Cloud Stone Garden - Sustainable urban gardening is our passion http://www.cloudstonegarden.com Sustainable urban gardening is our passion Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:46:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Pineapple sage and Mexican mint marigold add color to a summer herb garden http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/04/27/pineapple-sage-and-mexican-mint-marigold-add-color-to-an-herb-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pineapple-sage-and-mexican-mint-marigold-add-color-to-an-herb-garden http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/04/27/pineapple-sage-and-mexican-mint-marigold-add-color-to-an-herb-garden/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:29:31 +0000 Marla Cloud Molony http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/?p=763

Pineapple sage can be treated as a perennial when grown in the south. Its beautiful flowers add color to the garden as well as flavor to salads. Use the leaves for tea or in salads.

Lemon balm grows well in the shade of an old chair and

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Herbs are wonderful in mixed bouquets. The tall vases in the back contain rosemary, indigo spires salvia, pineapple sage and one red rose. The small glass bowl looks lovely with fresh thyme and sage cascading over the sides.

Herbs are what I love to grow the most. They are remarkable plants that

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]]> http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/04/13/herbs-can-be-beautiful-in-cut-bouquets/feed/ 0 Easter Lily: The gift that keeps on giving http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/04/09/easter-lily-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=easter-lily-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/04/09/easter-lily-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:31:13 +0000 Marla Cloud Molony http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/?p=734 This lily was given to us by my mother and sister the Easter before Mom passed 12 years ago. I think of her each season when it blooms. Here’s how to plant yours

The Easter lily is just about to bloom, and has done so each year since I planted

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]]> http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/04/09/easter-lily-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/feed/ 0 Birthday garden trip to Arbor Gate in Tomball, Texas http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/04/04/birthday-garden-trip-to-arbor-gate-in-tomball_texas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=birthday-garden-trip-to-arbor-gate-in-tomball_texas http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/04/04/birthday-garden-trip-to-arbor-gate-in-tomball_texas/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:43:12 +0000 Marla Cloud Molony http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/?p=685 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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]]> http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/04/04/birthday-garden-trip-to-arbor-gate-in-tomball_texas/feed/ 0 Beets and flowers at the market http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/03/30/beets-and-flowers-at-the-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beets-and-flowers-at-the-market http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/03/30/beets-and-flowers-at-the-market/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:18:17 +0000 Marla Cloud Molony http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/?p=674

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 Detroit Dark Red

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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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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.

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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 edible too.

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]]> http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/01/13/jan-14-at-the-market-carrots-meyer-lemons-rosemary/feed/ 0 Gumbosoil.com: Tetra dill aces this test http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/01/10/gumbosoil-com-tetra-dill-aces-this-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gumbosoil-com-tetra-dill-aces-this-test http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/2012/01/10/gumbosoil-com-tetra-dill-aces-this-test/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:06:37 +0000 Marla Cloud Molony http://www.cloudstonegarden.com/?p=602 By Jim Molony Gumbosoil.com

At the suggestion of Donna Fay Hilliard at Sweet Organic Solutions in Pearland my wife and I decided to grow Tetra dill in addition to the longtime staples Bouquet, Fernleaf and Mammoth. The row of Tetra we planted in the fall has produced abundant

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