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I've learned to count on these sage blooms.  We had just over 5" of rain from August 8-9 and ten days on the nose later, they burst...

When a car stops in front of the house I have to peek, especially since this one also backed up.  She rolled down the window and out came h...

I'm not sure I could have imagined a gardening year like this when I began planning our garden back in 2009!  After a mild winter and ni...

This has been a most amazing spring.  After several years of drought we've had plenty of rain and cooler than average temperatures.  Eve...

Sometimes we gardeners are so focused on what remains to be done that we forget how much progress has been made.  This is why I enjoy lookin...

Foliage Follow-up is hosted by Pam Penick at her blog Digging   for bloggers to highlight our garden foliage on the 16th of each month.  Fo...

When we moved home to Texas in 2008 our yard was a blank slate and I needed garden inspiration.  I went looking for a beautiful, regionally ...

Gardens Blogger's Bloom Day sponsored by Carol at May Dreams Gardens is special day for garden bloggers to share what's blooming in...

It's time for the Winter Walk-off sponsored by Les at A Tidewater Gardener .  Last year I gave the walk-off a try and the resulting phot...

In our warm climate we don't wait for April showers.  Signs of spring are all around the yard this week and quite a few blooms are sprin...

Last Saturday I attended the Watersaver Landscape Tour sponsored by SAWS, our local water system.  Six San Antonio gardens were on the tour,...

Shortly after beginning to write this blog last year I posted my yard for the first time on October 9th , 2011.  I resolved to check on prog...

Throughout the summer New Gold lantanas and autumn sages ( salvia greggii ) brighten yards and commercial landscapes around the city of San ...