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Brenda's
Garden
by Brenda Beust Smith
(THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE’S LAZY GARDENER)
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April
5, 2005
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Based on
Brenda Beust Smith's “Lazy Gardener” column in the Houston
Chronicle — the newly revised and updated “LAZY GARDENER'S
GUIDE" (2nd edition/River
Bend Company) is hot off the presses and is available at area
nurseries. Month-by-month gardening tips for the Greater
Galveston/Houston area, plus 12
designs for different type gardens (sun, shade, hummingbird,
butterfly, etc.)
Let us
dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair
and let us huddle together as darkness takes over
We are at home amidst the birds and the trees,
for we are children of nature.
- Susan Polis Shutz
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The wildflowers up around
Brenham are, I think, more beautiful this year than I've seen
them in a long time. The bluebonnets were everywhere,
and the reddish-orange Indian paintbrushes, yellow coreopsis
and purple verbenas and vetches were gorgeous.
Around every bend were stopped cars with folks out in the
stands of color snapping cameras.
We were driving down Old Chappell Hill Road (trying to stay
off 290 as long as possible) when suddenly I slammed on the
brakes. There in the middle of a stand of Indian
paintbrushes was a cluster of bright yellow flowers.
Could those possibly be solid yellow paintbrushes?
They were. I snapped lots of photos. Then I
queried the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to see if I
had truly spotted something rare. The reply:
“Yellow Indian paintbrushes are not all that common, nor are
they all that rare. What you saw was likely not the same
species that is so common here at the Wildflower Center (Texas
paintbrush Castilleja indivisa), but rather our perennial
Prairie paintbrush Castilleja purpurea, which has three
varieties that bloom lavendar-pink, orange, and yellow
respectively.
Having said that, sometimes the Texas paintbrush will throw
out a yellow or white sport. These are less common than
the yellow variety of Prairie paintbrush and are relatively
special. Pictures of both species and the three
varieties are in Marshall Enquist's Wildflowers of the Texas
Hill Country for comparison.”
Whatever, it's been a long time since I've been that excited
about a single plant.
The wildflowers bloom later the further north you go. So
there's still plenty of time to visit the Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center in Austin (www.wildflower.org)
and, just up the road, Wildseed Farms (www.wildflowerfarms.com).
Both are sites well worth the time (and gas!!!) it will take
to get there. Both are educational sites that
double as intensive research centers. Lady Bird Johnson
was the one who literally “bullied” the Texas Highway
Department into postponing highway mowings in order to let the
wildflowers bloom and reseed.
We take these ever-unfolding sheets of color for granted now.
But there was a time when the powers-that-be (and plenty of
citizens) fumed that they would look so messy, complaints
would choke their phone lines.
It took a little education and a lot of help from a guy named
John Thomas, but Lady Bird's doggedness saved the state over
$33 million the first year alone by cutting out one highway
mowing.
John Thomas is an Eagle Lake guy who loved wildflowers so
much, he invented a single machine that would plant great
masses of seed. The challenge lie in the fact that there are
so many different varieties, and each takes a slightly
different planting technique.
He still has massive wildflower growing fields in Eagle Lake,
but the real showcase of his Wildseed, Inc., is in
Fredericksburg. Right now, when the fields are all in
bloom, it's a sight to behold.
If at all possible, go! Appreciate our wildflowers and
treasure them. Texas has more different species of
wildflowers than any other state.
In the meantime, in our own backyard, we have so many April
gardening events. Take advantage of these to learn more and to
pick up super-hardy varieties that haven't made it yet to the
mass marketing nurseries.
If I may point out one that is really special:
April 15-16: Garden Tours and Sale, 9 a.m.-5p.m.,
Jerry’s Jungle Garden, 712 Hill Road, 281-272-8612 or www.jerrysjungle.com;
free.
Jerry and Fern Seymore have a private tropical garden that
they only open
twice a year for sales to share their prize plants, collected
both from their travels and from Jerry's fellow enthusiasts
from across the globe. Talk about some fascinating
flowers and nonblooming plants like towering bamboos.
