Potting Demonstration

With warming temperatures, betway旗舰版下载中的许多人开始考虑把凉爽季节的一年生花卉换成能够抵御夏季炎热的植物.

上周，我为当地家庭旅游的参与者做了一次盆栽示范.  

Potting demonstration

The 锅 were then to be raffled off.

我打算做两个多汁花盆，一个用多年生植物和一年生植物的结合.

我的女儿蕾切尔和我一起来帮我搬运一袋袋的泥土、花盆、植物等等.

在她去海军之前，这也是一个共度时光的机会.

There were to be two different potting demonstrations.  I created one succulent pot ahead of time…  

This container has pink-花ing Crown of Thorns, tall Lady’s Slipper, Variegated Elephant’s Food and a gray-colored cactus.

我喜欢创建容器种植与一个高的植物垂直兴趣.  The Crown of Thorns provides striking floral color.  大象的食物会随着它的生长而拖过罐子的边缘, which adds texture and softens the container’s lines.

Lastly, the gray-colored cactus (I admit that I don’t know what kind it is), adds great color contrast with its gray/blue color.

Soon, it was time for the first demonstration.  My daughter took photos of me talking.  光线很糟糕，因为我在阴影下，我的背后是太阳, but you can still see what I was doing.

Looking down at my notes.  Can you tell  I use my hands when I talk?

Planting the orange Calendula.

加入紫色马鞭草，用Celosia填充空间.

我只需要在前面多放一点Celosia，你不觉得吗?

对于这个容器，高垂直的兴趣来自墨西哥羽毛草.  The bright color is from the Calendula.  蔓生植物是紫色马鞭草和灰色薰衣草提供了颜色对比.

I used Celosia to fill in the empty spaces.  I was pretty happy with how it turned out.

在计划什么植物组合在容器中看起来更好时, I simply arrange the 植物s, while they are still in their 容器 at the nursery.

Now it was time for 植物ing the second succulent pot.

First, adding the Elephant’s Food.

Ever wonder how to 植物 a cactus without getting pricked?

一条旧毛巾，折成四分之一(4层厚)，效果很好.  当我把它翻过来种植时，我用毛巾盖住了金桶仙人掌的顶部.  The towel came off easily once I was finished.

Newspaper is also helpful in 植物ing cactus.

Almost done…

完成了!

蓝精灵芦荟为这种种植组合提供了高度.  Elephant’s Food will 成长 to trail over the side.  金桶仙人掌的圆形和黄色的刺增加了颜色的对比.  开着鲜艳红色花朵的冰植物增添了必要的色彩.

每个罐子都被送到好人家，为未来的社区项目筹集资金.

Do you like 成长ing 植物s in 容器?

Or maybe, you haven’t tried before.

Well, it’s not difficult. 过几天再来看我，我会和你分享我的 container guidelines.

诺艾尔 Johnson, 又名, 'AZ Plant Lady' is a horticulturist, certified arborist, 景观顾问，帮助人们学习如何创造, 成长, 并保持美丽的沙漠花园在炎热的天气中茁壮成长, dry climate. She does this through her consulting services, her online class Desert Gardening 101, and her monthly membership club, Through the Garden Gate. 正如她喜欢告诉沙漠居民的，“在沙漠里做园艺并不难，但它是不同的。."