With cat vs coral snake battle extraordinaire The blazing heart is thinking about subsiding here in early September in Zone 9B north of Tampa, Florida. …
Labor Day Shade Garden Tour
partial shade
Please squeeze the shampoo ginger!
Unlink Mr. Whipple who proclaims, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin,” this ginger is meant to be squeezed! I have had these for at least 15 …
Behold the Spectacular Beauty of Night Blooming Cereus!
An artist friend had posted a flower she affectionately dubbed “queen of the night.” She had sat up all night waiting for the plant to …
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 …
Great plant combinations: Pentas & variegated Schefflera
I’ve decided to do a series on plant combinations that spark joy! It’s one thing to know your plants and how to keep them alive. …
How I almost killed my entire crepe myrtle delivery
Crepe myrtles have been making me drool lately. Red ones, lavender ones, pink ones, and even white ones. Ones with green leaves, red leaves, and …
Wow! The moon garden changed a lot in one year.
Last year, I decided to fix up an area of my side yard that was left natural and appeared to me to be unkempt. At …
Creating a New Moon Garden
We’re getting a huge new shed. What that meant is that I needed to find a space for it that wasn’t the only really nice …