1 GUADALUPE GARDENER AUGUST 2020 A monthly publicaon of the Guadalupe County Master Gardeners in cooperaon with the Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension, Guadalupe President’s Message Volunteer Opportunies 2-4 Member Photos 5-7 Facebook 8 County Fair 9 Wandering Gardener 10-12 Marion Veteran’s Memorial Park 13-4 Connuing Educaon 15 Members in Service 16 Watering is the big chore right now for me in my garden. It is hard to imagine we are just a few weeks from cooler mes. I know it's here as the fall starts in my grow room are starng to look closer to planng size. This is a good thing. For one it shows me that nothing is canceled on the garden calendar. The tasks that need to be done are always consistent and dependable. My garden is a great escape. I wish I had endless me to manicure, culture, and tend all my plants. I am grateful for the escape it brings me. I hope you are feeling the same about all your plants. Not much to report this month. We did have our first monthly speaker record a presentaon for everyone to view. For now, the file is large, and it took me some me to download at home internet speeds. Hopefully this week I’ll get a YouTube channel up and we can just store it there. This will let you view it with just a click of the mouse any me you would like. If we are successful, I’m sure we can add other presentaons down the road. Thanks for all you do, Jerry
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GUADALUPE GARDENER AUGUST 2020
A monthly publication of the Guadalupe County Master Gardeners in cooperation with the Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension, Guadalupe
President’s Message Volunteer Opportunities 2-4
Member Photos 5-7
Facebook 8
County Fair 9
Wandering Gardener 10-12
Marion Veteran’s
Memorial Park
13-4
Continuing Education 15
Members in Service 16
Watering is the big chore right now for me in my garden. It is hard to
imagine we are just a few weeks from cooler times. I know it's here as the fall
starts in my grow room are starting to look closer to planting size. This is a good
thing. For one it shows me that nothing is canceled on the garden calendar.
The tasks that need to be done are always consistent and dependable. My
garden is a great escape. I wish I had endless time to manicure, culture, and
tend all my plants. I am grateful for the escape it brings me. I hope you are
feeling the same about all your plants.
Not much to report this month. We did have our first monthly speaker
record a presentation for everyone to view. For now, the file is large, and it
took me some time to download at home internet speeds. Hopefully this week
I’ll get a YouTube channel up and we can just store it there. This will let you
view it with just a click of the mouse any time you would like. If we are
successful, I’m sure we can add other presentations down the road.
Thanks for all you do,
Jerry
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Courtesy of Ray Matthews, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Park
Note!
The following volunteer
opportunities
may be available with
"social distancing"
on an individual basis.
Please contact the coordinator
of the activity to volunteer.
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Courtesy of Ray Matthews, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Park
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
At Your Convenience:
•Kingsbury - Kingsbury Habitable Spaces Garden, 3050 FM 1104, Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Contact Cathy Medlin at [email protected] or 830-221-8596 the first time you
go so she can meet you at the gardens and discuss what needs to be done. Bring tools (hoes,
trowels, etc.), gloves, hats.
•Schertz – Gutierrez Xeriscape Park, 1231 Borgfeld Rd. Contact Judy Stanley at 830-765-4613 or
These pictures were taken June 4, 2020, on my trip to Port Lavaca, TX. This short 2-mile road (County Rd 159) was solid wildflowers on both sides of the road. Luckily, there was little traffic so we could slow down and take pictures. The road ends at Matagorda Bay and there are no services. Just by chance, we had decided to see where the road went.
These are flowers that we have here and some we do not. I hope they are labeled
correctly. There are several names for each flower so you may know it by another name. The purple thistle is part of the Asteraceae family and is a Cirsium but not sure which one. Not the one that grows on my gravel road.
I look at books, online pictures, and small pamphlet guides to help name the flowers in my
pictures. Unfortunately, I still do not always find a picture and description to match what I have. Hope you enjoy my efforts!
blue—Commelina Erecta
(dayflower)
purple thistle (basket flower?)
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mixture of flowers—
Mexican hat, unknown
white, wild petunia
Mexican hat, gulf
vervain
Unknown yellow, Rud-
beckia (?)
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Above—Verbena xutha—Coarse vervain, gulf vervain
Below-Asclepias viridis—green milkweed, green antelope horns
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Marion Veterans Memorial Park & Butterfly Garden
Joyce Friesenhahn and Melinda Lucus
The most magical section of the Marion Veterans Memorial Park is the butterfly garden. It hosts many different butterflies for over five years. As the hot Texas summer progresses and we are all praying for rain and cooler temperatures, this part of the garden, which encompasses the east side of the brick plaza area and historical (1936) Tondre playhouse is alive with a mirage of beautiful colorful flowers. The hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies are seen visiting the Gregg’s Blue Mistflower, Morning Glory Bush, Giant Pink Zinnias, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Sunflowers, and Turk’s Cap, salvias and more. Little Lady Bugs dot the plants as Queen Butterflies, Swallowtails and a few other varieties flit from one plant to another. The garden is a certified Monarch waystation and we look forward to attracting the Monarchs during their fall migration period. Tom DeKunder takes great pride in the butterfly garden and has chosen plants that are quite self-sufficient and not only bring in the butterflies but give them the habitat to thrive and repopulate. Tom DeKunder is also currently working on getting the irrigation system updated.
Tom Richardson, Joyce Friesenhahn, and Melinda Lucas are the primary MG caretakers currently. We enjoy putting our Master Gardener skills into practice and welcome anyone who cares to join us. The COVID virus is a serious challenge for all of us but there’s plenty of room to social distance and enjoy nature if you so desire.
We’re excited about the Gold Star Family project to honor those who have lost family members in the line of duty. The project entails a large star on the ground northwest of the gazebo. The preliminary work has been done. Plans are to have it completed by this fall with a dedication on Veterans Day 2020.
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Photos by Tom DeKunder
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Courtesy of Joseph A. Marcus
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Continuing Education Events August2020
Please be aware that due to current COVID-19 situation all training offered is online. Notices from Bexar and Travis counties will be sent out to members as they are received, including reminders and updates. At the time of this writing we have no information on scheduled August training from those
organizations, but it will be sent to members as soon as it arrives.
"Non-members wishing to view a Lunch and Learn ZOOM webinar can send an email
to [email protected]" and you will be sent the link when available."
Lunch & Learns
*August 12, 12:00 – 1:00 – April Rippel – “How to Safely Preserve the Food You’ve Grown – Canning, Freezing, Dehydrating & More”
*August 26, 12:00 – 1:00 – Christy Rolhf – “Allelopathy – How Trees Impact the Growth of Plants Around Them”
*Both Lunch & Learns will be online and an email with the link to connect to the workshop will be sent to all members a few days before the event.