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Comments (7)Thanks NancyJane, Every Spring my Grannie would organize our annual trip up the Grapevine to see the wildflowers. (That used to be a very scary road to drive, too.) I bet my Aunt has thousands of slides from all those trips up to see the wildflowers. Rainbows of color growing on the slopes! The other annual event was to see the Butterfly migrations - millions of butterflies crossing the highways and byways in low-hanging clouds or white, yellow, and blue, and quite literally, stopping all traffic. You had to stop and wait for them to go bye. What a wonderful phenomena - unbelievably beautiful and so amazing to witness. ~Annie...See MoreFavorite Story (get your hanky out)
Comments (13)I am not sure if I got this story right, it's been a while since I heard it. But it is true. There once was a little boy, maybe eight or nine, who wanted to be a gymnast. He spent hours on his jungle gym and monkey bars, building his strength and training himself to do things. That was his only goal, to be a famous gymnast like Olga- she was his hero. (I forget her last name. She won a gold medal in the olympics, I think.) However, he contracted a disease that weakened and eventually killed him before he turned eleven.His parents, naturally were heartbroken to watch him suffer, but even more so in understanding that his one dream would never come true. One year after he died, they happened to look at the mokey bars, now sadly empty. But underneath the bars, where the earth was packed as hard as iron, were two blood-red lilies. It was as if he was saying, "It's okay, mom and dad, I am fine. I can do things here that I could never do at home." The lilies never bloomed again....See Moresad year for my mountain laurel
Comments (4)The buds for next years flowers form right after blooming. They are just kind of long, dried up, tail looking things. For a time I didn't know what they were and was tempted to trim them off. So if anyone wants to shape up the tree after blooming, just be sure to leave them alone. They are next years blooms....See MoreRaspberries in houston?
Comments (7)The garden experts around here say that raspberries are mostly a lost cause in south/central Texas. Aggies recommends Dorman Red if you absolutely have to have some. They also say they are not a great tasting berry, but will generally survive. They require a trellis. I did some research and found "Baba" raspberries which were found growing wild in Los Angeles. They are an erect variety that is claimed to do well in the heat. I put two plants in in January (I am in San Antonio/Austin area). They produced close to 100 berries their first year and as of now are still alive and about 5 feet tall. Only time will tell if they will survive long term, but they were very, very tasty berries and I am really hoping they survive! They get about 6-7 hours of sun (from approx. 9:30 to 4:30). I bought them from Bay Laurel Nursery in California. All the plants I ordered from them at the same time were of excellent quality and are doing well. So, if you have to have raspberries, you might consider them. They are very diffcult to find though. Order them between now and early fall to ensure you get plants for very early spring. I had them shipped as early as possible in January so they could get established before the heat. Having the cooler spring this year really helped. I can't wait for fall as they should produce a small crop then also....See MoreEmbothrium
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