Here is a problem I didn’t know we San Antonio gardeners had until yesterday.
I attended a gardening workshop put on by the Gardening
Volunteers of South Texas. It was a
class on gardening year-round. The
speaker was Dr. Jerry Parsons and he was one of those gems of a speaker who
keeps you laughing while providing valuable, but what can often be very dry,
material. He has a thick Tennessee
accent, self-depreciating demeanor and smart as a whip.
PROBLEM:
One of the participants
asked where is the best nursery to find all the plants highlighted in the
Saturday gardening section of the San Antonio Express.
Dr. Parsons said that the section we read here in San
Antonio comes from the Houston branch of the newspaper and does not apply to
our area. He further said that the big box stores get their plants from some place far away with no idea what is best for our area.
Say What!?!?
Every Saturday I am devouring what best to
plant . . . . in Houston?
SOLUTION:
He advised it is best to visit the local nurseries and ask
the staff there what they recommend.
Every Saturday morning, one of my joyful routines was sitting with my cup of coffee and devouring the gardening section of the newspaper for ideas and inspiration.
I guess I'll just have to replace it with jaunts to Milbergers and Rainbow Garden instead! Not a bad trade.
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