Ah, Christmas gardening – that glorious time of year when we attempt to impose cheer on plants that would frankly prefer we leave them alone until spring. If you’ve ever decorated a cactus, tried to convince poinsettia to live past New Year’s, or fought a squirrel for custody of your outdoor lights, congratulations, you’re probably…
During a visit to a friend’s garden, I noticed some vines on the fence that had the most beautiful yellow flowers. There were also long green pods, resembling zucchini, that measured about 18 inches in length. When I asked about them, my friend explained, “Oh, those are loofahs.” In the fall, the outer part of…
November in East Texas is a season of change. The mornings are crisp, the afternoons are pleasant, and the leaves crunch underfoot as the landscape shifts into its autumn wardrobe. Many folks assume the garden is finished for the year, but the truth is this is the very best time to plant trees, shrubs, and…
In a previous article I wrote about the satisfaction and joy of teaching kids how to grow vegetables from root veggies and how much fun we had learning and watching their plants grow. There’s a twist to the story which I didn’t see coming. Our gardening experiment didn’t take up the entire afternoons while they…
Tower gardening? No, it’s not like Jack’s Beanstalk, but tower gardening can come with many advantages. Tower gardens are: You’ll find many other advantages to having a tower garden of your own. There are a variety of towers available to purchase. I purchased two: one with 30 pockets (each with a 10-inch depth) and one…
