Gardening For The Birds
For those of us who enjoy watching birds, and particularly f…
Category: Flora
Ugly Weed, Lovely Flower
Neither cows nor deer will eat them, but quail and dove love…
Texas Wildflowers
I was visiting Echo Lake last week. We have a waterfront lis…
Gardening: A Mere Formality
East Texas is a great place for gardeners...veggies and flow…
Spring Blossoms: Our Peach Tree
East Texas is peach country. There are farms here where you …
Wildflower Lagniappe: Winter Vetch
Our side-yard is a half-acre and includes a burn-pile (LOTS …
The Fishing Tree
Uncle Clifton had retired from Shell Oil and was in his 60�…
East Texas Bluebonnets
My apologies to the truck that was following me (way too clo…
The Benefits of Trees
"The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago—and the…
Woodbine: Harbinger of Spring
Our woodbine (also known as Carolina Jessamine) begins to bl…