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Jul 20 0 comments
Trowel and Error

A project almost complete…

We finally got our mulch!  And since the mulch is so hot, I really can’t put it out around plants quite yet.  BUT – I can put it out in the bed where I want to kill a lot of grass!! Now when I say hot, what I mean is literally HOT.  It is steaming.  […]

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May 03 0 comments
Trees, Trowel and Error

Lake Fierke

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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May 01 1 comments
Garden Chores

May Garden Chores

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 […]

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Apr 14 0 comments
Garden Chores

April’s chores

April is already half done and I don’t even have a working list of what I want to get done yet!  Aaaahhhhgggg! OK… here is the list I KNOW needs to be done: Sharpen all tools Tune up the lawn mower (wish I could trade it in for a cordless electric) Mow once a week […]

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Apr 09 2 comments
Potpourri

By Swap or by Shop – My Plant Wish List

I just got back from a shopping trip at Home Depot and Lowes and I have to say that I was very reserved in my shopping. Looking back over my planting lists and pictures, I have come to the realization that I have killed a lot of really pretty plants – like these African violets?  […]

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Apr 07 0 comments
Trowel and Error

April – Bud Month

Gladness is born of the April weather, And the heart is as light as a wind tossed feather. Who could be sad on a day like this? The care that vexed us no longer is.  –  Eben Eugene Rexford What’s blooming today? A stroll through the garden shows the trailing purple verbena in full bloom.  […]

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