While driving a different route to school, I noticed beautiful bronzy cypress trees and figured out they were bald cypress (probably through Google Lens). First, …
gardening
What’s blooming in my yard on Nov. 3rd?
Some of the color in my garden comes from flowers but also colorful leaves. Some of the blossoms are roses, pentas, blue daze, yesterday today …
Brain coral in my yard?
Building a Carport Trellis for Peggy Martin Climbing Rose
In part 1 of this article, I reviewed the ever-evolving phases of converting the old horse pasture into a dream garden. It’s pretty daunting to …
Laying landscape fabric & mulching the Oakleaf hollies
Today, I finished off a big section of the “Taming the Jungle” project. I purchased 40 x 6 feet stretch of professional landscape fabric. I …
What are band roses?
Unboxing and potting up band roses from A Reverence for Roses In my quest for more roses for the rose garden, I ordered bands from …
The Five Thirstiest Plants in My Yard
Fresh water has become a precious commodity in many parts of the world. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, “Florida’s current fresh water …
Extending another bed and planting soft touch hollies
There’s one part of my yard, behind the loropetalum hedge and under the beautiful Bismarck palm that is in a tight space that is tough …
Training my Hurricane Katrina rose to climb a post
I just purchased a new Peggy Martin (a.k.a. Hurricane Katrina) climbing rose. I have plenty of room for bush roses, but not a lot of …
Taming the Jungle and Replacing it with Oakleaf Hollies
Well, I have another area of my yard that needs a drastic revision. I have been working on my sun garden island, and now my …