"Garden as though you will live forever."
~ William
Kent
March To-Do List:
Fragrant, beautiful Texas Mountain Laurels
are
starting to bud up and bloom. They are only in the nursery for a short
time. This evergreen, spring blooming shrub is pH sensitive, so plant in
well-drained alkaline soils. Drought tolerant and DEER RESISTANT.
Butterflies - It’s
not
too soon to start working on making your garden butterfly friendly.
Pipevine, fennel, passionflower vines, parsley are all larval foods.
Pictured above are Mexican Milkweed and Gregg’s Mistflower.
Hellebores (Lenten Rose):
You
have probably seen many articles in gardening magazines on Lenten Roses
but had a difficult time finding them in nurseries or found them
prohibitively expensive
on-line. I bit the bullet and planted some years ago. I have found
them to be fabulous plants for dry shade.
They
are evergreen perennials about 18” tall and growing to clumps of about
20” wide. Hellebores need only to have damaged leaves pruned off in the
early spring. They bloom in spring but the flowers remain on the plant
for an extended period of time. We have
a nice selection at $12.95 per one gallon pot.
Inspired? We have all the plants right here.
We
have tomatoes, basil, peppers, broccoli, chards, asian greens, sweet
strawberries and more in four inch transplants in stock. Our seed rack
is full as well.
Our herb selection is re-stocked.
Courtesy of http://nancysramblings.com/
Featured Rose: Yellow Lady Banks
Introduced
in 1824, this petite, double yellow bloom marks the beginning of
spring. While this thornless climber only produces one bloom a year, the
number of spring
blooms is beyond abundant. The climber needs lots of room to grow,
throwing 15-20 foot canes. Lady Banks is hardy to zone 8 only. Lady
Banks remains an irreplaceable plant in southern cottage gardens.
The Antique Rose Emporium
Independence Display Gardens
10,000 FM 50
Brenham, Texas 77833
979-836-5548
Monday - Saturday - 9 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday - 11 am to 5:30 pm
