Mowing the sedge, and other expressions of hope for spring

Mowing the sedge, and other expressions of hope for spring

January 30, 2018 Central Texas gardens got walloped by Old Man Winter this year, and a lot of plants that normally contribute to Austin’s evergreen palette — bamboo muhly, sago palm, flax lily, even ‘Alphonse Karr’ bamboo — are sporting sad shades of tan or brown. With a garden tour ...
Grassy scrims and yucca color for Foliage Follow-Up

Grassy scrims and yucca color for Foliage Follow-Up

January 16, 2018 As I write this, an icy wind is flinging plastic pots and flapping draped sheets that are supposed to be sheltering certain freeze-tender plants in my garden. All I will say about that is that this is not the winter I signed up for. Happily, most of ...
Protecting the garden from a Texas deep freeze -- or not

Protecting the garden from a Texas deep freeze — or not

January 05, 2018 We’ve just recovered from a bad case of winter here in Austin. From New Year’s Eve through Wednesday, a long deep freeze — by Central Texas standards, anyway — had us huddling by the fireplace night after night. Lows in the mid-20s rose only to around freezing ...
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