Our Little Apartment

Our Little Apartment

Thought I would share these, they’re pictures of the little apartment that my husband and I call home. Our Bedroom (dressers are hidden in the corners) Looking from Kitchen into Living Room Living Room Looking to our Eating Area Kitchen

Our Little Apartment

Our Little Apartment

Thought I would share these, they’re pictures of the little apartment that my husband and I call home. Our Bedroom (dressers are hidden in the corners) Looking from Kitchen into Living Room Living Room Looking to our Eating Area Kitchen

buds and seeds

buds and seeds

I love some of the buds and seed heads in my garden. clematis bud calistemon seed head from last years flowers honesty seeds I think they have a beauty all of their own, but then I am pretty obsessive!

buds and seeds

buds and seeds

I love some of the buds and seed heads in my garden. clematis bud calistemon seed head from last years flowers honesty seeds I think they have a beauty all of their own, but then I am pretty obsessive!

Yellow Leaves

Yellow Leaves

Do yellow leaves mean too much water, or not enough? Which types of plants like to be misted with water? Im not sure which like it and which don’t. Some pictures… Yellow Leaves… Anyone know what is happening to my

Yellow Leaves

Yellow Leaves

Do yellow leaves mean too much water, or not enough? Which types of plants like to be misted with water? Im not sure which like it and which don’t. Some pictures… Yellow Leaves… Anyone know what is happening to my

bug id

bug id

Good morning! Could someone help me ID this bug and how to get rid of it if need be? My neighbor found it in his yard and asked me, but I have no idea what they are. Thanks in advance.

bug id

bug id

Good morning! Could someone help me ID this bug and how to get rid of it if need be? My neighbor found it in his yard and asked me, but I have no idea what they are. Thanks in advance.

Wildflowers Make People Crazy

Wildflowers Make People Crazy

Maybe this isn’t a gardening topic, but hey, flowers! I’ve included bluebonnet seeds in my seedball mix, so I’m going to post this here. After two years of drought, the bluebonnets (Lupinus spp.) have just exploded all over central Texas.

Wildflowers Make People Crazy

Wildflowers Make People Crazy

Maybe this isn’t a gardening topic, but hey, flowers! I’ve included bluebonnet seeds in my seedball mix, so I’m going to post this here. After two years of drought, the bluebonnets (Lupinus spp.) have just exploded all over central Texas.

Carrying the trend forward…

Carrying the trend forward…

Since others have shared today, I thought I’d show a bit of what’s going on around my yard. But first, an anecdote. Mom (on the phone): Do you remember that shrub you got for me a few years ago? The

Carrying the trend forward…

Carrying the trend forward…

Since others have shared today, I thought I’d show a bit of what’s going on around my yard. But first, an anecdote. Mom (on the phone): Do you remember that shrub you got for me a few years ago? The

Remember the mystery “weed”?

Remember the mystery “weed”?

Of course you don’t. I asked for a plant id and then my faulty memory finally realized it was an old bulb I put in two falls ago. Memory refresher. Someone asked to see it open and need little to

Remember the mystery “weed”?

Remember the mystery “weed”?

Of course you don’t. I asked for a plant id and then my faulty memory finally realized it was an old bulb I put in two falls ago. Memory refresher. Someone asked to see it open and need little to

Mushrooms

Mushrooms

A few days ago, I found these under a tree… They all disappeared in like 2 days time. I hope those aren’t the dogswho are curious silly creatures willing to taste anything, but others – like snails and slugs who

Mushrooms

Mushrooms

A few days ago, I found these under a tree… They all disappeared in like 2 days time. I hope those aren’t the dogswho are curious silly creatures willing to taste anything, but others – like snails and slugs who

Question about my sedum!

Question about my sedum!

Is this natural for my sedum (sedum cauticola) to go from this: to this? Here is a more pretty before picture taken last June: I think something is eating it? What should I do? :( Close up of the nibbled

Question about my sedum!

Question about my sedum!

Is this natural for my sedum (sedum cauticola) to go from this: to this? Here is a more pretty before picture taken last June: I think something is eating it? What should I do? :( Close up of the nibbled

Picture Post

Picture Post

This is my end-of-term present from my mom, a black calla lily. Even the kitty approves. (cute picture!) I LOVE BLACK FLOWERS! I think I’m going to keep it in a pot, so I can keep it with me wherever

Picture Post

Picture Post

This is my end-of-term present from my mom, a black calla lily. Even the kitty approves. (cute picture!) I LOVE BLACK FLOWERS! I think I’m going to keep it in a pot, so I can keep it with me wherever

Work in progress – HELP!

