I use shredded Native Texas Red Cedar mulch on all my garden year round. With drought conditions it helps keep moisture in the soil and keeps...
http://www.gardenstew.com/plantstew/about Click on this blue link, it explains how to use the database. It's basically where members can enter...
Sjoerd are you going in a handbasket? I grew up hearing that was the easiest way to get there. :wink:
A book I was reading yesterday mentioned that if a woodpecker comes across a piece of wood with a hole in it they will start working to make the...
http://www.inspirationgreen.com/insect-habitats.html I think I remember someone here mentioning having one of these and I want to make one this...
I spent a lot of yesterday trying to ID the ones we have in our front yard and found this photo. The Sibley Guides call it a 'morph' of the...
I'm in northwest Dallas County.
Back in 2010 the grower Proven Winners announced that they had a thornless/fruitless Quince on the market but that was only 3 years ago, don't...
It's still coming down and the forecast has been changed to possibly a 1-2 inch accumulation and possibly more tomorrow morning!!!!!! Oldest...
Now we just need someone to teach pigs to fly and there will be utter and complete chaos in the world. :wink:
I am presently reading the 5th book by Sarah Addison Allen Lost Lake. I like all of her books, they have a somewhat mystical touch to them,...
We live less than an hour away from the Kimbell and the other museums in Ft. Worth, then there is the Perot Museum in Dallas and other than once...
16 degrees, not to get out of the 20's today, second day it has not gotten above freezing. Yep, it's official. Only about half an inch but it is...
Snow/ice storms usually start really early morning here when the temperature is at it's coldest. In Spring and Summer Thunderstorms fire up in...
GOOOOOOD morning all. It's 16F/-9C degrees now and not supposed to get out of the 20's for the high. It has been SNOWING here for about an...
Which side of the building is your patio on? That will have a lot to do with how much sun your plants will get. East will get morning sun, West...
Good morning all. Not supposed to get above 32 deg today and tomorrow, down to 17 tonight. This is more winter than we have had in years and I...
If she wants it pruned, you can do it after the blooms have faded but at that time you loose a lot of fruit. It blooms on old growth so don't cut...
You all are going to love it. This was a test run Frank had done just to see what the end product was actually like. It's easy to hold,...
How big is the first plant? Chaenomeles speciosa grow to 6-10 feet tall and wide. Chaenomeles japonica only grows to be 2-3 feet tall and 3-6...
