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 [...]

First Bloom 2009

The first blooms always get me going again too, especially the ones in early spring. Now my daylilies seem to be about 2 weeks behind what they were last year, I’ve only seen a couple of scapes on my pots and none in my field yet. My beared iris are just starting to bloom as well. [...]

Walking in Sunshine

Don came in this morning to tell me that his “Walking In Sunshine” had a scape on [...]

Deer Deterrent

I read on the Daylily Robin that some gardeners recommended Milorganite as a deer deterrent. (I’ve live in my present home for about 12 years and never had a problem with deer until this winter. I hate to put up a fence if the deer leave once we get over our present [...]