Botanical Gardens Fort Worth

Botanic Garden Fort Worth

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden (109 acres) is a botanical garden located at 3220 Botanic Garden Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas. The other gardens are free admission.

The garden was established in 1934, and describes itself as the oldest botanic garden in Texas, with 2,501 species of native and exotic plants in its 21 specialty gardens.

Four Seasons Garden - Hundreds of iris, daylily, and chrysanthemum varieties.

Fragrance Garden - small garden with fragrant plants and fountain.

Fuller Garden - pathways and lawn; site for weddings and garden parties.

Japanese Garden (7 acres; established 1970) - the Fort Worth Japanese Garden, with three koi ponds, waterfall, bridges, teahouse, pagoda, pavilions, meditation garden.

Lower Rose Garden - rose garden inspired by Villa Lante (Italy).

Oval Rose Garden - hundreds of roses; renovated 2002.

Perennial Garden - perennials with culinary herb collection, as well as ponds and small waterfall.

Trial Garden - evaluation site for hundreds of species of perennials.

Water Conservation Garden - demonstration xeriscape garden.

Water Wise Entrance - entry garden with agave, Texas sage, salvia greggii, Mexican Bush sage, red yucca and Esparanza.

The garden also contains a Begonia Species Bank, established and operated to prevent the loss of begonia species.

Verbena Plant

The Lemon Verbena Plant

Executive summary about Hostas Planst by By Caryn Windfield

Lemon verbena, also known as yerba Louisa, is a tropical shrub native to South America, particularly Argentina, Chile and Peru. Valued for its strong scent and flavor, some consider the lemon verbena plant more lemony than the actual fruit. The plant blooms during late summer, though the small, white, inconspicuous flowers aren't very ornamental. Though the two plants share the same name, lemon verbena has no resemblance to the verbena flower, which is quite attractive.  

Culinary:

The primary reason lemon verbena is grown is for its culinary uses. The leaves can be frozen in ice cubes and added to drinks that way to add a festive and unique look to your drinks.

Additionally, finely chopped lemon verbena leaves can be added to a large variety of things to add lemony flavor, including muffins, salad dressings, marinades and cakes. It can also be used as an acceptable substitute for lemon grass in recipes that call for it, mainly Asian recipes. For optimal flavor, the leaves should always be used fresh or lightly cooked.

Aromatic:

Lemon verbena plant has the most potent citrus smell out of any herb in existence, fresh or dried. The stems or leaves can be chopped and added directly to the potpourri to add the smell of fresh lemon. In days long past, women used to stuff lemon verbena in their hats, sleeves and clothing to improve their smell, almost as a kind of natural perfume.  

Growing:

Feed once per month with a balanced 10-10-10 NPK fertilizer during spring and summer. Harvest the plant's foliage during summer by cutting the plant back to half its height and saving the removed section.

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Used Sheds

Executive summary about Used Shed by Steven Lane

Sheds are small, compact buildings that are usually found in the backyards of homes. Most people build customized sheds to meet their individual needs but used sheds are also an option if the budget is tight. A used shed can have windows, shelves, ventilators, and electrical outlets in them. Garden sheds are ideal for storing items such as lawn and gardening equipment.

Adding shelves and hooks to these types of shed will help in organizing things, thus giving more storage space.

Wood sheds are slightly larger than garden sheds and are more expensive. These types of sheds resemble that of houses since they include windows, a roof, and some electrical outlets. Shed owners can match their sheds to their houses with the use of paint and by adding ornamental items such as flowerboxes, shutters, weathervanes, finials, as well as air-conditioning units, furniture, and ventilation machines.

Bike sheds are simple to make. Some versions of bike sheds have locks in them for added security.

Boat sheds house boats and boat related items.

Agricultural sheds are used for several purposes.

Some use their sheds to store hay, house live stock, or park farm equipment. Railway sheds store locomotives and materials related to it.
Used sheds are made from a variety of materials depending on their use. Metal sheds are a good choice when storing items on a short-term basis since in the long run, metal will eventually start to rust.

Plastic sheds are known for their anti U.V. light attributes. They are cheaper than metal sheds and are more stable and durable. Plastic sheds are highly customizable since you can add shelving, peg boards, windows, and skylights to it.

