by Celia Hayes
As the backyard of my Spring Creek Forest home is small, I must make the absolute most of it when it comes to plants both ornamental and vegetable. Space is at a premium, and those places which offer a …
By Celia Hayes
I think, by any measurement, that the enduring tomato-growing curse laid upon my poor innocent back-yard has been lifted. Never mind that we did everything wrong in planting three Topsy-turvy planters: we planted them two a planter with barely-alive …
Well, as if temperatures of over a hundred for . . . how many days in a row is it now? And no rain whatsoever for three weeks and that last effective storm was the first in months anyway . . . If all of that wasn't enough to …
In spite of the continuing drought – only broken last week by a sudden but very welcome thunderstorm – the progress in reviving my garden is advancing at a good rate. Not the entire thing, though. Small as it is, I can’t afford to restock …
by Julia Hayden
So, round two of reviving the garden has been undertaken, thanks to my daughter finding several of those Topsy-Turvy suspended tomato-pot gadgets at the severely marked-down shelf at the local HEB. You know, those things that are actually a heavy insulated plastic …
by Julia Hayden
Gardening with me comes in fits and starts, and it depends on a lot of things – is it too blazingly hot to spend much time out of doors? Are the various native plants relatively thriving? Was there enough rain to keep everything relatively …
Ah, at long last - respite from the customary brutal heat of summer in south Texas, when that glorious day dawns. The …
Two weekends ago, I had reason to go traveling to the East Coast – to the area of Washington, DC as a matter of fact. Since my airline flight to that place arrived and departed at the Baltimore Airport (oh, don’t ask, long story!), I …
It is one of the advantages of living in South Texas that a lot of garden plants which must be sheltered and cosseted throughout bitterly cold winters up north, thrive here as well as wildflowers. And now that wildflower season …
From the Archives of the Daily Brief Weblog originally posted 20030915 by Sgt Mom (Julia Hayden)
1. Live in a place for a year, and watch how the sun angles and exposure changes during the seasons.
2.
Decide what you want to …