Is there a good tropical nursery for flowers, plants and trees in Austin, TX?

@ome Depot or #owes (can%26#039;t use the real names, or someone will report) will have plants for your area or google your zip code for nursery%26#039;s and you%26#039;ll find them that way.make up

Will I really burn my flowers/plants if I water them during the day when it's sunny?

Or is this a myth? I don%26#039;t understand how they can die. I think my friend is b.s.%26#039;in me. If so, then what causes them to burn/die? It%26#039;s just water.

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersI agree, it a myth. Here is a link to a college professor examining the question:





http://cahe.nmsu.edu/ces/yard/1999/06289...





The problem with watering during the day is that more water is wasted to evaporation, and in some areas, wind. Watering early in the morning is the most efficient use of water and minimizes the risk of mold and mildew that comes with watering in the evening.
Reply:Just give the neighbor the bird when she looks out her window while you are watering.
Reply:You can if you don%26#039;t water them enough. If you just let water droplets form on the leaves, the sun will burn the leaves because they each become little magnifying glasses and concentrate the light to a point on the leaf.





A lot of golf courses use long bamboo poles to squeegee off the dew because of this event. The morning sun will burn the greens.
Reply:The sun is magnified by the water on the leaves of the plant, thereby risking burning it. The best time to water is early in the morning. Like the other said, if you do it at night you risk mold forming. Hey, it%26#039;s just what I%26#039;ve read, It%26#039;s what the pros have learned.
Reply:Myth! When it rains in the middle of the day the plants do not burn because the rain drops act as magnifiers!





And the reason a golf course uses the bamboo poles to knock the water off really has nothing to do with burning the grass, but is an attempt to help the water be absorbed intot he soil faster, thus being ready for play. Watering early in the day washes dew from leaves and allows leaves to dry faster, discouraging diseases.
Reply:It%26#039;s true I believe. I live in souther texas where we have a lot of droughts and a lot of times small towns have to ration their water if they use wells and what not. When droughts come we get sent these rules about water usage and not watering plants during the day is one of them. I was told the water amplifies the rays of the sun. Like how when you swim you get sunburnt more easily than if you don%26#039;t get in the water.make up

Do you own any fake FLOWERS, PLANTS, or FRUITS?

Why?

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersNo I do not, I have seen a great deal of them in others houses but I personally don%26#039;t care for them.
Reply:No, dust magnets
Reply:No, I sure don%26#039;t. I find you can get some pretty hearty real plants that are really hard to kill (like bamboo). Since I have no green thumb, I still with those. . .but no fake plants.
Reply:I have some silk flowers in my house. I have a window box that I put silks in because I couldn%26#039;t get anything to grow in that spot, and couldn%26#039;t bear to leave it empty. The other silk arrangement is left over from my wedding.
Reply:yes, I don%26#039;t have a green thumb
Reply:I have a couple fake plants...and two real bamboo plants.
Reply:I have a few %26quot;silk%26quot; flowers laying around here and there...they were gifts
Reply:both
Reply:no i dont right now.....i used to have a couple cause i cant seem to keep a real plant alive!
Reply:yes


its a Martha STewart type of anal house decorations.
Reply:yup, they need no water, just a little dusting now and then
Reply:Yes I have 3 metal apples on my table =)
Reply:i like to eat fake fruit
Reply:Do strap-ons count?skin disease

Some home-loving trick or a solution that prevents my peacocks from eating and stinging the plants and flowers

I have some peacocks and pheasants roaming free in my garden. The problem is that I like them and I like my birds too!!! So theres a torn between plants and birds!!!





I am wondering if somebody have any experience dealing with this same problem and if they got any solution, maybe a homemade repellent or a simple trick to avoid this from ocurring. Dont ask me to get rid of them since both things (gardening %26amp; Exotic birds) are things I really enjoy!





Thanks in advance to all!! Any answer has its own value!!!





Edgar Rossal

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersI don%26#039;t know if this will work, but try spraying the plants with Tabasco mixed in water (about one ounce of Tabasco per gallon of water). this works great for keeping mammals away from your plants but I don%26#039;t know if it will work for birds.
Reply:What do you mean by %26quot;stinging%26quot; the plants?





All I know is peacocks eat flowers and will even pull them out of the ground. I have several clients who live where they have peacocks roaming the neighborhood. We put up little fences around the annuals right after planting. They are those little green wire metal fences that fold up and are only about 1, 1/2 feet tall. They keep the peacocks out. I don%26#039;t know about Pheasants thouogh. Good luck.
Reply:Try spraying on a solution of detergent and water. It should help.
Reply:One research says garlic Oil. I%26#039;m not sure if this available online but do a search for it. See the 1st link for the complete report. Capsaicin is another try. This is what makes Hot sauce Hot!!!





