We noticed two cacti were unhappy and relocated them. Hopefully it is not too late for them to recover, though one looks dicey.
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It got warm suddenly. We got several new plants at a native plant sale yesterday but only planted one in the dark — it’s too warm and windy. We put the other two in this evening. Hopefully the forecast rain tomorrow night actually happens!
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Good food after a day in the front yard.
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I’ll post some pictures of species we have in the garden that we saw in the wild. But first, eating dinner with The Chef and Paula. I believe Paula made this meal.
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Briar says don’t forget the dog!!
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One new, one transplanted!
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The dwarf or Tharp’s spiderwort in our yard started blooming and then I got to see their wild cousins blooming at home in Texas!
Continue reading “03/30/2024 Tharp’s spiderwort!”03/29/2024 oxalis volunteers en masse
Native Oxalis volunteers all over our yard but has really created a lovely ground cover in the front yard near the porch. I’ve tentatively identified it as Oxalis stricta.
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I’m on vacation but Paula reports from home that the columbines are blooming! The hummingbirds are down here so I better tell them dinner is ready up north!
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We recently found two patches of Carolina Anemone on unbuilt private land. We got permission from the owners to dig a small amount to spread around town in our yard and others’ yards, as it’s not available commercially.
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