ROCK ROSE

The temperature was hovering around 40° this morning and steam was rising off the unheated pool. It won't be cool for long, but f...

Today it is raining and the temperature has dropped 40° overnight. I just cancelled a garden group who were to visit today. I have time on m...

One of the delights of having lunch outside is enjoying the garden. You couldn't possibly go back to work immediately after eating so wh...

If I have said this once I have said it a thousand times. Is it any wonder. And what happened to the resolution that I would keep the pathwa...

The makings of my trough started at a garage sale last year. A couple of large sheets of insulation board going cheap. Just what I need to m...

I have had the blues for days now. Especially these ones. Our native bluebonnets, Lupus texensis, always seem to prefer the paths to th...

From far away our grandchildren hunt for easter eggs in my garden. How many do you see among the claret cup cactus? Happy Easter from T...

When D told me he wanted to paint the gate last year I had to tell him "After it has flowered" I said those very same words ...

Texas may not be having its best wildflower season this year because of drought, but where plants receive a little extra water its business ...

Just when I thought it was safe to get everything out of the greenhouse I discover it wasn't. A strong cold front with blustery, unfrien...