July 2 , 2014
So Succulent!
This week , we reiterate our show on fabulous succulent designs !
Yes , you know that succulent are thrifty on pee . But have you thought about using your cuttings in floral arrangements ?
Well , here you go!This hebdomad , Trishashows how to make enchanting indoor displays with cuttings that can be planted again to make more .
And how about this idea for place card holders ? How mellifluous of Trisha to make one for me ! After misting the wraith plant for a few days , I planted it .
Designing with succulents is Modern to many of us , but what playfulness we can have with them ! Here ’s a sweet idea at designerRebecca Sweet ’s gardenin California .
nearer to home , Eric Pedley from East Austin SucculentsjoinsTom this weekto style up succulent design with upcycled container .
See how he turns any scavenge , from old toolbox to even beer stern , into custom - made container with a punch . With his optic for chance , even ex toys grab his resourcefulness .
His rage for succulent top to his glasshouse that ’s just brim with beautiful thought .
Give that trustworthy old lawn cart a 2nd prospect to help you out .
And , do you know how this started out in life ? This filing cabinet console is receive lots more fun now .
Eric demonstrate how he drills strange container for drainage . And get his pot intermixture for healthy cactus and succulents .
East Austin Succulents shares the land , across fromBoggy Creek Farm , with Jon Hutson ’s equally forward-looking nursery , Tillery Street Plant Company .
In fact , I snagged these portulaca pictures there forDaphne ’s Pick of the Week , glass plants .
Many plant are telephone “ ice plant , ” includingDelospermaandAptenia . I covered a lot of modest - water supply ground with just a few cuttings ofApteniathat Eric hold me at the Mayfield Park Trowel & Error symposium in 2012 .
You ’ll also see them spilling out of Eric ’s file storage locker and lawn cart above .
Daphne ’s question this week : how to shade plant as the summertime heat bears down ? Get her ideas for shading summer crop , new flora , or ace we have to move ( even in April , when it ’s raging as glare ) . Here ’s my down and dirty trick to protect a new plant for a few days to settle it in . As Daphne tell us , just fish your shading to allow lighting but protect from scorching sun .
On tour , visit Bob Barth ’s garden and glasshouse . As co - founder of theAustin Cactus & Succulent Society.he helped change the face of Austin garden with drought - bad plants .
Over the age , he ’s tutored me , along with so many gardeners , to step up our perception about these drouth tough plants in gardens .
His passion lead to the global biotic community , where in nursery , he grows plants from the Old World and New , many endangered in their native habitats . These are astrophytums .
He explicate the defensive methods that succulent develop to protect themselves from heat , animal , and to collect water . Flowers draw pollinators .
Echeverias need shade by afternoon and may not make it through super live summers . They necessitate protection from winter low temperature , too . But are n’t they lovely ?
From Bob , I ’ve learned to NEVER extend to a white echeveria !
His fib of lithops and how they circularize is one of his salient revelation .
We ’ve taped him before , but this fourth dimension it ’s in vivid HD . Here it is in his words with unbelievable picture by Ed Fuentes and Jerin Crandell , assisted by Steve Maedl .
Bob ’s downsizing his panoptic place nursery , Oracle Gorge , at hissummer saleon August 3 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and August 4 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. It ’s at 602 Terrace Mountain Drive .
And , tick the datefor theAustin Cactus and Succulent Society Show & SaleLabor Day weekend .
Now here ’s a “ succulent ” picture for you from Jason Lantz , our Viewer Pic of the Week : toothsome raspberries in his very comestible garden !
Thanks for stopping by ! Linda
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