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 ...
Drought and freeze survivors|Big Red Sun|No-kill trees
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 Posted in Nurseries, fall plants, fertilizing, garden designers, garden projects, lawns, succulents | 11 Comments »By golly, I have more plants in the ground than in the compost pile. Some look a little winded after this hard run, but if they made it through 2011, they can handle anything. One is my Salvia microphylla ‘La ...
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 ...
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 ...
