Two years ago, I saw a Desert Rose in my local garden center and fell in love. It is such a funky plant, with a fat caudex… Read more “Identity Crisis”
Tag: flowers
Spring Gifts
I love spring. I love the return of old friends and the surprise of whether a plant will have survived the Texas version of winter. Some plants… Read more “Spring Gifts”
Unsettling Sounds
There is this holly shrub outside one of the windows of my house. It’s like watching the nature channel. The Eastern Waxwings come pick it clean of… Read more “Unsettling Sounds”
spring has sprung part 2
One of my favorite parts of spring is walking the property looking for signs of life: which plants have returned, and which ones…sadly…did not. There always seems… Read more “spring has sprung part 2”
Creative Practices 