prettier than ever .
Dr. William C. Welch from Texas A&M found this rise on family prop in Louisiana and recycle it into the trade for all of us to enjoy . Here ’s something he just secernate me : scratch your finger on the root word right below the flower for the scent of black pepper !
Now here ’s a resplendent recycle , ‘ Lady Bird Johnson Royal Blue ’ bluebonnet , the latestA&M Texas Superstar . Daphne gives us the backstory as herPlant of Week .
So , do you have thyme that looks like this ?
One of my first garden mentor told me , “ Keep cutting thyme or you ’ll lose it . ”Daphne explains why this week , when she puts herself on the rail line as Question of the Week . With her busy agenda , she flat ran out of fourth dimension to treat with her thyme in a timely manner ! See how she ’s cycling it back into plush growth .
Gardeners have a hang for keeping thing out of the landfill ! One is Sara Breuer , boast on theNXNA Garden tour , with her cute plant “ tag . ”
On CTG ’s circuit in Temple , Master Gardener Mary Lew Quesinberry charms her front porch with repurposed woodwind .
And check up on out this supreme “ bottle tree , ” crafted by Lori , blogger fromThe Garden of Good and Evil .
William Glenn fromGarden - Villegrabs our imagination this workweek whenhe joins Tomwith repurposed finds that are inexpensive and fun .
Garden - Ville converted pallet that once held materials into passably imaginative prick and supply store .
Here ’s a planter made from PVC pipes , suspended on old fence . Perfect for the small infinite gardener ! Pecan mulch aid keep in the moisture . In the desktop : another intriguing way to get dressed up a fencing with inverted commode , sporting plants that like good drainage .
Their Creedmoor locating is aligned withTexas Disposal Systems , where you’re able to buy crushed bottleful glass . And YES , they have it in grim !
William shows off the drinking glass in homemade concrete stepping stone , framed in an atomic number 13 throwing away from something or other . you may impart them in the metal or just expend it as a mold .
Kids love to visit TDS , too , for the exotic game cattle farm , where they can meet guys like this .
Eric Pedley fromEast Austin Succulentsknows how to recycle a good honest-to-goodness thing , too!On Backyard Basics , he propagate succulents for a wealth of new flora on a special garden budget .
One of my recycled plants , Cobweb spiderwort ( Tradescantia sillamontana ) , draw a beneficial hoverfly ( syrphid fly ) minute of arc after its dip flush open .
I capture this passalong from Paul Lofton in Pflugerville , where he relied on ingeniousness and plant multiplication to turn his grassy yard into intriguing garden name and address .
He and his daughter dedicate this foundling a pretty new function with their mosaic task .
On our visit , music director Ed Fuentes catch Paul and CTG friend Matt Jackson , who nominate this garden , to see how to grow cuttings in a recycled body of water bottle .
Here ’s ourshort web extra where Paul demonstrate how to do it yourself .
in conclusion , here ’s his whole inspiring narration !
Thanks for stopping by ! See you next week , Linda
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