Performance art in your garden
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 Posted in bees, crafts, early spring flowers, garden art, native plants, perennials, philosophy | 19 Comments »Performance art: isn’t that what your garden’s all about? Certainly, birds dance for free when possumhaw holly berries are on stage. What about a little plant that gets encores at dinner? Like mimes, plants reach for the sky to silently gather us ...
Banish Bermuda grass for gardens
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Posted in Tours, bulbs, chickens, companion plants, early spring flowers, garden design, garden designers, lawn replace, mulch, native plants, perennials, shade plants, succulents, vegetables, winter color | 14 Comments »Over the years, I’ve whittled away grass, because there are so many fun plants out there! I’m keen on bulbs, especially for endearing combinations, like my long-term Narcissus ‘Erlicheer’ and 3-year-old Yucca pallida. This leucojum (Leucojum aestivum) surprised me by ...
Why plants freeze|Greg Grant vegetables
Thursday, January 24th, 2013 Posted in Crinum lilies, Texas A&M, annuals, books, destinations, frost protection, fruit trees, garden structure, native plants, organic fertilizers, perennials | 2 Comments »My crinums don’t look so hot right now. No problem: I simply cut off their mushy leaves and they’ll rebound pronto. Although things have been rather tame this winter, we’ve had our little cold spells. The top question goes to ...
Pruning prep + Fruit trees + Rooftop gardens
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 Posted in Late spring flowers, Techniques, Texas A&M, fruit trees, garden design, garden designers, native plants, perennials, plant propagation, pruning, recipes, rooftop gardens | 2 Comments »Christmas lights are down, but my shrimp plants glow like holiday lights all day! That brings up the top question right now: when do we clean up and cut back? Well, I’m not cutting back that beauty just yet. I’ll take ...
