Garden Scene

I can imagine a gardener having just put the wheelbarrow against the fence after a long day of gardening. See the shadows... There is much to be discovered in the gardens of Houston.

So Pretty

These plants were once perfectly beautiful but wind storms have torn the ends of their leaves to shreds. Still, aren't they lovely, anyway?

Street Repair - Thank You City of Houston!

Love our new street!

Thank you, all!

It's hot work!

I'll let the images speak for themselves... at long last, we have a new surface on our street. Enjoy!

Mossy Rock

The local television news broadcast had a piece on farmers in a nearby county the other night, saying that they could not plant their crops because the ground was too soggy. No doubt. We had an unusually dry summer; however, this winter has more than made up for the lack of precipitation in the summer months. To wit, see the moss growing on this rock. Some of the ground is so saturated that it never seems to dry out.

I really like the moss. I once heard that if you want moss to grow, just use a paint brush and some plain yogurt and paint the yogurt onto whatever you want to grow moss. This moss grew all by itself, with no help from yogurt.

Delightful Dianthus

Dianthus come in many colors. In my yard, they have survived many nights of freezing or below freezing temperatures. This photo was taken just a few days ago, as testament to their winter hardiness.

They are a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster garden of mostly evergreens and frozen-back plants.

Another dianthus plant, this one bright pink.

Mysterious Destination

Imagine a gate through which you might pass and be transported to a magical garden...

See the age of the bricks, the moss growing on mortar, the iron rusting away... all leading to that mystical garden that beckons you to come this way.

Air Plant

All kinds of parasitic plants grow on trees and bushes in Houston gardens. Even when trees have lost all their leaves and look as if dead, one can see Spanish Moss hanging from the limbs. Our cold temperatures have not adversely affected these air plants that hang from the branches of large trees. Lots and lots of air plants!