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What are those crazy looking bright green cages around the red seed pods?

October 22, 2014

I love to walk around my neighborhood to see what thrives and what doesn’t. Last week I came upon the …

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Loads of room for off-season entertaining!

October 20, 2014

Recently we worked on landscaping in the back yard of  a bungalow that belongs to a young couple in Woodland …

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Garden Quote – Diana Wells,…sharp prickles developed to confuse dinosaurs…

October 17, 2014

“More likely the sharp prickles developed to confuse dinosaurs. The monkey-puzzle, or Araucaria, is a very ancient tree, found in …

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Hot Peppers! Darling little Chili Pequin…from our garden!

October 15, 2014

I have to admit sometimes I think about buying plants just for their names : ) Last June I saw …

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Front yard becomes more modern with lots of curb appeal. An older bungalow in Montrose.

October 13, 2014

This is the 3rd post from the same home I posted about in “What to do in a shady Right-of-Way …

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Central Texas Gardener – TV interview with gardener and author Dee Nash

October 10, 2014

A few months back I found out about a great T.V. program, Central Texas Gardener. Since hearing about it I …

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An old friend that came from California, San Pedro cactus.

October 8, 2014

One of my favorite plants in my garden is a Column Cactus, Columnar Cacti. Columnar cacti earned their common name …

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Measuring…Oops! Custom planters we had to make twice.

October 6, 2014

Of course we all know the age old wisdom of measuring twice and cutting once. As a designer I am …

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Garden Quote – Sally Roth, …”-cides” don’t fit into a bird-friendly yard…

October 3, 2014

“Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other “-cides” don’t fit into a bird-friendly yard. They may or may not directly affect the …

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The wildlife of Ravenscourt Gardens, we are certified : )

October 1, 2014

I have been working on my garden off and on for 16 years. It was pretty bleak when I first …

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