January 8, 2016

Dear Friends,

Here is the 140th issue of our weekly gardening newsletter for Houston, the Gulf Coast and beyond. We really appreciate all of our readers hanging in there with us, sharing stories and inspiring us in so many ways. 
 
Thanks so much!
 
This newsletter is a project of The Lazy Gardener, Brenda Beust Smith, John Ferguson and Mark Bowen.(John and Mark are with Nature's Way Resources). We also have a great supporting cast of contributing writers and technical specialists who will chime in and tweak away regularly. We would love to keep receiving your input on this newsletter . . . . comments . . . . suggestions . . . . questions. . . .Email your thoughts to: lazygardenerandfriends@gmail.com. Thanks so much for your interest.
 
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Enjoy!
 
 

Seen around town, these usually aren't blooming in January in the Greater Houston area 
('cept maybe in Galveston & other points south): l to r, esperanza, plumbago, pink magnolia and firespikes



ONLY THING PREDICTABLE ABOUT OUR WEATHER IS
ITS TOTAL LACK OF PREDICTABILITY - SO KEEP A JOURNAL! 
 
BY BRENDA BEUST SMITH  
Come gather 'round people / Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters / Around you have grown 
And accept it that soon / You'll be drenched to the bone 
If your time to you / Is worth savin' 
Then you better start swimmin' / Or you'll sink like a stone 
For the times they are a-changin' 
                   Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-changin'

Driving down one of our neighborhood streets the other day, I saw an esperanza (Tecoma stans) covered with buds that were starting to burst into bloom.  I was so surprised, but I don't know why.  My firespikes are still in full flower, as is the plumbago.  The pink magnolia is producing its beautiful tulip-shaped blossoms.

Normally all three of these hardies have, by now, either partially or totally dropped their leaves in anticipation of winter dormancy -- a necessary stage if we're going to enjoy their normal spring/summer color display.

Then arrives an email from Carrie in Waller. Her azaleas are starting to bloom. What should she do? Well, Carrie, enjoy! Not much else you can do.  Hopefully they will then go dormant enough to produce spring blooms as usual.
 
Most of us are familiar with azaleas blooming early -- in fact, newer varieties are hybridized to produce both spring and fall displays. And, of course, our usual winter annuals are going strong.

Sherri Harrah of Plants for All Seasons reports Amazon series of dianthus are so beautiful this year, 'Neon Cherry,' 'Neon Purple' and 'Rose Magic' can be seen in shopping centers and neighborhood entrances around town.

Staffers know immediately what customers want when they ask what are those BRIGHT BRIGHT flowers planted everywhere. Amazon dianthus are taller than regular varieties, reaching 18-32" with a solid layering of blooms. Here they should last through March and might still be going strong through May. All depends on the weather!!!

So . . . for those of you new gardening in to this area, just remember: The only thing predictable about gardening on the Upper Texas Gulf Coast is its total lack of predictability.

 
Even if it does turn cold, these can handle it: l to r, Dianthus Amazon series'  'Rose Magic,' 'Neon Purple' & 'Neon Cherry.' At right, looking for great combos to include edibles? Interplant red lettuce with blue & yellow pansies.

Mary Cummings of RCW Nursery says they have beautiful blooms on redbuds, banana shrubs, sweet olives, oleanders and azaleas. Definitely not a typical January!

Mary also noted RCW customers certainly are following the national trend toward planting more herbs and vegetables.  Our winter favorites (snaps, pansies, dianthus, cyclamens, alyssum) are still popular.  But she recommends interplanting them with winter vegetables and herbs.

For example, red lettuce mixed with yellow and blue pansies, or green onions as a background, frame or high center for other winter bloomers.  Cut herbs, she points out, are so expensive. "Adding a few as filler plants would be an awesome way to stretch a budget, eat better and fill a hole in the garden."

Any other really-out-of-season bloomers in your gardens? Do share.  Newcomers need to know this is okay but not normal. 
 