The 2nd link offers info on Neem (from the neem tree from India) and Pyrethrum which is derived from some African Chrysanthenums (sp). Hope this helps!!!computer

What kind of veggies,flowers+plants grow well in california desert?

I%26#039;m fairly new at gardening but I%26#039;d like to give it a shot.

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy Flowersplants = succulents %26amp; Cacti





just about anything you can find at the store will grow, it just may not grow year round, without shade and lots of waterWhite Teeth

What are the best flowers/plants for a shady patio that faces north?

I recently moved and I want to try my hand at container gardening. I live in northeast Kansas.


Thanks!

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersAstilbe%26#039;s like shade and are good in containers





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Reply:Impatients are still the king for shade. They come in such nice colors and are really tough. We have a lot of shade and put them everywhere in pots of various sizes.
Reply:almost all flowers can be grown in containers, impatients, begonia, hostas, just read the tags when you go to buy your plants, they will tell you, if not ask. the people their generally know a few things.
Reply:These are what I have that grow happily in the shade on a north facing patio.








Skimmia Japonica


Aucuba japonica


Viburnum tinus.


Hydrangea (but needs watering more often than others)


Chaenomoles


Choisya








Snowdrops,


leucojum,


aconite


cyclamen





hellebores


fuschias


ajuga
Reply:Coleus does well in shade and in containers and is low maintenance.
Reply:I would also go with impatiens. They have so many different colors to choose and they love the shade and bloom all summer.
Reply:Campanulas are good for moist shade and will grow in many wet soil types including clay soil. Small azaleas can be grown in pots and are quite tolerant of shade flowering in even dark parts of the garden, so are all types of rhodedendron. Many bulb grown plants are good in some shade such as lily of the valley (convallaria majalis). An interesting and beautiful creeping plant that can tolerate shade is lysimachia nummularia (or creeping jenny). It is good in hanging baskets and is very good for summer interest, however it dies back a lot in winter.affiliate reviews

What are those blow & make a wish flowers/plants called?

They%26#039;re the ones that you blow and make a wish, but I don%26#039;t remember what they%26#039;re called. They%26#039;re more a plant and they%26#039;re not the kind you can purchase. They%26#039;re just in the fields. Thanks!!

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersThey are dandelions after they have gone to seed
Reply:dandylions





dunno if thats how you spell it though.
Reply:Dandelion.They are a weed.
Reply:Dandilion, make a wish that that old lady doesnt see you blowing them into her yard!!!
Reply:Dandelions
Reply:A dandelion clock is the little white flower you can blow on and it flies away.
Reply:Dandelions....which are not even native to America. Extremely weedy and the reason ppl spend tons of $$$ every year to poison the ground with sprays to try and get rid of them.
Reply:Dandelions, also known in China as Yellow Flowered Earth Nails. We called them love poesy%26#039;s because children delight in gathering bouquets for their Mothers.


Known as weeds in this Country but are truly an amazing vegetable in Europe, the dandelion is one of the dynamic plants that affect surrounding vegetation in a positive way.


Wine made from the yellow flower is a powerful diuretic and is listed in the oldest known Pharmaceuticals worldwide. The leaves are edible as is the tufts of the flower but the stem and the button holding the flower must be discarded as they contain latex. This was a real source of rubber during World War Two when rubber came in short supply. See THE DANDELION CELEBRATION by Peter Gail at Goosefoot Acres. A Botanist from Cleveland State University, he also sponsors a wonderful dandelion Cook-off event each Spring.
Reply:They are dandilions weeds. The yellow flower is in bloom but the white fly away part is the seed. Once these blow away and hit the ground they multiple. Some people call them a pest and try to get rid of them with chemicals, however this is just a waste of money because the chemicals only kill the plant not the seeds. Dandilion greens can be eaten and are healthly like lettuce or can be cooked, made into wine and several other things!
Reply:The dandelion flower matures into a globe of fine filaments that are usually distributed by wind, carrying away the seed-containing achenes. This globe (receptacle) is called the %26quot;dandelion clock%26quot;, and blowing it apart is a popular pastime for children. In German it%26#039;s called a Pusteblume, translated as %26quot;blow flower%26quot;. The number of blows required to completely rid the clock of its seeds is deemed to be the time of day.


Take care!
Reply:WELL, WE USED TO CALL THEM P***y WILLOWS UP NORTH AS KIDS...
Reply:Dandelions
Reply:cattails. They grow around ponds, or where there is water.
Reply:Dandelions--thy are a weed not a flower
Reply:Dandelions...the bane of every gardener!Soles