The calendar says autumn started almost three weeks ago. The central Texas landscape doesn’t know it though. I heard a local gardener say that we don’t get our autumn until December around here. I’d say that’s about right. I was in … Continue reading →
We had almost five inches of rain in September and our garden is definitely showing the results. Our Texas Flowery Senna (Senna corymbosa) bush is in full bloom and has produced many seed pods. The plant is about 6 feet … Continue reading →
I was at the local big box store this weekend. I was quite bored as Mary wandered through the greenhouse section, looking for something new for our landscaping. All I had with me was my smart phone. I quickly came … Continue reading →
I saw the signs for a prescribed fire at the entrance to our neighborhood last week. We live near two Austin Water Quality Protection Lands and one of the land management tools they use is a prescribed burn, also known as … Continue reading →
A young rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) decided to hang out just outside one of our back doors. We had a small brush pile on the deck, a result of recent planting bed clearing. When it came time to move the brush pile, we … Continue reading →