Worth the trip.
Email questions to Brenda at brenda@guidrynews.com.
GARDEN CALENDAR
(published as submitted; addresses in Houston unless otherwise
noted):
April 6: History of Wine Growing in Texas by Raymond Haak, 10
am, 1202 Genoa
Red Bluff, free. Harris County Master Gardener Precinct 2
event, 281-991-8437.
April 6: “Fun With Flowers” by Mary Jo Bussy, 9:30
a.m., Amegy Bank, 303
East Main in League City; free. Kemah Bay Area Garden
Club, 281-339-2367.
April 8: “Amaryllis in Pots and the Garden” by
Charles Prasek, American
Amaryllis Society Judge, and Plant Sale, 10:30 a.m., Houston
Garden Center, 1500
Hermann Drive; free. Houston Federation of Garden Clubs
event, 713-284-1989.
April. 8-9: Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Houston Museum of
Natural Science
parking garage roof, One Hermann Circle Drive; 713-639-4751 or
www.hmns.org.
April 9: " Springtime-Herbal Bliss in the City" by
Mary Versfelt, 1:30 p.m.,
Wabash Antiques & Feed, 5701 Washington Avenue;
713-863-8322; free. Time to
Sow an herbal garden. Herbal tips from plot to pot. The Easter
table, Herbal
teas, Salts, and more.
April 9: Ask the Rosarians, 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., Vintage
Rosery, 16630 Hwy
36 in Needville, 979-793-2888; free. Houston Rose Society
event,
www.houstonrose.org.
April 9: Fort Bend County Plant Swap, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Community Park, 1700
Glenn Lakes Blvd. in Missouri City; free. Seeds, plants,
gardening magazines
and other gardening items are acceptable items for trading.
Details at 713
398-7949 or http://groups.msn.com/FortBendCountyPlantSwap/welcome1.msnw.
April 9 "Talk to a Pesticide Professional" Fred
Heck, Greenlight products. 10
a.m. - 2 p.m. and "Bromeliad Care and Mounting"
Odean Head of the Houston
Bromeliad Society 10 a.m. Teas Nursery, 4400 Bellaire,
713-664-4400; free.
April 9: Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Tomball Museum, 510 N.
Pine Street in
Tomball; free. Tomball Garden Club event, 281-252-8378.
April 9, "Fourth Annual Herb Luncheon", 11am.
The Arbor Gate, 15635 FM 2920
in Tomball, 281 351 8851, www.arborgate.com;
$35 due at time of registration.
April 9: Plant Sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Church of Good Shepherd,
715 E. Carrell
in Tomball, 281-351-2829; free.
April 9: “Healthy Gardening” by Barbara Ray, 10
a.m., and “EarthKind
Roses” by Gaye Hammond, Vintage Rosery, Highway 36 in
Needville, 979-793-2888,
www.VintageRosery.com;
free.
April 10: Birding Walk, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Mercer
Arboretum, 22306
Aldine Westfield Road, Humble, TX 77338, 281-443-8731; Free.
April 10, Fourth Annual Herb Luncheon, 12:30 pm. The
Arbor Gate, 15635 FM
2920 in Tomball, 281 351 8851, www.arborgate.com,
$35 due at time of
registration.
April 11: Native Plants in Houston by Gudrun Opperman, 7
p.m., Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church, 2929 Woodland Hills in Kingwood; free. Lake
Houston
Gardeners event, 832-368-9870.
April 11: "How to Start a Community or School
Garden" by Gary Edmondson,
4-6:30 p.m., Urban Harvest, 1900 Kane; free. Register at
713-880-5540. Information
at www.urbanharvest.org.
Learn the basic ingredients for a successful
community garden, including planning, coordination, finances,
and garden design.
Gary Edmondson is the School & Youth Gardens Coordinator
for Urban Harvest.
