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WTIS Iris Sale
Started Aug 8
Pass Along Plants in West Texas after 1881 - from El Llanero and Burr Williams
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Peggy Wennerlind May 27.
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Saturday, August 22, 9:00 am, Mannings Garden Center on Golf Course Road! Mention that you saw a post about it on West TX Gardening.com and recieve a FREE IRIS rhizome. Some are old faithfuls and some will be new hybrids! Plan now to make spring a...
Are the leaves yellow-green instead of deep green or are they dry and yellow?
Have you gotten any expert to tell what is happening to your tree? Sorry, I don't have any ideas.
The Celebrity tomatoes are ripe! Well at least the first one was ripe this week and there are more delicious tomatoes to come. There is a victorious feeling since these plants have survived (at least for the time being) hail, drought, blazing heat...
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/search.php?q=Bee+Balm&Search=Search+PlantFiles
This is the plant listing at davesgarden.com. There are several growers that have a red variety of it for trade and some that are selling it. How much water does it need?
Note the list of historic pass along plants that is posted on this site. Those plants were successful then, and continue to be, because they tolerate sun, heat, and alkaline soil. Many of them are part of the xeriscape gardens.
Wal-Mart is always economical.
These plants continue to be good choices in our gardens.
http://sibleycenter.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-01-28T22%3A04%3A00-08%3A00
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Passalong plants in west Texas
These plants were used when the area was settled after 1881
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Blue morning glory
Larkspur
Standing...
I have been thinking about your problem. One problem is that we are in a drought and unless the soil/lawn around your flower bed is being watered by a sprinkler system or manually, all the moisture you put on your flowers is quickly being soaked u...
I garden with aching joints and manage it by 1) using a small size shovel I got at West Lake Hardware 2) working in the cool of the morning/evening 3) keeping my gardening goals small, 4) killing the bermuda grass/weeds months ahead by smothering ...
I doubt it. The sun dries them out too quickly. Heavy mulch helps. I had a few the past 3 years in the partial sun under a rose bush, in the most watered raised bed I have, and the last one appears to be dying this week. They were a novelty since ...
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- At 1:01pm on May 1, 2009,
Robert Brown said…
- Thank you so much. I left a comment after your first comment...but don't see it posted in the thread. I'll check later and if it didn't get to you, will send again.
Best regards,
Bob Brown
- At 11:52am on May 1, 2009,
Robert Brown said…
- Thanks for the advice, Peggy! My interest in West Texas goes way back. Before I came to ABC in 1977, I was a reporter at WFAA-TV in Dallas and was responsible for a series of reports I called 'Texas Tales,' which involved traveling around the state and digging up old legends and anecdotes about Texas history (I was born in Oklahoma, but have always felt like a transplanted Texan). I loved the Texas Panhandle area especially, all the way up to the Palo Duro Canyon, and have always had in mind wanting to set a story in that general location (some of my ABC stories have been done as movies, most recently 'The Pursuit of Happyness'). Anyway, the plants my gardener would be working on or nurturing when the book starts are plants that would be growing or need tending in the month of August. I'm also interested in what the most appealing aspects of flowers or plants might be...i.e., the colors, scents, and how they affect gardener's choices. All part of creating a character. I will visit the sites you recommend; and if you are amenable to a telephone conversation, I can give you a toll-free 800 number where I can be reached at a time of your convenience to discuss some of these choices and especially the reasons they are important to the gardener who makes them.
Again, thanks!
Bob Brown
- At 6:38am on May 1, 2009,
Robert Brown said…
- Ms. Wennerlind...I am a writer in New York researching a novel (fiction) in which a West Texas character is an avid gardener. I joined your site to begin some research and would like to contact you about the flowers such a character might plant and how she would tend them at different times of year. My name is Bob Brown...I also work as a correspondent for ABC News...My work email address is Bob.Brown@ABC.Com; or I can be reached at brownnyc@gmail.com. My telephone is (212) 456-7377. If you wouldn't mind discussing some of these details, please send an email message to either address. The book is in its very early stages. If and when it is published, I would be happy to give you and your organization credit. Thanks very much for your attention.
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Celebrity Celebration
The Celebrity tomatoes are ripe! Well at least the first one was ripe this week and there are more delicious tomatoes to come. There is a victorious feeling since these plants have survived (at least for the time being) hail, drought, blazing heat and disease!!! 8-))
Posted on June 15, 2009 at 7:23pm —
African Violet Show, Saturday, May 2
A friend reminded me that the African Violet group will be having a show this Saturday. May 2, from 10:00-4:00 at Polo Park Retirement Center. It will be a beautiful selection and they make the raising of African Violets seem very easy. The show is free and there will be lots of information.
Posted on April 30, 2009 at 10:13pm —
WTIS Iris Show was a success!
The 31st West Texas Iris Show was a wonderful colorful event! Thanks to all who brought their iris and for everyone who attended and enjoyed the colorful flowers and designs. I was glad to win a few blue ribbons and share the day with fellow flower lovers. We hope to post a few photos of the show. We also hope everyone adds a few iris to their garden so they can enjoy these wonderful flowers. WTIS plans to have a rhizome sale August 22nd at Mannings Garden Center.
Posted on April 19, 2009 at 7:13pm —
West Texas Iris Society Iris Show
W.T.I.S. Annual Iris Show will be Saturday, April 18th at the Golf Course Road Church of Christ, 3500 W. Golf Course Road, Midland, TX
The show is open to all iris entries from everyone. Entries are open 7:00-10:30, judging from 11:00-12:00 noon. Viewing, open to the public, is 12:30-4:30. There are also design categories which you can find info at www.westtexasiris.com.
I plan to bring whatever is fresh and blooming that day and arrive as early as possible to have time to groom the flowers. Th… Continue
The show is open to all iris entries from everyone. Entries are open 7:00-10:30, judging from 11:00-12:00 noon. Viewing, open to the public, is 12:30-4:30. There are also design categories which you can find info at www.westtexasiris.com.
I plan to bring whatever is fresh and blooming that day and arrive as early as possible to have time to groom the flowers. Th… Continue
Posted on March 27, 2009 at 9:44am — 3 Comments
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