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Houston… We Have Olives!

August 31, 2010

The Pendolino olive tree (Italian variety) that is on my driveway is filled with olives. It stands about 12 feet tall and is in a large clay pot (about 36 inch diameter). This week I noticed that some of the olives are beginning to darken. So I headed over the my favorite website about olives [...]

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Photos from the Garden This Month

August 23, 2010

I‘ve taken a break from blogging this month to catch up on a few projects at work. With the relentless heat I’ve found it best to spend time working on my website designs. Southern Post blog has a new look but it is not completed yet. I’ve got a few more enhancements to make. Hope [...]

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Japanese Maple Adds Interest as Understory Tree

April 3, 2010

With all of the blooms this spring of my azaleas, gerbera daisies and knockout roses, there’s something else in the garden that quickly adds color and contrast. It’s my Japanese maple tree, Acer palmatum (meaning it has palm shaped leaves) nestled near my front door. I do not know the variety of this one, as [...]

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Today I Saw Red… and Orange.

March 8, 2010

The photo above is a Pink Double Knockout® Rose “Radtkopink”. I saw red indeed. A pair of delightful cardinal birds. The cardinals were darting around the backyard today foraging for food. The female stopped at the bird bath for a drink. The male was busy on the ground searching. In the past, they’ve always seemed to leave [...]

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Windmills, Daffodils and Rosemary

February 22, 2010

This Sunday I got some much needed chores done in the garden. The Organic Vegetable Grower Specialist classes I am taking at Urban Harvest has been very helpful. The series targets our area of the country and offers practical, useful information for growing vegetables. Based on what I learned I purchased some local organic granular fertilizer to jump [...]

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Macro Monday: More from the Archives

February 8, 2010

There have been a lot of reasons for the lack of posts this year and the weather has a lot to do with it. It’s been cold…. cold for Houston. There just hasn’t been many nice days for gardening. I’m also incredibly business with work, along with starting the Master Gardener (Thursdays now through May) program [...]

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DIY: $5 Compost Bin for Leaves

January 24, 2010

This month the leaves have been falling in Houston. In my neighborhood, lawns are covered with them and landscape crews are blowing, raking and bagging. As I drove around I thought what a waste. All this rich organic matter being tossed in plastic bags, piled up at the curb, and headed for a landfill. This [...]

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Macro Monday: Pretty Pines Saplings

January 11, 2010

Visit Macro Monday to view some very interesting close ups and if you have some macro shots to share, join in the fun. Macro Monday features closeup shots in the garden from fellow bloggers and are listed on Lisa’s Chaos.

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