Ray's photo of Wispy Rays

photo of Ray’s daylily Wispy [...]

Snakes and Sunflowers

identifying the snake I heard and then saw this morning while I was weeding! Yes as I was bent over in one of my daylily fields this morning getting rid of some weeds, I heard a rattle. I looked over and sure enough there was a rattlesnake curled up under one of the [...]

Ray's Whispy Rays

Deer seem to have taken a vacation from my yard, so for now the daylilies are safe . . They have been allowed to grow and to have scapes and I’ve had some blooms. I don’t know if rains have greened up the deer’s regular grazing areas or if the Bobbex helped to keep them away. But whatever the reason, I am grateful to see some scapes and [...]

Zilker Botanical Garden

After my conference on Saturday, I decided that I would swing by Zilker Botanical Gardens since I hadn’t been there before. It was a very nice visit. I only had an hour or so to walk through the gardens, but it was very relaxing – and a welcome change from having to sit in a conference [...]

Seminar and Event Schedule

seminar and event [...]

AHS Garden Judge

I recieved my official status as a AHS Garden Judge and yesterday I recieved my annual ballot in the mail. It sounds very impressive and awe inspiring – you get to judge gardens right? You don’t judge gardens, you judge different [...]

Blooming daylilies

Daylily blooms, Forbidden Fantasy, Blue Voodoo, and Spirit [...]

Compost Tea

how to make compost [...]

Answer to what snake is this?

Texas Rat Snake [...]

Another Round of Seminars Complete

This was a full weekend of seminars (Fanick’s Nursery and Antique Rose Emporium) and rain (we had 1.7 inches over the two days!! now hopefully we will get some more). There were lots of questions from both groups and I will cover a few the basic ones that I heard at both groups this [...]