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The yellow glow of late fall
December 02, 2021 Cool, blue-sky weather has me spending more time in the garden, having friends over, and tinkering with planting beds. It’s kind
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Reds for fall and foliage power
September 21, 2021 Ah, end of summer in Texas, and fall only a few weeks away. It’s still a bit too early for the fresh flowering of our “second
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Moonglow mangave and signs of summer’s end
September 07, 2021 ‘Moonglow’ mangave I’m a little infatuated with mangaves, those succulent-leaved hybrids of agaves and manfredas. I’ve
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Migrating kites roosting in the garden on their way to South America
August 31, 2021 Austin’s Kite Festival, held annually in March, should perhaps be moved to August. Why? Right now massive flocks of Mississippi
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Garden bed evolution and a newly named agave
August 21, 2021 It’s taken over a year, but this corner bed below the deck is finally moving in a good direction. For several years this space
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Pretty in pink
July 24, 2021 Right after a summer rain pink rain lilies (Zephryanthes ‘Labuffarosea’) pop up, seemingly overnight. I don’t even remember
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Nighttime is datura time
July 19, 2021 On a recent evening I followed the fragrance of lemon Pledge to find my datura (Datura wrightii) practically howling at the moon. I
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Spring sights in the garden
April 29, 2021 ‘Frazzle Dazzle’ dyckia My spring planting is done, and I think all my post-freeze cutting back is done too. There are still brown
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My grasses, sedges, and bamboos: Alive, dead or in-between? Evaluating plants 2 months after Texas freeze
April 25, 2021 Carex leavenworthii breezed through the deep freeze Today I’m taking a look at my grassy plants — my ornamental grasses, sedges,
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My grasses, sedges, and bamboos: Alive, dead or in-between? Evaluating plants 2 months after Texas freeze
April 25, 2021 Carex leavenworthii breezed through the deep freeze Today I’m taking a look at my grassy plants — my ornamental grasses, sedges,
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My agaves and other woody lilies: Alive, dead or in-between? Evaluating plants 2 months after Texas freeze
April 19, 2021 Freeze-damaged squid agave Today I’m taking a look at my woody lilies and bromeliads — plants like agave, yucca, nolina, sotol,
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My perennials: Alive, dead or in-between? Evaluating plants 2 months after Texas freeze
April 15, 2021 Growing coreopsis foliage. I don’t know about the beetle but hope it’s not a pest. Today I’m taking a look at my perennials, the
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My shrubs and woody perennials: Alive, dead or in-between? Evaluating plants 2 months after Texas freeze
April 14, 2021 ‘Winter Gem’ boxwoods shrugged off the freeze with no damage, as did ‘Micron’ yaupon hollies (center circle) Texas gardeners
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My shrubs and woody perennials: Alive, dead or in-between? Evaluating plants 2 months after Texas freeze
April 14, 2021 ‘Winter Gem’ boxwoods shrugged off the freeze with no damage, as did ‘Micron’ yaupon hollies (center circle) Texas gardeners
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My trees: Alive, dead or in-between? Evaluating plants 2 months after Texas freeze
April 12, 2021 Getting closer to a state of acceptance It’s been two months since the Big Freeze of mid-February, and my garden, which thankfully