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Late Season Stress 4 Dec 2011 | 12:11 pm

Mother Nature was most benevolent today, allowing me to finish nearly all of my lingering outside duties in 65° weather before the rains hit later this afternoon. This gives me great relief, as there'...

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - November 2011 16 Nov 2011 | 01:17 pm

Well, the fall of 2011 has been nearly as strange as the summer. Record heat and drought are being followed by mild temperatures -- and unusual bloom action  -- just a week before Thanksgiving. Flower...

Pepper Population Boom 26 Oct 2011 | 02:51 pm

I knew many of my plants would bounce back once the rains returned and the temperatures cooled...but my peppers have something else in mind. I think they intend to take over my gardens. Not that I wo...

A New Family Member 19 Oct 2011 | 03:17 pm

I've long considered Dotty Woodson to be somewhat of a rock star. She is - after all and officially - Dr. Dotty Woodson, and has appeared on numerous locally- and nationally-televised gardening shows ...

Six of the Most Beautiful Words in the World... 30 Aug 2011 | 12:52 pm

..."Your Garden Crossings Order Has Shipped" Half of my order is a dwarf pennesetum called 'Piglet'...now who could resist that? For added contrast, I also indulged in several Spilled Wine™ Weigela ...

Cool Season Vegetable Gardening in Hell 29 Aug 2011 | 06:44 am

Triple digit temperatures remain around DFW in late August, but the end is in sight. My lustful fantasies about working comfortably in the yard in a sweatshirt are becoming closer to reality as the ca...

Mulling Over Mulla Mulla 20 Aug 2010 | 08:45 am

One of the new hot plants getting an awful lot of press in the last year has been Ptilotus exaltatus or, as it's known in its native Australia, Mulla Mulla. Why all the attention? Well, it's a gorgeo...

Brutal Temperatures All Around 11 Aug 2010 | 08:00 am

It's been an especially hot and nasty summer around Dallas - and much of the country, apparently. So my complaining about it won't get me much sympathy. One of the worst things is watching the plants...

Back Again 22 Jul 2010 | 03:26 am

I'm still here, believe it or not. I created a Facebook group to post ideas and such, and while I have a lot of followers, there isn't much interaction and I couldn't do long posts. So I'm back here b...

Plantable Holiday Cards 27 Nov 2009 | 07:02 am

Just ordered a bunch of these. What a great idea! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

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