If you're looking for an easy-to-stick-to New Year's Resolution, all this weather unpredictability makes journaling a much more valuable aid for both gardeners and nature lovers alike. And that's what Naturalist Tiffany McElweenie is addressing both in today's spotlight and in her Saturday, Jan. 9, 1-3pm class at the Houston Arboreum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway. The $30 fee ($20 members) covers up to 4 family members ($5 per extra person).

Nature journaling teaches you how to both create a  notebook and record observations. This will benefit for both nature walks and progress (or lack thereof!) in a garden as well.  Tiffany's Spotlight below is geared a bit more perhaps to nature recordings, the focus of her upcoming talk. Details:
http://houstonarboretum.org/events/nature-journaling/

But all apply to your own garden.  Since this is your journal, it doesn't matter what your sketches look like. Cell cameras and memos are a boon to journaling: 
* Make notes and take pictures of the good, the bad and the ugly as you walk through the garden.
* Take pictures of the plant variety tag when you buy and of plants you see & like, but can't identify. (Send them to me and I'll be glad to try and identify them for you 
* Find some place to store all this info. I promise sometime in the future, you'd sure wish you had.  * Journaling is especially important if you're introducing children to gardening, even on a small scale. Have them start a notebook with drawings, etc.
 
If you have any journaling tips from your own experience, especially those "learned the hard way," do share: lazygardener@sbcglobal.net 

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Before we move on to Tiffany's Journaling Spotlight, however, want to make sure you have on  your calendars:

*  Brazoria County Annual Fruit Tree Sale, which didn't make it into our Greater Houston Area Fruit Tree Sale Wrap-up last week. -  SAT.,  FEB. 13: BRAZORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ANNUAL FRUIT TREE SALE, 8am-noon, Brazoria County Fairgrounds, 901 South Downing Road, Angleton Texas. txmg.org/brazoria/ 
 
* The 2016 Nancy Stallworth Thomas Horticulture Lecture will feature internationally-renowned environmental designer Adriaan Gueze, who is creating the Master Plan for the Houston Botanic Garden. Free & open to public, Wed., Feb. 17, 10 am. Bagby Hall at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Rd. @ Woodway. 
 
And now, grab your pad and pencils and, with Tiffany's help, keep records!

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JOURNALING - YOU'LL BE SO GLAD YOU STARTED ONE  

By TIFFANY MCELWEENIE
NATURALIST, HOUSTON ARBORETUM & NATURE CENTER 

What is a Nature Journal? 
Keeping a journal to document the world around us is a centuries old tradition.  It's a way to jot observations, feelings, and thoughts about our relationship to the natural world.  It can be a simple notebook, sketch pad, fancy leather-bound journal, or anything with pages.

The purpose of journaling is unique to the individual doing it.  For some, it's a way to set aside time to connect to the natural world, reflect, and meditate.  Research has even shown mental health benefits from journaling and walking in nature. 

Making observations on the growth of plants, bird and insect sightings, and weather patterns can provide you with an invaluable resource for your own gardens.  Your ability to notice small changes and patterns with a greater awareness will improve when journaling becomes part of your routine. 

Observations can be made in different ways.  Sometimes you may want to simply write, other times sketch, color with pencils, or even watercolor. 

Just keep in mind that nature serves as the inspiration in this journal.  Have an open mind when you first begin, and allow yourself to discover what draws your attention; it may not be what you expect! 

Sketching allows you to look closely and make note of any small details you want to remember for later. 

Write down thoughts that come to you, or feelings that your observations bring up.  Collecting basic data about the date, time, season, and weather is valuable in long-term journaling.  Adding color brings your page to life.

