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 Emerald Garden Nursery
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Emerald e-News  May 2010
 

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Bonita Olive
 
New Arrivals
Desert Plants  
 
Just Hatched Baby Quail
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Egyptian Papyrus
 
Echinea Coneflower
 
 
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Hello Gardener,

Welcome to Emerald Gardens Newsletter
 "Bonita" Ornamental Olive 
  Olives are heat and drought-loving and are very well adapted to the Austin area.
Texas has a growing olive industry and Texas olive oil is now on the market. Producing olives is a lot of work and not suitable for the home garden except for fun. Bonita is a sterile olive used for ornamental purposes and is very durable and very adaptable. Bonita will grow in full sun or light shade and makes a tall very trainable evergreen.
Trimmed as columns, pom poms, tree form, naturally sculpted or sheared as a screen, olives are versatile and hardy. Untrimmed olives can grow to 20 feet over time, or can be maintained as a 4-foot container bonsai. These are commonly used wherever a small tree form is needed and is a great subtitute for youpon holly, wax myrtle, and cherry laurel. The light silver grey-leaf foliage sets the olive apart from most other evergreen trees.
 
Desert Plants
 Just arrived from Arizona.
Chocolate flower (January newletter), Damianita, Four nerve daisy, Blackfoot daisy, Ocotillo, Silver leoperd Manfreda, Gaint Hesparole (not red yucca), desert museum Retama, agaves and more. These drought dolerant plants are all great choices for our area and help conserve water. Arid-loving plants are great for containers and need less water than most flowers and other plants. Us Aloes and dwarf Agaves mixed with sedums and other succulents. Come see the rest of the shipment and our other desert plants.
 
Baby Quail are at Emerald
For a limited time we are hatching baby cortunix quail. Come see the babies and watch as they grow. Bring the kids to watch and gently hold one. They are really cute.
 
 
 
Egyptian Papyrus
Originally found in the Delta region of the Nile, Egyptian papyrus (papyrus cyperus) has many more uses than just paper. The rhizomes of the plant prevent soil erosion and trap polluted sediments. It also reduces the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater. Papyruses are marginals, or water plants that normally grow near the edge of the water.  They can be planted as deep as 12", but they prefer boggy water if planted above ground. The 5 gallon and larger papyruses grow 6' to 10' tall.  They should be planted in sealed containers with no holes in the bottom in clay soil with gravel topping. Papyruses need to be fertilized with agriform pellets in late March and again in late June.The plants grow umbrella-shaped heads that look very festive. 
King Tut (cyperus percamenthus), shown below, is a dwarf variety that usually only grows 2-3’ tall and has fuller, bushier clusters. 

 
Echinea Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea (Asteraceae), an American prairie native, is a drought-tolerant, sun-loving, and showy perennial.  It makes a great ornamental and cut or dried flower. It was also used traditionally by plains Indians as an insecticidal, bactericidal, and immuno-stimulant, and is still used in medicine today. Echinacea has a long-lasting bloom period that will grow in a broad range of soil pHs (6.6 to 8.5).  From early summer through fall, their flowers produce rust-colored seeds that attract both butterflies and birds to your garden.  We carry four varieties. Primadonna Rose has the tallest, showiest bloom with double-petalled, long-lasting, pink flowers. Bravado also has rosy-pink blooms, but the flowers are flat-topped or even curve upwards for a more bright, friendly appearance. Pow Wow Wild Berry was this year's AAS Flower Award Winner, with eye-popping, bright magenta blooms. Be the first in your neighborhood to have the new Paradiso mix.  These flowers produce pink, purple, orange, white, yellow, and red blooms. Add petunias to the mix and you are sure to have a great display all summer long!
 
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Emerald Garden Nursery And Watergardens   www.emerald-garden.com   5700 hwy 290 west Austin Tx 78735
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