Wooden sheds can blend well with the landscape. Vinyl sheds are the strongest variety of shed material and they dont need to be painted. Some US states require people to secure a permit before installing a used shed.

Hostas Plants

Hostas Plants

 

Executive summary about Hostas Planst by By David W Lambert

Hosta Plants - Plantain Lilies

Most gardeners love to have Hosta Plants in their borders for their colorful and deeply textured foliage, even though they do produce a bounty of white or blue flowers upon tall flower stalks all summer long.

Although Hosta Plants can be planted in nearly any condition, they will thrive in the shade. Propagation of Hosta Plants:

Split the clump into several pieces and instantly plant them. Hosta Plants - Growing Conditions:

You will discover that since Hosta are decedents of wetlands plants that they don't mind having wet feet. Hosta will love being planted next to streams, along pond edges, and in a bog setting. This versatile garden plant is also very much to home in rich garden soil.

One word of caution with the mighty Hosta Plants. So if you want to raise Hosta and you have a Deer population, you will need to treat the plants. Other Uses for Hosta

Many gardeners have entire Hosta Gardens, playing with all of the special shapes, sizes, colors and textures that the Hosta has to offer. This can form 'seas' of Hosta Plants for visual interest. They are equally at home as foundation plants, and base plants around shade trees, where nothing else will grow, including grass, or a meandering border along the lawn edge.

How to Divide Hosta Plants

Executive summary about Hostas Planst by By Ian Scroggy

Use a garden fork and loosen the soil gently right around the hosta clump then gently place your fork in below the clump and lift it up give it a shake with the fork to loosen the soil. If your clump is large say 60cm in width the best method to split the clump is two forks placed back to back in the centre of the clump and pull apart. If the clump is smaller I use an old putty knife it is ideal for placing in between the eyes and cutting down through the side of the crown then pull the division apart. Make sure to clean and sterilise your tools before each division to stop the spread of any disease. Plant your division right away do not let the roots dry out

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Elitch Gardens

Elitch Gardens was a family-owned seasonal amusement park, theater, and botanic garden in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States at 38th and Tennyson streets. It was nationally known for its lush gardens, the Trocadero Ballroom, the Theatre at the Gardens and the premier wooden roller coaster, Mister Twister.

The park moved to downtown Denver in 1994 and later became Six Flags Elitch Gardens (now simply Elitch Gardens once again). In August 2006, Six Flags sold Elitch Gardens for a reported $170 million dollars.

Elitch's Zoological Gardens opened May 1, 1890, on 16 acres (6.5 ha) of former farmland bought by John and Mary Elitch.
Mary Elitch managed the park for 26 years following John's death in 1891. The park's first roller coaster, a Toboggan Figure 8, opened in 1904. The park's original carousel, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company, was added in 1906.

Mulvihill/Gurtler ownership

This carousel is still operational at Elitch Gardens. As floral gardens were expanded and greenhouses built, Elitch's became a commercial florist. Mulvihill died in 1930, and the park's ownership transferred to his son-in-law Arnold Gurtler.
In 1952, a section of the park called Kiddieland, oriented to small children, was opened. Despite substantial community outcry, the Trocadero Ballroom was torn down by the Gurtlers in 1975, claiming the declining popularity of ballroom dancing, replacing Denver's beloved landmark Old Troc with Skee-Ball and arcade games.

Move to new location

In 1985, management and ownership of the park was assumed by Budd Gurtler's son, Sandy Gurtler. At its historic location the park had no expansion space, and the family had long planned to relocate to a larger location. On May 27, 1995, Elitch's opened at its new downtown location with fifteen of its twenty major rides from the old location.
Following two seasons at its new location with attendance of about one million (versus 750,000 for the last season at its old location) and a second season goal of 1.2 million, the park was sold to Premier Parks who subsequently purchased all Six Flags parks. The park operated as 'Six Flags Elitch Gardens' until 2006. The park was rebranded simply as 'Elitch Gardens'. In 2011 CNL terminated its lease with PARC Management. Herschend Family Entertainment now operates the park for CNL.