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Timely Tip for Calloway’s
Gardeners in May:
Texas is home to nearly
5,000 native plant species
due to the vast and diverse
geography of our great
state! Often people envision
“native plants” with
Mesquites and cacti but many
of our basic landscape
plants are native to Texas.
After the Summer of 2011,
gardeners are looking for
Texas tough plants in their
landscapes. Native plants
tolerate our Texas Summer
heat better than most,
require less water, need
less mowing, provide
habitats for birds,
butterflies and other
wildlife, protect the soil
and save on fertilizers and
insecticides.
Add native trees to your
landscape and enjoy the
colorful blooms from the
Texas Mountain Laurel or
Desert Willow. Select Texas
Sage for its purple Summer
flowers or the Red Yucca
with its red spike-like
bloom as additions to your
landscape. Native grasses
such as Mexican Feathergrass
or Big Muhly add another
different texture and look
to the garden. Also, don’t
forget the reliable
perennials for providing
Texas tough color! Blackfoot
Daisy, Gaura, Coneflower and
many of your Salvias are
native to Texas and will
provide color year after
year once they are
established.
Don’t forget Mom this month!
Color in May comes from more
than a bouquet of blossoms
for Mom on Mother’s Day!
Plan ahead and give that
special person a living
bouquet that changes with
the seasons. Buy your mom a
native plant and know that
you are making her garden a
more enjoyable place for
both her and the birds and
butterflies.
If you need specific help
with your next gardening
idea or project, please join
us for FREE in-store
gardening clinics this
month. Clinics begin at
10:15 a.m. and are
facilitated at every store.
Saturday, May 5: Those
Blooming Shrubs (10:15 a.m.)
Evergreens may provide the
backbone, but Azaleas,
Hydrangeas, Camellias and
Roses add the “pop” that
colors your garden!
Saturday, May 12: Flowers
for Mom (10:15 a.m.)
Celebrate Mother’s Day with
living plants in a container
garden arrangement!
Saturday, May 19: Native
Plants, Texas Style! (10:15
a.m.)
Plants adapted to Texas
weather…that conserve water,
provide habitat and thrive
here!
Saturday, May 26: Basic
Landscape Design (10:15
a.m.)
Experts walk you through
soil preparation, plant
selection and design
concepts.
For more information, visit
www.calloways.com. Hope to
see you in the garden soon!
Timely Tips
for June Gardeners at
Calloway’s Nursery
June is a fun
month filled with good
weather for outside
activities. Watching
butterflies can be an
entertaining pastime.
Attracting butterflies to
your garden is easy. Select
foliage plants as food for
the larvae or caterpillar,
and flowering plants to
provide nectar for adults.
Butterflies are attracted by
fragrance, flower-shape and
color.
Choose a location with
plenty of sun and protection
from strong winds for your
butterfly garden. A planting
along a wall, building or
hedge is ideal. Add a supply
of dark rocks or mass of
dark pebbles to collect the
morning sun for the
butterflies to rest and warm
up. Sink a container full of
sand or gravel into the
ground and keep it moist.
This will serve as a resting
spot for some to drink and
obtain minerals
Start your butterfly bed by
improving the soil.
Incorporate Calloway’s 100%
Organic Compost into your
garden soil. After planting,
mulch your flowerbeds with 3
to 4 inches of Calloway’s
premium mulches. You will
eliminate weeding, reduce
watering, keep the soil from
cracking, and protect roots
of plants by maintaining
cooler soil temperatures.
Butterflies are mostly
active in mid-and
late-Summer, so make sure
you have lots of nectar-rich
plants and flowers blooming
by then. If you plant large
sections of flowers that are
the same color, it will make
it easier for them to find
your garden. Plant flowers
that will bloom at different
times of the year and ones
that bloom even at different
times of the day and night,
this way; you will always
have something in bloom.
There is a world of exotic
butterflies out there flying
freely so offer a haven to
these fabulous creatures and
happy watching! Stop by the
nearest Calloway’s garden
center on Saturday, June 9
at 10:15 am for a free
clinic on Backyard
Entertainment!
Saturday, June 2: Summer
Blooms (10:15 a.m.)
Discover hot-weather garden
debuts, presented by
Greenleaf Nursery.
Saturday, June 9: Backyard
Entertainment (10:15 a.m.)
Plants and groupings that
attract butterflies and
hummingbirds for a backyard
show!
Saturday, June 16: Summer
Lawn Care (10:15 a.m.)
Bring Dad and take in the
ideas that will help you
create lush, barefoot soft
lawns!
Saturday, June 23: Some Like
It Hot! (10:15 a.m.)
A showing of plants that
love our Texas “Hot Zone”
and thrive in the heat!
Saturday, June 30: Fall
Tomatoes (10:15 a.m.)
Select and plant now for a
Fall Harvest!
Visit
www.calloways.com for
more Summer events and to
become a member of our
Garden Club. Have fun in the
sun at Calloway’s Nursery.
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