Neither snow, nor rain… nor hurricane Ian. The postal service delivered my mail order daylilies from Ladybug Daylily farm in central Florida faster than I …
Planting daylilies in a mixed border
full sun
Collecting tree seeds for plant propagation
While pruning my pygmy date palm, I noticed it had seeded. Which, I thought was totally weird because, earlier this summer, I saw that the …
Sowing flower seeds
Where I live, north of Tampa, Florida, is agricultural zone 9b. This means, the lowest temperatures are 25°F to 20°F. The past couple of years, …
See what grew in my cedar raised bed through this brutally hot summer
Not many of your typical garden edibles survive the brutal heat of the summer or the incessant torrents of rain. That’s why, today, Labor Day, …
Mystery Plant SOLVED!!!
There’s been a strappy leafed plant popping up for at least five years since I put the front walkway in. It faithfully reemerges each spring, …
Roses in Central Florida
I was born in June and roses are my flower. My babcia had tons of abundant and beautiful climbing huge red roses in her backyard …
GREAT PLANT COMBINATIONS: Loropetalum and Sunshine Ligustrum
Purple and yellow are complementary colors on the opposite side of the color wheel. That means, the yellow is pure and the purple is made …
Add a Chartreuse Pop! with Sunshine Ligustrum from Southern Living
I wish I had a photo of the side of the RV parking area before I put the pavers, privacy fence, and landscape of Bismarck …
White flowers for a moon garden
I love the idea of sitting out on my swing after dusk just sitting, contemplating, and listening to the sounds of nature while staring up …
Great Plant Combinations: Crotons, Foxtail Fern and Perennial Peanut
If you love bright and sunny yellow, this is the plant combination for you! Colorful yellow, green, and orange crotons seem to float in a …