There have been snake problems up here and not all of them are harmless, a few people of been bitten while walking through the high grass that...
This is the first year in almost 10, that I haven't been dragging hoses and lugging pails of water from the rain barrels to water plants almost...
Good morning all. At least it's now a good morning since the stomach bug ran is course through my system overnight, I wanted to get up early this...
June 1st Ipomoea purpurea 'Grandpa Ott' Ipomoea nil 'Scarlett O'Hara' Perovskia atriplicifolia Melissa officinalis Vitex agnus-castus
I bought new plants in anticipation of drier weather for planting. I want to fill in several bare spots where the now dead Hostas used to be with...
When I planted the first Canna's back in 2003, I knew they would do best in moist soil, couldn't give that to them but wanted them anyway. They...
I know the feeling. I am not growing veggies but am loosing many plants because of the constant wet and no sun. Lots of annuals have just...
May 30 -- Achillea millefolium Salvia farinacea 'Rhea' Malva sylvestris Echinacea purpurea 'Hot Summer'
My thought about gardening is I do what I think my great grandmother would have done. No buying things to do what you can do with something you...
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) is a good one. If someone offers to give you some, just make sure they know their plants and they...
Last time I started seeds early I used old metal square and rectangle cake pans from the thrift store, don't think I paid more than $1.50 for each...
Good morning all. Another 2.5 inches of rain fell on my garden early this morning bringing to monthly total, so far, to just over 10 inches. The...
I've received many remarkable nature photographs over the years, but this photo of a nesting falcon is perhaps one of the best nature shots that...
Looks like an Spathodea campanulata (African Tuliptree)
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Good morning all. VERY wet again this morning, a storm moved through slowly last night and left behind 4.5 inches of rain on my gardens. The...
You have so many gorgeous colors and varieties, bet that bed is a wonder to look at when they are all in bloom. I tried for a few years to have...
You did WHAT?? Please tell me you didn't!! Oh my goodness you really did!
So that's where our typical May temperatures have gone. Keep them as long as you like, I certainly don't want them back. Love the bloomers in...
Wandering around in the north shade bed I found Calyptocarpus vialis -- May 28 and hiding out back was Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (Texas...