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Email Tiffany at  tmcelweenie@houstonarboretum.org

SAT., JAN. 9: NATURE JOURNALING BASICS, 1-3pm, Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway. $30 for up to $4 family members. http://houstonarboretum.org/events/nature-journaling/    
 


 

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WEEKLY GARDENING EVENTS &
ANNOUNCEMENTS 
CALENDAR

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SAT., JAN. 9: GROWING AVOCADO & PAPAYA BY JERRY HURLBERT, 9-11:30am; GROWING PEACHES IN GALVESTON COUNTY by Herman Auer, 1-2pm, AgriLife Extension in Carbide Park, 4102 Main, La Marque. Free. 281-534-3413; reservations: galv3@wt.net.  aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston

SAT., JAN. 9: PREVIEW OF JAN. 16 URBAN HARVEST 2016 FRUIT TREE SALE, 9:30am-noon, United Way Community Resource Center; 50 Waugh Drive. 713-880-5540, urbanharvest.org/fruit-tree-sale
 
SAT., JAN. 9: NATURE JOURNALING BASICS, 1-3pm, Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway. $30 for up to $4 family members. http://houstonarboretum.org/events/nature-journaling/

TUES., JAN. 11: GOSPEL OF LIVING SOIL BY BETSY ROSS, 10am, St. Basil Hall, 702 Burney Road, Sugar Land. Free; Sugar Land Garden Club event.  Sugarlandgardenclub.org

MON., JAN. 11: WHAT TO PLANT AND DO IN YOUR HOME GARDEN BY CHRIS RAIN, 6:30pm, Houston MultiService Center 1475 W. Gray. Free. HUG (Houston Urban Gardeners) event. Houstonurbangardeners.org

TUES., JAN. 12: FOREST ECOLOGY / TREE CARE BY JOHN ROSS. 9 am. South County Community Center, 2235 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands. Free. Woodlands Garden Club event. www.thewoodlandsgardenclub.org
 
TUE., JAN. 12: FOREST MANAGEMENT IN THE WOODLANDS AREA BY JOHN ROSS, 7 pm. South Regional Library, 2101 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands. Free. A Woodlands G.R.E.E.N. event. http://www.thewoodlandsgreen.org/ 

SAT., JAN. 12: PREVIEW OF JAN. 16 URBAN HARVEST 2016 FRUIT TREE SALE, 6:30-9pm, , United Way Community Resource Center; 50 Waugh Drive.  713-880-5540, urbanharvest.org/fruit-tree-sale

WED., JAN. 13: TOP BAR BEEHIVES BY DEAN COOK. Noon-2pm, Mercer Botanic Garden, 2206 Aldine-Westfield, Humble. Free. 713-274-4160.
 
WED., JAN. 13: KATY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY GREAT GROW-OUT by JAIME GONZALEZ, 7:30pm, Cheri Flores Garden Pavilion, Hermann Park, 1500 Hermann Dr. Free. Houston Cactus & Succulent Society event. hcsstex.org/ 

THUR., JAN. 14: FORT BEND COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS PREVIEW OF THE JAN. 16 FRUIT & CITRUS TREE SALE, 6:30-8:30pm, Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, Building B, 4310 Highway 36 South, Rosenberg. Free. 281-341-7068; www.fbmg.org
 
THURS., JAN. 14: BED BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP, 7:30PM, CHERRIE FLORES GARDEN PAVILION,
1500 Hermann Drive, Houston 77004. Free. Houston Rose Society event. houstonrose.org  

THURS., JAN. 14: HOW TO GROW OLIVES AND PRODUCE OLIVE OIL BY RANDY & MONICA BRAZIL, 10-11:30 am, Clear Lake Meeting Room, 5001 Nasa Parkway. Free. Harris County Master Gardeners at Precinct 2 event.  hcmga.tamu.edu 

SAT., JAN. 16: FORT BEND COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ANNUAL FRUIT & CITRUS TREE SALE, 9am-1pm or sold out, Fort Bend County Fairground Barn-H, 4310 Highway 36S, Rosenberg. 281-341-7068; www.fbmg.org 
 
