Bee happy|Succulent strategies|Natural Bridge Caverns
Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Posted in Insects, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Late spring flowers, Tools, bees, butterflies, caterpillars, destinations, early spring flowers, fall plants, garden design, garden tools, lawn replace, native plants, poppies, roses, succulents, wildflowers, wildlife, winter color | 5 Comments »One thing I love about wildlife is that they don’t mind if my garden gets a tad messy. As long as the place is clean (no pesticides), they’re going for the atmosphere—free food in a diner that's open all year. ...
Superstar plants
Thursday, April 26th, 2012 Posted in Insects, Late spring flowers, Texas A&M, bees, butterflies, destinations, drought, fall plants, garden design, roses, wildlife | 6 Comments »I love it when cloudy days in spring fool the fall asters (and many autumn perennials) to bloom along with the larkspurs. Even though we got a break this winter with rain and mild temperatures, the insects got a break too. ...
Soil drought recovery|tree decay|how low can it go?
Thursday, January 19th, 2012 Posted in Nurseries, bulbs, disease, drought, fall plants, garden design, garden designers, mulch, soil mixes, trees, winter color | 2 Comments »Troublesome Central Texas weather does have its upside! Most winters, seasons converge with greenery and flowers, even as dormant perennials take a break. Early bird Paperwhite narcissus starts the bulb parade. Bees raced from one flower to another. Then they checked out The ...
Thankful garden revelations|CTG round table, what next?
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 Posted in bees, butterflies, drought, fall plants, native plants, round table | 18 Comments »As we approach Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for this year’s revelations. It would be just lovely if we had naturally luscious soil, rain on cue (but not too much at one time), a scattering of days over 100° instead of an ordeal, ...
