Bloom of a century

Aziz Laurent sent this photo in of a Century plant in the garden that is about to bloom.
Apparently this agave is about 10 years.
"I shall send a photo of the flower once it has opened," Laurent wrote.
I'm looking forward to that. Century plants are really impressive plants to begin with, but when you add that bloom stalk, it's just amazing.
I wouldn't say the bloom is all that beautiful in the traditional sense, but the magnitude and the time it takes to bloom make it gorgeous in my opinion.
Can't wait to see that photo, Aziz.

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Cool garden event

I just got the heads up about a garden event that looks like it should be really cool... A Passion for Plants: An East Austin Garden Fair is a free event with gardening demonstrations, plant advice and even a plant giveaway.
It takes place Saturday, March 15 at Govalle Park, beginning at 10 a.m.

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Garden Event: Sunshine Gardens plant sale

Tomorrow is the Sunshine Gardens benefit plant sale. It's a great place to find tomato, pepper and other vegetable plants for really good prices. I definitely recommend getting there early if you go... it starts at 9! Check out KVUE.com's event calendar for more gardening events.

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Eat Local Week

The first "Eat Local Week" kicks off tomorrow at the Austin Farmer's Market, as part of an effort to encourage Central Texans to try the wonderful food local food producers, farmers and restaurants have to offer.
The event, which runs through December 15, will include dishes from locally-grown ingredients at participating markets and restaurants.
For more information and a list of those participants and events, go to www.edibleaustin.com

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Want to help Austin parks? Here's your chance

You don't have to have a garden to get out there and help promote green spaces in Austin. Austin has tons of parks and lots of need for volunteers to help maintain them.
I was just surfing the web looking for projects to volunteer with. I stumbled on the Austin Parks Foundation, which always seems to have projects for improving my favorite spaces. Last year, we donated to the Lou Neff Point brick project on Town Lake Trail. We put my son's name on a brick, thinking it might be exciting for him as he grows older to see his name next to a trail he loves to visit. If you haven't seen the improvements at Lou Neff Point you should definitely check them out. It's such a nice place to sit and take in the view of Town Lake (now, Lady Bird Lake).
Anyway... The Austin Parks Foundation, The Central Texas Trail Tamers and the Friends of Red Bud Isle have another project on Red Bud Isle coming up this weekend.

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