April 11: Registration deadline for the Sunday, April
17: “Celebrate the
Garden,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m., The Cenacle Retreat House, 420 North
Kirkwood; $35 or
40, they’re still deciding. Register at 281-497-3131.
This 50th anniversary
celebration Garden tours, seminars, guest speakers, door
prizes, lunch, and
plant sales will make this an occasion not to be missed by
both beginning and
experienced gardeners. Continuing education credit will
be available for Master
Gardeners.
April 11: Spring Pecan Field Day, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Carbide
Pecan Orchard at
Carbide Park, 4102 FM 519 in La Marque. Q&A program and
grafting
demonstrations. 281-534-3413, ext. 6. Web site: http://
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/index.htm. Galveston
County Extension Office event.
April 12: Annual Horticulture & Flower Design
Show. Noon - 1 p.m. Free
admission. Jersey Village Civic Center,
16327 Lakeview Drive. Jersey
Village Garden Club event, 713-466-6885 or 832-243-0909.
April 12: Begonia Exchange, 10 a.m., Town Square
Community Room, Southmore
at Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena; free. Begonia Society
event, 281-946-4237.
April 12: "M D Anderson’s Children’s Art Project
Spring Kick-off" starting
10:00 to 10:30 Teas Nursery, 4400 Bellaire, 713-664-4400;
free.
April 13: "An Introduction to Permaculture" by the
Permaculture Guild of
Houston, 7:00-9:30 p.m., 2990 Richmond; free. Register at
713-880-5540.
Information at www.urbanharvest.org.
Learn about four courses over the next year that
will help you turn your yard or farm into a vibrant bird and
butterfly-filled
space with gourmet vegetables and fruits.
April 13: Lunch Bunch: Soil Food Web, noon to 1 p.m. Mercer
Arboretum, 22306
Aldine Westfield Road, Humble, TX 77338, 281-443-8731; Free.
Bring a sack
lunch.
April 14,: “Gardening to Attract Butterflies and
Birds,”7-9 p.m., Bud
O'Shieles Community Center, 1330 Band Rd in Rosenberg; free.
Fort Bend Master
Gardeners, 281-342-3034 or www.fbmg.com.
April 15: Registration deadline for the April 16
“Repotting Orchids” by Dr.
Ranier Fink, 11 a.m., Martha’s Bloomers, 8101 Highway 6
Bypass in Navasota,
www.marthasbloomers.com;
free. Register at 936-870-4044.
April 15: Registration deadline for the Saturday, April
30: WaterSmart
Workshop, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Pasadena Convention
Center, 7902 Fairmont Pkwy,
Pasadena, TX 77507, http://www.watersmart.cc,
$30. Register online or by calling
281.218.0721. Featuring Felder Rushing “Why
Horticulture Rules
Stink--Putting Fun and Great Plants Back into Low-Input
Gardening”; Greg Grant “Milk and
Wine at Four O'Clock-The Southern Heirloom Garden”;
David Creech “Plants to
deal with Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Droughts and other
Acts of God”;
Karen Overgaard “Get the Dirt on Backyard Composting”; Dee
Howell “What To Do
About the Pests that Bug You”; Mark Bowen “Natural
Landscaping is Habitat
Forming”; John Jacob “Making Sense of Soil” and
Heidi Sheesley “Have I Got a
Plant for You! “ Demonstrations will include “Small
Space Gardening-Contain
Your Enthusiasm”; “Support Your Passion - Bentwood
Trellises”; “Herbal” Cuisine
by Lucia Bettler and “Go with the Flow-Low Volume
Irrigation” by Angela
Chandler.
April 15-16: Garden Tours and Sale, 9 a.m.-5p.m.,
Jerry’s Jungle Garden, 712
Hill Road, 281-272-8612 or www.jerrysjungle.com;
free.
April 16: Begonia Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Another Place in Time,
421 W. 11th;
free. Begonia Society event, 713-686-8539.
