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I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet tall.
They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. When is a good time for planting shrubs? Thanks, Gary |
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Why not try our native dwarf yaupon holly? They grow to about 3 feet tall and
wide, form a really nice round shape and require very little water or fertilizer once established. They are also not prone to any diseases or pest insects. BTW, not trying to be "Miss Correction" but they are Red Tipped Photinia. On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:03:50 -0600, "Gary Harper" wrote: I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet tall. They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. When is a good time for planting shrubs? Thanks, Gary |
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"animaux" wrote in message ... | Why not try our native dwarf yaupon holly? They grow to about 3 feet tall and | wide, form a really nice round shape and require very little water or fertilizer | once established. They are also not prone to any diseases or pest insects. | | BTW, not trying to be "Miss Correction" but they are Red Tipped Photinia. | | | On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:03:50 -0600, "Gary Harper" | wrote: | | I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet tall. | They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type of | short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. | | When is a good time for planting shrubs? | | Thanks, | Gary | | Once the ground dries out, now is not a bad time to plant. The dwarf yaupon is very pretty and small birds like to nest in it also. |
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Now is a good time to replace them, well actually when it dries up a little.
Now thru February is good. November is really good since the roots get a chance to grow for half a year before it gets hot and really stresses them. "Gary Harper" wrote in message ... I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet tall. They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. When is a good time for planting shrubs? Thanks, Gary |
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Thanks. I will check into the dwarf yaupon holly.
Yep, I knew it was "Photinia". I momentarily forgot, though. Thanks for the correction. Gary "animaux" wrote in message ... Why not try our native dwarf yaupon holly? They grow to about 3 feet tall and wide, form a really nice round shape and require very little water or fertilizer once established. They are also not prone to any diseases or pest insects. BTW, not trying to be "Miss Correction" but they are Red Tipped Photinia. On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:03:50 -0600, "Gary Harper" wrote: I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet tall. They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. When is a good time for planting shrubs? Thanks, Gary |
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On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 14:47:05 GMT, "Texensis"
wrote: Once the ground dries out, now is not a bad time to plant. The dwarf yaupon is very pretty and small birds like to nest in it also. Yes, I get a few pair of Carolina Wrens every spring. Also the mockingbirds, which eat grasshoppers voraciously! They are also very inexpensive in one gallon containers at about $3.50 a piece. It's worth the wait since a three gallon is 15 dollars and the one gallon will be that large in just one year. |
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Yes! Replace that overused, exotic poop with native plants like yaupon,
