Cheery (and tasty) winter companions
Thursday, December 15th, 2011 Posted in Insects, bees, bulbs, garden bloggers, native plants, wildflowers, winter color | 6 Comments »Mush, schmush. Some plants went down in the early freeze, but the mums barely shivered. ‘Country Girl’ chrysanthemums expect a vase on the Christmas table, though the faltering asters will be gone by then. To tidy up a bit, I clipped ...
Drought tips for planting wildflowers, native plants, and seeds
Thursday, September 29th, 2011 Posted in Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Late spring flowers, Pet of the Week, Seeds, Tools, butterflies, fall plants, garden bloggers, garden design, garden designers, garden projects, native plants, shade plants, wildflowers, wildlife | 10 Comments »Drought can be tough on Lycoris radiata. Obviously, these refused to miss their chance to radiate joy! I thank the raccoons for this. These Lycoris are blooming next to the kiddie pool. The raccoons have been getting drinks from it (along ...
A little native, a little not + Wildflower Center Gardens on Tour
Thursday, April 28th, 2011 Posted in Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Late spring flowers, garden design, native plants, philosophy, wildflowers | 6 Comments »Look what the Easter bunny brought! According to Scott Ogden's book, Southern Bulbs for the South, this could be Zephyranthes drummondii (formerly Cooperia pedunculata). I've planted many rain lilies over the years, with such erratic success that I lose track. This ...
Joys and Perils of Zone-Pushing
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 Posted in Insects, Late spring flowers, books, butterflies, daylilies, garden design, tomatoes, wildflowers, wildlife | 13 Comments »As gardeners, we tend to do a little zone-pushing, from ornamentals to vegetables (like playing weather Russian Roulette with early tomato planting). But no matter what comes our way, my evergreen, no-name daylilies from a little nursery years ago don’t ...