April 16: Earth Day Celebration, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Armand Bayou
Nature Center,
8500 Bay Area Blvd. In Pasadena, TX, 281-474-2551, www.abnc.org.
April 16: Earth Day Celebration, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Armand
Bayou Nature Center,
8500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena (Bay Area Houston),
281-474-2551. Guided tours
of center, mini classes in gardening, birding and
photography, educational
and informational exhibits and vendors, activities for
children and adults.
Regular admission of $3 for adults and $2 for children and
adults; Members free.
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April 16: Spring Garden Arrangements, 10 a.m. to noon or 2 to
4 p.m. Mercer
Arboretum, 22306 Aldine Westfield Road, Humble, TX 77338,
281-443-8731;
Reservations required by Friday, April 15. Cost is $15.
Register at 281-443-8731.
April 16: Spring Plant Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Brazoria County
Extension
Demonstration Gardens, CR 171 and Hospital Rd., Angleton;
free. Brazoria County
Master Gardeners event, 979-864-1558, ext. 112 or
www.aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/Brazoria.
Did winter weather damage your gardens? The Brazoria County
Master
Gardeners have the answer for you! The 2005 Spring Plant
Sale will be held
April 16, 8:00 am-noon at the Demonstration Greenhouses
located at CR 171 and
Hospital Road in Angleton. The greenhouses are overflowing
with the top quality
selections at the best prices. With a wide variety of rare
plants and those
great standard performers you love to have in your garden, you
will be able to
replenish your gardens to lush conditions quickly. For more
information, call
Paula Craig at 979-864-1558, ext. 112 or check the website at
www.aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/Brazoria/.
April 16: "Fertilizer and Pesticide Consultations"
Larry Hawkins of Ortho &
Scott Products 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Teas Nursery, 4400
Bellaire,
713-664-4400; free.
April 16: "Gulf Coast Gems" by Linda Gay, Mercer
Arboretum, 10 am. The Arbor
Gate, 15635 FM 2920 in Tomball, 281 351 8851, www.arborgate.com;
Free
April 16: “Herbs” by Janis Teas, 10 a.m., and
“Organic Pest Management” by
Bob Roenigk, Vintage Rosery, Highway 36 in Needville,
979-793-2888,
www.VintageRosery.com;
free.
April 16: Urban Harvest Director, Bob Randall 10:00 a.m.
Teas Nursery, 4400
Bellaire, 713-664-4400; free.
April 16-17: Peckerwood Garden Open Days, 1-5 p.m.,
20571 FM 359 in
Hempstead, 979-826-3232, www.peckerwoodgarden.com;
$5. Open Days are an opportunity
for the public to visit Peckerwood Garden for self-guided
tours between 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. Parking is at Yucca Do Nursery. Please contact us
or visit our web
site for further information.
April 17: “Celebrate the Garden,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m., The
Cenacle Retreat House,
420 North Kirkwood; $40. Register at 281-497-3131.
This 50th anniversary
celebration Garden tours, seminars, guest speakers, door
prizes, lunch, and
plant sales will make this an occasion not to be missed by
both beginning and
experienced gardeners. Continuing education credit will
be available for Master
Gardeners.
April 17: “Edible Flowers” by Trixie Bond, 1:30
p.m., Vintage Rosery,
Highway 36 in Needville, 979-793-2888, www.VintageRosery.com;
$10.
April 18: "How to Start a Community or School
Garden" by Dr. Bob Randall,
1-3:45 p.m., Urban Harvest, 1900 Kane; free. Register at
713-880-5540.
Information at www.urbanharvest.org.
Learn the basic ingredients for a successful
community garden, including planning, coordination, finances,
and garden design. Dr.
Bob Randall has advised over 150 community garden projects
since 1987.
April 19: Potting, Growing and Enjoying Amaryllis by
Charles Prasek with the
Amaryllis Society, 7:00 p.m., Burgess Recreation Center, 4200
Kalwick in Deer
Park, Free. Deer Park Petal Pushers Garden Club meeting,
281-542-9731.
