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, ...
Wildlife Winter Wonderland
Thursday, January 5th, 2012 Posted in Insects, bees, books, butterflies, garden projects, native plants, tomatoes, trees, wildlife | 7 Comments »Okay, have you ever seen this before? A tomato sprouting from inside! JoAnn Nash from from the Round Rock ISD Opportunity Center sent us this picture of colleague Cindy Taylor's odd tomato. Here’s what happened. Last summer, Cindy’s air conditioner went ...
Garden cheers|Sharon Lovejoy|When to move a plant|Basil preserve
Thursday, November 17th, 2011 Posted in Insects, Nurseries, bees, books, butterflies, crafts, fall plants, herbs, winter color | 6 Comments »What cheery days, at last! ‘Butterpat’ chrysanthemum just couldn’t wait to say “welcome back!” Salvia regla echoes its thrill for days that don’t scorch our souls. Plant this native fall-blooming perennial around your trees for some leaf canopy fireworks, especially if you ...
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 ...
