The latest dirt from my garden

It's been a quiet month for blogging as it has been wayyyy to hot to even think about gardening. Here is something I am currently look...

I want one! - But wont have one, will not survive zone 9. Neither do I like the pollinaters - Bat's. The jade vine (Strongylodon macrobo...

Guess what I got!! The Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) is a plant first documented by explorer Des Marchais during a 1725 excursion to...

This week I am testing this newly discovered Vegetable. Never heard of it until I saw it "on sale" in a local grocery flyer and de...

This is a picture I took this morning! It actually turned out alright! Wohoo! My Husband usually takes the "amazing" shots :) Like...

Synonym(s): air potato, bitter yam, air-potato, air yam Air potato is an herbaceous, twining vine that can grow to lengths exceeding 60 feet...

Family: Iridaceae (Iris Family) Common Names: Green Ixia, Groenkalossie, Green Flowered Corn Lily I stumbled across this beauty on the web. ...

Also - Stained Glass, Painted tongue. This plant is extremely hard to find and as well as beautiful. I am on the hunt for seeds. This ...

What a beauty! One of my overseas gardenfriends emailed me those pic's. This plants for me shows definatetely a "need to have...

I've finally bought seeds of the Puya Alpestris. No, they havn't arrived yet! (pictures are borrowed from various botanical garden s...

We have another Seedling! One out of 10 seeds sprouted (so far). I've learned that the "boiling heat" of 100+ degrees helped t...

Cardiospermum Halicacabum, Heart Seed, Balloon Vine, Love in a Puff'. I've got a nice gift from one of my trading buddies. A small p...

Chorisia speciosa: Here is an interesting Tree. Our local garden center sells these. I have not yet had the courage to get one, but the more...

MUCUNA BENNETTI -New Guinea Creeper - Mucuna - Spectacular cleret colored vine. Cold sensitive. This plant is currently under inve...

How would you want one of those? Just window shopping here, as this plant is nowhere to be found for less than $100 :) And I am not willing ...

As if a Plumeria alone wasn't breath taking enouch, check out the Plumeria VINE! Impossible to find for purchase, seed or plant. But my ...

We have Babies! The first set of seeds germinated within 4 weeks. Hard to believe the seeds didn't fry at these temperatures. I've c...

What a scary looking thing! Chiranthodendron pentadactylon– Sterculiaceae (Malvaceae) - ‘Devil's Hand Tree,' 'Monkey's Hand...

Hymenocallis caroliniana is a native plant in the Amaryllis family. It's whispy, icy white flowers are really unusual, and they’re bound...

I t's not a tropical secret that I love tropical plants :) Most in our garden are grown from seeds or traded with other gardeners world...

Lets hope for the best!!!. 10 Seeds planted today! One of the Orchid Tree species with brick red, orchid like flowers and notched leave...

Paulownia tomentosa hardly needs any introduction. Also known as Princess Tree and Royal Paulownia, this showy, Chinese ornamental has natur...

From childhood, we were taught (forcefully?) by our parents to eat whatever is served on the table, and that included fruits. They can’t be ...

Erythrina crista-galli- Coral Tree German Brugmansia / Angel's Trumpet 'Super Spot' Passiflora Parritae Cornus florida subspecie...

Isn't this something! My newest research project. eBay is my favorite book!....More soon....

This week I've received my plant trade from a garden friend in Alabama. Tree Morning Glory. Not really a tree, but definately not a vine...

I can almost touch it!! Since this is the 3rd post on this plant, it's obvious that I really really wanted that plant. I got it!!!! One...

Today, I've discovered the first blooms on our 2 year old Pineapple Guava tree. Hopefully this means that there is a harvest coming our ...