Jenscapes Blog » TREE http://www.jenscapes.com/blog Allgood Information Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:58:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Artic tips from Houston’s Green Movement to Protect your landscape http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/artic-tips-from-houstons-green-movement-to-protect-your-landscape/ http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/artic-tips-from-houstons-green-movement-to-protect-your-landscape/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:00:08 +0000 Jen http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/?p=583 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

Hey Jen,
Hope all is well. Any suggestions for how to handle the cold?  I think we lost some ixoras
and lantana.  Also, how should we handle the sprinklers?

Thanks and best for 2010!

Jeff and Jamie

Bellaire, Texas

 

Hi Jeff and Jamie,

Cover your plants with a sheet or blanket and water in your favorite ones before covering them.  The ground is soggy so I don’t think much water is really needed and do not cover your plants with plastic because they will suffocate.   As for your plants that have damage from last freeze do not clip them back until Spring.  Heidi Sheesley from TreeSearch Farms , who I think very highly of told me a few weeks back that the damage will help protect the tree/plant if we get more freezes this winter.  

As for your spinkler system it should be off this time of the year. If you have new plant material, watering by hand is better. I spoke to my friend Jeff Law, one of the founders of Houston’s Green Movement and a specialist in xeroscaping and we discussed how watering should really not be used unless we have a fall/winter drought.  Wishing you a warm and cozy weekend.

Below is a picture of my parent’s backyard during a New Hampshire blizzard this winter.

New Hampshire 2009

 

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Dear Jen,
 
It was very nice to meet you too, here is the photo of the tree I talked to you about one of the nick names”silk floss”I am not sure what is the botanical name.In this photo you will notice that the tree has almost no leafs,no flowers,because I have taken this picture after summer,but you will notice the pod on the tree the shape of an egg plant,is big!Parrots love to eat the inside of it and it looks almost like cotton balls,if you know the name of this tree by a different name please let me know.
 
Sincerely,
 
Felix
Behind the Garden Gate
355 W. 19th,
Houston, Texas  77008
 
 
  Silk Floss Tree Chorisiaspeciosa parakeetA1 Ceiba speciosa flowers

 

 
 
Thank you Felix. The family name is Bombacaceae and its botanical name  is Ceiba speciosa or Chorisia speciosa.  It is a very unique tree species from the subtropical regions of South America. The  orchid like flowers range in color from creamy white to dark pink and white. 
 
Thank you for your book suggestion.   I look forward to visiting Behind the Garden Gate soon.
 
Happy Holidays!
 
 
 

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