OK… I said that I would make this a regular article on Fridays, but I didn’t say when on Friday. Today has been devoured by work, errands, shopping, and last minute yard work before the rains come. I think the rains have already started just a little bit. I’m so glad I got the lawn […]
Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.) is another incredible drought tolerant plant. They are prarie wild flowers with grass-like leaves and get to be about 1 to 2 feet tall. I just got this one about a month ago from a friend. The name “spiderwort” comes from the glistening hairs on the sepals and buds. “Wort” is an […]
An Iris Blessing May your blooms be floriferous and in good form, Distinctive, with good substance, flare, and airborne, With standards and falls that endure, never torn. May you display many buds and blooms sublime, In graceful proportion on strong stalks each day, Gently floating above the fans and the fray. May you too reach […]
This is the Hoja Santa (Piper auritum), from Central America. It is commonly known as the “Root Beer Plant” because it tastes and smells, well, like root beer. This one is pictured at the beginning of the growing season and will get much larger by the end of summer – to about 4 or 5 […]
Title: Morningside Elementary’s Plant Sale Location: 2601 Evans Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76104 Description: The plant sale will be held in the school’s garden. This sale benefits the school and the prices are very reasonable (most plants are 25¢-$5.00). Also the students helped get these plants ready for sale, so they were learning along the […]
Esperanza is a Texas native and has been rated as a ‘Texas Superstar’ meaning that it has been highly recommended by the Texas A&M Agriculture program. Esperanza lives in the wild on rocky slopes or well drained soil in full sun. You can find it around San Antonio. It is really only hardy to zone […]
This is another David Austin rose that was introduced in 1996. We actually got this one for Samantha for her third birthday. Now, before you think we are awful parents for getting her a rose instead of toys, just know that she picked it out and really wanted it at the time. The Scepter’d Isle […]
A couple of years ago, John decided to make me a potting bench for Valentines. I know that may not sound like the most romantic gift ever, but it actually was. OK, so it turned out to be a Valentines, Mother’s Day, Anniversary present by the time he was actually able to finish it, but […]
I remember when I was little going to my Great Aunt Cora’s house in Commerce, TX and eating pomegranates from her trees. She had two or three lining one of those old driveways that was just two concrete strips with a strip of grass in between. Anyway, I fell in love with pomegranates way back […]
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