SAT., JAN. 16: COUSHATTA CAMELLIA SOCIETY SHOW, 1-4pm, First Christian Church Fellowship Building, 3500 N. Loop 336 W, Conroe. Don Marcotte, 936-661-1101. funny-farm2@sbcglobal.net

SAT., JAN. 16: FRUIT TREES - SELECTION, PLANTING, PRUNING, SPRAYING & CARE, 9-11am, Montgomery County Extension Office, Tom LeRoy Education Center, 9020 Airport Road, Conroe. Master Gardener event. $5. 936-539-7824, mcmga.com

SAT., JAN. 16: WEDGE GRAFTING BY SUE JEFFCO, 9-11am; KITCHEN GARDENING BY MARY DEMENY, 1-3pm,
AgriLife Extension in Carbide Park, 4102 Main, La Marque. Free. 281-534-3413. Reservations: galv3@wt.net.


SAT., JAN. 16 - URBAN HARVEST 2016 FRUIT TREE SALE -- 9am-1pm (or sell-out), Rice University Stadium; 5600 Greenbriar Dr.  713-880-5540, urbanharvest.org/fruit-tree-sale
 
MON., JAN. 18: OPEN GARDEN DAY AND PLANT SALE WITH HARRIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS AT PRECINCT 2, 8:30-11am, Genoa Friendship Garden,1202 Genoa Red Bluff Rd. Free.  hcmga.tamu.edu
 
TUES., JAN. 19: GARDENING BY THE SQUARE FOOT BY JOHN JONS, 6:30-8 p.m., at Galveston County AgriLife Extension in Carbide Park, 4102 Main, La Marque. Free. 281-534-3413. Reservations: galv3@wt.net. THURS., JAN. 21: WALLER COUNTY MASTER GARDENER 2016 INTERN TRAINING PROGRAM BEGINS. Registration ($160; Jan. 11 deadline).  www.txmg.org/wallermg.

THURS., JAN. 21: PLANTING AND PRUNING: FRUIT TREES by ROBERT "SKIP" RICHTER, 6:30pm, Harris County AgriLife Extension auditorium, 3033 Bear Creek Dr. Free. Gulf Coast Fruit Study Group event. Diana Groce , 281-855-5600

SAT., JAN. 23: MONTGOMERY COUNTY MASTER GARDENER FRUIT AND NUT TREE SALE, 8am program, 9am-noon sale, Montgomery Co. Extension Office, 9020 Airport Road, Conroe. 936-539-7824, mcmga.com

MONDAYS., JAN. 25-FEB. 29: TEXAS GULF COAST GARDENER, TIER III: THE ART OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN. 9am-3pm., Mercer Botanic Garden, 2206 Aldine-Westfield, Humble. 713-274-4160 
 
SAT., JAN. 30: WALLER COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ANNUAL FRUIT & NUTTREE SALE (and presale pickup), 10am-2pm, 850 Bus 290 N. Hempstead. txmg.org/wallermg
SAT,  JAN.  30 HARRIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ANNUAL FRUIT & NUT TREE SALE & LECTURES, 9am-1pm (or sell-out), Bear Creek Park; 3033 Bear Creek Dr. 281-855-5600; SAT., FEB. 6: COUSHATTA CAMELLIA SOCIETY SHOW, 1-4pm, Katy and E. Don Walker, Sr. Education Center, 1400 19th St., Huntsville. Don Marcotte, 936-661-1101. funny-farm2@sbcglobal.net

TUE., FEB 9: SHADE GARDENING BY GUDRUM OPPERMAN. 9 am. South County Community Center, 2235 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands. Free. Woodlands Garden Club event. www.thewoodlandsgardenclub.org

WED., FEB. 10: SPRING INTO YOUR LAWN - ORGANIC LAWN CARE & SPRINGTIME PREP BY BOB DAILEY. noon-2pm, Mercer Botanic Garden, 2206 Aldine-Westfield, Humble. Free. 713-274-4160.

