As I was working in the vegetable garden this morning, I noticed that the tomato plants that I had cut back now have loads of blossoms and lots of...
I got tired just reading your post! You certainly were busy, but your garden will appreciate it. May I ask the variety of the courgette you...
Gail, As always, absolutely fantastic photos! I envy you your garden and your skill with a camera. Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden...
Thank you all for your kind comments. We get so much enjoyment just watching the wildlife in the pasture. Had Chipping sparrows today, sitting on...
Our pasture has blue ruellia, sunflowers, sharp-podded morning glories, and these beauties: [img] Evening primrose ( photo / image / picture...
Okay, so give. Where did you get the seed? Don't hold out on us, this is serious! :wink: By the way, that is a beautiful cat on your avatar, Bip.
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...
