I was puttering in the garden recently and came across this Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis ambling along the bark of a Flameleaf Sumac, Rhus lanceolata. He and I exchange looks, while he postured…| My Gardener Says...
It was a slow start to the carpenter and bumble bee action this year, I assume because of the heavy rains experienced in Central Texas in May and June/early July. But recently the garden is a’…| My Gardener Says...
While heavy rain in Central Texas has produced horrific tragedy in certain areas, it’s also filled our reservoirs and my garden has benefited as well. Before the wet arrived, I’d return…| My Gardener Says...
Early in February I noticed that a year-old Hill Country Penstemon, Penstemon triflorus, decided to send a bloom stalk upwards. There were no blooms, only the promise of pink bells to come, but way…| My Gardener Says...
While I might fantasize about tall, dark and handsome, it’s this darling, ….small, lavender and mysterious, that has turned my head recently. This Branched foldwing, Dicliptera brachiat…| My Gardener Says...
