Don’t fear the reaper
October 19, 2006 My new reel mower for the lawnette Remember these? Nah, I don’t either. My dad always used a gasoline-powered mower, and so did I until I got rid of all my grass about three years ago. But having just reintroduced a tiny lawn—it’s so small that I ...
Rainy morning
February 21, 2006Another cool, wet morning. It’s been misting for hours, which made for interesting close-ups of some of my plants. I’d like to see a deep, soaking rain, but for now droplets of rain will have to do. The fuchsia berries of coralberry In a previous garden I paired ...
October 2004
October 15, 2004 American beautyberry in fruit October ushers in my favorite season. After the endless Texas summer, cool northern breezes begin to push back the Gulf humidity by the end of October, earlier if we’re lucky. As a child, I loved October because it is my birthday month, though ...
