It is only the middle of Febuary down here in the Gulf Coast area but spring is just around the corner, hovering.  The weather gurus do not predict any more freezing temps here, our last average frost date is March 1st, but according the them, there are no jet stream propelled artic blasts headed our way.  So, while I know I am taking a chance here, basing my gardening start on the weather people I am starting anyway.  It has been so mild many things did not die at all, some are still…

Yesterday I had to get my car serviced so while I was waiting I walked over to Lowes for AC filters.  Of course I had  to spend a great deal of time in the nursery, wishing some of this heat would go away and it would rain.  They had racks and racks of what I call "dead and dying" and there were some good bargains.  Everything but the 3-gallon Buddleias were .10 cents.  Oh, and the three inch moss roses and Purslaine were .5 cents.  I bought three butterfly bushes for my big ticket items,…

Hi all.  I have a question for the group-hopefully someone will know.

About six weeks ago I was given a lovely batch of flowers from my husband on our anniversary.  Part of the decorations included several long thin sticks of what I think is corkscrew willow.  By the time the very fresh flowers wilted and were thrown out these shoots had begun to root so I saved them in a vase of water.  They are very rooted now, and have green leaves all up and down.  I do not think this will grow…

Thought I would spend the afternoon inside today.  It is getting hot out there now and I makes me sad to see the wilted bushes and grass everywhere.  Our little rental house has a big big yard, about two acres.  It is planted and landscaped from street curb to pasture fence line.  The builders of the home put in an elaborate underground watering system with buried water hoses and spiggots popping up all over.  I guess they did that so the totally inadaquate water well would not have to pull…