I cannot come up to the standards already set for posting pictures of beautiful blooms especially since we had so much rain before my first irises came out of their blush stage of opening, like ladies caught in the storm while dressed in their finery the edges of the skirts on the rain tossed irises [...]

In the couple of weeks since I last took pictures. Iris buds showing color, clematis in bloom, dianthus and flax in bloom. I guess that’s something [g]. We had a really chilly spell (highs barely breaking 50F, which is more than 10 degrees below normal) for about two weeks that finally ended this weekend, which [...]

What websites (Other than LJ) do you use to help ID plants?  I have a mystery vine on my hands.

Last weekend I went out with family to a local mexican restaurant. (Pico’s in Bellaire, TX. If you’re ever in the Houston area I recommend it highly!) Anyways, I ordered one of the specials–a braised pork shank served over greens with a tomatillo sauce. The greens were excellent, and very much like spinach. The waiter [...]

My husband and I bought our first house less than two years ago. Last year, I noticed some sort of mint popping up …. well, everywhere. I pulled, and pulled. I tried Googling to identify what mint it could be, possibly save one and pot it up. I came to the amateur conclusion that could [...]

Garden as it actually exists now. Green background is temporary grass clipping mulch, brown is more long term pine mulch. White graph paperish area is not yet tilled or planted. Corn is in the ground but future will include raised beds in this area. Raspberries are in ground and will stay there. Plans include alpine [...]

I recently bought a pink dianthus. I planted it in my garden. Unfortunately, it’s been really windy -of course after I planted it its been windy. I went out to check on her today. She has no more petals. They’ve kind of curled all up. I searched about it, but can’t really find my answer. [...]

I’ve got one of these, which is apparently some sort of flowering almond (the turkey isn’t mine). Almost every year, when it’s blooming, several branches die off. Instead of going through their usual life cycle of fading and losing their petals, the flowers turn crispy brown, and when they eventually disintegrate, they leave dead branches [...]

This one is a little blurry but you see the whole plant There’s something appearing in my yard. It’s on clover and cilantro here (I don’t think the cilantro is in the picture) But it’s also on several other plants, including a cucumber plant, thirty feet away. It almost looks like tiny bugs or eggs, [...]

I apologize for the beginner question, but I was wondering if anyone has experience removing a large amount of those burs. I remember my dog having several of them in his fur last year, and I just now noticed a patch about a food wide by maybe 2 or 3 feet long hidden in the [...]