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Sharing Nature's Garden: Mar 6, 2015

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Friday, March 6, 2015. Tropical plumeria has a sweet surprise in the greenhouse. If you ask me to envision myself in my happy place, you'll find me on a beach somewhere, enjoying balmy breezes with a book in one hand and an umbrella drink in the other. For many years, I've been growing plumeria, or frangipani. I've been given some by my parents, who brought them back from Hawaii, and from friends who have passed along pieces of theirs. The plumeria tree blooms in the summer and features waxy, showy flowe...

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Sharing Nature's Garden: May 31, 2015

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Sunday, May 31, 2015. Delightful garden tour on a challenging slope . It's a treat to get together once a month with other Austin garden bloggers to share stories, enjoy each others' gardens, eat, drink and pass along plants at our plant swap. On Saturday, we were treated to double the fun. In addition to our monthly gathering at the stunning garden of David and Jenny of Rock Rose. We also ventured nearby to their neighbors and were given a guided tour of another beautiful garden. As dry as the garden ap...

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Sharing Nature's Garden: May 3, 2015

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Sunday, May 3, 2015. One for me, one for you, one for me, one for you. Passalong. One of my favorite words. This simple word represents the cornerstone of gardening. Just as heirloom vegetable seeds, carefully preserved and handed down from generation to generation, passalong plants represent the intricately woven past of our gardens. And, yes, sometimes plants even make it full circle. Plant here - that's mine to push on everyone.". Sharing is a wonderful thing. So, today I will be digging some more...

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Sharing Nature's Garden: Feb 22, 2015

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Sunday, February 22, 2015. New dry creek project done and ready for rain! The dry creek remodel is done and I can't wait for it to rain so I can see how well it works. I know that the very front of the dry creek already works because I washed all the dried dirt from the driveway puddle area into the creek bed and it just dropped down between the rocks like it's supposed to, instead to swirling in the dirt and lapping back at me. Random, so it will have to be a very carefully-arranged faux random.). Then ...

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The Transplantable Rose: Looking for Julie and Julia

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The Divas of the Dirt. 2015 DECEMBER - Holidiva Day. Cooking With the Divas of the Dirt. Divas of the Dirt Blog. Divas of the Dirt Recipe Blog. I Write Songs Some Are on YouTube. KAEFKA -Our YouTube Station. For A Tree that Keeps on Giving, Plant Pecan. The (Garden) Pond Song. Lady Bird Loved the Wildflowers. I Don't Want to Live In Texas When it's May, (lyrics). Salvia, Salvia, Save Me! The Divas of the Dirt. Can I Recover Christmas? Spinning Under the Christmas Tree. Don't Want to Be in Texas In July.

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Sharing Nature's Garden: Feb 28, 2015

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Saturday, February 28, 2015. Ice in the garden. Baby, it's cold outside. Central Texas gardens are being slammed with ice and even snow in some parts. I feel for our northern friends who have it so much worse than we do. We're feeling very deprived of our "normal" warmer early spring temperatures. Iris, wisteria, and Texas Mountain laurel buds are being sabotaged. Delicate new shoots on perennials have bitten the dust. And, our evergreens will once again be slow to start their growth. Links to this post.

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Sharing Nature's Garden: May 4, 2015

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Monday, May 4, 2015. Magical mulch transforms the garden. I love spring. I love the first bulbs, buds and beautiful colors that emerge in the landscape. Once pruning is done, new plants are planted and the garden is basically on its way, I'm ready for the next color in the garden - brown. And it is another color in the garden - it provides a great deal of the contrast we want in our landscapes. All the plants are happy, as is this gardener! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Thanks for visit...

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Sharing Nature's Garden: El Nino is quenching the garden's thirst...

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Monday, May 25, 2015. El Nino is quenching the garden's thirst. Our devastating drought has altered the state of our gardens here in Central Texas and it's changed our mindset, too. We're not used to rain. Not a little rain, not a lot of rain. We've had so much rain here this month that we don't know what to do with it. There's so much green in my garden that I have to wear shades to walk through it. My plants would now like a little sun to shine as well, but they've never been quite so lush. New spring ...

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Sharing Nature's Garden: Apr 11, 2015

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Saturday, April 11, 2015. Brilliant bluebonnets brighten the spring countryside in Central Texas. It's a banner year for Texas wildflowers. Just the right amount of fall and spring rain has bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush, Indian Blanket and a slew of other wildflowers cover Central Texas. Lady Bird wanted to clean up Washington D.C. and the country's highways by regulating billboards, junkyards and other unsightly displays that she felt marred the natural beauty of our nation's countryside. She accomplis...