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!
Emerald
Garden Nursery And Watergardens
www.emerald-garden.com
5700 hwy 290 west Austin Tx 78735
512 -288 -5900
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THE EMERALD GARDEN
"Bonita" Ornamental Olive 
er (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.
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.
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.
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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