Amateur Gardener

The strawberries are really looking good this year. Lettuce from last year went to seed and has come up all over the strawberry patch and...

I started these double Columbine from seed in Feb 2012 and have babied the seedlings and now am rewarded today with them blooming! I have...

When we first bought the house in 2010 Trying to make the well house not stick out like a sore thumb. Today ...

The living fence is slowly coming along. I can't decide whether to shape into a box hedge or leave them bushy. Before photo ...

I just love this time of year - everything is new and green. In Texas when June arrives, everything begins to look a bit raggedy and stre...

My granddaughter went with me to the garden center and this is what she picked out. I've never really looked much at succulents - but...

We bought an RV last fall and my hubby wanted it in the backyard. My question is how do I make a beautiful garden when this is staring me...

A beautiful bi-color zinnia. The big box store had these labeled as bell peppers when I bought these last spring - they turned out t...

This is a Natchez Crepe Myrtle. This is my favorite of the white crepe myrtles. It seems to grow really fast and have masses of white blo...

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Brandywine, an heirloom tomato, picked today. It was the largest tomato I have ever seen. This is our first year to grow this one. B...

I knew Elainealope iris was a rebloomer, but here in North Central Texas, I've never had one rebloom for me. I guess the conditi...