THURS., FEB. 11: ROSE PRUNING DONE RIGHT, 7:30pm, Cheri Flores Garden Pavillion,  1500 Hermann Dr.. Free. Houston Rose Society event. Details: www.houstonrose.org

FRI., FEB. 12: THE HOLISTIC GARDEN, BY DR. JOE NOVAK, 10:15am, White Oak Conference Center, 7603 AntoineDrive. Free. Houston Federation of Garden Clubs. houstonfederationgardenclubs.org
 
SAT,  FEB. 13: HARRIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENER, PRECINCT 2, ANNUAL FRUIT TREE & TOMATO SALE, Pre-Sale Talk: 8am; Sale: 9am-1pm (or sell-out).  Pasadena Convention Center; 7902 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, TX 77507 281-855-5600; hcmga.tamu.edu/Public/pubSales.aspx

SAT,  FEB. 13: BRAZORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ANNUAL FRUIT TREE SALE, 8 AM - 12 PM, Brazoria County Fairgrounds, 901 South Downing Road, Angleton. txmg.org/brazoria/
TUES., FEB. 16: NEWEST RESEARCH ON BUTTERFLY GARDENING BY NANCY GREIG, 10am, St. Basil Hall, 702 Burney Road, Sugar Land. Free; Sugar Land Garden Club event.  Sugarlandgardenclub.org
WED., FEB. 17: MASTER PLAN FOR THE HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN BY ADRIAAN GUEZE / 2016 NANCY STALLWORTH THOMAS HORTICULTURE LECTURE, 10am, Bagby Hall, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Rd. at Woodway. Free. Garden Club of Houston event. gchouston.org
 
SAT., FEB. 20
: FORT BEND COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS PREVIEW FOR THE VEGETABLE- HERB PLANT SALE, 9-11am, Bud O'Shieles Community Center, 1330 Band Rd., Rosenberg. Free. 281 341-7068, www.fbmg.org 
 
SAT. FEB. 27: FORT BEND COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ANNUAL VEGETABLE-HERB PLANT SALE, 9am-noon, Fort Bend County Extension Office, 1402 Band Rd., Rosenberg. 281 341-7068, www.fbmg.org 
 
TUES., MAR. 8: EASTER FLORAL DESIGN CONCEPTS BY TONY HUFFMAN. 9 am. South County Community Center, 2235 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands. Free. Woodlands Garden Club event. www.thewoodlandsgardenclub.org
 
WED. MAR. 9: MARCH MART VOLUNTEER TRAINING, 10:30-11:30am, MARCH MART PREVIEW OF SALE PLANTS, noon-2pm, Mercer Botanic Garden, 2206 Aldine-Westfield, Humble. Free. 713-274-4160.

FRI., MAR. 11: BULLET PROOF VIBURNUMS FOR THE GULF SOUTH BY DR. DAVID CREECH, 10:15am, White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine Dr. Free. Houston Federation of Garden Clubs. houstonfederationgardenclubs.org
 
WED. MAR. 12: MARCH MART VOLUNTEER TRAINING, 9:30-10:30am, and MARCH MART PREVIEW OF SALE PLANTS, noon-2pm, Mercer Botanic Garden, 2206 Aldine-Westfield, Humble. Free. 713-274-4160.
 
TUES., MAR. 15: CREATING FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FROM YOUR GARDEN BY AMY NEUGEBAUER, 10am, St. Basil Hall, 702 Burney Road, Sugar Land. Free; Sugar Land Garden Club event.  Sugarlandgardenclub.org

FRI.-SAT., MAR. 18-19: MARCH MART, 8am-4pm, Mercer Botanic Garden, 2206 Aldine-Westfield, Humble. Free. 713-274-4160.

