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Lucy Burton on
Edibles in Sustainable Landscapes. Gardening
Night School, sponsored by Gardening Volunteers of
South Texas. Lions Field Community Center. (210)
522-9220 or
www.gardeningvolunteers.org |
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Mon.-Fri., Jul
7- 11 & 14-18 - 9am-4:30pm |
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Junior Naturalist
Summer Camp for kids ages 9-12. San Antonio
Botanical Garden. (210) 207-3270 or
www.sabot.org. |
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Thurs., July
10, 12n |
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Bexar County Master
Gardeners Brown Bag seminar: Avocados for Bexar
County with avocado grower Bill Schneider.
Schultze House at HemisFair Park. Sponsored by . (210)
467-6575 or
http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu
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Thurs., July
17, 6pm |
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Concert Under the Stars
at San Antonio Botanical Garden. $5. Bring your own
blanket or other seating. (210) 207-3250 or
www.sabot.org. |
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Mon., July 21,
12n |
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Gardening Volunteers of
South Texas "Essentials of Gardening" class at San
Antonio Garden Center: Growing Olive Trees in
South Texas with Saundra Winokur of Sandy Oaks
Olive Orchard; and Go Green in the Shade with
Watersaving Shrubs and Plants and Shrubs with
Mark Peterson of San Antonio Water System. (210)
522-9220 or
www.gardeningvolunteers.org. |
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Tue., July 28,
7pm |
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Native Plant
Society of San Antonio monthly meeting
at Lion's Field Recreation Center. (210) 733-0034. |
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Jerry's Tips
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what you
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in JULY CLICK
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This newsletter is
sponsored by:
Milberger's Nursery and Landscaping
3920 North Loop 1604 E.
San Antonio, TX 78247
210-497-3760
charles@milbergernursery.com |
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Stage
Your Landscape to Sell |
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Landscaping is said to
increase home value by as much as 20 percent!
Overgrown and visual clutter doesn't sell - rethink
the gnome family. Yellow draws attention and evokes a
buying emotion. Curb appeal is said to be a "15
second" decision! |
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Remember basics:
Edge, mow, rake, trim, fertilize, mulch and water.
Showcase the yard and get the buyer out of the
car! |
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Dr. Jerry
Parsons is a Horticulture Specialist with
the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
BIOGRAPHY. |
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Dr. Calvin
Finch, Director of Water Resources, San
Antonio Water System (SAWS), and
Horticulturist.
BIOGRAPHY. ..... |
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THE
GARDENING NEWSLETTER FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
J U L Y
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Gold Star Esperanza
(Yellow Bells) is a splashy golden-yellow
trumpet-shaped flower that blooms contiunuously
from spring until frost. Perennial for hot, sunny
areas it is available this month at Milberger's
Nursery. CLICK
HERE to see what is on sale this week. |
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Plant &
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Bougainvillea
do well in containers and in hot, dry
conditions. |
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What is your
advice about planting during the drought?
It is too hot and dry to do any large scale
planting now, but you can still make quite a
show with some high impact blooming plants in
containers. Limiting your planting to these
showy hot weather tolerant flowers limits the
amount of time that you are out in the heat
and also does not require an extravagant
amount of water. Consider bougainvillea,
pentas, vincas, hibiscus, and moss roses for
your “limited planting strategy” until the
rains begin again. |
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CLICK HERE TO FIND SUMMER COLOR FOR YOUR
CONTAINERS. |
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SOD AND TURF GRASS IN SAN ANTONIO |
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TIP: Move your containers
around every few weeks to change the look of your
landscape with minimal effort. |
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Does using food
coloring in their sugar water hurt the hummingbirds?
As far as I know there is no research that documents
any threat to hummingbirds from food coloring. We like
the color in the feeder and we think the birds find
the sugar water sooner. It probably is not needed to
attract the birds especially for feeders that have
already been found by the birds. |
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Have
a question? To
submit a question on-line
CLICK HERE |
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Articles CLICK
THE LINK TO READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE |
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Bougainvillea
do well in containers and in these hot,
dry conditions. |
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Firebush &
Lantana - Hot Weather Bloomers. By Dr. Jerry
Parsons. Throw the humming bird feeder away.
The red blooms of Firebush attract humming
birds from miles away. Firebush is native to
our hot, dry climate. Your Lantana had proved
it's usefulness as a bedding plant because of
it's bushy, spreading character. Both Firebush
and "New Gold" Lantana have been designated
Texas SuperStar plants. READ THE ARTICLE. |
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MORE ON FIREBUSH. |
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Fruits, Blooms, Herbs
& Vegetables in Containers. By Dr. Calvin Finch.
In the heat of summer some of your most successful
gardening will be done in containers. There are a wide
range of plants that can be well cultivated in
containers making them portable and therefore suitable
for patios and balconies. But you have to be careful
to select varieties that will thrive as container
plants. READ
THE ARTICLE . |
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July is an Important
Month in the Garden. By Dr. Calvin Finch. Don't
let this summer's dryness and heat stop you. The
chores that you get after in July will make a big
difference in your landscape this autumn when the cool
weather of South Texas' "second spring"
replenishes
our landscapes and country sides. READ
THE ARTICLE . |
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The
Pride-of-Barbados, also called The Mexican
Bird of Paradise, has long been a favorite for
hot tropical landscapes where is provides a fiesta
of vibrant color throughout the year. This
Caribbean native celebrates the warm summer
season, reaching the peak of it's bloom during the
toughest part of summer in the dog-day sun. |
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Milberger's Gardening South Texas
on KLUP Radio (am
930). |
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Read
Calvin Finch's weekly column
in Saturday’s San Antonio
Express-News posted here each
week.
CLICK HERE |
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