Category: Getting Outdoors
The Second Spring! 2014
It’s Spring #2, here in the Houston area! My husband and I call it this because the temps have finally started to drop a bit again and it’s tolerable to be outside. This is the time of year when we go crazy at the plant nurseries and fill the van with goodies! Our initial theme,
Wandering Jew – Tradescantia zebrina
Update : September 2014 My husband mentioned, just yesterday, that one of his favorite plants that I’d purchased was the Wandering Jew. I, reluctantly, told him that I was fairly certain it hadn’t made it. I am not so great at maintaining the lovely garden we are continually creating, and some things just don’t “Make
Japanese Holly – Sky Pencil – Ilex Crenata
This little beauty “should” grow 6-10 feet tall! We purchased it at Home Depot in February and planted it in the North-East corner of our yard. Thus far, it hasn’t grown all that much. We chose this plant for some height, and because it is an evergreen and low-maintenance. Despite the fact that it hasn’t
Cyclamen
Updated : September 2014 The little beauties that I planted last year, finally got choked out by the mums. This is fine, as the goal was to have a self-managed bed and I now have one. When I saw more of the little cuties at our neighborhood nursery, I seized the opportunity to pop some
Pineapple Guava
This is a plant that I had never seen, and certainly never heard of, until Texas. For that matter, the first time I learned of it was through Ison’s Nursery & Vineyard. My husband had ordered a few Muscadine grapevines from them and we had been happy with the prices and service, so we were looking
The heat is fading, and it’s time to plant!!
When we lived in Alaska, we anticipated snow on the ground (snow that would stay) by Halloween. My friends are already mentioning frosts and cleaning out their gardens. Meanwhile, here in Texas, we’re finally getting out of the 90s and, by golly, I’m ready to garden! Despite our family being sick, I’ve tried to get
Purple Shamrock : Oxallis triangularis
Original Post : June 2013 I am definitely a fan of purple. I tend to head straight toward the blues and purples in any nursery and the back part of my garden surely showed it for some time. This plant was fascinating to me when we first saw it. Read moreThe heat is fading, and