Birthday garden trip to Arbor Gate in Tomball, Texas

Birthdays are a wonderful thing, most of the time, well all of the time actually. My birthday and my sister-in-law’s birthday are two days apart so we planned a little outing to celebrate. We both are at the point in our lives where we have enough “stuff”, in fact she and my brother are in

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Beets and flowers at the market

Old applesauce jars make great recycled vases for these amaryllis, rosemary and indigo spires salvia bouquets.

The last of the Detroit Dark Red beets for this year. These were planted in December in Houston and harvested in March.

Sweet Nantez carrots and

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Our March garden is thriving, what’s growing in your garden?

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The Indonesian water frog is shaded by a pot of swiss chard.

Our front walk is home to Tuscan Blue Rosemary and Amaryllis fully in bloom in March.

For luck …

Amaryllis surrounds a new Acres Home pear tree.

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Texas in the Spring is a colorful place

March is a colorful time in Southeast Texas. Take a drive to see the wildflowers in bloom.

The redbud is sprouting.

The ubiquitous, and disease-prone Red-tip Photinia sprouts new growth this time of year.

January in the Houston Garden

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Nandina berries bring a spark of color to the winter garden

Ripe meyer lemons waiting to be picked for market.

Swiss Chard

Salad Bowl lettuce is tender and delicate.

Broccoli flowers and leaves are

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Broccoli and Mustard Greens love the cool winter days in Southeast Texas

Packman Broccoli loves our cool, winter days in Southeast Texas.

India curly mustard has a very strong mustard flavor and tender leaves.

Fall tomatoes are a wonderful thing

Sun gold cherry tomatoes are a great producer in the fall Houston-area Garden.

These tasty sun gold cherries ripen to a warm orange color.

Cool weather in Texas means fresh citrus

The recent cool weather has started ripening our Meyer Lemons. Christmas Lemons!

Our Graham Thomas rose is like buttah

The Graham Thomas rose.

The Graham Thomas is an old rose with a beautiful, buttery color to it. It is has been described as being a “bright or vibrant” yellow, but I find ours is consistently a softer color, slightly darker than butter. It blooms dependably year-after-year and has popped out

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Hand-painted pots add artistic flair to the garden

A hand-painted pot can add a personal touch and artistic flair to the garden.

These pots were painted with a mixture of natural pigments, powdered milk and water.

A hand-painted pot can add a personal touch and artistic flair to the garden. This is a typical, Terra-cotta

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