Dahoon holly, Possomhaw, Texas Mountain Laurel, Mexican Bush sage, Autumn sage (salvia greggii) and a host of others, to mention a few. I have over 116 links at:http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden for browsing. Here's a list of stuff I put in since last fall: Plant inventory - = Perennials =B7 Asclepias tuberosa, Butterflyweed =B7 Teucrium Germander =B7 Salvia greggii, Autumn or Cherry Sage =B7 Salvia coccinea, Tropical or Red Salvia =B7 Salvia regla, Mountain Sage =B7 Salvia roemeriana, Cedar sage =B7 Salvia= nemorosa =B7 Salvia uligulosa, Bog Salvia =B7 Salvia microphylla =B7 Salvia blepharophylla =B7 Salvia van houtii =B7 Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage =B7 Salvia texana =B7 Salvia elegans =B7 Salvia sinaloensis =B7 Yarrow =B7 Verbena =B7 Echinacea purpurea, Purple= Coneflower =B7 Sophora tomentosa Yellow sophora, Gulf Coast Laurel =B7 Ruellia =B7= Frogfruit =B7 Texas Betony =B7 Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower =B7 Canna, Dwarf canna =B7 Copper Canyon Daisy =B7 Blue Tuscan Rosemary =B7 Aster =B7 Phlox Marsh plants =B7 Umbrella Palm =B7 Pennywort =B7 Bacopa =B7 Catta= il =B7 Longwood Canna =B7 Wedelia hispida, Zexmania =B7 Louisiana Iris =B7 Wood violet =B7 Chameleon Plant =B7 Japanese Iris Trees =B7 Quercus nigra ,Water Oak =B7 Sapium ,Chinese Tallow =B7= Cercis canadensis, Texas Redbud =B7 Persea borbonia, Redbay =B7 Sophora secundiflora= , Texas Mountain Laurel =B7 Prunus mexicana, Mexican Plum =B7 Aesculus pavia, Texa= s Buckeye =B7 Parkinsonia aculeata, Retama =B7 Sassafras albidum Shrubs =B7 Malphigia glabra, Barbados Cherry =B7 Callicarpa americana, Beautyberry =B7 Malvaviscus arboretum var. drummondii, Turk's Cap =B7 Lantana= camera, West Indian lantana =B7 Lantana horrida, Texas lantana =B7 Ilex Burfor= d Holly =B7 Pittosporum tobra =B7 Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon =B7 Nandina domestica, Heavenly Bamboo =B7 Ilex cassine, Dahoon Holly =B7 Ilex decidua, Possumhaw Holly =B7 Leucophyllum, Texas Sage, Cenizo =B7 Leucophyllum, Texas Sage variety, Green Cloud =B7= Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca =B7 Cassia alata, Candlestick Plant =B7 Hamelia patens, Hummingbird bush =B7 Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow =B7 Anisacanthus quadrifidus, var. wrightii, Flame Acanthus =B7 Azalea, Azalea "George L. Tabor= " Vines =B7 Crossvine =B7 Pink Jasmine =B7 White Grape =B7 Aristolo= chia, Pipevine =B7 Bougainvillea =B7 Passiflora coriacea, Batwing passionflower =B7 Passiflora coccinea, Red passionflower =B7 Passiflora, Jeanette passionflower Groundcover =B7 Shenandoah Switch Grass =B7 Penisteum? Red Dwarf Bunnny Tail Fountain Grass =B7 Penisteum? Black Fountain Grass =B7 Weeping Lo= ve Grass =B7 Rubus trivialis Southern dewberry, Bramble =B7 Stipa, Mexican feathergrass =B7 Bouteloua curtipendula, Sideoats grama =B7 Muhlenbergia capillaris, Gulf muhly =B7 Carex Texnesis, Texas sedge =B7 Carex Glaucua, Blue sedge Gary Harper wrote: = I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet ta= ll. They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type= of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. = When is a good time for planting shrubs? = Thanks, Gary -- = J Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/reference.html |
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Thanks. Does anyone know of a good nursery around Pflugerville?
Gary "J Kolenovsky" wrote in message ... Yes! Replace that overused, exotic poop with native plants like yaupon, Dahoon holly, Possomhaw, Texas Mountain Laurel, Mexican Bush sage, Autumn sage (salvia greggii) and a host of others, to mention a few. I have over 116 links at:http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden for browsing. Here's a list of stuff I put in since last fall: Plant inventory - Perennials · Asclepias tuberosa, Butterflyweed · Teucrium Germander · Salvia greggii, Autumn or Cherry Sage · Salvia coccinea, Tropical or Red Salvia · Salvia regla, Mountain Sage · Salvia roemeriana, Cedar sage · Salvia nemorosa · Salvia uligulosa, Bog Salvia · Salvia microphylla · Salvia blepharophylla · Salvia van houtii · Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage · Salvia texana · Salvia elegans · Salvia sinaloensis · Yarrow · Verbena · Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower · Sophora tomentosa Yellow sophora, Gulf Coast Laurel · Ruellia · Frogfruit · Texas Betony · Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower · Canna, Dwarf canna · Copper Canyon Daisy · Blue Tuscan Rosemary · Aster · Phlox Marsh plants · Umbrella Palm · Pennywort · Bacopa · Cattail · Longwood Canna · Wedelia hispida, Zexmania · Louisiana Iris · Wood violet · Chameleon Plant · Japanese Iris Trees · Quercus nigra ,Water Oak · Sapium ,Chinese Tallow · Cercis canadensis, Texas Redbud · Persea borbonia, Redbay · Sophora secundiflora, Texas Mountain Laurel · Prunus mexicana, Mexican Plum · Aesculus pavia, Texas Buckeye · Parkinsonia aculeata, Retama · Sassafras albidum Shrubs · Malphigia glabra, Barbados Cherry · Callicarpa americana, Beautyberry · Malvaviscus arboretum var. drummondii, Turk's Cap · Lantana camera, West Indian lantana · Lantana horrida, Texas lantana · Ilex Burford Holly · Pittosporum tobra · Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon · Nandina domestica, Heavenly Bamboo · Ilex cassine, Dahoon Holly · Ilex decidua, Possumhaw Holly · Leucophyllum, Texas Sage, Cenizo · Leucophyllum, Texas Sage variety, Green Cloud · Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca · Cassia alata, Candlestick Plant · Hamelia patens, Hummingbird bush · Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow · Anisacanthus quadrifidus, var. wrightii, Flame Acanthus · Azalea, Azalea "George L. Tabor" Vines · Crossvine · Pink Jasmine · White Grape · Aristolochia, Pipevine · Bougainvillea · Passiflora coriacea, Batwing passionflower · Passiflora coccinea, Red passionflower · Passiflora, Jeanette passionflower Groundcover · Shenandoah Switch Grass · Penisteum? Red Dwarf Bunnny Tail Fountain Grass · Penisteum? Black Fountain Grass · Weeping Love Grass · Rubus trivialis Southern dewberry, Bramble · Stipa, Mexican feathergrass · Bouteloua curtipendula, Sideoats grama · Muhlenbergia capillaris, Gulf muhly · Carex Texnesis, Texas sedge · Carex Glaucua, Blue sedge Gary Harper wrote: I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet tall. They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. When is a good time for planting shrubs? Thanks, Gary -- J Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP τΏτ - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/reference.html |
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If I were you I'd rip out that overused poop the Chinese tallow. It's clogging
our waterways and is an invasive spreader. I'm going to be taking out all the N.domestica in the next few weeks. I wil use evergreen shrubs like yaupon holly, loripedelum (non-native, but adapted non invasive) and Texas sage. I like the contrast in colors. On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 19:26:51 -0600, J Kolenovsky wrote: Yes! Replace that overused, exotic poop with native plants like yaupon, Dahoon holly, Possomhaw, Texas Mountain Laurel, Mexican Bush sage, Autumn sage (salvia greggii) and a host of others, to mention a few. I have over 116 links at:http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden for browsing. Here's a list of stuff I put in since last fall: Plant inventory - Perennials · Asclepias tuberosa, Butterflyweed · Teucrium Germander · Salvia greggii, Autumn or Cherry Sage · Salvia coccinea, Tropical or Red Salvia · Salvia regla, Mountain Sage · Salvia roemeriana, Cedar sage · Salvia nemorosa · Salvia uligulosa, Bog Salvia · Salvia microphylla · Salvia blepharophylla · Salvia van houtii · Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage · Salvia texana · Salvia elegans · Salvia sinaloensis · Yarrow · Verbena · Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower · Sophora tomentosa Yellow sophora, Gulf Coast Laurel · Ruellia · Frogfruit · Texas Betony · Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower · Canna, Dwarf canna · Copper Canyon Daisy · Blue Tuscan Rosemary · Aster · Phlox Marsh plants · Umbrella Palm · Pennywort · Bacopa · Cattail · Longwood Canna · Wedelia hispida, Zexmania · Louisiana Iris · Wood violet · Chameleon Plant · Japanese Iris Trees · Quercus nigra ,Water Oak · Sapium ,Chinese Tallow · Cercis canadensis, Texas Redbud · Persea borbonia, Redbay · Sophora secundiflora, Texas Mountain Laurel · Prunus mexicana, Mexican Plum · Aesculus pavia, Texas Buckeye · Parkinsonia aculeata, Retama · Sassafras albidum Shrubs · Malphigia glabra, Barbados Cherry · Callicarpa americana, Beautyberry · Malvaviscus arboretum var. drummondii, Turk's Cap · Lantana camera, West Indian lantana · Lantana horrida, Texas lantana · Ilex Burford Holly · Pittosporum tobra · Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon · Nandina domestica, Heavenly Bamboo · Ilex cassine, Dahoon Holly · Ilex decidua, Possumhaw Holly · Leucophyllum, Texas Sage, Cenizo · Leucophyllum, Texas Sage variety, Green Cloud · Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca · Cassia alata, Candlestick Plant · Hamelia patens, Hummingbird bush · Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow · Anisacanthus quadrifidus, var. wrightii, Flame Acanthus · Azalea, Azalea "George L. Tabor" Vines · Crossvine · Pink Jasmine · White Grape · Aristolochia, Pipevine · Bougainvillea · Passiflora coriacea, Batwing passionflower · Passiflora coccinea, Red passionflower · Passiflora, Jeanette passionflower Groundcover · Shenandoah Switch Grass · Penisteum? Red Dwarf Bunnny Tail Fountain Grass · Penisteum? Black Fountain Grass · Weeping Love Grass · Rubus trivialis Southern dewberry, Bramble · Stipa, Mexican feathergrass · Bouteloua curtipendula, Sideoats grama · Muhlenbergia capillaris, Gulf muhly · Carex Texnesis, Texas sedge · Carex Glaucua, Blue sedge Gary Harper wrote: I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet tall. They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. When is a good time for planting shrubs? Thanks, Gary |
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Yes, actually. There is a really nice one on W. Pecan. I forgot the name off
hand, but it's on the south side of the street and is near where they were making the road wider, if that helps. On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 20:57:14 -0600, "Gary Harper" wrote: Thanks. Does anyone know of a good nursery around Pflugerville? Gary "J Kolenovsky" wrote in message ... Yes! Replace that overused, exotic poop with native plants like yaupon, Dahoon holly, Possomhaw, Texas Mountain Laurel, Mexican Bush sage, Autumn sage (salvia greggii) and a host of others, to mention a few. I have over 116 links at:http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden for browsing. Here's a list of stuff I put in since last fall: Plant inventory - Perennials · Asclepias tuberosa, Butterflyweed · Teucrium Germander · Salvia greggii, Autumn or Cherry Sage · Salvia coccinea, Tropical or Red Salvia · Salvia regla, Mountain Sage · Salvia roemeriana, Cedar sage · Salvia nemorosa · Salvia uligulosa, Bog Salvia · Salvia microphylla · Salvia blepharophylla · Salvia van houtii · Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage · Salvia texana · Salvia elegans · Salvia sinaloensis · Yarrow · Verbena · Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower · Sophora tomentosa Yellow sophora, Gulf Coast Laurel · Ruellia · Frogfruit · Texas Betony · Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower · Canna, Dwarf canna · Copper Canyon Daisy · Blue Tuscan Rosemary · Aster · Phlox Marsh plants · Umbrella Palm · Pennywort · Bacopa · Cattail · Longwood Canna · Wedelia hispida, Zexmania · Louisiana Iris · Wood violet · Chameleon Plant · Japanese Iris Trees · Quercus nigra ,Water Oak · Sapium ,Chinese Tallow · Cercis canadensis, Texas Redbud · Persea borbonia, Redbay · Sophora secundiflora, Texas Mountain Laurel · Prunus mexicana, Mexican Plum · Aesculus pavia, Texas Buckeye · Parkinsonia aculeata, Retama · Sassafras albidum Shrubs · Malphigia glabra, Barbados Cherry · Callicarpa americana, Beautyberry · Malvaviscus arboretum var. drummondii, Turk's Cap · Lantana camera, West Indian lantana · Lantana horrida, Texas lantana · Ilex Burford Holly · Pittosporum tobra · Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon · Nandina domestica, Heavenly Bamboo · Ilex cassine, Dahoon Holly · Ilex decidua, Possumhaw Holly · Leucophyllum, Texas Sage, Cenizo · Leucophyllum, Texas Sage variety, Green Cloud · Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca · Cassia alata, Candlestick Plant · Hamelia patens, Hummingbird bush · Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow · Anisacanthus quadrifidus, var. wrightii, Flame Acanthus · Azalea, Azalea "George L. Tabor" Vines · Crossvine · Pink Jasmine · White Grape · Aristolochia, Pipevine · Bougainvillea · Passiflora coriacea, Batwing passionflower · Passiflora coccinea, Red passionflower · Passiflora, Jeanette passionflower Groundcover · Shenandoah Switch Grass · Penisteum? Red Dwarf Bunnny Tail Fountain Grass · Penisteum? Black Fountain Grass · Weeping Love Grass · Rubus trivialis Southern dewberry, Bramble · Stipa, Mexican feathergrass · Bouteloua curtipendula, Sideoats grama · Muhlenbergia capillaris, Gulf muhly · Carex Texnesis, Texas sedge · Carex Glaucua, Blue sedge Gary Harper wrote: I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet tall. They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. When is a good time for planting shrubs? Thanks, Gary |
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Yep, excepting the horribly invasive Tallow, a _very_ impressive list! And
yard....looks great. One of the tiny, nearly unused Reed Parks on Lake Travis' north shore has one large Chinese Tallow right on the edge of the water...and probably fifty saplings within 20 feet of it. Bad sign for the Lake since those seeds float so well. Victoria, what's the diameter and height of the culms/trunks on the nandina? Might be willing to help. Bonsai folks say they make good bonsai but I haven't tried any yet and them pencil thin ones at the store, well, look like a small grove of red pencils. -- John T. Jarrett http://logontexas.com --------------------------------------------------------------- Web Design - Program - Host - Maintain - Databases - E-Commerce $9.95 Nationwide Dial-Up ISP new customers welcome... --------------------------------------------------------------- "animaux" wrote in message ... If I were you I'd rip out that overused poop the Chinese tallow. It's clogging our waterways and is an invasive spreader. I'm going to be taking out all the N.domestica in the next few weeks. I wil use evergreen shrubs like yaupon holly, loripedelum (non-native, but adapted non invasive) and Texas sage. I like the contrast in colors. On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 19:26:51 -0600, J Kolenovsky wrote: Yes! Replace that overused, exotic poop with native plants like yaupon, Dahoon holly, Possomhaw, Texas Mountain Laurel, Mexican Bush sage, Autumn sage (salvia greggii) and a host of others, to mention a few. I have over 116 links at:http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden for browsing. Here's a list of stuff I put in since last fall: Plant inventory - Perennials · Asclepias tuberosa, Butterflyweed · Teucrium Germander · Salvia greggii, Autumn or Cherry Sage · Salvia coccinea, Tropical or Red Salvia · Salvia regla, Mountain Sage · Salvia roemeriana, Cedar sage · Salvia nemorosa · Salvia uligulosa, Bog Salvia · Salvia microphylla · Salvia blepharophylla · Salvia van houtii · Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage · Salvia texana · Salvia elegans · Salvia sinaloensis · Yarrow · Verbena · Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower · Sophora tomentosa Yellow sophora, Gulf Coast Laurel · Ruellia · Frogfruit · Texas Betony · Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower · Canna, Dwarf canna · Copper Canyon Daisy · Blue Tuscan Rosemary · Aster · Phlox Marsh plants · Umbrella Palm · Pennywort · Bacopa · Cattail · Longwood Canna · Wedelia hispida, Zexmania · Louisiana Iris · Wood violet · Chameleon Plant · Japanese Iris Trees · Quercus nigra ,Water Oak · Sapium ,Chinese Tallow · Cercis canadensis, Texas Redbud · Persea borbonia, Redbay · Sophora secundiflora, Texas Mountain Laurel · Prunus mexicana, Mexican Plum · Aesculus pavia, Texas Buckeye · Parkinsonia aculeata, Retama · Sassafras albidum Shrubs · Malphigia glabra, Barbados Cherry · Callicarpa americana, Beautyberry · Malvaviscus arboretum var. drummondii, Turk's Cap · Lantana camera, West Indian lantana · Lantana horrida, Texas lantana · Ilex Burford Holly · Pittosporum tobra · Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon · Nandina domestica, Heavenly Bamboo · Ilex cassine, Dahoon Holly · Ilex decidua, Possumhaw Holly · Leucophyllum, Texas Sage, Cenizo · Leucophyllum, Texas Sage variety, Green Cloud · Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca · Cassia alata, Candlestick Plant · Hamelia patens, Hummingbird bush · Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow · Anisacanthus quadrifidus, var. wrightii, Flame Acanthus · Azalea, Azalea "George L. Tabor" Vines · Crossvine · Pink Jasmine · White Grape · Aristolochia, Pipevine · Bougainvillea · Passiflora coriacea, Batwing passionflower · Passiflora coccinea, Red passionflower · Passiflora, Jeanette passionflower Groundcover · Shenandoah Switch Grass · Penisteum? Red Dwarf Bunnny Tail Fountain Grass · Penisteum? Black Fountain Grass · Weeping Love Grass · Rubus trivialis Southern dewberry, Bramble · Stipa, Mexican feathergrass · Bouteloua curtipendula, Sideoats grama · Muhlenbergia capillaris, Gulf muhly · Carex Texnesis, Texas sedge · Carex Glaucua, Blue sedge Gary Harper wrote: I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet tall. They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some type of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. When is a good time for planting shrubs? Thanks, Gary |
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"John T. Jarrett" wrote in
: Victoria, what's the diameter and height of the culms/trunks on the nandina? Might be willing to help. Bonsai folks say they make good bonsai but I haven't tried any yet and them pencil thin ones at the store, well, look like a small grove of red pencils. Ooh, I bet they do make good bonsai. -- Karen |
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You guys need to be aware of my plan. I am ridding the tallow by slowly
strangling them with vines as the Water Oaks, Dahoon Holly. Mexican Plum and Redbay are coming up. The tallows are on the west side and 40 feet tall. As the understory permanents come up and the tallows wane down. I will have snag city for birds and insects. And the landscape goes through a long-term conversion. I have been to the Katy Prairie Conservancy to kill tallows with the treatment developed by A&M. = On the nandinas, yes, I am aware of how people feel about them. I have 4 and you can see from the pix, they have a nice contained hedgerow. They and Tallow are NOT prescribed to my clients. = http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/dawna.jpg animaux wrote: = If I were you I'd rip out that overused poop the Chinese tallow. It's = clogging our waterways and is an invasive spreader. = I'm going to be taking out all the N.domestica in the next few weeks. = I wil use evergreen shrubs like yaupon holly, loripedelum (non-native, but adapte= d non invasive) and Texas sage. I like the contrast in colors. = On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 19:26:51 -0600, J Kolenovsky wr= ote: = Yes! Replace that overused, exotic poop with native plants like yaupon= , Dahoon holly, Possomhaw, Texas Mountain Laurel, Mexican Bush sage, Autumn sage (salvia greggii) and a host of others, to mention a few. I have over 116 links at:http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden for browsing. Here's a list of stuff I put in since last fall: Plant inventory - Perennials =B7 Asclepias tuberosa, Butterflyweed =B7 Teucrium Germander =B7 Salvia greggii, Autumn or Cherry Sage =B7 Salvia coccinea, Tropical o= r Red Salvia =B7 Salvia regla, Mountain Sage =B7 Salvia roemeriana, Cedar sage =B7 Sal= via nemorosa =B7 Salvia uligulosa, Bog Salvia =B7 Salvia microphylla =B7 Salvia blepharophylla =B7 Salvia van houtii =B7 Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage =B7 Salvia texana =B7 Salv= ia elegans =B7 Salvia sinaloensis =B7 Yarrow =B7 Verbena =B7 Echinacea purpurea, Pur= ple Coneflower =B7 Sophora tomentosa Yellow sophora, Gulf Coast Laurel =B7 Ruelli= a =B7 Frogfruit =B7 Texas Betony =B7 Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower =B7 Canna, Dwar= f canna =B7 Copper Canyon Daisy =B7 Blue Tuscan Rosemary =B7 Aster =B7 Phlox Marsh