There was a wonderful little pottery place in Lewisville at Mill and Main that has closed (about three months ago?) I didn’t know about it until I went looking for them last week for a special pot for our new bougainvillea. I just happened to find someone packing up the very last of the things […]
John and I spent our anniversary together today (or at least a few hours of it) at the Dallas Arboretum. Believe it or not, I had never been there. We will have to go back (with a bottle of wine?) and spend a lot longer! — Weather When Posted –Temperature: 66°F;Humidity: 81%;Heat Index: 66°F;Wind Chill: […]
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 […]
Roses – There are still a few roses going here and there and most of the roses are working on replacement blooms after the first big flush. ‘Homestead’ trailing purple verbena – still has a few blooms on it, but it is just about done. Easter Lily – It finally showed up! ‘Gulf Coast’ Penstemon […]
In Garndmother’s garden the hollyhocks Row upon row lifted wreathed stalks With bloom of purple, of pearly white, Of close-frilled yellow, of crimson bright. In Grandmother’s garden the roses red Grew in a long, straight garden bed, By yellow roses with small close leaves; Any yuccas – we called them Adams and Eves! Threaded with […]
I think I’m going to make this a regular article on Fridays so that I can keep track of what is happening in my garden. So, for today, pretty much everything that was blooming last week is still going even if some things have slowed down. The roses had their big flush and now we […]
APGA | National Public Gardens Day 2009!. May 8, 2009, National Public Gardens Day is a national day of celebration to raise awareness of America’s public gardens and their important role in promoting environmental stewardship and awareness, plant and water conservation, and education in communities nationwide. Click to visit the NPGD Facebook page and become […]
Finish April’s chores! Isn’t that the way it always is? Spray Roses and crepe myrtles with baking soda spray weekly to control black spot and fungus. Mow weekly, tune up mower and sharpen blades. Pot up extra seedlings to give away. Give bad bugs a soapy bath. Pull dandelions to feed to chickens and bearded […]
They are definitely bringing May flowers! A quick walk through my garden revealed all of these blooms: All thirty roses! The Cecile Bruner was the last to join the show. Autumn Coral Sage Spanish Lavender Bearded Irises (just the yellow and pink so far) Geraniums Strawberries Royal Tapestry Yarrow Asters (just a few blooms – […]
This is another one of my favorite gardening books. My copy has notes written in the margins, thing circled, starred and crossed out. It was misplaced a couple of weeks ago and I almost panicked! This book is so wonderfully specific for the DFW area. It is an incredible resource for different organizations, associations and […]
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