July 6 , 2017
Herbal Tales You Never Heard: Ann McCormick
Even though I was abide in Texas , my third - generation Finnish genes kick in when temps soar above 90 . As I shrivel , I admire my “ make for on the hotness ” plants with rootage in hot climes , likeDicliptera suberecta . Hailing from Uruguay , its common name , “ Hummingbird Plant ” , is quite apt with those tubular nectar - rich flower . Like me , it prefers some tint between spurts of sunlight .
hummingbird get a tint break , too , when they head forMexican honeysuckle(Justicia spicigera ) . And it ’s not a mounting plant ! Its honey is the nectar . Fruit - eating birds are denudingchile pequinsas tight as plump little harvests ripen . This drouth - tough , shade love perennial also hails from South America . Chiles were the root word at the 2016 Herbal Forum at Round Top , held at theRound Top Festival Institute . In 1995 , esteemed herbal horticulturist Madalene Hill and daughter Gwen Barclay hatched the nationally celebrated meeting place and plant sale which always let in spell of Madalene ’s adventuresome gardens . I manoeuver to Round Top in 2016 , not only to hear Trisha ’s presentation , but also to meetHerb ‘ n Cowgirl Ann McCormick , a across the nation - renowned herbal writer and loudspeaker system . Her down - to - earth spicy way and DIY crown make it well-to-do to grow your own tastes , from her bookHomegrown Herb Gardento her pop column in theDallas Morning News . When Ann headed to KLRU to take us on a thrilling historical trek with herbal tale , she entrance us all . Did you know that even in the twentieth hundred , garlic was regarded as low-pitched class?Watch now for her spirited storiesthat’ll have you saying , “ I did n’t bed that ! ”
In these dry clock time , even succulents need a piffling water . Sun scald can be a problem , too .
So , when can you divide succulents?Get Daphne ’s solution . When heat indexes send us inside , bend your design energy into terrariums!John shows off miniature plantsperfect for bantam garden . In summer , our vision soars as we re - call back our pattern . Donna and Mike Fowler ’s Hutto garden will have ideas popping , let in those garden art undertaking on our lists . Watch now !
Thanks for stopping by , and see you next workweek ! Linda
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