plants =B7 Umbrella Palm =B7 Pennywort =B7 Bacopa =B7 Ca= ttail =B7 Longwood Canna =B7 Wedelia hispida, Zexmania =B7 Louisiana Iris =B7 Wood violet =B7= Chameleon Plant =B7 Japanese Iris Trees =B7 Quercus nigra ,Water Oak =B7 Sapium ,Chinese Tallow = =B7 Cercis canadensis, Texas Redbud =B7 Persea borbonia, Redbay =B7 Sophora secundifl= ora, Texas Mountain Laurel =B7 Prunus mexicana, Mexican Plum =B7 Aesculus pavia, T= exas Buckeye =B7 Parkinsonia aculeata, Retama =B7 Sassafras albidum Shrubs =B7 Malphigia glabra, Barbados Cherry =B7 Callicarpa americana, Beautyberry =B7 Malvaviscus arboretum var. drummondii, Turk's Cap =B7 Lant= ana camera, West Indian lantana =B7 Lantana horrida, Texas lantana =B7 Ilex Bur= ford Holly =B7 Pittosporum tobra =B7 Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon =B7 Nandina domestica, Heaven= ly Bamboo =B7 Ilex cassine, Dahoon Holly =B7 Ilex decidua, Possumhaw Holly =B7 Leucophyllum, Texas Sage, Cenizo =B7 Leucophyllum, Texas Sage variety, Green Cloud= =B7 Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca =B7 Cassia alata, Candlestick Plant =B7 Hamelia patens, Hummingbird bush =B7 Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow =B7 Anisacanthus quadrifidus, var. wrightii, Flame Acanthus =B7 Azalea, Azalea "George L. Ta= bor" Vines =B7 Crossvine =B7 Pink Jasmine =B7 White Grape =B7 Arist= olochia, Pipevine =B7 Bougainvillea =B7 Passiflora coriacea, Batwing passionflower =B7= Passiflora coccinea, Red passionflower =B7 Passiflora, Jeanette passionflower Groundcover =B7 Shenandoah Switch Grass =B7 Penisteum? Red Dwa= rf Bunnny Tail Fountain Grass =B7 Penisteum? Black Fountain Grass =B7 Weeping= Love Grass =B7 Rubus trivialis Southern dewberry, Bramble =B7 Stipa, Mexican feathergrass =B7 Bouteloua curtipendula, Sideoats grama =B7 Muhlenbergia capillaris, Gulf= muhly =B7 Carex Texnesis, Texas sedge =B7 Carex Glaucua, Blue sedge Gary Harper wrote: I have some Red Tipped Phenias in my yard that are about 5 or 6 feet= tall. They are too big for my taste and I want to replace them with some t= ype of short shrubs that I can keep at 2 to 3 feet tall. When is a good time for planting shrubs? Thanks, Gary -- = J Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/reference.html |
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On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 08:13:12 -0600, "John T. Jarrett"
wrote: Yep, excepting the horribly invasive Tallow, a _very_ impressive list! And yard....looks great. One of the tiny, nearly unused Reed Parks on Lake Travis' north shore has one large Chinese Tallow right on the edge of the water...and probably fifty saplings within 20 feet of it. Bad sign for the Lake since those seeds float so well. Victoria, what's the diameter and height of the culms/trunks on the nandina? Might be willing to help. Bonsai folks say they make good bonsai but I haven't tried any yet and them pencil thin ones at the store, well, look like a small grove of red pencils. We have several hundred in all sizes. You're welcome to take all you want. |
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They make a fast fire fuel for the small chinese tile ovens and I think
they might make fuel cakes, also. Terry Horton wrote: = On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 08:13:12 -0600, "John T. Jarrett" wrote: = Yep, excepting the horribly invasive Tallow, a _very_ impressive list!= And yard....looks great. One of the tiny, nearly unused Reed Parks on Lake Travis' north shore = has one large Chinese Tallow right on the edge of the water...and probably= fifty saplings within 20 feet of it. Bad sign for the Lake since those seeds= float so well. Victoria, what's the diameter and height of the culms/trunks on the na= ndina? Might be willing to help. Bonsai folks say they make good bonsai but I= haven't tried any yet and them pencil thin ones at the store, well, lo= ok like a small grove of red pencils. = We have several hundred in all sizes. You're welcome to take all you want. -- = J Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/reference.html |
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