TUE., APR. 12: PLANT PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES. 9 am. South County Community Center, 2235 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands. Free. Woodlands Garden Club event. www.thewoodlandsgardenclub.org 

FRI., APR. 9: XPLORING CREATIVITY BY LILLIAN RICO, 10:15am,  White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine Drive. Free. Houston Federation of Garden Clubs event. houstonfederationgardenclubs.org
 
TUES., APR. 19: MILLENNIAL GARDENING BY DEE NASH, 10am, St. Basil Hall, 702 Burney Road, Sugar Land. Free; Sugar Land Garden Club event.  Sugarlandgardenclub.org

FRI., MAY 13: NIGHT SOUNDS - TWILIGHT WALK THROUGH THE GARDEN BY DEBBIE BANFIELD, 10:15am, White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine Dr. Free. Houston Federation of Garden Clubs; houstonfederationgardenclubs.org
 
  
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BRENDA BEUST SMITH
 
WE KNOW HER BEST AS THE LAZY GARDENER . . . 

. . . but Brenda Beust Smith is also:

   * a national award-winning writer & editor
   * a nationally-published writer & photographer 
   * a national horticultural speaker
   * a former Houston Chronicle reporter
   
When the Chronicle discontinued Brenda's 45-year-old Lazy Gardener" print column a couple of years ago, it ranked as the longest-running, continuously-published local newspaper column in the Greater Houston area.

Brenda's gradual sideways step from Chronicle reporter into gardening writing led first to an 18-year series of when-to-do-what Lazy Gardener Calendars, then to her Lazy Gardener's Guide book and now to her Lazy Gardener's Guide on CD (which retails for $20. However, $5 of every sale is returned to the sponsoring group at her speaking engagements).

A Harris County Master Gardener, Brenda has served on the boards of many Greater Houston area horticulture organizations and has hosted local radio and TV shows, most notably a 10+-year Lazy Gardener run on HoustonPBS (Ch. 8) and her call-in "EcoGardening" show on KPFT-FM. 

Brenda recently ended her decades-long stint as Production Manager of the Garden Club of America's BULLETIN magazine. Although still an active horticulture lecturer and broad-based freelance writer,  Brenda's main focus now is  THE LAZY GARDENER & FRIENDS HOUSTON GARDEN NEWSLETTER with John Ferguson and Mark Bowen of Nature's Way Resources.

A native of New Orleans and graduate of St. Agnes Academy and the University of Houston, Brenda lives in Aldine and is married to the now retired Aldine High School Coach Bill Smith. They have one son, Blake.

Regarding this newsletter, Brenda is the lead writer, originator of it and the daily inspiration for it. We so appreciate the way she has made gardening such a fun way to celebrate life together for such a long time.
 
 
JOHN FERGUSON
 
John is a native Houstonian and has over 27 years of business experience. He owns Nature's Way Resources, a composting company that specializes in high quality compost, mulch, and soil mixes. He holds a MS degree in Physics and Geology and is a licensed Soil Scientist in Texas. 
 
John has won many awards in horticulture and environmental issues. He represents the composting industry on the Houston-Galveston Area Council for solid waste. His personal garden has been featured in several horticultural books and "Better Homes and Gardens" magazine. His business has been recognized in the Wall Street Journal for the quality and value of their products. He is a member of the Physics Honor Society and many other professional societies.  John is is the co-author of the book Organic Management for the Professional. 
 
For this newsletter, John contributes articles regularly and is responsible for publishing it.


MARK BOWEN
 
Mark is a native Houstonian, a horticulturist, certified permaculturist and organic specialist with a background in garden design, land restoration and organic project management. He is currently the general manager of Nature's Way Resources. Mark is also the co-author of the book Habitat Gardening for Houston and Southeast Texas, the author of the book Naturalistic Landscaping for the Gulf Coast, co-author of theBayou Planting Guide and contributing landscape designer for the book Landscaping Homes: Texas. 
 
With respect to this newsletter, Mark serves as a co-editor and periodic article contributor.


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