"My veggie garden is easy...its mulched in straw and newspaper. No weeds, just hordes of slugs. I had a wet spring last year...but no where near this amount of infestation or destruction. The bucket-o-death was enough for it last year. This year,…"
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- What kind of gardening do you like to do?
- I am zone 8B so I think we need Xeriscaping and Native plants to survive the heat.
- How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?
- Summer is so hot, that we try to do as little as possible until Fall Winter and Spring. I still have to water every day or the plants can't take the heat.
Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them -:- A. A. Milne, Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh
I love butterflies and hummingbirds, deer and wild turkeys, snakes and tarantulas.. I draw the line at scorpions though. I can live without inviting them to my yard! I want my home to look like a vacation spot so that I am always revived when I drive up to the house. I want a functional backyard.. one that looks like a Mexican Courtyard.. full of color and life, with some Texas touches.. (ok.. that might mean beer on ice if you want to be technical).. and I want my kids to bring friends here to have fun, instead of wandering the countryside getting into trouble because there isn't much to do. I want to have my own private sanctuary, where I feel God is walking right beside me smelling the flowers and chatting with me on how beautiful He made this world, and how proud HE is of me for taking such good care of his creation.
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Getting ready to live again
Posted on July 3, 2010 at 9:51pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I had a job for 8 months that sucked all the life out of me.. but now I have a new job and time to work in my yard again! Yeah!!! Now I can update my pages and photos!! I have missed you all SO MUCH!
I am so ashamed
Posted on July 12, 2009 at 10:48pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Note: this is a learning experience.. and this article is deliberately written with a hint of humor.
I have been intolerant and prejudiced! I am just so ashamed! I used to look at the scraggly plants struggling in my yard among my grass and I devalued them on first sight. I put chemicals on them, waged war with them, and deemed them unworthy of my attention. I snubbed them and treated them as if they were worthless. Then I decided to learn to be a Native Plant gardener. Oh my. My… Continue
I have been intolerant and prejudiced! I am just so ashamed! I used to look at the scraggly plants struggling in my yard among my grass and I devalued them on first sight. I put chemicals on them, waged war with them, and deemed them unworthy of my attention. I snubbed them and treated them as if they were worthless. Then I decided to learn to be a Native Plant gardener. Oh my. My… Continue
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Contributing GardenerPatricia Valdez said…
Would you be interested in driving to Elmendorf, TX for a plant swap? I have a friend who is opening it to the public. She is a sweetie. Let me know and I can give you details. It is June 2nd.
Not sure how to spell it but it's close.
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