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Pasta with Garden Fresh Roma Tomatoes and Eggplant

May 11, 2011
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Tonight I prepared a delicious organic meal from the garden. A few days ago, I picked the first two Viva Italia tomatoes, along with some fresh Cameo basil and Millionaire eggplant. Sorry the photos of the dish is not better, but I was so hungry and just snapped these with my iPhone. I sauteed freshly [...]

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Container Gardens: Thrillers, Fillers and Spillers

May 8, 2011
Container Garden Basics

Thrillers, Fillers and Spillers. If you are new to container gardening, you may find this Container Garden Basics post helpful. I wrote it for Buchanan’s Native Plants this week. It was a fun post and I have a really pretty container on a pedestal in my garden now.

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Roadside Plant Pinch Pays Off

May 5, 2011
Coleus in Clay Pot

Roadside plant envy got me one day last fall. As I drove past a nearby subdivision entrance, I saw this lovely coleus mound growing in the island bed. I don’t normally do this (okay sometimes I do..), but I jumped out of the truck and quickly pinched off a stem from the plant. I headed [...]

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Macro Monday: Gazing at Gazania

April 25, 2011
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Gazania striped (Gazania rigens) is an exotic flowering annual. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. It is drought-tolerant which will be a big help this summer in Houston. Flowers close at night and sometimes only partially open on cloudy days. Available in assorted color mixes and I found this one just beautiful. [...]

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Heads Up: Focus on Statuary

April 20, 2011
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Heads up! While photographing the nursery at Buchanan’s Native Plants this week, I captured so many beautiful pieces of statuary and it reminded me how important these are in creating focal points in the garden. A focal point should be large enough to draw the eye in and anchor the space. Here is a collection [...]

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Macro Monday: Magnolia Maze

April 18, 2011
Magnolia Bloom

Magnolia blooms are beautiful from any distance, but when you look closely you can appreciate the complexity in these majestic flowers. Oh and they’re fragrant too.      

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Japanese Maple in Filtered Sunlight

April 11, 2011
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This Japanese maple tree is my favorite trees. It is planted outside my front door under a canopy of oaks. The filtered sunlight dances on these warm reddish leaves in spring. As summer comes along, the leaves turn green. If you look closely, you can see the green transition already starting along the main veins [...]

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Macro Monday: Blue Boy Vine

April 11, 2011
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The verdict is in. Thunbergia battiscombei, also known as Blue Boy, Blue Glory, Clock Vine is a winner in my garden. It has survived the past two winters and has come back into bloom this spring. I don’t remember where I bought this plant/vine but I know I’ve had it for about 10 years. It [...]

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Live Oak Limbs: Contrast and Form

April 10, 2011
Live Oak - Graceful Limbs

Here are photos taken this morning and I decided to experiment a little in Photoshop to desaturate the color. What was left really showcased the graceful limbs and strong architecture of live oak trees. Have you experimented with any of your garden photos?      

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