Tag: Plants
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
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