Gee Toni, thanks! Now I'll be mainlineing cosmos! Those look lovely, so I'll have to get some, which means the flower bed will expand, which means...
Thank you both for the information! I'll go lightly around the cosmos' area when I compost the garden bed, but I think I'll buy some more seed...
We'll miss you while you're gone, but look forward to your return. Have fun with your Georgia friends! Sorry about the imminent demise of your...
I am a perennial fan, and rarely grow annuals, so I don't know much about them. However, I have found that cosmos will withstand our...
We have an interesting conversation going on the Herb Forum about herbs that attract butterflies. I thought perhaps a list of plants that...
I hope to be taking pictures of our little young orchard in bloom. The grasshoppers chewed it up this year, denuding the branches of leaves, then...
Gramma Drake, welcome to the forum! You pinpointed three of the best host plants for butterflies--parsley, dill, and rue. We have milkweed in our...
Kildale, We don't have a pecan on the place, and all the pecan plantations around here are hybrid trees. However, the state champion pecan tree...
Donna, welcome! You'll find everyone here helpful and friendly (also sympathetic when disaster strikes the garden). We have rainbarrels to catch...
Aren't y'all cute--woodpiles and cleaning out wood burning stoves. We are still sweating, watering the gardens, and trying to remember what "cool"...
Oh, I am so sorry about your accident, but so glad you weren't hurt! Texas has to be the official "Let's run a red light" state.
Cornell University sponsors Project FeederWatch, which tracks migration paths, populations, disease spread, and habitat growth/shrinkage for North...
Congratulations on your win, Creationsings! I showed the photo and the caption to Feliz, and she was impressed (and we all know how hard it is to...
Sherry, wonderful photos! We won't get Monarchs for a week or two--we are on the migration route and get lots on our milkweeds. Until then, I'll...
Gardening in the south can be such a pleasure! Welcome to the forum, and welcome to gardening. Please let us know how your garden restoration is...
Isn't wet wonderful! So glad you are getting much needed rain. Now your garden and flowers will perk up!
Toni, Perhaps someone else cast a spell on your rue? My herb books say to plant it in full sun, but the ones that are doing best are in...
I planted rue for the Swallowtail butterflies, and boy, did it work! We have swallowtails laying eggs on the rue, caterpillars eating the leaves,...
I sympathize with your difficulty in finding plants or bulbs at the right time. Have you tried feed stores? Our local feed store has transplants,...
Cheryl I think what you have is hairy cluster vine (Jacquemontia tamnifolia). It grows to 7 ft., is an annual, and is a member of the morning...
