This is the Gulf Coast Penstemon or sometimes called the Brazos Penstemon. The scientific name is Penstemon tenuis. It is a Texas native from the marsh areas. It does well in standing water and poorly drained soils, but I have also found it to be very drought tolerant. It is in a part of the […]
I love dragonflies. I once saw one take down a fly that was almost as big as it was. I love watching them. They are like little helicopters in their movements. This one was a regular in our back yard a couple of years ago. As near as I can tell, it is some sort […]
Peach trees are originally from China and thought to have made their way to the Mediterranean by way of the Silk Road. Who knows how they got to Texas. This is a pair of weeping peach trees that I got from a friend that had to leave all of her plants behind when she moved. […]
A friend, Julie, asked to borrow a tiller the other day in order to till up part of her yard for a garden. I don’t till. I do have an antique tiller that worked quite well for my mother, but I’m too lazy (and environmentally conservative) to till. I don’t want to hurt my earthworms, […]
One of the daintiest joys of spring is the falling of soft rain among blossoms. – Mary Webb
I love the smells in my garden. OK… the compost can sometimes smell strong and that bucket of weeds that has collected rainwater and then sat for a week is downright rank. But over all, the garden is filled with incredible smells. I love the way it smells when it rains or when the sun […]
In May 1917, President Woodrow Wilson wrote an open letter to the public published in The Garden Magazine. Here is an excerpt: Every one who creates or cultivates a garden helps, and helps greatly, to solve the problem of feeding the nations… every housewife who practices strict economy puts herself in the ranks of those […]
This is a Purple “Homestead’ Verbena that I got from another gardening friend. It is the showiest thing in my garden from about the middle of February until the rest of the garden catches up in May or June. The foliage stays green all year here. I’m not sure if it is a Texas native […]
The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives. – Gertrude Jekyll
As long as I can remember, my mother planted marigolds around her garden to help keep the bugs away. So I plant marigold, and all other sorts of flowers around my garden. I have a very eclectic garden with everything all mixed together, fruits, veggies, herbs, perennials and annuals. Writing this blog is helping me […]
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