The latest dirt from my garden

This weekend we are growing Chiranthodendron pentadactylon from seeds. My favorite seed supplier got some in, we're plenty stocked up an...

I've always liked simple good and identifiable food with fresh herbs. Here is one of my favorite super light summer hors D'oeuvre o...

A new find, the very rare caudex plant Dorstenia also known as star trek plant or alien plant. This one I'd like to grow from seeds com...

Weeeh. That picture is enough to scare anyone. Unusual tropical seeds. Rosary Pea, Crab's Eye, Abrus precatorius The plant is a slende...

Call that hot stuff ground cover or pot companion. Lotus berthelotii is a perennial plant native to the Canary Islands. In the wild it is ex...

Ancestors of the Hawaiian Palm probably arrived on the Hawaiian Islands millions of years ago. Because of the isolated location of these isl...

A stunning native of Texas that loves sun, sea and salt water. Scientific Name: Gaillardia pulchella Common Name: Fire...

A friend of mine just introduced me to the "Hanging Wind Mill" Plumeria and a cutting is in the mail (to moi!!!!) . Holy cow, this...

I often wonder what makes some people look so hard for other life forms on other planets. There is so much here. Have they seen it all alr...

Another gem herb. Indian curry. As a wife and mom, I cook and I cook dishes from all over the world. This one is just about impossible to fi...

What a beauty. Somebody recently posted somewhere a wanted ad for this unusual gem. I had no clue that there was a double plumeria, so off I...

How to Plant Saffron Crocus Although the crocus is famous for being one of the first flowers of spring, the saffron crocus is a fall bloome...

Another lovely blooming vine. I got 5 sucker plants in a trade for some brugmansia. Maypop (Passiflora incarnata), also known as Purple pass...

Botanical name: Plumeria pudica “Bridal Bouquet” Got one too! What a beautiful plant this got to be. Instant gratification once planted. T...

Another unusual beauty I am contemplating on growing - well, that if I can locate it. This might even be growing in my area. What a perfect ...

Success! 3 of the 10 seeds I bought germinated and we now have 3 healthy seedlings. This is exiting! This got to be one of the most stunnin...

This weekend we're going to plant a Texas Olive tree. The 3 ft plant we bought last year on a nursery plant special, survived the winter...

Stevia rebaudiana This will be my first experience with stevia growing from seeds, but since I do have some experience in germinating tropic...

Someone somewhere posted something about this plant and after some research I found out that this is an incredible herb used in asian desert...

Saturday my sister inlaw brought by 2 huge bags of pomelo. This was my first ever citru jam. (pictures of the procedure to follow). The jam ...

A lot of people do not know or have never seen a banana flower. I was pretty stunned too the first time I saw one. Come to find out that the...

Many, including myself, wondered if it's possible to grow your own avocado plant. Here is an easy growing instruction for the challenged...

I meant to say Happy New Years!! My question for your opinion today is.. Is a mushroom just a fungus or is it a vegetable? (It's a heat...

This is my new garden project for 2009 - To have Angel Trumpets of all sorts of colors, all over the garden. Specifically trained or pruned ...

It's getting cold outside and I have been working on indoor goodies. Since it's garden related I've decided to post my Frogs ...

Greater galangal: a tropical herbaceous plant of the ginger family reaching to about 2m (6 1/2ft). The blade-like leaves are long and wide, ...

It's been a long time coming. My son Alex helped me nurse the seedlings 2 years ago from seeds and look what we discovered this fall. O...

A picture from my favorite garden photographer. This pictures was taken at the Houston Zoo in Fall 2008. We have tons of butterfly attractin...

'Queen Emma' (Crinum augustum). Queen Emma was the wife of Kamehameha IV. Our last visit to the Houston Zoo showed a great deal of m...

Lion's Ear Leonotis leonurus We're told this plant was used in religious ceremonies by Zulu priests and that if you smoke the dried...