October 7, 2009
I bought this thorny rose at a local garden center about 10 years ago. The tag is long gone. It has been planted in a large clay pot on my patio ever since. I don’t do much to it at all in the way of fertilizer or pruning, but when it blooms it shines. The [...]
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September 25, 2009
Gerber Daisy (Gerbera jamesonii) Around mid July, some plants here in my Houston garden go into survival mode. They stop growing and stop blooming. All their energy goes into surviving the relentless heat. In late September, fall ushers in the autumn breeze. Scattered thundershowers and a gentler sun breathes new life into my garden. After [...]
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Jackie gardens in Houston
Texas (Zone 9a).