Anticipation|Peach trees|Italian design|Insect control|Ponds
Thursday, January 12th, 2012 Posted in Insects, books, bulbs, fruit trees, garden bloggers, garden design, garden designers, ponds, trees, vegetables, winter color | 7 Comments »Somebody thinks it’s spring! I treasure fragrant old-fashioned petunias for cascading perfume in my spring and summer patio containers. Warm winter days prompted an energetic splurge at the base of a potted sweet olive (Osmanthus fragrans). Since they’re hard to find, ...
What do you know? Flowers!! + Remarkable Trees w/Matt Turner
Thursday, October 20th, 2011 Posted in Nurseries, books, caterpillars, fall plants, fertilizing, fruit trees, garden design, mulch, native plants | 10 Comments »My, oh, my. Three days after the rain, I came home to a surprise: flowers! I almost fell over. Though my oxbloods, tucked into plumbago, have yet to fail me. A week ago, the Salvia greggiis looked on their death bed. “Not ...
Garlic galore, peach tree disease, success with seeds, on tour in Jarrell
Thursday, September 8th, 2011 Posted in Pet of the Week, Seeds, bulbs, daylilies, disease, fall plants, fruit trees, garden bloggers, garden design, garden projects, wildlife | 16 Comments »Well, what do you know? My oxblood lilies didn’t let me down in the toughest weather year of my life. Sure, it won’t be a blockbuster performance this round. But they’ve seen worse since Scott Ogden notes their Texas foothold in ...
Patience pays off; bizarre mountain laurel!
Thursday, March 17th, 2011 Posted in bulbs, fruit trees, pruning | 29 Comments »Gardening can be like recording TV shows: “Hurry up and wait.” I hate the waiting part. But since the thryallis woke up for sure, I won’t wait any longer to trim it up this weekend. I'm glad that I didn't ...
