The latest dirt from my garden

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...

Look what we found on our weekly trip to our favorite Garden Center. Definitely not somebody local. Ronnie managed to get a real good shot w...

Kalanchoe serrata Several species of Kalanchoe may be found growing as houseplants in Canada & the USA. The young plantlets which grow a...

USA Elections 2008! Vote Plumeria!!

This weekend I managed to get my hands on a Plumeria Puu Kahea. This specimen is very hard to come by and runs in the online stores for $35 ...

Another Stunner!This one however I just want to point out. I don't think I'll ever have enough room to grow this one too but will p...

Look what the web dragged in. I stumbled across this beauty in a flower arrangement. But where can I find a plant?? Or a cutting?? Chaconia,...

On the weekly trip to our local garden center, we've came across this show stopper. Huge clusters of flowers hanging on 3-5 inches long ...

In my never ending research on Photoshop tutorials, I've come across this fantastic site. Artist mess with various graphics, manipulate ...

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...