ROCK ROSE

I call this our meadow. An area above the house which has relatively few obnoxious invaders, unlike our septic field. I don't even ...

It's the time of the year when tall and spiky blooms appear and the most striking of all are the blooms of the red yucca, Hesperaloe par...

Wednesday was the ceremonial ground breaking ceremony for the new Family Garden at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.  I had the good ...

The pea harvest has been outstanding this year. So much so that I have had to find new ways to use them. I made pea and potato soup on Monda...

 This week saw the start of the annual seriously good pruning and cutting back days. There will be many more to follow. This is the wal...

I just couldn't wait to see if there were any potatoes down there. I'll just scratch the soil away from the plant that had flowered....

Today the ladies from Shady Hollow Garden club came to visit. They were supposed to come two weeks ago but we had to cancel because of rain....

We sat out in our favorite lunch spot today. I had spent 4 hours outside doing a bit of this and that  and we both ended up pulling out this...

This is how the weekend began. On Friday afternoon we sat  outside under the umbrella in the front garden. It was warm and still and th...

The cold front blew in last night bringing rain and chilly temperatures. I knew it wasn't going to be a day to spend in the garden but I...