March 26, 2024 Bluebonnets pop up off in Texas this spring, so much so that last Friday I found time for a second wildflower safari, heading east through the farm…
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Wildflowers and donkeys eating wildflowers near Independence
March 25, 2024 A few weeks ago I went on a wildflower safari south of Austin, east of San Antonio, and saw some good flower fields. But this above-average wildflower…
A transplant from the PNW, Nancy is starting a new garden in Austin
March 23, 2024 I was happy to visit a new gardener friend’s new garden a few days ago. Located in Austin’s Windsor Hills neighborhood, the garden represents a new beginning…
Dumbo the troll enchants Austinites at Pease Park
March 21, 2024 A friendly troll has taken up residence in Pease Park, and Austin is going troll crazy. Built by Danish recycling artist Thomas Dumbo, who designs and installs…
Lucinda’s Home and Purple Heart Garden
March 20, 2024 Who can resist Lucinda Hutson’s purple casita with mango trim and formal garden? Not me! When Lucinda invited me for a spring visit to the garden last…
Why I Crack or Split!
Hello, tomato lovers! I’m a wise old tomato plant. My seeds have been preserved from season to season. My family has years of growing experience, sunshine and storms. Today I…
Charming Shantung Maple Flowers – Digging
March 17, 2024 When I decided to experiment with a Shantung ‘Fire Dragon’ maple last April — purchased at Metro Maples during a scouting expedition to the Dallas/Fort Worth area…
An extravaganza of bluebells and other Texas wildflowers
March 15, 2024 Texas bluebonnets color fields and roads a month earlier this year, and are already at their peak in certain areas. I follow the Texas Wildflower Report Facebook…
The book Suha klima baštovan won an award!
March 13, 2024 Congratulations to my friend Noelle Johnson, a horticulturist and landscape consultant in Phoenix, whose book Gardening with a dry climate has been named a 2024 American Horticultural…
10 fertilizer roses No No
In the spring, it’s easy to find information on how to fertilize roses. But what are some things you should NOT do? Here are 10 things not to do when…