Hole-y Mole-y! It’s Kinetic Art!

April 25, 2011

A stroll across my yard can be hazardous to the health! It isn’t the poison ivy, the fire ants, or the occasional snake that is the problem (you can usually see those before they get you). No, the problem is in what you can’t see — a labyrinth of tunnels beneath the grass that rivals [...]

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Some Installation Required

September 20, 2010

In April, I told y’all about a visit to Argyle Acres, and showed you pictures of the beautiful irises that they grow. As I wandered the grounds, I fell in love with those timelessly lovely fleur-de-lis. In fact, I bought a boatload of them! At the time, I wasn’t thinking ahead … eventually somebody has [...]

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Her Name is Zebrina

May 18, 2010

Earlier this month, I showed you a picture of a plant I had seen in a “Shakespeare Garden” in Kilgore and asked if anyone could identify it. Naturally it was the only plant in that garden that didn’t have a tag to tell what it was, it was the only one I didn’t know, and [...]

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Revenge On A Gardener

April 29, 2010

Probably not a single one of you would ever consider getting revenge on anyone. I doubt that you have a mean streak. But, if you do and you want to annoy a gardener, have I got an idea for you! There is an innocuous seeming plant called “lyre leaf sage” that you can give to [...]

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Fleur-de-lis

April 7, 2010

Have you ever tried to look up the meaning of a certain flower on the internet? I searched for the iris, and found hundreds of meanings for this lovely blossom that is the inspiration for the symbol of France. The word “iris” is said to mean “rainbow,” which makes sense I guess when you see [...]

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Just Call Me “Scissorhands”

July 14, 2009

Or you can just call me “Eddie.” OK. I realize that these aren’t “scissors,” they are hedge trimmers. But, I feel as if I’ve been pruning a yard the size of a football field with a pair of scissors for years. Our old hedge trimmer was a piece of junk. It couldn’t even chew through [...]

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Doubled Mint

April 21, 2009

My Mamaw had a lush bed of spearmint planted outside of her kitchen door. If company were coming to visit, she grabbed her broom and went outside to “beat” the mint. Bruising the plants caused their scent to fill the air, and it drifted into the open windows to make the entire house smell like [...]

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A Darned Good Feed Store. Only the Good Friday.

April 10, 2009

It’s really Good Friday, and not just because I say so! Easter weekend is here at last. For gardeners in Texas, that means we can finally feel comfortable about putting out our plants. Usually, there isn’t another freeze. Getting to plant means that I get to take a trip to my local feed store, which [...]

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My Neck Of The Woods. Weston Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas

March 28, 2009

For those who love flowers, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex has delightful gardens. The Fort Worth Botanical Garden claims to be the oldest in Texas. Dallas boasts the Dallas Arboretum. Both are a delight to the senses, and both can be found in guidebooks. There’s a little known jewel in Fort Worth … well, almost in [...]

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Getting Down And Dirty

March 26, 2009

I told my husband, “Whooee, baby! Let’s get down and dirty!” He didn’t know I meant, “Let’s work in the garden.” His enthusiasm waned considerably when I handed him a rake. But, Mr. Tucker is a trooper, and he helped me clear out my flower beds. I’m glad I had his help, because there are [...]

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Give What You Grow. Only The Good Friday

February 20, 2009

I enjoy fresh vegetables from the garden, don’t you? Bell peppers are my favorite things to grow, but I have to admit that the smell of a ripe, red tomato fresh from the vine is almost as wonderful as the smell of bacon frying in the pan. Those washed out tomatoes you can find at [...]

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Only The Good

December 5, 2008

Have y’all ever gone down the aisles of your local Plants-R-Us store marveling at the luscious green beauties in those pots? Did you ever hear any of them call out to you, “Oooh! Pick me! Pick ME!“? Neither have I. What I hear, as the violets shrink away from me, is, “NOOOOO! Don’t let HER [...]

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Only The Good—Hummingbirds Bee-ware

July 24, 2007

Sometimes it’s hard to see the good in the world around us. Every time we turn on the television or pick up a newspaper, we get bombarded by news of war, crimes, accidents, hate, and destruction. We look at our checkbooks and see that money goes out faster than we can put it back in. [...]

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Bits and Pieces

May 5, 2007

I haven’t been surfing through blogs this week in my usual fashion. For those of you I normally visit, know that I’m seeing you on RSS feed but I’m not usually taking time to comment. I’m hoping life gets back to normal next week. Real Life has been cramping my style. Don’t y’all hate it [...]

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I’m in love with Narcissus…I’m in love with Narcissus

March 12, 2007

No, there is not an Echo in here…an Echo in here. Echo was, according to Greek mythology, a Nymph who lost her heart to a gorgeous young man named Narcissus. She had already ticked off the goddess Hera with her idle chatter. For that offense, Echo had lost her ability to speak her own words. [...]

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