The latest dirt from my garden

Recently I have reconnected with a person from my past. The experience was associated with sweet and bitter memories and she unknowingly p...

Silver Princess Eucalyptus Eucalyptus caesia magna The new seeds are planted and happy in trays. Lets see how it goes... This beauty i...

We've started the seeds. This one will be a bonsai. When buying seeds from Australia, note that many of the seeds need a smoke pre-trea...

An Asian friend of mine introduced me to this incredible fruit, so I had to just run and get one. It's distinctive flavor is melt-in-you...

It's getting hot here!! Hope this helps all of us :) Melon Margarita Ingredients: 1.5 cup melon puree (see below) Best are Piel de ...

Tamarillo also known as the Tree tomato is an exotic edible fruit that is native to the tropical parts of South America. The word tamar...

Lately I've been getting fascinated by vertical gardens and discovered during research the artist Partick Blanc. This is a direct quote ...

This striking flower is an original species of Hibiscus. It is frequently used as a parent in the modern hybrids. It forms an arching shrub ...

Canary Bellflower is a beautiful herbaceous climbing perennial with bluish green leaves, slightly succulent stems and a tuberous root. Ma...

Bhut Jolokia, a variety of chile pepper originating in Assam, India, has earned Guiness World Records' recognition as the world's h...

What stunning specimen. After the freeze here on the gulf coast seems to ravish most of my tropical's I was unable to cover, we'll s...

Our precious Fig tree was ravished by the hard freeze a couple months ago. I had such great hopes, but ended up with shriveled up rotten fr...

I found this rare flower at my favorite seed shop. Looks like a Brugmansia Angel Trumpet and found it research worthy. It's actually a ...

Anyone? I can't locate any usable info at all on this plant! It was called "Beard Dianthus" and had no botanical name - that d...

What an unusual species and, of course, nowhere to be found for purchase. It appears that this plant is patented and very much restricted to...

Our cactus that we have had for only one year bloomed last fall, but just for one day, actually just a few hours. The cactus stands 5 ft t...

There are few more dramatic flowers in Texas than the angel’s trumpet, which is blooming Summer to Fall. I have 4 varieties, pink, yellow, w...

Texas Mountain Laurel - Sophora secundiflora Drooping clusters of purple blossoms, very fragrant Native to Texas and Mexico Texas mounta...

Chilopsis linearis, Desert Willow. How about a willow with flowers? Or one with Hummingbirds? Desert Willow belongs to a genus of flowering...

Super cool Collector Vine Cochliasanthus Vigna caracalla ! Definitely a to "drool" over Plant. Very hard to find and accordingly p...