ALBUQUERQUE IS HOME TO SO MANY
UNIQUE GEMS, ONE OF WHICH IS
THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK
BOTANIC GARDEN LOCATED RIGHT
HERE IN THE HEART OF THE DUKE
CITY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
BOSQUE IT I SPOKE WITH MARIA
THOMAS CURATOR OF PLANTS AT
THE BIOPARK TO GET A
DEMONSTRATION OF HOW TO PLAN
TO SPRING CONTAINER
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FLOWERS
AS WELL AS GETTING SOME OTHER
USEFUL GARDENING TIPS, READ
THOMAS JOINING US THIS
MORNING. SHE IS THE CURATOR OF
OF ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK
MORNING. MARIA.
MORNING, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
YOU WITH US AND YOU KNOW WHAT
I LOVE BEST OR WHAT I USED TO
LOVE BEST WAS YOU KNOW GOING
THAT YOU KNOW ALL THE SPRING
FLOWERS COMING UP. YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING TO SHOWS TODAY,
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
PLANTS THAT GARDENERS AT HOME
CAN KIND OF TRY MAKE THERE'S
IS GOING TO BUY A PARKS.
YES, SO WHAT WE'RE GETTING
READY TO DO HERE AT THE
BIOPARK IS ALL OF OUR SCREEN
PLANTING THAT WE PUT IN IN THE
LAST BETWEEN NOW AND MOTHER'S
DAY AND SO I BROUGHT A BUNCH
SHOW PEOPLE IS GOOD FOR
PLANTING AT HOME RIGHT NOW AND
WILL TOLERATE THESE KIND OF UP
AND DOWN HOT AND COLD SPRING
CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE
IN ALBUQUERQUE. SO ONE THING
THAT I THINK IS REALLY NEED
YOU CAN USE EDIBLE TO DO SOME
OF YOUR SCREEN CONTAINER AND
GOING TO PLANT FOR YOU RIGHT
NOW PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING I
PUT IN IS EDIBLE IN SOME WAY
OR ANOTHER SO KIND TALK ABOUT
IT IS WE SO I'M BACKWARDS
NORMALLY I WOULD START IN THE
BACK WITH THE TALLEST STAFF
BUT SINCE WORK DOING THINGS
FOR THE CAMERA WILL GO WILL
START IN THE FRONT. AT THE
BIOPARK REALLY DO LIKE TO PACK
IT WITH COLOR, ESPECIALLY FEES
ARE ONLY GOING TO BE AROUND
AND THEN WE THEM OUT SO THEY
ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS
TO GIVE US SHOW SO WE REALLY
REALLY REALLY PACKING THE
RIGHT THE FLOWERS ARE EDIBLE
YOU CAN PUT THEM IN YOUR THINK
ABOUT THESE EDIBLE PLANTS IS
THE SQUIRRELS REALLY LIGHT AND
MOVING ON TO IS THIS BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL ORANGE COLOR SO
BELIEVES IN THE IT DOES SNOW
THEY'RE VERY THE FLOWERS YOU
SALAD. AND LITTLE ORANGE COLOR
AND EVEN SEEN HIM PUT LIKE
WEDDING CAKES THINGS LIKE
GARDEN THEY'RE PRACTICALLY I
KNOW I'M REALLY SO YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS JUST INTERRUPT
ORANGE WIND YOU LOVE AND THEN
I WANT TO MOVE ON TO THIS
REALLY BEAUTIFUL ROWE MAIN
LETTUCE AND IT'S JUST TO HAVE
HOLLER. NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO
BE RIGHT LOU RIGHT, SPRING.
BUT IT DOES KIND OF GIVE US
IS COMING THE NIGHT REALLY
BEAUTIFUL RED VEINS FRENCH
SORRELL WELL HOW DO THESE
PARTICULAR FLOWER STAY AT
THEIR PEAK AS FAR AS LIKE
ONCE WE GET THE HEAT OF
SUMMER THEY ALL KIND OF PETER
OUT WE CAN GET OUR COLLEGE
LEAD TO GO A LITTLE LONGER.
