The Secret Garden Tea Room
The much anticipated Secret Garden Tea Room is now open in the Bluebonnet Herb Farms. If you have not yet enjoyed lunch in this stylish and relaxing place, you will want to do so soon. Choose from a menu of excellent soups, salads, sandwiches, quiche and yummy desserts.
For all you gentlemen please note, this is not just a place for "Ladies who Lunch', The Secret Garden menu boasts a hearty Pasta Fagioli, and a tasty chicken salad sandwich among some of its most popular items.
We hope you are able to check out The Secret Garden Tea Room, whether it is for lunch, a private event or for your special catering needs. Lunch reservations accepted for parties of 6 or more.
The tea room is open Monday-Friday 11-3, the tea room is closed on Weekends. For information please call 979-921-0005
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Dear Gardening Friends,
Dear Gardening Friends, It looks like the cool weather is going to be here for a while. Yeah!!! That means it is time to check the soil pH on our azaleas. If it is above 5.5 then sprinkle with 1 part agricultural Sulphur and 2 parts copperas to maintain acidity. Hand water immediately to liquefy the chemicals. Prune long, unruly branches down near base of bushes to form and promote bushiness. Azaleas will bud where they are cut.
For spring flowering bulbs, plant now. Rich loam soil with plenty of humus and good drainage is necessary. One tablespoon of bone meal put in the hole before planting will help your bulbs. Tulips are not to be planted before late December. Dig up your caladiums now and store in a dry, ventilated spot. Feed other bulbs with bone meal and super phosphate.
Fertilize daylilies now. They will need at least six hours of sun to bloom well. Strawberries need to be planted between October 15 and November 15 in a spot with good drainage. Make sure your beds are slightly acidic, have rich, loose soil and ample humus. Set crown even with soil level, then mulch with straw, paper or plastic to keep fruit clean.
Perennials need to have tops cut after blooming. Divide roots and transplant any time from now until March. The sooner the early-blooming types are moved, the earlier they will bloom.
Rose beds need to be soaked. Cut out the dead wood but do not prune heavily until January or February. Feed lightly with a 0-10-10 solution to harden off for dormancy and improve bloom.
Trees and evergreens also need the dead wood removed but do not prune. To encourage flowering in the spring on your wisteria that did not bloom this year, root prune. Cut through the roots with a spade in a circle about 30 inches from the stem of the vine and feed with bone meal through this cut.
November is a good time to move your azaleas and camellias. Keep them moist to lessen cold weather damage. Keep mulched. Place your tulip bulbs in the refrigerator now and leave them in for at least 3 weeks to induce a strong root system which will produce better flowers. November is a good time to plant fruit trees, flowering shrubs, deciduous and evergreen trees.
Plant pansies now that the weather has cooled. Use a little blood meal under each plant. As mums and other perennials finish blooming, cut flowering stalks to the ground to permit all the strength to be used in making root growth. Pinch off the tops of calendula, delphinium, snapdragon, stock, and wallflower to induce bushy growth and prevent flowers from forming so early that they may be killed by frost. Roses should be fed lightly, but nitrogen fertilizers should be avoided. Do not prune them yet. Water them deeply.
We hope these landscaping tips help you to enjoy your winter gardens.
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