Dallas Garden Buzz
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A blog on gardening and recipes planned by gardening experts. They offer residents of Dallas county a chance to see what grows well in Dallas' climate, clay soil, and restricted water.
Dallas Garden Buzz
2d ago
April 19, 2024
If these are the kind of plants and garden pictures you like to see, you will want to save May 7th for our plant sale and May 18th for the Dallas County Master Gardener Garden Tour. All these pictures were taken at The Raincatcher’s Garden last week.
True gardners can’t pass up two things-plant sales and garden tours. As you will see in the information below these pictures, you have the opportunity to make plans for both!
Iris borderDill blooming in front of our grapesBlue Salvia in the Color WheelA big dill!Hardy Amaryllis
The Raincatacher’s Plant sale is May 7th. Information i ..read more
Dallas Garden Buzz
6d ago
April 15, 2024
(Honeybees gathering pollen from our poppies)
If you’ve been to Raincatcher’s Garden of Midway Hills anytime during the past two weeks, a seasonal spectacle may have caught your eye. Everywhere you look, from the Edible Landscape/Courtyard area extending out to the north garden, pathways are filled with the sight of spring blooming pink poppies.
Move in a little closer and listen carefully for a soft humming sound. As you might have guessed, honeybees are busy at work foraging for pollen from the abundance of poppies that share these garden spaces with our herbs, vegetabl ..read more
Dallas Garden Buzz
3w ago
March 27, 2024
A view of 3 Snowball Viburnums, looking thru my blackberry bushes. Eleagnus flanking the west side, hellebores underneath.
Spring comes and this is what I see every year out my south-facing windows. What a sight! I planted these 3 snowball viburnums 11 years ago. They have been the showiest, easiest plant choice I have ever made. The buds are chartreuse and and bloom into softball size white blossoms.
As you can see from my picture above, mine are now feet 15 tall and slightly crowded but I don’t mind. The winter honeysuckle that has gotten bigger than I ever expected is pushing ..read more
Dallas Garden Buzz
1M ago
March 23, 2024
Carum carvi
Early last fall I planted a 4” pot of caraway in my raised garden bed. That little plant has now more than tripled in size.
Just a few days ago tiny white flowers appeared atop the feathery foliage. Blooming should continue until sometime during late spring or early summer when spent flowers yield those small, but wonderfully aromatic, hard brown seeds used in cuisines throughout the world.
If you’ve never grown caraway in your garden, follow along as we learn more about this carrot-like plant which is edible from root to shoot!
Caraway is a hardy herbace ..read more
Dallas Garden Buzz
1M ago
February 29, 2024
An update from the Dallas Arboretum:
Master Gardeners get into the Arboretum free on Fri before the Learn to Grow Classes. Just wear your DCMG badge and advise the ticket agent that you are a Master Gardener coming for a Class. Attend the class and visit the gardens for the rest of the day. This is a reminder the class is at 11am, Friday, March 1st in the Tasteful Place at the Arboretum. All members of the public are welcome to the class.
Starla and I will be showing pictures from our tour of America’s Garden Capitol and discussing photo tips.
Here is a preview of ..read more
Dallas Garden Buzz
1M ago
February 28,2024
Starla and I will be speaking at the Dallas Arboretum during Dallas Blooms at 11am on Friday, March 1st. We will be coordinating with the Dallas Blooms theme-A picture’s worth a thousand words, showing pictures of our recent trip to America’s Garden Capitol and giving photography tips.
Click here for information about our talk as part of the series: Learn to Grow Horticultural Presentations. Many other classes will be available by other Dallas County Master Gardeners. Check the calendar!
No charge except your admission to the Arboretum.
The DCMGA Japanese Maple&n ..read more
Dallas Garden Buzz
2M ago
February 25, 2024
In our Zone 8 climate they are not only survivors of winter’s chill but soon after a January freeze, Hellebores lift their lovely heads and shower us with an abundance of February color. Starting now and continuing into late March and early April, refresh your home by selectively snipping and arranging their decorative blossoms.
If you aren’t already growing Hellebores in your garden, now is a really good time to give them a try. Many of our local garden centers currently have a wide selection of varieties with colors ranging from ivory and pale green to pink and dark ..read more
Dallas Garden Buzz
2M ago
February 21, 2024
What does it take to keep a garden like The Raincatcher’s Garden producing? Dedicated leadership, hearty volunteers and planning are essential componets. This week Beverly sent out this list from the vegetable patch. It’s inspiring and reminds us of what we can do in our own gardens as spring comes towards us.
Harvest lettuce, spinach, and broccoli;
Hand water the raised beds, corral, and greenhouse (but not the donation garden);
Start sunflower and marigold seeds in trays;
Direct sow climbing nasturtiums near the raised bed trellises;
Start lettuce, spinach, collard greens ..read more
Dallas Garden Buzz
2M ago
Who doesn’t love a beautiful iris plant? It’s one of the first plants to
bloom in the spring and it is rugged, reliable and very easy to grow.
The iris is named for Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbows and
personal messenger for the Gods. It is a long lived perennial that
needs a minimum amount of care.
There are almost 250 species of iris and they come in a multitude of
colors. With many different types and colors available, there is a
perfect iris for every garden. The most popular iris is the bearded iris.
Other popular varieties include Siberian and Japanese irises, Louisiana
irises ..read more
Dallas Garden Buzz
2M ago
February 13, 2024
This is the time of the year when everyone wants something to change and improve advertisements that didn’t attract a bit of concern a while ago now seem tempting–the newest skin treatments that absolutely promise “younger brighter fresher” The poor child in the picture seems still a bit concerned but yet now doing better–well she should be concerned of course she is probably past Fourteen and knows its all downhill from here. Now if you want to buy thats fine after all it won’t hurt–although the price might be a real surprise and the bottle is so small and ..read more