Who knew that the elderberry was such a pretty plant? The bush is about 12 feet tall and has gorgeous blossoms on it. It is actually considered to be an herb with numerous superstitions surrounding it. In the Middle Ages, legend says that the tree was home to witches, and that cutting down one would […]
That is one of the lines of one of Samantha’s favorite books – “Jamberry” by Bruce Degan. We LOVE our blackberries. I’m not sure exactly which variety they are, but they are big and gorgeous and taste incredible. And the very best part – they are thornless! These particular blackberry vines came from my mother’s […]
I’m sure that Mom probably got this recipe from someone else, but who knows who from. But I got it from her and it is wonderful and super easy! Ingredients: 1 cup of blackberries 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of flour 1 cup of milk 1/2 cup of sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp […]
Perennials are so easy to multiply! Most can be started with a stem cutting. Plants can either reproduce sexually (by seed) or asexually (by cutting). With asexual reproduction, you are always going to get exactly the same plant from the cutting as the parent plant. That doesn’t always happen with sexual production where cross-pollination can […]
This is another one of the many wonderful roses that I got from a gardening friend, Dita. It is called Red Cascade and it is a miniature climbing rose that was introduced in 1976. The Red Cascade has an ARS rating of 7.1 and it has an excellent rating in my garden! It will stay […]
Sure, you can make your own concoction and it will be cheaper, but Howard Garret makes it so easy! Spraying with ‘Garrett Juice’ is one of the things I try to do regularly in my garden and the roses and veggies especially love it! It is an incredible folliar feed. I went for a couple […]
Title: Texas Discovery Garden’s Butterfly Plant Sale Location: Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Dallas, TX 75210 Link out: Click here Description: “We have moved our famous Butterfly Plant Sale to an earlier (and cooler) date! Enjoy our ever widening selection of hard-to-find butterfly host and nectar plants. We […]
Now is a great time to get started on this project! We had so much fun planting ours. This is one of the sunflowers that grew up around the sunflower house. It was a Russian Mammoth that was on top of a stalk about 10 ft tall and the seed head (minus petals) was the […]
Bring me then the plant that points to those bright Lucidites swirling up from the earth, And life itself exhaling that central breath! Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light. – Eugenio Montale
Its back… I think I spoke too soon the other day when I said we no longer have our swampy lake problem. The difference is that the two bald cypress, Texas star hybiscus, Gulf Coast Penstemon, Louisiana Iris and Elderberry will all make quick work of draining it. The only one that may not be […]
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