The latest dirt from my garden

I was browsing for some veggie garnish ideas and woah, came across this cool art! Korean artist Komusin puts veggie tales into a completely ...

This beauty will be planted on the side yard and will replace the cactus garden. Less harmful to the cats jumping the fence up and down. Cal...

It comes from north western South America and it's one of the nightshade family, so be careful, these are poisonous plants. Iochroma cya...

Unfortunately, we don't live in an ideal world, and we as gardeners must adjust to unfavorable changes in the weather. In Texas, the maj...

The coolest yucca of all yuccas. Yucca elephantipes, more commonly called the spineless or soft-tipped yucca, is a fast growing member of t...

Finally some color in the garden (besides of course, the weed). The first plants are blooming since tuesday and one I've already snippe...

This is a very cool way to make personalized cards for any occasion. Can also be used, whoever has the patience, for scrap booking, check b...

I've received my seeds from tradewinds! Wo hoo! At first I was growling at the label " germination can take up to 3-9 months "...

Several weeks ago, I've finally received the seeds. My 16 year old carefully planted them and did everything to guarantee success. So he...

This rare plant is my pride and joy. Native to Australia, the Pandorea jasminoides grows to about 20 feet in one growing season. The Vine is...

Dahlia campanulata White (wheeping) Tree Dahlia

Cyperus Papyrus Some asked me if there was a religious plant / biblical plant. So I dug a little deeper and found something I've remembe...

After browsing around for some new stuff I came across this baby. This got to be the coolest plant there is! Ochna thomasiana The Ochna thom...

D. imperialis or also Tree Dahlia. There are about thirty species in the genus Dahlia, and over 20,000 cultivars are grown today. These tube...

In between working on this years tedious task of making 2008 Christmas presents, I'll be catching a breather by another project. Peanuts...

The magnolia grandiflora is a magnificent tree with broad strapping leathery leaves and can grow up to 80ft in height. Typically the trunk i...

Jatropha podagrica or also Australian bottle plant Another one of my favorite caudiform or fat Plants. I've received 6 seeds in a seed ...

Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum also called Devil's Backbone, Mexican Hat Plant or Mother of Thousands is a s...

We grow sugar cane, yes we do! In our small garden and it's very invasive and a lot of work to contain. There is not much else to say ab...

Also known as Amorphophallus konjac. I have managed to get some bulbs in a trade, so this bizzarre additions will be my newest challenge of ...

Along with our Tomato harvest past fall came some strange critter, the Horn Worm. After collecting 2 whole plastic cups full for kids show ...

Desert Rose is one of my ultra favorite plants. Native to arid areas of Africa including Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, it is relat...