April 19: “ Container Artistry,” 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mercer
Arboretum, 22306
Aldine Westfield Road, Humble, TX 77338, 281-443-8731; Free.
April 19: "Butterfly Gardens" by Dr. Bastiaan
"Bart" Drees, entomologist and
author at 6:30 pm, Harris County Extension office, 3033 Bear
Creek Dr: Free
Master Gardener event. Call 281-855-5600; access http://hcmga.tamu.edu.
April 19: "Perennial Sale," 10-2 p.m. (Heidi
Sheesley lecture 9 am
in Building D). For information, please contact the Fort Bend
County Master
Gardeners, Inc. at 281-341-7068 or 281-342-3034., 4310 Hwy 36
South in
Rosenberg; free. Fort Bend Master Gardeners event,
281-342-3034 or www.fbmg.com.
April 19: “ Container Artistry, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mercer
Arboretum, 22306
Aldine Westfield Road, Humble, TX 77338, 281-443-8731; Free.
April 19: "Plant Hybridization" by PhD.
candidate Millie Burell from Texas
A&M. 10 AM Sugar Land Community Center, 226
Matlage Way in Sugar Land. Free
and open to the public. Sugar Land Garden Club event.
281-565-4658 or
www.sugarlandgardenclub.org
April 19-20: Florescence 2005, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Audrey
Jones Beck Building,
Museum of Fine Arts, 5601 Main Street; $7 for non-museum
members. Garden Club
of Houston and River Oaks Garden Club joint flower show,
713-639-7571 or
www.flohouston.org.
Florescence is one of the largest national flower shows
sanctioned by the Garden Club of America, presented by the
Garden Club of Houston,
River Oaks Garden Club, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
April 20: 6th annual WaterSmart Landscaping Workshop and
Plant Sale, 8
a.m.-5 p.m., Pasadena Convention Center, 7902 Fairmont Parkway
in Pasadena; $30.
Register at www.watersmart.cc.
April 20: "Sell What You Grow at a Green Market" by
Jim Bundscho, 4:00-6:00
p.m., Urban Harvest, 1900 Kane; $30. Register at 713-880-5540.
Information at
www.urbanharvest.org.
Techniques and strategies including selecting vegetables
for market, transportation, packaging, pricing, enticing
displays, set-up,
regulations and certifications. Jim Bundscho is the Manager of
the Bayou City
Farmers' Market.
April 20: "Permaculture & The Sustainable
Society" by the Permaculture Guild
of Houston, 7:00-9:30 p.m., 2990 Richmond; free. Register at
713-880-5540.
Information at www.urbanharvest.org.
This class includes a review of the global
ecological situation, principles for improving things, and
information both on
ecological-impact reducing architecture using local materials
and alternative
energy, and ways groups can rearrange our cities for
sustainability.
April 21: "In Search of the American Wild Orchid" by
Joe Liggio. 7 pm,
Houston Arboretum, 4501 Woodway. Free. Native Plant
Society event. (713)681-3665
or www.npsot.org.
April 22: Registration deadline for the 23rd annual Herb Day
Symposium,
Houston Garden Center, 1500 Hermann Drive; $40. Herb
Society of America, South
Texas Unit, event, www.herbsociety-stu.org.
Register at 713-513-7808. Fee:
$40.00 - includes refreshments, lunch, speakers, gift bag and
plant, Program
booklet, prizes. Theme: Herbal Clues to Use.
Speakers: Molly Fowler - local
culinary expert - "Cooking from the Herb Garden."
Diana Liga - Urban Harvest
Community Gardens & Horticulture Coordinator:
"Growing the Best Oreganos in
Houston". Benée Curtis and Linda Lain -
South Texas Unit Members: "Making and
Using Prepared Mustards".
April 22-23: Begonia (and Other) Plant Sale, 8 a.m.-3
p.m., 4322 Iroquois in
Pasadena; free. Begonia Society event, 281-998-0953.
