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APRIL GARDENING EVENTS

Thur., April 10, 12n

Butterflies: Their Life Cycle with Entomologist Molly Keck. Brown Bag seminar. Schultze House at HemisFair Park. Bexar County Master Gardeners. (210) 467-6575 or http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu

Wed., April 16, 7pm

Water—The New Frontier and Other Secrets of Green with Stephen Colley of Build San Antonio Green. Mitchell Lake Audubon Society. Reservations required. (210) 628-1639 or www.tx.audubon.org/Mitchell.html

Sat. Apr. 19 -10:00

Water Gardening 101—The Basics. A free Pond Crew seminar on the basics of adding a pond, a stream or water feature to your landscape. At Milberger's Nursery. 210-497-3760.

Mon., April 21, 12n

Picky Eaters: Pests that are Plant Specific with Entomologist Molly Keck and Birdwatcher’s Guide to Gardening with Dr. Calvin Finch. Gardening Volunteers of South Texas “Essentials of Gardening” class meets at San Antonio Garden Center. (210) 522-9220 or www.gardeningvolunteers.org.

Sat. Apr. 26 - 10:00am

Pond Design and Construction. The basic steps in adding a pond to your landscape. A continuation of the free Pond Crew seminar at Milberger's Nursery. 210-497-3760.

Sun., Apr. 27, 1-4pm

Spring 2008 Rose Show sponsored by the San Antonio Rose Society, including a free education seminar at 2pm. San Antonio Garden Center. (210) 824-9981 or www.sarosesociety.org.

Sat. May 3—10:00am

Pond Ecology: the ease of maintaining a healthy, self maintaining balance in your pond. More of the free Pond Crew at Milberger's Nursery. 210-497-3760.

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Dr. Jerry Parsons is a Horticulture Specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. BIOGRAPHY.

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THE GARDENING NEWSLETTER FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS A P R I L 2 0 0 8

Impatiens are free blooming plants with delicate flowers that love shady areas. Few other bedding plants bloom with so little sunlight and no other bedding plant offers the glowing, luminescent colors of impatiens. choose from red, pink, white, rose and lavender. Milberger's is stocked with summer blooming plants. CLICK HERE to see what is on sale this week.

Plant & Landscape Questions

Squirrels have planted pecans in every one of my container plants on the patio. Can I transplant the seedlings to the yard? Yes, plant them now as bare root seedlings or replace the pot on the patio with another one for your flowers and let the pecans grow to be 18 inches to 24 inches tall before you transplant it to the landscape.

KEEPING SQUIRRELS OUT OF YOUR BIRD FEEDERS

Is it a problem that we have not harvested our carrots yet? They still seem to taste good. When will the onions be ready to harvest? Keep harvesting carrots as you need them into May. They will be less tasty as the temperatures increase. Onions are usually ready to harvest sometime in May. Harvest them when the leaves flop over.

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March Articles CLICK THE LINK TO READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE

Pentas, a plant with tropical origins, may be the best flower for butterflies.

Early Summer Annuals. By Dr. Calvin Finch. Good summer flowers for the long hot and dry climate in South Central Texas include zinnias, which provide long, colorful bloom season. The rough and ready celosia and the flowers that may be the red, white, pink and violet blooms of the pentas, which have some shade tolerance. But don't put in new vinca just yet. They love hot dry weather but they may melt down if the humidity in late spring gets too high. READ THE ARTICLE.

Caladiums. By Dr. Jerry Parsons. Famous for their flamboyant foliage, this Amazon plant can add a colorful tropical flair to summer garden beds. April is the perfect time to plant caladiums. The leaves attain their fullest size and deepest colors when grown in filtered sunlight. READ THE ARTICLE

Picking the Right Lawn Grass. By Dr. Calvin Finch. After a few years of drought, some are contemplating a change or may need to do some repair work on our lawn. Here is some information on lawn grasses and alternatives to lawn grasses you may want to consider. READ THE ARTICLE

FIND SOD AND TURF GRASS IN SAN ANTONIO

The Basic Elements of a Water Feature. You will find it pretty easy and economical to add a water pond, a stream or pondless water fall to your landscape. You will find water gardening an ecologically sound way to benefit your garden beds and lawn. READ THE ARTICLE