by Kathy Bramall | Sep 18, 2017 | Flowers, Gardening, Herbs
A while back, friends of mine, a married couple, bought a fixer upper. This wasn’t a splash-of- paint-and-some-elbow-grease fixer upper; this was a 1970s gem that hadn’t seen a lick of work done to it, ever. The former owner, a curmudgeonly recluse,...
by Ron Byrd | Sep 8, 2017 | Flowers, Gardening
One little Black-eyed Susan wandered into my yard one day, I don’t know where she came from but I invited her to stay. She seemed so bright and sunny and she required little care, And everyone who saw her thought her beauty to be rare. Soon her roots spread...
by Nina Sanders | Aug 2, 2017 | Bulbs & Tubers, Flowers, Gardening
I first became familiar with the iris plant when my husband and I moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Being a native Californian, I told my Texas landscaper what plants I wanted in my new garden. He politely reminded me that I was in Texas now and I needed to plant Texas...
by Kathy Baker | Mar 2, 2017 | Flowers, Gardening, Spring
Spring is in the air, every time we look around, gardeners, time to grab your hats, gloves and spades, and join the worms to dig in the ground We will plant the lettuce, tomatoes and beans, and look forward to a harvest fit for kings We will weed, trim, plant flower...