Work in progress – HELP!

So, I just moved back in with the parents (yay, post-college…) and am getting situated in one of our guest rooms. It still doesn’t feel home-y to me just yet – and like anyone in this community would, my first

Work in progress – HELP!

Work in progress – HELP!

So, I just moved back in with the parents (yay, post-college…) and am getting situated in one of our guest rooms. It still doesn’t feel home-y to me just yet – and like anyone in this community would, my first

fungus-type-thing?  on MY seed starting attempt?  apparently, it’s more common than i think.

fungus-type-thing? on MY seed starting attempt? apparently, it’s more common than i think.

i started a bunch of seedlings last week, and i finally got back to the boyfriend’s house to check on them. i took off the lid of their little greenhouse thinger, and i was surprised – no, SHOCKED – at

fungus-type-thing?  on MY seed starting attempt?  apparently, it’s more common than i think.

fungus-type-thing? on MY seed starting attempt? apparently, it’s more common than i think.

i started a bunch of seedlings last week, and i finally got back to the boyfriend’s house to check on them. i took off the lid of their little greenhouse thinger, and i was surprised – no, SHOCKED – at

Plant Identification please

Plant Identification please

Went to Lowe’s to raid their “sick plant section” which is usually filled with perennials that need a little more sunlight…or a little less water…or are simply done flowering for the year. Came back with something entirely different. Its a

Plant Identification please

Plant Identification please

Went to Lowe’s to raid their “sick plant section” which is usually filled with perennials that need a little more sunlight…or a little less water…or are simply done flowering for the year. Came back with something entirely different. Its a

Two Questions

Two Questions

One, I have a pepper plant that’s making peppers. YES! However, this pepper plant is a hot pepper plant — something akin to a banana pepper, but I’ve forgotten exactly what, not a jalapeno — that grows yellowey-green peppers. But

Two Questions

Two Questions

One, I have a pepper plant that’s making peppers. YES! However, this pepper plant is a hot pepper plant — something akin to a banana pepper, but I’ve forgotten exactly what, not a jalapeno — that grows yellowey-green peppers. But

update

update

ok, so I should have taken pictures AFTER I pruned the tomatoes and did a lot of weeding. haha to update: I went from this: to this: to THIS! termaters: squashes (the trellis is for the luffa that’s just starting

update

update

ok, so I should have taken pictures AFTER I pruned the tomatoes and did a lot of weeding. haha to update: I went from this: to this: to THIS! termaters: squashes (the trellis is for the luffa that’s just starting

Plant or Weed ID: Purslane

Plant or Weed ID: Purslane

Need an ID please. I’ve been throwing seeds out here and there and not keeping track of them. Does anyone know if this is a weed or something I’d want to keep? Looks like leaf miners are about. Ugh. In

Plant or Weed ID: Purslane

Plant or Weed ID: Purslane

Need an ID please. I’ve been throwing seeds out here and there and not keeping track of them. Does anyone know if this is a weed or something I’d want to keep? Looks like leaf miners are about. Ugh. In

To-MAY-to

To-MAY-to

I am experiencing tomato overload. This is the weekend haul from three tomato plants, including the monster plant, which has been getting more pruning and staking. The varieties are amish paste, arkansas traveller and… one other that I forgot to

To-MAY-to

To-MAY-to

I am experiencing tomato overload. This is the weekend haul from three tomato plants, including the monster plant, which has been getting more pruning and staking. The varieties are amish paste, arkansas traveller and… one other that I forgot to

The Name that Plant Game!:)

The Name that Plant Game!:)

When it’s moving time things get hectic & the plants went to my in-law for babysitting. This last weekend she surprised me with one of my plants, alive & beautifully well and sprouting flowers too! I was so excited by

The Name that Plant Game!:)

The Name that Plant Game!:)

When it’s moving time things get hectic & the plants went to my in-law for babysitting. This last weekend she surprised me with one of my plants, alive & beautifully well and sprouting flowers too! I was so excited by