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Sweet things to come …

Wow. My Wisteria is gearing up for a big bloom up on the back fence. This is the most advanced of the blooms, coming onto the fuzzy buds that cover the branches today.

She’s intermingling with the Crossvine on the other side of the back fence. This is the first open bloom on that side, and there are thousands of little buds just waiting … waiting for RAIN.

Which we did NOT get today.
In spite of being promised rain. (well, technically not promised, but I foolishly hung my hat on the 30% chance in the forecast. I guess I only hear what I want to hear!)
This Euryops Daisy is very happy with our spring-like weather, and has burst into bloom.
And here are all the big plants in their new, albeit temporary, corner of the patio. I still have about 1/2 of the smaller plants inside the greenhouse and am bringing those out a few at a time.
And now the forecast for next week includes a 37-degree night.
Aargghhh!
But I also know if I had left everyone in the greenhouse the forecast would have been for 91 degrees like it was last week.
[I know, I’m NOT in charge!]
By |2016-04-14T02:44:39-05:00March 8th, 2009|Blog, cross vine, euryops, patio, Sharing Nature's Garden, wisteria|0 Comments
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Nighty-night

Imagine my surprise when I was watering last night and found this little lovely night bloom coming open on my Datura.

It’s especially nice, because we are hosting Supper Underground here in our back yard on Saturday night with about 30 people coming for dinner. Our guests for the evening will be able to enjoy the pretty white blooms and their sweet fragrance. Thanks, guys!
While I love the Purple coneflower, I’m always intrigued by the white — here you see the first of three that have returned from last year.
Isn’t the light pretty on these Wisteria seed pods? Wonder if I would have any luck planting some…have you ever tried?

By |2016-04-14T02:45:13-05:00June 11th, 2008|Blog, Coneflower, datura, Sharing Nature's Garden, wisteria|0 Comments
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Bulbs, bulbs, bulbs…

Call me crazy! I have bulbs coming up, right on schedule, like they’re supposed to here in Austin, Texas. BUT, I also still have bulbs sitting in their bags because I was only able to get 1/2 of them in the ground when I was supposed to be planting them. [Here, that’s about Thanksgiving time]


So, I’m trying an experiment. If I don’t plant them, they won’t come up, so I have little to lose other than my time and effort. I put them in the ground this week. Daffodils, irises and allium. This will turn into a beautiful clump of daffodils next Spring — if I’m lucky! [I focus on the daffodils because the deer have left them alone] The irises and allium are a test. I’m assuming the scent of the allium might protect them — we’ll see.
How hideous is this? Know what it is?

We have a pomegranate tree in the front bed and I simply can’t get the fruit to ripen properly, or I’m not picking them properly. They seem to be very under-ripe and then, WHAM — they explode. This looks like a scary Halloween mask to me!

Mystery Plant Revealed!

I received lots of good guesses about this vine — but no correct answers. So, drumroll, please! Here it is….my fabulous, young WISTERIA, on the back fence, starting to take on some color and getting ready for beautiful spring blooms.

By |2016-04-14T02:47:54-05:00February 10th, 2008|Blog, bulbs, mystery, Sharing Nature's Garden, trees, wisteria|5 Comments
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