air date: April 20, 2024
From backyards to neighborhoods, gardeners offset climate challenges. Stroll through James Truchard’s rocky hilltop garden where his vision and respect for Hill Country resources guided his work. Landscape designer Ted Maas joins host John Hart Asher for easy ways to get started. Find out how to prune native mealy blue sage and what causes unusual growth on Texas mountain laurels.
Soil under his fingernails grounds James Truchard to the land he loves. In every season, he celebrates unfolding flowers and ripening seeds for wildlife that frolics and feeds. Over decades, his vision and respect for Hill Country resources continues to respond to climate challenges. Read the blog.
We can all make beautiful gardens that make a big difference as climate challenges impact resources and habitat. To learn more, Ted Maas of Maas Verde Landscape Restoration walks us through easy ways to get started.
Unusual growth on mountain laurels?
Daphne Richards explains this interesting phenomenon. Plus, identify tomato blight and what you can do about it.
See where to cut back old stalks on perennial mealy blue sage (Salvia farinacea) as new growth emerges in late winter. The same technique applies to herbaceous perennials like coneflower. Plus, keep leggy plants blooming in summer with Wildflower Center horticulturist Leslie Uppingham.