MY FIRST YEAR AS A TEXAN GARDENER
I have been creating a garden here in Houston, Texas for a year now, and it has been a fun, strange and exciting journey. And what who proved to be…
SITTING ON MY HANDS
Look at the mess! But the plants are keeping it up together and will shield each other against the cold weather. Both the Canna and the Colocasia esculenta ‘Lemonade’ are…
GOODBYE SWEET HOLIDAYS!
From being nineĀ adults and three dogs in the house, we are now only two adults and two dogsĀ again. Christmas has been hectic and very, very nice. From organizing, cooking, shopping,…
PESTICIDE JOY
There is a lot of pests I want to remove from my garden. But when you use pesticides on your lawns, remember that some of your best friends play a…
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE GARDEN
I had read about the butterflies in Texas and was quite disappointed when I moved here and barely saw one or two twice a week. But gradually it trickled in…
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT GARDENING IN HOUSTON
I guess I’m not the first one complaining about the soil here in the Houston area. Its completely compact clay. So when I plant something I have to do a…