It’s Planting Time!

The nights are still a little cool, but the days have been so warm. My bluebonnets are just thriving! Bluebonnets! The rest of the front garden is slowly coming back to life. I have yet to see any signs from my bougainvillea, but I haven’t lost hope yet. However, the last few days I spent [...]

False Spring

The last week or so has been the typical January roller coaster for our area. Do we have the AC on or the heat on? It’s 75-80F during the afternoon, but falls to 40F at night. And it’s been so dry, my rain barrels are nearly empty again. But my plants think it’s Spring time. [...]

A Little Snow

I'm originally from Up North. I had two black thumbs and couldn't grow anything (except mint, which you can't kill, much to the chagrin of my HOA, who couldn't believe I planted it on purpose). Learning to garden in Texas is a whole other ball game. I don't know what possessed me to try it, [...]