April 23, "Organic Soil Improvement" by Peter
Cangelosi, 1:30 p.m., Wabash
Antiques & Feed, 5701 Washington Avenue; 713-863-8322;
free. Learn how to use
organic fertilizers, natural applications and what do microbes
really do?
April 23: "The Garden of Good and Evil" — Harris
County Master Gardeners
Spring Plant Sale and Symposium. Sale times are 9 am - 2
pm. Symposium 8
a.m.-noon, topics are "Plants and the Butterflies and
Birds They Attract" by Linda
Knowles at 8 am. At 10 am Karen Breneman will speak
about "Common Garden
Insects-Friend or Foe" and at 11 am Cooperative Extension
agent Dr. Carol Brouwer
will talk on "Tips on Proper Planting and Care of Plants
at Spring Sale." Come
to the Harris County Extension office, 3033 Bear Creek Dr.
Call 281-855-560.
Symposium free to the public.
April 23: “For the Love of Roses—Texas Style” by
Lucy Harrell, 10 a.m., and
“Blooming Crazy” by Marcia Roenigk, 11:30 a.m., Vintage
Rosery, Highway 36
in Needville, 979-793-2888, www.VintageRosery.com;
free.
April 23: Homegrown Blueberries by Dr. David Cohen, 9:00 -
10:30 a.m.
Galveston County Extension Office, 5115 Hwy. 3, Dickinson
(281-534-3413, ext. 6).
Recommended varieties, growing conditions, harvesting, and
pruning. No fee but
pre-registration required by April 21. Web site:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/index.htm.
April 23: Houston Bonsai Society Demonstration 10:00 a.m. Teas
Nursery, 4400
Bellaire, 713-664-4400; free.
April 28: "Daylilies," presented by Betty Lenderman
of Enchanted Forest. Ft.
Bend County Master Gardener monthly programs are held at the
Bud O'Shieles
Community Center, 1330 Band Road in Rosenberg from 7:15 pm to
8:15 pm. For more
information call 281.341.7068 or visit www.co.fort-bend.tx.us
or www.fbmg.com
.
April 28: Oleander Festival Kickoff Dinner & Show, 6
p.m., Moody Gardens,
One Hope Boulevard in Galveston; $35. Tickets:
International Oleander Society,
409-744-7860.
April 29: Lunch Bunch: Rumplestiltskin Gardening...Weaving
Golden Gardens,
from noon to 1 p.m. Mercer Arboretum, 22306 Aldine Westfield
Road, Humble, TX
77338, 281-443-8731; Free. Bring a sack lunch.
April 29: Oleander Festival Proclamation Ceremony and
Reception, 4 p.m.,
Darragh Park, 15th Street at Church St. in Galveston; free.
International
Oleander Society event.
April 29-30: Begonia (and Other) Plant Sale, 8 a.m.-3
p.m., 2806 Mulberry in
Pasadena; free. Begonia Society event, 281-998-0953.
April 15: Registration deadline for the Saturday, April
30: WaterSmart
Workshop, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Pasadena Convention
Center, 7902 Fairmont Pkwy,
Pasadena, TX 77507, http://www.watersmart.cc,
$30. Register online or by calling
281.218.0721. Featuring Felder Rushing “Why
Horticulture Rules
Stink--Putting Fun and Great Plants Back into Low-Input
Gardening”; Greg Grant “Milk and
Wine at Four O'Clock-The Southern Heirloom Garden”;
David Creech “Plants to
deal with Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Droughts and other
Acts of God”;
Karen Overgaard “Get the Dirt on Backyard Composting”; Dee
Howell “What To Do
About the Pests that Bug You”; Mark Bowen “Natural
Landscaping is Habitat
Forming”; John Jacob “Making Sense of Soil” and
Heidi Sheesley “Have I Got a
Plant for You! “ Demonstrations will include “Small
Space Gardening-Contain
Your Enthusiasm”; “Support Your Passion - Bentwood
Trellises”; “Herban” Cuisine
by Lucia Bettler and “Go with the Flow-Low Volume
Irrigation” by Angela
Chandler.
