Where botany meets horticulture|Monticello|Peckerwood
Thursday, May 9th, 2013 Posted in Late spring flowers, destinations, native plants, perennials, recipes | 4 Comments »Thanks to insects, human foragers, experimenters, dreamers, and plants’ own spin on things, our gardens are deeply enriched. My Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’, discovered by Greg Grant in a cemetery—and named for the nearby headstone—makes a perfect companion to white ...
Spring into summer with gusto
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 Posted in Late spring flowers, Nurseries, Summer plants, annuals, birds, butterflies, cat cove, companion plants, container gardens, garden art, garden designers, lawn replace, mulch, native plants, organic fertilizers, perennials, shade plants, tropical plants | 8 Comments »Can you believe this? We’ve had spring (and winter!) longer than 15 minutes. Poppies keep popping up with spuria iris. I can’t have too many native winecups. In the cat cove, they team up with Gulf penstemon and Calylophus berlandieri ssp. Pinifolius. And ...
Native companions
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 Posted in Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Late spring flowers, Seeds, Tools, Tours, annuals, bees, cat cove, drought, early spring flowers, garden bloggers, garden designers, habitat, lawn replace, native plants | Comments OffThings are buzzing around here! Native Gulf penstemons absolutely suck in the bees. I have them everywhere, including the cat cove; not by my design, but by theirs. Like all parents, plants point their progeny in the right direction. I don’t mind ...
Fruits of our labors even if some took “almost” a century
Thursday, April 18th, 2013 Posted in Agave celsii, Late spring flowers, agaves, disease, fruit trees, garden design, native plants, poppies, succulents | 11 Comments »I’m always so glad when the Byzantine gladiolus flowers this time every year. But doesn’t that face look a tad grumpy? Starting from just three or so pass-alongs corms, it multiplies every year, so it’s actually very happy! Maggie rose is looking ...
