Loose ends in landscaping
Here are several small topics that deserve to be mentioned, but that individually don’t measure up to full space for a story. Hopefully you’ll find them of interest.
• Oxblood lilies in bloom for the third time. I’ve been growing them for 40 years – 15 years in this spot. It’s been amazing to watch them come into first bloom in early September, then to repeat their flowering cycles every 10-14 days two or three times the rest of the month.
Mine are just finishing up their third round this week. As promised, I told you I’d let you know. One year they bloomed a fourth time. We’ll see if they do this time. Here’s a link back to the story I wrote a couple of weeks back.
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• That new sod that was laid just last Thursday. We drove by on Monday to see how it was looking. Here’s a link back to my story in last week’s edition. I’ll even pull photos from that story to show you how it looked on Thursday, and below that is how it looked just 4 days later. I told you last week it was perhaps the best job of laying a big lawn with new sod that I’d seen. I’ll stand by my comment.
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• Texas New Fruit Grower’s Conference – October 9-10 in Fort Worth
If you have considered becoming a fruit grower in Texas, here’s your chance to learn from the best. The informative conference will be held next Thursday and Friday in Fort Worth. You won’t want to miss it!
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• Smith County Master Gardener Association Annual “From Bulbs to Blooms” Conference & Sale – October 25
The Annual Smith County Master Gardeners “From Bulbs to Blooms” conference and sale on October 25 at Pollard Methodist Church, Tyler Texas!
Dr. Greg Grant, Smith County horticulturist for the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service will present “Growing On and On: A Bulb Sale Preview” an intimate look at the bulbs proven to bloom year after year in your East Texas garden with no extra watering or fertilization – all for sale immediately following the conference! From daffodils to lilies and every bulb in between, his lecture will help you decide when, where, and what to plant to make your flower gardens bloom year ‘round with little to no extra care. You are guaranteed to laugh a little, learn a lot, and leave with some great ideas.
From Bulbs to Blooms sale will feature hard to find heritage, hardy, and locally trialed bulbs, and a variety of trees and shrubs. There will be door prizes, raffles, a booth for kids, education table, garden art, books, our annual garden guide calendar and more onsite bulb shopping.
Schedule:
October 13-22 – Webstore open for online shopping
October 25 – 9:00am – 10:00am – conference (free admission)
Pollard Methodist Church, 3030 New Copeland Road, Tyler TX
10:00am – 1:00pm – Online order pick up and more onsite shopping
Online store & more shopping visit www.txmgsc.org/b2b
Or call 903-590-2994 or 903-590-2890
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