April 30: Clear Lake Plant and Seed Swap, , 9 a.m.-1
p.m., at NASA Road One
Park on the Water.; free. contact Mary Ellen at MEB53@Houston.rr.com
or
Margie at MJenke@Airmail.net
April 30, "Year Round Color with Perennials and Old
Garden Roses" by Dr. Bill
Welch, Texas A&M, 10am. The Arbor Gate, 15635 FM2920
in Tomball,
www.arborgate.com;
Free.
April 30: “Propagating Old Roses” by Barbara Ray, 10
a.m., “Drip
Irrigation” by Bob Roenigk, 11:30 a.m., and “Organically
Grown Roses?” by Judy
Barrett, 1 p.m., Vintage Rosery, Highway 36 in Needville,
979-793-2888,
www.VintageRosery.com;
free.
April 30: Effective Weed Control by Anna Wygrys, 9:00 - 11:00
a.m. Galveston
County Extension Office, 5115 Hwy. 3, Dickinson (281-534-3413,
ext. 6). Common
weeds, cultural control and chemical options. No fee but
pre-registration
required by April 28. Web site:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/index.htm.
April 30 Houston Herb Society, Donna McGraw 10:00 a.m. Teas
Nursery, 4400
Bellaire, 713-664-4400; free.
April 30-May 1: Peckerwood Garden Open Days, 1-5 p.m., 20571
FM 359 in
Hempstead, 979-826-3232, www.peckerwoodgarden.com;
$5. Open Days are an opportunity
for the public to visit Peckerwood Garden for self-guided
tours between 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. Parking is at Yucca Do Nursery. Please contact us
or visit our web
site for further information.
Saturday-Sunday, April 30-May 1: Oleander Festival, 10 a.m.-5
p.m., Moody
Gardens, One Hope Boulevard in Galveston; free. Birding and
Butterfly Habitat
Tours, Oleander Sale. International Oleander Society
event, www.oleander.org.
Sunday, May 1: Sunday, May 1, 2005, 1:00 - 4:00 pm. - Fort
Bend Master
Gardeners and the Lone Star Chapter of the American Hibiscus
Society presents its
annual
"Hibiscus Show & Plant Sale" where rare grafted
and common hibiscus varieties
will be available for sale. Fort Bend County Community Center,
1330 Band Rd.,
Rosenberg, Tx. (Hwy. 59 at Hwy 36) 281-341-7068 or
281-342-3034 or
www.fbmg.com or
http://www.lonestarahs.org.
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online at www.urbanharvest.com.
FROM THE LAZY GARDENER •
• “The Lazy Gardener's Guide” — revised and updated!
First published 10
years ago, The Guide is described by Brenda as “a gardening
book in calendar
format … so you don't have to think!” Based on her
humorous-yet-informative
Houston Chronicle calendar, The Guide details what gardeners
should be doing in
the garden each month, provides garden designs (using the
hardiest plants for
our climate) for butterflies, hummingbirds, sun, shade and a
variety of other
typical suburban situations. Filled with funny and
touching anecdotes from
decades of covering gardening in the Greater Houston/Galveston
area. As the
daughter of a BOI, many of these involve Galveston sites and
people!
• GARDENING WITH DOGS. Co-authored with Frances Burke
Goodman, this little
booklet offers tips, landscape plans, good plants for
dog-challenged areas and
lots of fun insights into why dogs do what they do (and how
you might just
unknowingly be encouraging “bad” behaviors!)
Look for all these River Bend Company books at your
neighborhood nursery this
fall or online at www.urbanharvest.com.
For a list of potential retail
sources, to order by email or to receive an order form,
contact River Bend Company
at 713-621-3468 or email: RiverBendBook@aol.com.
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