No Cajunbelle, it's not alternifolia. That's the one I was trying to get when I got this one instead. I eventually got a cutting of alternifolia...
Gardenstew, this is a Chinese mantid. Introduced from China in 1896 as a beneficial insect. It is the largest. A "lifer" for our yard and for us.
Welcome both of ya'll from West Tennessee. 8)
Beautiful and they seem to move faster when they see a camera. 8)
It was a beautiful day in the yard yesterday. We had company and had a nice walk and smelled all the good smells, kudzu and herbs. We went to get...
Welcome. I keep telling myself to do this. The only trowels I can find have red plastic handles. :roll:
Thanks so much to everyone, of course Glorious Nature did all the work! 8)
Beautiful and psychedelic too. Those paints you mentioned hold up very well. You can use them instead of fabric paints on t-shirts as well.
Great idea. I can usually remember the plant but not always the variety. 8)
This is one of my more ecletic pieces. It is a mannequin torso I bought off E-bay. [img] I made it different on each side because it will be...
Beutiful frog. We love frogs, even the one that called all night 15 feet from where we were sleeping.
I like them all. Beauty AND good smells-what a combination.
What a great array of morning glory colors. Do you bring your geraniums in for the winter there? 8)
Welcome and hello. Even the most experienced gardeners have trouble from time to time. Never give up-gardening will give you a lifetime of...
Always a treat to see inside someone else's life, especially when it involves great animals. 8)
My friend who lives on St. Simons Island, Georgia kept describing this spider to me so I could identify it. Her camera was on the fritz so...
Welcome and how exciting to have your first house. You can fix everything exactly as you like. I'm just a few hours away from you in West...
I'm a great fan of Osmocote. Just follow directions carefully. 8)
Fall. Summer is Finally Over and it's as far away from next summer as can be. 8)
I read anything in print. I come from a long line of readers. When my father used to be gone months at a time we rudely had books right at the...