IF WE GIVE IT A LITTLE
BUT I MEAN FOR US WE
COUNTED AS MOTHER'S DAY IT'S
TIME TO PUT IN OUR SUMMER
COLOR, BUT THIS REALLY WILL
GROW AND BE REALLY FULL AND
BEAUTIFUL UNTIL THAT POINT.
BEAUTIFUL AND LOOKS
DELICIOUS AT THE SAME TIME TO
BUY AND THAT'S THE GREAT THING
ABOUT LIKE THE SORROW AND THE
ROMAINE LETTUCE IS YOU CAN
THEM AND LEAVE THE KIND OF
CENTER ROSE THAT AND JUST KEEP
3 GOING TO THE SEASON AND
AGAIN THE LETTUCE THE STAR ALL
THESE THINGS.
THEY REALLY WANT OUR HEAT
SETS IN THERE NOT TOO HAPPY
BUT IF YOU MOVE ON INTO A
LITTLE SHADE WHICH IS GREAT
ABOUT CONTAINER GARDENS THEIR
PERSONAL.
AND YOU'LL HAVE A LITTLE
MORE TIME TO ENJOY OFF OF THIS
NICE TALL SNAPDRAGON IN THE
BACK. THE FLOWERS THEMSELVES
ARE AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER
THINGS I HAVE HERE THAT YOU
CAN SEIZE THIS GORGEOUS WE'RE
NOT THESE ORNAMENTAL CALLES OR
CABBAGES AND THEN SOME NICE
PANSIES AS WELL. COLLEGE
PANSIES BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY
PRETTY TOUGH THEY CAN HANDLE
THREES WELL THE LOVE THAT'S
AMAZING BECAUSE I MEAN IN JUST
THAT THAT'S PEOPLE CAN HOPE TO
EXPECT CREATE ON THEIR OWN
HOME.
REAL QUICK MARIA FOR
ANYBODY THAT THE YOU KNOW THEY
ALREADY HAVE THE EXISTING
GARDENS. WHEN'S THE RIGHT TIME
SIR PROVING.
RIGHT NOW SO WE REALLY LIKE
TO GET THESE THINGS RIGHT
BRING HIM BACK TO EVEN A OF
WHAT THE OVERALL PLANT MASSES.
AND YOU WANT TO PRINT SO THAT
YOU'RE SELECTING OUR GROWING
BRANCHES SO YOU'RE KIND OF
OPENING THAT SHAPE UP. SAY
WITH SO WITH YOUR FOR TREES.
AGAIN YOU KIND OF WANT TO SEND
HIM OUT A LITTLE BIT SO THAT
YOU'RE NOT GETTING A LOT OF
HEAVY THROUGH PROTECT
PRODUCTION IN AND REALLY
STRESSING THE TREES OUT AND
AGAIN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT
KIND OF OPENED. JUST
INCREASING AIR FLOW AND
CIRCULATION INTO THE PLANTS
WHAT WE DO OR SPRING TRAINING
VERY COOL.
REAL QUICK HERE SOME COOL
THINGS HAPPENING NOW IN THE
MONTH OF MARCH AT THE BALLPARK
WHAT WE WHAT CAN WE EXPECT.
WELL WE SOME EXTENDED DAYS
WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING UP
FOR SPRING ALL WEEK LONG AND
THEN WILL BE CLOSING AGAIN ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTER
SPRING BREAK AND HOPEFULLY
HOPEFULLY REVISITING A FULL
SEVEN-DAY WEEK OPERATION AS WE
GET CLOSER TO MOTHER'S DAY. WE
MORE INDOOR SPACES. OPENING IS
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS OF
ALL WE'RE ABLE TO ON THE
WEEKENDS AND EVEN A PENGUIN
EXHIBIT OVER AT THIS ZOO.
PURCHASE TIME TAKING AN ENTRY
SO YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU LOOK AT THE CITY
WEBSITE THAT SIDDIQUE YOU DOT
FOR OUR LATEST OPENINGS
UPDATES AND TO PURCHASE YOUR
TICKETS BEFORE YOU COME OUT,
VERY COOL CAN'T TO GO CHECK
THAT ALL OUT MARIA THOMAS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US THIS MORNING WE APPRECIATE